National Chemical Laboratory
The National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) is an Indian government laboratory based in Pune, in western India.
| Established | 1950 |
|---|---|
Field of research | Chemical Sciences |
| Director | Ashish Lele |
| Staff | ≈200 (PhD) |
| Students | 400 doctoral |
| Address | Pashan Road |
| Location | Pune, Maharashtra, India 18.541598°N 73.81065°E |
| 411008 | |
| Campus | Urban |
Operating agency | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| Website | www |
Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) India, it was established in 1950. Dr Ashish Lele is the Director of NCL and took charge on April 1, 2021. There are approximately 200 scientific staff working here. The interdisciplinary research center has a wide research scope and specializes in polymer science, organic chemistry, catalysis, materials chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical sciences and process development. It houses good infrastructure for measurement science and chemical information.
National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM) is located here and is a microbial culture repository maintaining a variety of industrially important microbial culture stock.
There are about 400 graduate students pursuing research towards doctoral degree; about 50 students are awarded Ph.D. degree every year; and the young talent pool adds in every few years.
NCL publishes over 400 research papers annually in the field of chemical sciences and over 60 patents worldwide. It is a unique source of research education producing the largest number of PhDs in chemical sciences within India.