勛圖厙

Saurabh Chitnis

Saurabh Chitnis
Position
Associate Professor
Chemistry
Status

Starting July 2025

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Credentials

BSc (McMaster University), PhD (勛圖厙), Banting Postdoctoral Fellow (University of Bristol)

Area of expertise

Inorganic chemistry, polymers, materials, synthesis, catalysis; crystallography

Research:

Research in our group involves the study of inorganic polymers/materials and main group coordination complexes. On a fundamental level, we are reimagining the structures that molecules can adopt and revealing how their geometries can unlock new reactivity and new classes of materials. On an applied level, we are developing safer catalysts for making biodegradable plastics, discovering new reactions to build molecules used in pharma, and developing low-carbon "inorganic plastics" for a NetZero emissions future.

Our group offers a collaborative and interdisciplinary training atmosphere across the molecular and macromolecular length scales using a wide range of experimental and computational techniques. We have successfully trained researchers to be independent thinkers and skilled scientists in both industry and academia.


Teaching:

Undergraduate and graduate teaching in inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, main group chemistry.