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Vivek Polshettiwar
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Vivek Polshettiwar
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Professor at TIFR, Mumbai (Nanotechnology to Combat Climate Change). सत्यमेव जयते | S S Bhatnagar Awardee (Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar)
Mumbai- Nagpur
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Aug 22, 2024
    It was an immense honor to receive the Vigyan Yuva - Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award from the President of India.
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Aug 6, 2024
    I am deeply honored to receive the SS Bhatnagar Award (Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar). I will receive this award on August 23rd from the President of India. This is incredibly humbling and stands as a testament to the relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation.
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Aug 13, 2022
    Vivek Polshettiwar is awarded the 2022 IUPAC-CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Green Chemistry
    Vivek Polshettiwar is awarded the 2022 IUPAC-CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Green Chemistry - IUPAC |...
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Jan 2, 2021
    Elected as a Fellow National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI): FNASc Thanks and respect to my nominator and well-wishers. nasi.org.in
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Jul 3, 2024
    Three times (HatTrick) in Nature Communications this year, Our breakthroughs in catalysis and CCUS are clear. Grateful for the journey, our team's dedication shines, Advancing science, one step at a time. @Rishi_1128 #GunjanSharma @co2india #cacee2024 #ccus #CO2 #Catalysis
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Sep 25, 2022
    Honored to receive "Silver Medal" with Prof. Kanishka Biswas @kanishkabiswas from the Society of Materials Chemistry (SMC) at BARC. @DAEIndia @TIFRScience @jncasr #Prof.A.K.Tyagi #CO2 #materials #carbondioxide
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Aug 16, 2023
    Proud winner of Falling Walls Global Call in Physical Sciences! Honored to stand with brilliant minds from Harvard, Yale, IBM, ETH, MIT, MaxPlank. Truly humbling & inspiring. One step closer to #ScienceBreakthrough title! @Falling_Walls shorturl.at/cBOS3 #CO2
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Apr 6, 2023
    “Defects Tune the Strong Metal–Support Interactions”: A unique approach to design #CO2 reduction nano-catalyst with excellent efficiency & stability. Our recent work just published in @J_A_C_S #CCUS #catalyst #defects #climatechange @BelgamwarRajesh
    Defects Tune the Strong Metal–Support Interactions in Copper Supported on Defected Titanium Dioxide...
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Jan 10, 2024
    Honored to be elected a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. A milestone for our materials science & catalysis research at @TIFRScience. Immense thanks to my mentors, team, & TIFR for their unwavering support & rich academic environment. ias.ac.in
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Oct 31, 2021
    Congratulations Dr. Ayan Maity (my PhD student) for, "TIFR BEST PhD THESIS AWARD (2020)" in Chemistry. Very well deserved Ayan. Best wishes for the future research. @TIFRScience @AyanMai69023140 @DAEIndia #TIFR
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Jan 27, 2024
    Enhancing Photocatalysis with Black Gold! Our Pt-Ru plasmonic catalyst on black gold achieves 90% selectivity in acetylene semi-hydrogenation in @NatureComms @TIFRScience #Plasmonic #solarenergy #blackgold nature.com/articles/s4146…
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    May 6, 2024
    Thrilled to announce that our group's efforts in catalytic #CO2 conversion have received two prestigious awards at the BPCL Idea Innovation Awards! grateful to BPCL for recognizing our fundamental work in catalysis and the fight against climate change. @TIFRScience @BPCLimited
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Oct 7, 2023
    Transitioning from a 100 ml to a 20-liter reactor marks a significant stride towards the commercialization of our CO2 conversion breakthrough in collaboration with @AdaniOnline We're optimistic about our progress through the pilot and subsequent plant stages! #CO2 @co2india
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    Vivek Polshettiwar
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    Apr 14, 2022
    TIFR NanoCATS is one of the 287 Qualified Teams out of 1,133 teams entered for @xprize @elonmusk Carbon Removal 100M Prize. Hope we make it to top 15. xprize.org/prizes/elonmusk @TIFRScience #CO2INDIA #CO2 #climatechange #hydrogen @anil_kakodkar @DAEIndia