Dr .Ajay Singh, Green Chemistry, Future Chemistry Visionary Award

Doctorate at CSIR-IICT, India

Professional Profile

Scopus

Orcid 

Google Scholar

Summary 📜

Dr. Ajay K. Singh is a distinguished researcher with expertise in chemistry, particularly in the field of metalo-organic derivatives of Zinc(II). He has been awarded numerous fellowships and honors for his contributions to scientific research. Dr. Singh has successfully commercialized several products and has a strong background in both academic and industrial projects.

Education 🎓

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry
    Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, 2012
    Title: Studies of Metalo-Organic Derivatives of Zinc(II)
  • M.Sc. in Chemistry
    Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, 2006
  • B.Sc. in Zoology, Botany, and Chemistry
    Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, 2004
  • GATE Qualified
    Chemistry, 2009

Professional Experience 🏅

  • Inspire Faculty, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
    Nov 2016 - Present
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, POSTECH, Korea
    Oct 2012 - Oct 2016
  • Senior Research Fellow, CSIR, India
    Apr 2012 - Sep 2012
  • Senior Research Fellow, BRNS, India
    Oct 2010 - Jan 2012
  • Junior Research Fellow, UGC, India
    Apr 2007 - Aug 2010

Research Interests 🔬

  • Material Design: Developing advanced materials for various applications.
  • Metalo-Organic Chemistry: Specializing in Zinc(II) derivatives.
  • Flow Chemistry: Innovating continuous-flow processes for pharmaceutical synthesis.
  • Electro-Organic Synthesis: Advancing microreactor technologies for chemical production.

Awards and Honors 🏆

  • DST-SRA Fellowship (2022)
  • Excellent grade in DST-ECR Project
  • Distinguished Speaker at Flow Chemistry India (2017, 2018)
  • Assistant Professor at AcSIR (2017)
  • Early Career Research Award (2017)
  • DST-Inspire Faculty (2016)
  • Best Paper Award (2015), BK21 PLUS, Korea
  • ITMO University Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2015), Russia
  • Excellent Paper Presentation Award (2014), Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Featured on the cover gallery of Green Chem and ChemSusChem (2014)
  • CSIR SRF (Ext.) (2012), India

Projects and Funding 💼

Government Funding

  • DST-Inspire Faculty
  • Early Career Research Award, 2017
  • CSIR-Mission Mode
  • Hindustan Petroleum and Chemical Limited (₹90 lakh)
  • CSIR-FBR
  • CSIR-FTT

Industrial Funding

  • Biological E.
  • Virupaksha
  • Merck
  • AAP Pharma
  • Amar Equipment
  • USP
  • Rallies India
  • Suven Pharma

Products Commercialized 🛠️

  • Microseparator (Amar Equipment’s, Mumbai)
  • Electro-organic Synthesis Microreactor (Amar Equipment’s, Mumbai)
  • Manual Back Pressure Regulator (Amar Equipment’s, Mumbai)
  • Pilot Scale Aq.-Org. Separator (Amar Equipment’s, Mumbai)
  • Favipiravir (Cipla, Mumbai)

Products Ready for Commercialization 🚀

  • Diazo-cube
  • H-Cube
  • Continuous-Flow Celecoxib
  • Continuous-Flow Daclatasvir
  • High-throughput Flow Reactor
  • Highly-efficient Electro-photo-flow Reactor
  • Continuous-Flow Nycergoline
  • Continuous-Flow Pregabalin, Gabapentin
  • Continuous-Flow Sildenafil and its Intermediate Synthesis
  • Sun-flower Derived Solar Panel Continuous-flow Reactor

Notable Publications📝

  • Paper Title: Thermal/photochemical micro-flow probe system for direct C-H bond functionalization of biologically active molecules
    • Authors: Wang, K.; Li, Y.; Zhang, S.
    • Journal: Nature
    • Volume: 568
    • Issue: 7753
    • Pages: 536-540
    • Year: 2019
  • Paper Title: BODIPY-Based Mitochondrial Targeted NIR-Responsive CO-Releasing Platform for the On-Demand Release of CO to Treat Cancer
    • Authors: Zhao, L.; Sun, W.; Liu, Z.; Fan, Q.; Huang, W.
    • Journal: ACS Nano
    • Volume: 14
    • Issue: 3
    • Pages: 3805-3817
    • Year: 2020
  • Paper Title: Diazomethane mediated sealing of carboxylic moieties in MOFs: Opening doors for increased hydrophobicity
    • Authors: Chen, H.; Wang, M.; Liu, J.; Li, Y.
    • Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
    • Volume: 142
    • Issue: 8
    • Pages: 3755-3760
    • Year: 2020
  • Paper Title: Micro-total process system machine (μ-TPSM) for rapid synthesis of antiretroviral darunavir
    • Authors: Tan, X.; Zhang, L.; Wang, H.; Liu, Y.; Ma, Y.
    • Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal
    • Volume: 399
    • Issue: 125772
    • Pages: 1-10
    • Year: 2020
  • Paper Title: Elements-Continuous-Flow Platform for Coupling Reactions and Anti-viral Daclatasvir API Synthesis
    • Authors: Lee, J.; Kim, S.; Park, J.; Cho, H.
    • Journal: Organic Process Research & Development
    • Volume: 24
    • Issue: 9
    • Pages: 2052-2061
    • Year: 2020
Dr .Ajay Singh, Green Chemistry, Future Chemistry Visionary Award