Prof. Polshettiwar receiving the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award from the President of India.
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Welcome to Polshettiwar's NanoCat GroupPolshettiwar's Nano-catalysis group is part of Division of Chemical Sciences (DCS) of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai.
We develop advanced nanomaterials and catalysts for addressing grand challenges in energy, climate, and sustainability. Our research focuses on the rational design of catalytic interfaces, defects, morphology, and light–matter interactions to control activity, selectivity, kinetics, and stability. A central theme of our work is the conversion of CO₂ into fuels and valuable chemicals using thermal, photochemical, and plasmonic catalytic strategies. We pioneered fibrous nanosilica-based nanocatalysts and dendritic plasmonic colloidosomes, including “Black Gold”, for broadband solar-light harvesting and hot-electron-driven catalysis. Our group combines nanomaterial synthesis, in-situ/operando spectroscopy, reaction engineering, synchrotron studies, and AI-guided catalyst design to understand and develop next-generation catalysts. The long-term vision is to create scalable technologies for carbon recycling, solar fuel production, plastic upcycling, and sustainable chemical manufacturing. Google Scholar- http://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=mNJfGlQAAAAJ&hl=en ORCID - http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1375-9668 |
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