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Dharam Raj Kumar

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

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5.  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.

Group News

January 2021-

Four new PhD students join the group!  Anu Osibo will work on depolymerization catalysis and Yoseph Guta will study amine adsorbent stability.  Both will be co-advised by Prof. Sievers.  MinGyu Song will study DAC under unconventional conditions, and will be co-advised by Prof. Lively.  Laura Proano will evaluate catalytic sorbents for CO2 capture and conversion in a single, intensified process.

December 2020-

The group welcomes the arrival of new postdoctoral fellow Pranjali Priyadarshini, who recently completed her PhD at the University of Illinois.

October 2020-

We bid farewell to postdoctoral fellow Dharam Kumar and visiting PhD student Wei Zhou.  We welcome the arrival of new postdoctoral Fellow Gabriel Short, who recently completed his PhD in chemistry at the University of Florida.

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