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Neil Garg wins Royal Society of Chemistry's 2026 Centenary Prize
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (463+ words) Neil Garg, an Indian American Distinguished Professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has won the Royal Society of Chemistry's 2026 Centenary Prize for his rule breaking research and communication skills. Garg, who holds the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair…...
IIT alumnus Kaustav Bera joins Purdue Chemical Engineering
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (326+ words) Kaustav Bera, an Indian American expert in biomolecular engineering, mechanobiology and advanced biomaterials has joined the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University as Assistant Professor. An Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur alumnus, Bera comes to Purdue from the…...
Mumbai-born Yale scientist discovers how bacteria breathe underground
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (447+ words) Nikhil Malvankar, a Mumbai-born professor at Yale has blended biology and quantum mechanics to uncover a microbial mystery hidden deep in the soil " how'bacteria breathe without the aid of oxygen.' Malvankar, who was laser-focused on quantum mechanics and the movement…...
Indian American Purdue scientist-led researchers develop reusable bioplastics
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (486+ words) Researchers led by Karthik Sankaranarayanan, an Indian American scientist at Purdue University, are developing mechanisms to produce sturdy and reusable bioplastics to combat the problem of plastic products piling up in landfills or spilling into natural habitats. Sankaranarayanan, assistant professor…...
Dev Chidambaram wins national award for corrosion science research
10+ mon, 1+ hour ago (723+ words) Dev Chidambaram, an Indian American Chemical & Materials Engineering Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, has won" Electrochemical Society's (ECS) 2025 Rusty Award for Mid-Career Excellence in Corrosion. Chidambaram will receive the award and present some of his research at the…...