Jhillu Singh Yadav

Jhillu Singh Yadav
Born (1950-08-04) 4 August 1950 (age 74)
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on organic syntheses of allylic and acetylenic alcohols
Awards
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Doctoral advisorSukh Dev

Jhillu Singh Yadav (born 1950) is an Indian organic chemist and the co-founder of the Indo-French Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry at Interfaces (JLSCI), jointly established by the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology and the University of Rennes 1.[1] He is a former director of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and is known for his studies on organic syntheses of allylic and acetylenic alcohols and spiroacetals.[2] He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy,[3] the Indian Academy of Sciences[4] National Academy of Sciences, India,[5] Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and The World Academy of Sciences.[6] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1991, for his contributions to chemical sciences.[7]

  1. ^ "Indo-French joint lab co-founders honoured". French Embassy in India. 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  4. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences India. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ^ "TWAS fellow". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  7. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.