Uday Maitra is an Indian organic chemist and a professor in the department of organic chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science.[1][2] He is known for his studies on molecular tools and supramolecular assemblies.[3] He is a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards.[4]
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| Born | Durgapur, West Bengal, India |
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| Known for | Studies on molecular tools and supramolecular assemblies |
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| Thesis | I. Selective aqueous Diels-Adler reactions / II. Template directed β-face functionalization and sidechain removal of steroids (1986) |
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Biography
editBorn in Durgapur, Maitra secured B.Sc. in Chemistry from Presidency College(then affiliated to University of Calcutta) and PhD in 1986 from Columbia University, working under the guidance of Ronald Breslow and did his post-doctoral studies at the laboratory of Paul A. Bartlett of the University of California, Berkeley. His studies are characterized by the new methodologies he employed in developing supramolecular assemblies and molecular tools like receptors, tweezers and gelators.[5] He has published his researches in a number of peer-reviewed articles; ResearchGate, an online repository of scientific articles has listed 142 of them.[6] He has mentored many doctoral scholars[7] and is involved in initiatives for the popularization of chemistry.[8] He has participated in seminars to deliver plenary/invited addresses, was a member of the Indian delegation at the Indo-German Symposium on Frontiers of Chemistry organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur[9] and is a member of the editorial board of the Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry.[10] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 2001, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[11]
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References
edit- ^ "Faculty profile". Indian Institute of Science. 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Department of Organic Chemistry" (PDF). Indian Institute of Science. 2016.
- ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Chemical Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016.
- ^ "On ResearchGate". 2016.
- ^ Singh (1 September 2009). Conceptual Problems In Organic Chemistry. Pearson Education India. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-81-317-2463-7.
- ^ Staff Reporter (1 January 2011). "Chemistry is boring because of the way it is taught in schools". The Hindu.
- ^ "Frontiers of Chemistry". Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Editorial Board". Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 201. doi:10.1002/(ISSN)2193-5815.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.