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AMIT KUMAR​

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Research Professor
PIURI Fellow, BK21 Fellow
Department of Chemistry
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 (South Korea) Contact# (+82) 010-5607-5461
Email: amitkumar@postech.ac.kr

Research Interests

Materials chemistry, Nanocatalyst design and synthesis, Plasmonic chemistry, Organic synthesis, Nanobio interfacing, Bioorthogonal chemistry, Energy conversion, Chemical synthesis.

General Interests

Taking up new scientific challenges, seeking for the eureka moments , solving new problems, identifying novelty and innovation and doing my bit to contribute to the vast scientific universe. In my free time, I love to hike beautiful mountains of Korea and getting a bird eye view from the top to feel how small I and my problems are - Mother Nature offers solution to every problem, if we notice carefully.

Education

Ph. D. (2004-2009), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India

Research Area: Organic Synthesis & Catalysis

M. Sc. (2002-2004), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India

Major: Organic Chemistry

Professional Experience

Reseach Professor (2017-Present)

Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), S. Korea

Duties: Research PI, PhD supervisor

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Post-doc (2011-2017)

Seoul National University (SNU), S. Korea

Research area: Nanomaterials synthesis, plasmonics, NanoBio

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Post-doc (209-2010)

City University of New York (CUNY), USA

Research area: Nucleoside chemistry, Catalysis

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