Manoj Kumar
University of Nebraska, USA
Biography
Manoj Kumar is a Post-doc candidate in Computational Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA June from 2015 to present. His project title is “Computational Modeling of Atmospheric Chemistry” (with Prof. J S Francisco). He did his Post-doctorate in Computational Organometallic Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA May 2012 to May 2015. His project title is “Molecular Modeling of Olefin Ozonolysis” (with Prof. W H Thompson) and “Molecular Modeling of Rhodium-catalyzed Hydroformylation” (with Prof. T A Jackson). He completed his PhD in Computational Bioinorganic Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA during 2007-2012 with thesis title “Computational Modelling of Cobalamin-Dependent Enzymatic Reactions” (with Prof. P M Kozlowski). Summer Research Project, Computational Material Chemistry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, India, May,2005-July,2005 Thesis title: “Theoretical Analysis of Gold Clusters and Their Interactions with Thiolates” (with Prof. Swapan K Pati). He completed his MSc, Computational Material Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India during 2004-06 with the thesis title, “Theoretical Analysis of Finite-Sized Gold Clusters” (with Prof. T K Sau) and BSc, Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics, SVSD PG College, Bhatoli, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India, 2001-04.
Abstract
Abstract : Theoretical modeling of alkanediol decomposition via metal free organocatalysis