Address
Southern Methodist University
Department of Chemistry
3215 Daniel Avenue
Fondren Science Building
Dallas, TX 75275, USA
Phone: 469-353-3168
Email: avaish@smu.edu
Hometown
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Summary
Avichal has received his integrated B.S.- M.S. degree in chemistry from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, India in 2014. He had been a graduate student at Southern Methodist University from August 2014 to October 2019 and during his time in the group, he has studied the ligand exchange reaction between various hypervalent iodine compounds and its applications in polymer science.
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, (Aug 2014 - Oct 2019)
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Integrated B.S. - M.S., Chemistry, (2009 - 2014)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Kolkata, India
Thesis: “Synthesis and Characterization of Amino Acid Based Chemically Cross-linked Polymer Gels Using Multifunctional Cross-linker” (URL = http://eprints.iiserkol.ac.in/id/eprint/172)
Advisor: Dr. Priyadarsi De (IISER-Kolkata)
Professional Experience
2015 - Present Graduate Research Assistant, Southern Methodist University.
2014 - 2015 Teaching Assistant, Southern Methodist University. Classes: General Chemistry I, General Chemstry II
Publications
Research Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)
- Vaish, A., Roy S. G., De P., "Synthesis of amino acid based covalently cross-linked polymeric gels using tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride as a cross-linker", Polymer, 2015, 58, 1-8. (DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.12.043)
- Pal S., Vaish A., De P., "The effect of various catalysts on the monomer reactivity ratios in oxidative copolymerization of styrene and a-methylstyrene", Polym. Int., 2015, 64, 541-546 (DOI: 10.1002/pi.4833)