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VIVEK POLSHETTIWAR

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Jiwaji University, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, École normale supérieure de Lyon

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1375-9668
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Vivek Vijayrao Polshettiwar is a professor of chemistry at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanocatalysis, particularly for harvesting solar energy and converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels. His work is aimed at producing value-added products from CO2 to effectively combat climate change. He was awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry prize for Green Chemistry in 2022. In 2023, he received the Falling Walls Award in Physical Sciences. The following year, in 2024, he was elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc). In 2024, he received India’s highest award in science, the “Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award” from the President of India.

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Employment

  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Professor
    2023 - Present
  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Associate Professor
    2017 - 2022
  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Reader
    2013 - 2017
  • École normale supérieure de Lyon Visiting Research Scientist
    2010 - 2010
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Assistant Professor / Sr. Scientist
    2009 - 2013
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati ORISE Research Associate
    2007 - 2009
  • Jubilant Chemsys Ltd Research Scientist
    2006 - 2007
  • École Nationale Supérieure De Chimie De Montpellier Postdoc
    2005 - 2006

Education

  • Jiwaji University PhD
    2001 - 2005
  • Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University MSc
    1999 - 2001

Projects & Funding

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Publications (158)