Neil Garg

Neil K. Garg
Neil Garg is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA.
Born (1978-12-18) December 18, 1978
Nationality American
Alma mater NYU (B.S., 2000)
CalTech (Ph.D., 2005)
Awards Robert Foster Cherry Award, Elias J. Corey Award, Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, Guggenheim Fellowship
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry
Institutions California Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisor Brian M. Stoltz
Website http://garg.chem.ucla.edu

Neil K. Garg is currently a 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] the Backside Attack smartphone app,[4] QR Chem,[5] and Biology And Chemistry Online Notes (BACON).[6]

Education

Garg received his B.S. from NYU in 2000. He went on to earn his Ph.D. at CalTech, where he studied organic chemistry under the supervision of Brian Stoltz as an 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

  • ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education, 2019
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2018
  • Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, 2018[7]
  • Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, Finalist, 2017
  • Royal Society of Chemistry's Higher Education Award, 2017
  • American Chemical Society Elias J. Corey Award for Outstanding Original Contribution in Organic Synthesis, 2017
  • Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award of Encouragement, 2016
  • Royal Society of Chemistry’s Merck Award, 2016
  • Guggenheim Fellowship, 2016
  • Thieme-IUPAC Prize, 2016
  • Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award, 2016
  • California’s US Professor of the Year, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2015
  • UCLA Gold Shield Faculty Prize, 2015
  • American Chemical Society Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2015
  • UCLA Distinguished Award for Teaching and Eby Award for the Art of Teaching, 2014
  • Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2013
  • A. P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2012
  • UCLA Hanson–Dow Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2010

Current

Garg was promoted to Full Professor at UCLA in 2013. In 2018, he became the inaugural holder of the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair in Chemistry & Biochemistry. He has also served as Faculty In Residence in the UCLA dormitories since 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Neil K. Garg". ucla.edu. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Garg Music Video Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Organic Coloring Book". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Backside Attack". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "QR Chem". Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Biology And Chemistry Online Notes". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "UCLA's Neil Garg wins country's leading teaching award and its $250,000 prize". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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