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

Doctorate at CSIR-IICT, India

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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