The IPC department is organizing a one-day online symposium on 17th July 2021 in honour of Prof. A. G. Samuelson (Professor, IPC and Dean, IISc). The programme for the symposium with links is given below. The scientific programme and abstract book are available to download.
All the talks and felicitation will be held on Microsoft Teams. Update: The recordings of each session are available to watch again. Please click on the session number/felicitation in the table below to view them.
All are cordially invited. Please feel free to share this webpage with anyone who may be interested in attending the symposium, felicitation and social gathering.
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1: 09:00 — 10:25 Chairs: Prof. V. Krishnan and Profs. A. R. Chakravarty, IPC, IISc | ||
| 09:00 — 09:05 | Prof. E. Arunan Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Welcome |
| 09:05 — 09:35 | Prof. Alan. S. Goldman Rutgers University, USA |
Catalytic transformations of hydrocarbons by pincer-Iridium complexes: New approaches, new reactions |
| 09:35 — 10.00 | Prof. N. Narasimha Murthy Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
Ligand controlled structure, spectroscopy and oxidation reactions of 3d-metal complexes |
| 10:00 — 10:25 | Prof. J. B. Baruah Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
Reactivity and in-situ transformations of selected nitrogen donor ligands and their first row transition metal complexes |
| Break | ||
| Session 2: 11:00 — 12:40 Chairs: Prof. S. S. Krishnamurthy and Prof. K. L. Sebastian, IPC, IISc | ||
| 11:00 — 11:30 | Prof. Kumaravel Somasundaram Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Cancer stem cells: understanding tumor hierarchy and heterogeneity |
| 11:30 — 11:50 | Prof. C. Sivasankar Pondicherry University, Pondicherry |
Copper in nitrogen and carbene chemistry: Catalysts or co- catalysts |
| 11:50 — 12:10 | Prof. Akshai Kumar Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
Synthesis of speciality chemicals via catalytic transformations by pincer-metal complexes |
| 12:10 — 12:40 | Prof. Gernot Frenking Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany |
Chemical bonding and valence |
| Lunch Break | ||
| Session 3: 14:00 — 16:10 Chairs: Prof. E. D. Jemmis and Prof. S. Vasudevan, IPC, IISc | ||
| 14:00 — 14:30 | Prof. Felix Tuczek Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany |
A Chatt-type catalyst with a Single Coordination Site for Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia |
| 14:30 — 14:55 | Prof. J. K Bera Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
Ligand Electronic Asymmetry in Organometallic Catalysis |
| 14:55 — 15:20 | Prof. S. Ramakrishnan Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Strategies for reducing length scales of microphase separation and more |
| 15:20 — 15:40 | Dr. S. Dinda Schrödinger Inc., Hyderabad |
Catalyst Design using molecular modelling and data-driven approach |
| 15:40 — 16:05 | Prof. P. K. Das Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
The story of ferrocene |
| 16:05 — 16:10 | Prof. P. Thilagar Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
Vote of thanks |
| Break | ||
| Session 4: 16:30 — 18:30 Felicitation of Prof. A. G. Samuelson | ||
| Break | ||
| Session 5: 19:00 — 21:00 Social Gathering on Gather-Town. | ||