Dean, Research and Development
Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Ernakulam, Kerala – 682313, India.
Dr. Sunitha Grandhee received her Masters in Chemistry from Presidency College, Chennai, with specialization in Neem research, PhD in Organic Chemistry from IIT Madras, and completed her postdoctoral studies from Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio, USA in the areas of complex synthesis of anti cancer molecules, biochemical mechanism of diabetes, aging,
She has worked for 28 years at BASF (the world’s largest chemical company) in USA, Germany, and at Exatec (JV of GE/Bayer) in USA, playing various senior global roles in Research, Technical Marketing, Marketing and New Business Development. She successfully managed a global team of research and marketing, looking for new and long-range opportunities for the global market. She has numerous research publications and patents to her credit. Dr. Grandhee has also taught Organic Chemistry as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Detroit, Michigan USA. She is a Six Sigma Black Belt. In 2019, Dr. Grandhee, along with her husband, successfully completed the two-year Vedanta course at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai.
Since joining Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth in 2022, she has held various posts as Director of Applied Indian Knowledge Systems, Dean of Academics and Dean of Lifelong learning. She has organized three large conferences-International Conference on Hybrid learning (HLC 2022) and two National Conferences on Indian Knowledge Systems for Youth (NYC-IKS-2023 & NYC -IKS-2024) and is involved in writing many IKS proposals and publications.