Research Scientist I
Office: ES&T 2316
Email:dkumar49@gatech.edu
Favorite Molecule? [2.2] Paracyclophane-1,9-dienes
What’s your favorite sports team? Indian cricket team
Educational Background
PhD, Material Chemistry, University of Manchester, 2018
5 Year Integrated Dual BS MS, Chemical Science, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Kolkata, 2011
Project
1. Amine rich polymers/ single molecules for CO2 capture from ambient air
2. To design polymer support for enantioselective Pd catalyst
3. Cascade catalysis
Publications
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- Kumar, D. R.; Lidster, B. J.; Adams, R. W.; Turner, M. L. Understanding the Microstructure of Poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s Prepared by Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization Using 13C-Labeled Paracyclophanediene. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 4572–4577.
- Lidster, B. J.; Hirata, S.; Matsuda, S.; Yamamoto, T.; Komanduri, V.; Kumar, D. R.; Tezuka, Y.; Vacha, M.; Turner, M. L. Macrocyclic poly(p-phenylenevinylene)s by ring expansion metathesis polymerisation and their characterisation by single-molecule spectroscopy. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 2934−2941.
- Kumar, D. R.; Lidster, B. J.; Adams, R. W.; Turner, M. L. Mechanistic investigation of the ring opening metathesis polymerisation of alkoxy and alkyl substituted paracyclophanedienes. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 3186−3194.
- Lidster, B. J.; Kumar, D. R.; Spring, A. M.; Yu, C.-Y.; Turner, M. L. Alkyl substituted poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s by ring opening metathesis polymerisation. Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 5544−5551.
- Lidster, B. J.; Kumar, D. R.; Spring, A. M.; Yu, C.-Y.; Helliwell, M.; Raftery, J.; Turner, M. L. Alkyl substituted [2.2]paracyclophane1,9-dienes. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 6079−6087.