We are organizing a virtual meeting on “Chemistry in Ancient India" on 7th November, from 2.00 pm to 7 pm, using the Zoom platform.

This meeting will be organized by three institutions, Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar (TIFR, Mumbai), Prof. Ayan Datta (IACS, Kolkata), and Prof. C. Malla Reddy (IISER, Kolkata), and supported by VIBHA, American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata.


Meeting will be inaugurated by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma (Secretary, DST, Government of India) and Shri Jayant Sahasrabudhe (National Secretary, Vijnana Bharati).

Distinguished Speakers are,
Prof. B. N. Jagatap (IIT, Mumbai)
Talk Title: “Progress of chemistry in ancient India: A brief overview”
Prof. Sharada Srinivasan (NIAS, Bengaluru)
Talk Title: “Zinc extraction and steel making: Archaeometallurgical insights”
Prof. R. V. Hosur (Ex. TIFR, Mumbai)
Talk Title: “Medicinal Chemistry Wisdom in Ancient India”
Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkar (Ex. IIT, Kanpur)
Talk Title: “The Emergence of Chemical Science during Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Period”
Prof. V. Ramanathan (IIT (BHU), Varanasi)
Talk Title: “Indian Chemistry from Rasāṛṇava and Rasaratnasamuccaya”

Each speaker will speak for 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of QA session.

To Join via Zoom Webinar, Register here (free but mandatory):
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iwNQZFlyTumiBBOmKO-fzg

Conveners:
Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar (TIFR, Mumbai),
Prof. Ayan Datta (IACS Kolkata)
Prof. C. Malla Reddy (IISER, Kolkata)

JRF position is available at TIFR, Mumbai in the field of catalysis and photocatalysis.

Qualification and Experience: MSc (Chemistry), and MUST have qualified NET, GATE or other national competitive exam as per DST norms.

Salary: DST JRF salary 

Please apply to Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar (polshettiwar@gmail.com) by attaching a CV.

Kindly DO NOT apply if you are not NET, GATE etc. qualified.

Mr. Amit Mishra's work on perfecting defects in nanomaterials (imperfections) and make them catalytically active for transforming CO2 to fuel, is now accepted for publication in reputed PNAS (USA). This work is a kind of fundamental breakthrough for our goal to achieve a sustainable process for CO2 to fuel conversion, as it does not use any metal and ligand. ​

Our work on "Black Gold to Fight Climate Change" by Mahak Dhiman and Ayan Maity, which was recently published in Chemical Science, was covered by leading news papers
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/sc/c9sc02369k#!divAbstract
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1. https://www.rsc.org/news-events/journals-highlights/2019/jul/black-gold/
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3. https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-co2-as-energy-mumbai-scientist-shows-the-way-2769572
4. https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/tifr-team-creates-nano-sized-black-gold-to-fight-co2-emissions/story-craE4asXuv8IjXnAoqhxGL.html
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7. https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/indian-scientists-develop-black-gold-could-be-used-for-artificial-photosynthesis-2223615.html
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10. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/india/indian-scientists-develop-black-gold--65507
11. https://phys.org/news/2019-07-black-nanogold-combat-climate.html
12. https://www.azonano.com/news.aspx?newsID=36847
13. https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/indian-scientists-develop-black-gold-that-can-absorb-light-and-carbon-dioxide-6956651.html
14. https://www.nanoappsmedical.com/black-nano-gold-to-combat-climate-change/
15. https://www.medicaldaily.com/black-gold-material-converts-seawater-drinkable-water-carbon-dioxide-clean-438190
16. http://www.physnews.com/nano-materials-news/cluster1906668225/
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21. https://www.newsnation.in/science-news/black-gold-indian-scientists-develop-wonder-material-article-230132.html
22. https://laughingcolours.com/tifr-scientists-develop-black-goldsolve-drinking-water-problem-112937/
23. https://in.mashable.com/science/4692/indian-scientists-future-trees-with-black-gold-leaves-will-perform-artificial-photosynthesis 
24. https://www.republicworld.com/technology-news/science/black-gold-indian-scientists-at-tifr-develop-gold-variant-capable-of-harnessing-solar-energy-and-purifying-sea-water
25. https://www.mensxp.com/social-hits/news/54567-indian-researchers-create-black-gold-that-can-solve-water-crisis-pollution-woes-in-india.html
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28. https://www.talescart.com/indian-scientists-create-black-gold-that-can-boost-solar-panels-solve-drinking-water-crisis/
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43. https://thefederal.com/health/2019/07/08/indian-scientists-develop-black-gold-that-can-absorb-light-carbon-dioxide/
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50. https://thecsrjournal.in/indian-scientists-develop-black-gold-solar-purify-seawater/
51. https://thegeekherald.com/p/black-gold-might-be-possible-solution-to-curbing-air-pollution/
    
52. https://www.vikatan.com/news/general-news/india-scientists-develop-black-gold
    

Prof. Polshettiwar received prestigious Materials Research Society of India - MRSI Medal 2019

https://www.mrsi.org.in/index.php


This will be presented to him during the Annual General Meeting of MRSI to be held at IISc, Bangalore, during February 12-15, 2019

http://www.mrsiagm2019.org.in/

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Mr. Ayan Maity, PhD Student of NanoCat lab, received best Oral award (1st prize) in National Conference on “Advanced Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications (AMEEA-2018)” at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, 12 - 14th December, 2018.

Mr. Ayan Maity (PhD Student) received two best Oral talk awards in below conferences on his work on synthesis of nano-sponges of aluminosilicates as well as on nano-catalysis;

1. International Conference on Nanotechnology, ‘NANOCON’ during 25-26 October 2018 at Hotel Shereton Grand, Raja Bahadur Mill Road Pune.

2. “ACS Publications Forum: Expanding Frontiers in Chemical Science” on November 1, 2018 at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.
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Thank you for your support to Conference on Advances in Catalysis  for Energy and Environment (CACEE-2018), http://www.tifr.res.in/~cacee/. 
 
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See you in CACEE-2020


CACEE-2018 Team

Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar is selected for Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) for the term 2018-2022.

​More details at  http://www.insaindia.res.in/INYAS/news-events/list-of-new-members-selected