Neil Garg

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.

Neil K. Garg
Neil Garg is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA.
Born (1978-12-18) December 18, 1978
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNYU (B.S., 2000)
California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 2005)
AwardsRobert Foster Cherry Award, Elias J. Corey Award, Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, Guggenheim Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral advisorBrian M. Stoltz
Websitehttps://garg.chem.ucla.edu

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] Cheesy Goes to the Doctor,[4] the Backside Attack smartphone app,[5] QR Chem,[6] RS Chemistry,[7] and Biology And Chemistry Online Notes (BACON).[8]

Education

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.

Awards and honors
  • James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry, 2019 [9]
  • US Defense Science Study Group (DSSG 2020-2021), 2019
  • New York University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2019 [10]
  • ASBMB Award for Exemplary Contributions to Education, 2019
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society, 2018
  • Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, 2018[11][12]
  • 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 served as Vice Chair for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2012-2016) and currently serves as the Department Chair (2019–present). 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. Garg, Elaina; Garg, Kaylie (22 April 2017). The Organic Coloring Book. ISBN 978-0692860540.
  4. "Cheesy Goes to the Doctor". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  5. "Backside Attack". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. "QR Chem". Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. "R/S Chemistry". rschemistry.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  8. "Biology And Chemistry Online Notes". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  9. "ACS James Flack Norris Teaching Award | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  10. https://www.nyu.edu/alumni/news-publications/nyu-connect-newsletter/february-2019/2019-alumni-award-honorees.html
  11. "UCLA's Neil Garg wins country's leading teaching award and its $250,000 prize". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  12. "Neil K. Garg *Award Recipient". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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