About Me
Since
December 2019 Dr. Dinesh Sawant is working as Scientist at Organic Chemistry
Division, National Chemical Laboratory Pune (NCL Pune). Previously January 2018
to November 2019 he worked as Assistant Professor (DST INSPIRE Faculty) at
Department of Applied Chemistry, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. He has recently been
appointed as DAAD Germany Research Ambassador for India (Honorary position,
2018-2022). He received his Ph.D degree with Best PhD Thesis Award from
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (2008-2012, Guide: Prof. B. M.
Bhanage). He did post-doctoral research in the area of Artificial
Metalloenzymes with Prof. Jorg Eppinger at KAUST Saudi Arabia (2012-2016). After
that, he carried out subsequent postdoctoral research on catalytic hydrogenation
and dehydration reactions with Nobel Laureate Prof. Ryoji Noyori’s research
group at Nagoya University Japan (2016-2017). In his last post-doctoral
research he did research on catalysis for energy with Prof. Matthias Beller at
the LIKAT Rostock, Germany (2017-2018). Dinesh has published 25 international
publications, which are cited by >550 times (h-index 14). In the year 2011, he
was awarded “Young Scientist Award” by Indian Chemical Society at International
conference in University of Allahabad, India. Department
of Science and Technology has recognized him by awarding Young Scientist Award
(SERB Start-Up Grant) in 2015 as well as INSA has recognized him by awarding
DST INSPIRE Faculty Award 2017. Dinesh is a resource person for Chemistry Olympiad
and NIUS program at TIFR-Homi Bhbha Center for Science Education (HBCSE)
Mumbai. Dinesh is also the founder of NGO “Sawant Innovative Foundation” which
works for promoting scientific education among rural students.