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📝
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Paper Title: Thermal/photochemical micro-flow probe system for direct C-H bond functionalization of biologically active molecules
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- Authors: Wang, K.; Li, Y.; Zhang, S.
- Journal: Nature
- Volume: 568
- Issue: 7753
- Pages: 536-540
- Year: 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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