Neil Garg Explained

Neil K. Garg
Birth Date:December 18, 1978
Nationality:American
Field:Chemistry
Alma Mater:NYU (B.S., 2000)
California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2005)
Doctoral Advisor:Brian M. Stoltz
Work Institutions:University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
Prizes:Robert Foster Cherry Award, Elias J. Corey Award, Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Mukaiyama Award, RSC Horizon Prize
Website:https://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] [2]

Garg's research is focused on the chemical synthesis of organic compounds, with an emphasis on the development of new strategies to prepare complex molecules possessing unique structural, biological, and physical properties. His group challenges long-standing paradigms of reactivity. He has made breakthroughs in catalysis, especially strong bond activation of esters and amides using nickel catalysts, 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, tubingensin alkaloids, and lissodendoric acid A.[3] In 2020, Garg co-Founded ElectraTect, Inc.[4]

Garg is also a prominent educator and has received many accolades for his classroom teaching, including the Cherry Award.[5] He has inspired a series of student-created music videos[6] to encourage students to learn organic chemistry. He has led other projects, such as the Organic Coloring Book series,[7] The O-Chem (Re)-Activity Book,[8] the Backside Attack smartphone app,[9] QR Chem,[10] RS Chemistry,[11] Virtual Reality Chemistry,[12] ChemMatch,[13] [14] Biology And Chemistry Online Notes (BACON).[15] and #MentorFirst.[16] [17] In 2023, Garg created a successful summer camp called Chem Kids to teach organic chemistry to children.[18]

Career[19]

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.

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 (2023–present) and served as the Department Chair (2019–2023). He also served as Faculty-in-Residence in the UCLA dormitories from 2012-2021.

Awards and honors

Garg has received more than fifty honors and awards for his research and teaching.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neil K. Garg. ucla.edu. January 23, 2017.
  2. Web site: About Neil . 2024-07-28 . Garg Lab . en-US.
  3. Web site: Publications . 2024-07-28 . Garg Lab . en-US.
  4. Web site: ElectraTect. December 19, 2022.
  5. Web site: How did organic chemistry become so beloved at UCLA? Professor Neil Garg is glad you asked . 2024-07-28 . UCLA . en-us.
  6. Web site: Garg Music Video Hall of Fame. January 23, 2017.
  7. Web site: The Organic Coloring Book. 2022-12-19. www.amazon.com.
  8. Web site: The O-Chem (Re)-Activity Book. December 19, 2022.
  9. Web site: Backside Attack. iTunes. February 9, 2018.
  10. Web site: QR Chem. August 9, 2018.
  11. Web site: R/S Chemistry. 2020-11-07. rschemistry.com.
  12. Web site: VRChem. December 19, 2022.
  13. Web site: ChemMatch. December 19, 2022.
  14. Web site: UCLA researchers seek to inspire love for chemistry with educational website . 2024-07-28 . Daily Bruin.
  15. Web site: Biology And Chemistry Online Notes. February 9, 2018.
  16. Web site:
    1. MentorFirst
    . December 19, 2022.
  17. Advancing global chemical education through interactive teaching tools. May 11, 2022. 10.1039/D2SC01881K. free . Ippoliti . Francesca M. . Chari . Jason V. . Garg . Neil K. . Chemical Science . 13 . 20 . 5790–5796 . 35685782 . 9132018 .
  18. Web site: Organic chem for kids? UCLA program immerses youngsters in notoriously challenging subject . 2024-07-28 . UCLA . en-us.
  19. Web site: Neil K. Garg – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation… . 2024-07-28 . en.
  20. Web site: Molecular Strainers - 2024 Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize: Perkin Prize in Physical Organic Chemistry winner . 2024-07-28 . Royal Society of Chemistry . en-GB.
  21. Web site: AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science Recipients American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 2024-07-28 . www.aaas.org . en.
  22. Web site: Mukaiyama Award SSOCJ The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan . 2024-07-28 . Mukaiyama Award SSOCJ The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan . en.
  23. Web site: Neil Garg, UCLA students, his daughters win Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize . 2024-07-28 . UCLA . en-us.
  24. Web site: Pericyclases 2021 Organic Division Horizon Prize: Bioorganic Chemistry Award winner . 2024-07-28 . Royal Society of Chemistry . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Leete Award . 2024-07-28 . ACS Division of Organic Chemistry . en-US.
  26. Web site: ACS James Flack Norris Teaching Award UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry. 2020-11-07. www.chemistry.ucla.edu.
  27. Web site: Announcing the 2019 NYU Alumni Award Honorees .
  28. Web site: UCLA's Neil Garg wins country's leading teaching award and its $250,000 prize. February 9, 2018.
  29. Web site: Neil K. Garg *Award Recipient. 2020-11-07. Robert Foster Cherry Award Baylor University. en-US.
  30. Web site: Past Recipients . 2024-07-28 . American Chemical Society . en.
  31. Web site: Neil Garg named 2015 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching California Professor of the Year . 2024-07-28 . UCLA . en-us.
  32. Web site: Past Recipients . 2024-07-28 . American Chemical Society . en.

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