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Soumya Sarkar │Page 1 of 2
352-682-2477 | [email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/soumyasarkar1
570 ST Olin Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
H i g h l i g h t s
Synthetic chemist with strong background in organometallic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and catalysis
Excellent track record in project development, product characterization and data analysis
Proficient in synthesizing metal complexes for small molecule activation and fundamental transformations
Adept in multistep organic synthesis and catalyst development
Experienced in stereoregular polymer synthesis and detailed polymer characterization
Key contributor in collaborative research projects with academic groups and industrial R&D sectors
Author of 8 publications in peer reviewed journals and 3 international patents
T e c h n i c a l S k i l l s
Organometallic compound characterization: NMR, FTIR, electrochemistry, single crystal and powder XRD
Polymer characterization: GPC, DSC, TGA, MALDI and 2D-NMR
Analytical techniques: LC-MS, GC, HPLC, TLC, and ESI-MS
Software: ChemDraw, Mnova, Sigma-Plot, Gaussian, Spartan, SciFinder, Reaxys, EndNote and MS-Office
Maintenance and troubleshooting: glove-box, vacuum pump, gas-manifold, dry solvent system and ovens
E d u c a t i o n
Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry, University of Florida, USA (GPA: 4.0/4.0) December 2011
MS in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India (GPA: 3.6/4.0) May 2006
BS in Chemistry, Calcutta University, India July 2004
C o r e C o m p e t e n c i e s
Protocol development Problem solving Event organization
Experiment designing Leadership/Supervision Collaboration
Technical reporting Team player Troubleshooting
E x p e r i e n c e
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Cornell University January 2012-present
Advisor: Prof. Geoffrey W. Coates
Synthesized bimetallic cobalt catalyst for producing highly isotactic polypropylene oxide
Utilized diols as chain transfer agents to precisely control chain length and form telechelic polyethers as
midblock for polyurethanes
Developed a novel family of chiral anionic initiators for acrylic polymerization
Developed a 2D-NMR technique for rapid determination of polymer tacticity
Characterized polymers using GPC, DSC, MALDI and multinuclear NMR (1H and 13C) techniques
Routinely presented research updates via teleconferences to collaborators in academic groups and industry
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida August 2008-December 2011
Advisor: Prof. Adam S. Veige
As a project leader initiated and established the trianionic pincer project which resulted in 7 publications, 3
international patents and 2 major grants
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Developed protocols to synthesize organometallic complexes with trianionic pincer ligands, studied their
reactivity with small molecules and alkyne polymerization reactions
Significantly contributed in a different project in the group by executing molecular modeling studies and
ground state DFT calculations in Gaussian, which resulted in a publication
Executed kinetic/mechanistic analysis for fundamental chemical transformations
Mentored four undergraduate students in research and inspired them to pursue careers in chemistry
Received P&G Research Excellence Award (2009), Ann-Crow Stach Publication Award (2009), and 2 travel
awards
Masters Research, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India August 2005-May 2006
Advisor: Prof. R. Murugavel
Synthesized several multinuclear transition metal clusters using organic phosphates via different techniques
such as hydrothermal conditions, biphasic reaction medium and microwave irradiation
Characterized products using multinuclear NMR in combination with FTIR, XRD, TGA and mass spectrometry
Received Madhav-Pandya Fellowship for meritorious achievements
P u b l i c a t i o n s
S. Sarkar, K.P. McGowan, S. Kuppuswamy, I. Ghiviriga, K. A. Abboud, and A. S. Veige J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012,
134, 4509.
M. T. Jan, S. Sarkar, S. Kuppuswamy, I. Ghiviriga, K. A. Abboud, and A. S. Veige (invited) J. Organomet. Chem.
2011, 696, 4079.
T. D. Castillo, S. Sarkar, I. Ghiviriga, K. A. Abboud, and A. S. Veige Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 8140.
S. Sarkar, J. A. Culver, A. J. Peloquin, I. Ghiviriga, K. A. Abboud and A. S. Veige Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49,
9711.
S. Sarkar, K. P. McGowan, J. A. Culver, A. R. Carlson, J. Koller, A. J. Peloquin, M. K. Veige, K. A. Abboud and A.
S. Veige Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 5143.
S. Sarkar, K. A. Abboud and A. S. Veige J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 16128.
S. Sarkar, A. R. Carlson, M. K. Veige, J. M. Falkowski, K. A. Abboud and A. S. Veige J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008,
130, 1116.
J. Koller, S. Sarkar, K. A. Abboud and A. S. Veige Organometallics 2007, 26, 5438.
P a t e n t s
A. S. Veige, S. Sarkar, K.P. McGowan, S. Kuppuswamy; “Tridentate pincer ligand supported metal alkylidyne
and metalacyalkylene complexes for alkyne polymerization.” US2012065841, 2012.
A. S. Veige, J. M. Falkowski, M. E. O’Reilly, S. Kuppuswamy, K. P. McGowan and S. Sarkar; “Trianionic pincer
ligands, a Cr(III)/Cr(V) catalytic system and its use for catalytic aerobic oxidation of organic substrates.”
WO2010101993, 2010.
A. S. Veige, S. Sarkar; “Method for transferring N-atoms from metal complexes to organic and inorganic
substrates.” US20090281343, 2009.
A d d i t i o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n
Teaching Experience, University of Florida, USA 2006- 2011
Instructed general chemistry course for freshmen
As principal instructor designed and conducted an advanced chemistry lab course for chemistry majors
Community Outreach, University of Florida, USA 2006- 2010
Led team of graduate students and performed experiments in science fairs and chemistry outreach events