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Neil K. Garg
Neil Garg is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA.
Born (1978-12-18) December 18, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNYU (B.S., 2000)
California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2005)
AwardsRobert Foster Cherry Award, Elias J. Corey Award, Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Mukaiyama Award, RSC Horizon Prize
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral advisorBrian M. Stoltz
Websitehttps://garg.chem.ucla.edu

Neil K. Garg is currently a Distinguished professor of chemistry and holds the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] Garg's research is focused on the chemical synthesis of organic compounds, with an emphasis on the development of new strategies for the preparation of complex molecules possessing unique structural, biological, and physical properties. His group has made breakthroughs in catalysis and in the understanding and utilization of strained intermediates, such as arynes, cyclic alkynes, and cyclic allenes. His laboratory has completed the total syntheses of many natural products, including welwitindolinones, akuammilines, and tubingensin alkaloids.

He has inspired a series of student-created music videos[2] to encourage students to learn organic chemistry. He has led other innovative projects, such as the Organic Coloring Book,[3] Cheesy Goes to the Doctor,[4] the Backside Attack smartphone app,[5] QR Chem,[6] RS Chemistry,[7] and Biology And Chemistry Online Notes (BACON).[8]

Education

Garg received his B.S. from New York University in 2000. He went on to earn his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology, where he studied organic chemistry under the supervision of Brian Stoltz as a DoD NDSEG Fellow, completing his studies in 2005. Upon completion of his graduate work, he held an NIH post-doctoral appointment in the laboratory of Larry Overman at University of California - Irvine from 2005 to 2007.

Awards and honors

Current

Garg was promoted to Distinguished Professor at UCLA in 2020. In 2018, he became the inaugural holder of the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair in Chemistry & Biochemistry. He has served as Vice Chair for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2012-2016) and currently serves as the Department Chair (2019–present). He also served as Faculty-in-Residence in the UCLA dormitories from 2012-2021.

References

  1. ^ "Neil K. Garg". ucla.edu. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Garg Music Video Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Garg, Elaina; Garg, Kaylie (22 April 2017). The Organic Coloring Book. ISBN 978-0692860540.
  4. ^ "Cheesy Goes to the Doctor". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. ^ "Backside Attack". iTunes. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "QR Chem". Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "R/S Chemistry". rschemistry.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. ^ "Biology And Chemistry Online Notes". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "ACS James Flack Norris Teaching Award | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  10. ^ "Announcing the 2019 NYU Alumni Award Honorees".
  11. ^ "UCLA's Neil Garg wins country's leading teaching award and its $250,000 prize". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Neil K. Garg *Award Recipient". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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