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Dr. Bhaskar, Sharma

Born on 23 dec 1976 in Agra, India
Joined as a Postdoc in 2005
Room No.: RH 619
Phone: 718-260-4041
Fax: 718-260-307
Email: b_sharma04@yahoo.com5

Current Work:

There has been much interest in hyperbranched polymers because of their highly branched architectures which leads to unique physical and chemical properties.
These hyperbranched polymers are potential candidates for many applications i.e., drug delivery system, additive coatings, building blocks of functional materials, and conductive materials etc
Literatures report the synthesis of these interesting hyperbranched polymers using tedious chemical routes which are not environmentally friendly. In our biocatalysis group, we have developed novel eco-friendly “Enzymatic-mediated” routes to synthesize hyperbranched polymers having multi-functionality.

CV:

Education:

1998: M.Sc / St. John’s college Agra, affiliated to Agra University Agra, India

2004: PhD / ITMC, RWTH Aachen, Germany

Professional Experiences:

1. 12/2004-08/2005: Post-doc / PCR, University of Ghent, Belgium, worked on the AGFA project under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Filip Du Prez

“Synthesis and Characterization of different Polymeric architectures, i.e., Branched polymers, Palm-tree copolymers, Star micelles and Crew-cut Micelles” interesting for lithographic applications.

2. 04/2004-11/2004: Research Associate / DWI, RWTH Aachen, Germany, worked on the different disciplines in the group of Prof. Dr. M. Möller

(i) Surface modification of Star polymers interesting for Biomedical applications

(ii) Controlled Radical Polymerizations (CRP)

(iii) Synthesis of Aliphatic Polycarbonates

3. 03/2001-03/2004: PhD / ITMC, RWTH Aachen, Germany, worked on DSM Project under the supervision of Prof. Dr. H. Höcker / Dr. H. Keul

“Synthesis and Characterization of Alternating Poly(amide urethane)s” interesting for powder coatings

4. 06/2000-02/2001: Pre-doctorate / DWI, RWTH Aachen, Germany, worked in the supervision of Prof. Dr. H. Höcker / Dr. H. Keul on the research topic of
“New Synthetic Routes to Polyurethanes” using non-phosgene routes

Awards and Fellowships:

1. From 12/2004 to 08/2005 Post-doctoral Fellowship from University of Ghent, Belgium

2. From 06/2000-02/2001 Garg Fellowship from DWI, RWTH Aachen, Germany

3. Dr. K. L. Garg Memorial Prize at M.Sc Final, St. John’s college Agra, to secure the highest marks in Organic Chemistry in the year of 1998.

4. Prof. N. M. Antani Memorial Prize at M.Sc Previous, St. John’s College Agra, to secure the highest marks in Inorganic Chemistry in the year of 1997.

List of Publications:

1. Synthesis and characterization and polymerization of well-defined acrylic macromonomers by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), L. Couvreur, B. Sharma, Filip Du Prez, Division of Polymer Chemistry for the 230ACS National Meeting, in Washington DC, Aug 2005.

2. Synthesis and Characterization of Alternating Poly(amide urethane)s using ε-Caprolactone, Diamines, and Diphenyl Carbonate, B. Sharma, H. Keul, H. Höcker, T. Loontjens, R. van Benthem, Polymer 2005, 46, 1775.

3. Microstructure and Properties of Poly(mide urethane)s Derived from e-Caprolactam, Amino alcohols, and Diphenyl carbonate or Ethylene carbonate: Comparison of the Reactivity of alpha-Hydroxy-ω-O-phenyl urethanes and alpha-Hydroxy-ω-O-hydroxyethyl urethanes, B. Sharma, L. Ubaghs, H. Keul, H. Höcker, T. Loontjens, R. van Benthem, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2004, 205, 1536.

4. Synthesis and Characterization of Alternating Poly(amide urethane)s from ε-Caprolactam, Amino alcohols, and Diphenyl carbonate, B. Sharma, L. Ubaghs, H. Keul, H. Höcker, T. Loontjens, R. van Benthem, Polymer 2004, 45, 5427.

5. Synthesis and Characterization of Alternating Poly(amide urea)s and Poly(amide urethane urethane)s from ε-Caprolactam, Diamines, and Diphenyl carbonate or Ethylene carbonate, L. Ubaghs, B. Sharma, H. Keul, H. Höcker, T. Loontjens, R. van Benthem, e-Polymers 2003, no. 068.

6. Seasonal Variation of Dry Deposition on Polypropylene Surfaces in a Semi-Arid Area, R. Mudgal, A. Bhattacharya, B. Sharma, R. Upadhyay, A. Taneja, Proceedings of 9th Symposium on Environment, B’lore Univ. June 2000, 33.

7. Seasonal Variation of Ambient Air Quality at Selected Sites in Agra City, R. Mudgal, B. Sharma, R. Upadhyay, A. Taneja, Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics June 2000, 29, 127.