AMIT KUMAR​
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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