St. Stephen's College is a religious foundation drawing inspiration from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. It aims at helping its members realise spiritual and moral as well as intellectual and aesthetic values.

Founded on 1 February 1881, St. Stephen's is the oldest college in Delhi. It was first affliated to Calcutta University, and later to Punjab University. Finally with the establishment of Delhi University in 1922, it became one of its three original constituent colleges.

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Dr. Bijoy P Mathew

Dr. Bijoy P Mathew

Dr. Bijoy P Mathew

Assistant Professor

mathew.bijoyp@ststephens.edu
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PhD
Chemistry
Biography

Dr. Bijoy P. Mathew is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. He obtained his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Delhi and specializes in organic synthesis, C–H activation, multicomponent reactions, and functional materials. He has over eight years of undergraduate teaching experience and has also undertaken postdoctoral research at the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea. 

His research interests include graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysis, multicomponent reactions, aromatic C–H activation, nanographenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and sustainable functional materials. Dr. Mathew has published 15+ research articles in peer-reviewed journals, including work in Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and SusMat, and has contributed to multiple book chapters. He has also been associated with funded research projects, including a DST CURIE-PG grant of ₹50 lakh, and has received CSIR fellowships and a UGC Travel Grant. He continues to pursue research at the interface of organic chemistry, catalysis, nanomaterials, and sustainable materials.