Vivek Vijayrao Polshettiwar (born 18 March 1979) is an Indian chemist who is an associate professor of chemistry at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He was awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry prize for Green Chemistry in 2022.
Vivek Vijayrao Polshettiwar | |
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 Polshettiwar speaks at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education in 2017 | |
| Born | March 18, 1979 |
| Alma mater | Jiwaji University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research United States Environmental Protection Agency King Abdullah University of Science and Technology |
Early life and education edit
Polshettiwar earned his doctorate at Jiwaji University in Gwalior.[citation needed] After earning his doctorate, he moved to the ENSCM: Ecole Nationale Suprieure de chimie de Montpellier in France, where he spent one year as a postdoctoral researcher.[1] He was awarded an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Research Fellowship and joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2007.[2]
Research and career edit
In 2009, Polshettiwar launched his independent career at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.[3] He returned to India in 2013, where he started working on nanomaterials at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. His research considers nanocatalysis: the design of sustainable, reactive, stable and selective catalysts.[4] He believes that the activity and kinetics of nanocatalysts can be influenced by tuning the morphology of the catalyst.[4]
Polshettiwar has primarily focused on dendritic fibrous nanosilica, which has a fibrous structure that enhances the surface area on which reactions can occur.[5] His innovations in producing efficient dendritic fibrous nanosilica catalysts were made possible by altering the nanoscale properties of the material, specifically, the spacing between the nanostructures themselves. These dendritic fibrous nanosilica catalysts can capture carbon dioxide and convert it to fuel and useful chemicals.[6][7] He has created amorphous aluminosilicates that can convert plastics to hydrocarbons at low temperature, contributing to a circular economy.[8]
Awards and honours edit
- 2015 Royal Society of Chemistry[citation needed]
- 2016 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Rising Stars of Materials Chemistry[9]
- 2019 Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences[10]
- 2019 Materials Research Society of India Medal[11]
- 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology by Nano Mission[12]
- 2021 Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of India[13][14]
- 2022 IUPAC-CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Green Chemistry[15]
Selected publications edit
- Vivek Polshettiwar; Rafael Luque; Aziz Fihri; Haibo Zhu; Mohamed Bouhrara; Jean-Marie Basset (14 March 2011). "Magnetically recoverable nanocatalysts". Chemical Reviews. 111 (5): 3036–3075. doi:10.1021/CR100230Z. ISSN 0009-2665. PMID 21401074. Wikidata Q58348830.
- Vivek Polshettiwar; Rajender S. Varma (2010). "Green chemistry by nano-catalysis". Green Chemistry. 12 (5): 743. doi:10.1039/B921171C. ISSN 1463-9262. Wikidata Q67228557.
- Vivek Polshettiwar; Rajender S Varma (18 April 2008). "Microwave-assisted organic synthesis and transformations using benign reaction media". Accounts of Chemical Research. 41 (5): 629–639. doi:10.1021/AR700238S. ISSN 0001-4842. PMID 18419142. Wikidata Q46639590.
References edit
- ^ Vivek Vijayrao Polshettiwar. OCLC 4780110112.
- ^ "Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Vivek Polshettiwar".
- ^ A. Rawool, Sushma; K. Yadav, Kishan; Polshettiwar, Vivek (2021). "Defective TiO 2 for photocatalytic CO 2 conversion to fuels and chemicals". Chemical Science. 12 (12): 4267–4299. doi:10.1039/D0SC06451C. PMC 8179507. PMID 34163693.
- ^ a b "Vivek Polshettiwar". www.tifr.res.in. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Maity, Ayan; Belgamwar, Rajesh; Polshettiwar, Vivek (July 2019). "Facile synthesis to tune size, textural properties and fiber density of dendritic fibrous nanosilica for applications in catalysis and CO2 capture". Nature Protocols. 14 (7): 2177–2204. doi:10.1038/s41596-019-0177-z. ISSN 1750-2799. PMID 31189974. S2CID 186207685.
- ^ Dhiman, Mahak; Maity, Ayan; Das, Anirban; Belgamwar, Rajesh; Chalke, Bhagyashree; Lee, Yeonhee; Sim, Kyunjong; Nam, Jwa-Min; Polshettiwar, Vivek (2019-07-10). "Plasmonic colloidosomes of black gold for solar energy harvesting and hotspots directed catalysis for CO2 to fuel conversion". Chemical Science. 10 (27): 6594–6603. doi:10.1039/C9SC02369K. ISSN 2041-6539. PMC 6625417. PMID 31367310.
- ^ "Eureka! Now what?". The Week. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Maity, Ayan; Chaudhari, Sachin; Titman, Jeremy J.; Polshettiwar, Vivek (2020-07-31). "Catalytic nanosponges of acidic aluminosilicates for plastic degradation and CO2 to fuel conversion". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 3828. Bibcode:2020NatCo..11.3828M. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17711-6. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7395177. PMID 32737304.
- ^ "Emerging Investigators 2016: Novel design strategies for new functional materials Home". pubs.rsc.org. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "List of newly elected Young associates and Fellows of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (MASc)-2019" (PDF).
- ^ "Materials Research Society of India". www.mrsi.org.in. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 to Prof. Polshettiwar". Nanocatalysis Laboratories. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India" (PDF).
- ^ "Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar is Elected as a Fellow National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)". Nanocatalysis Laboratories. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Vivek Polshettiwar is awarded the 2022 IUPAC-CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Green Chemistry". IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-08-14.