K. George Thomas
- January 10, 2024
- Chemist
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K. George Thomas Biography
| Name | K. George Thomas |
| Birthday | May 13 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place Of Birth | Kerala |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
K. George Thomas is one of the most popular and richest Chemist who was born on May 13, 1961 in Kerala, India. K. George Thomas, born on 13 May 1961 in the south Indian state of Kerala, did his early schooling at his home state before joining Savitribai Phule Pune University from where he completed his master’s course (MSc) in chemistry in 1983. He returned to Kerala for his doctoral studies under the guidance of K. Saramma and secured a PhD from the University of Kerala in 1989. His post-doctoral studies were at the Photosciences and Photonics Group of Manapurathu Verghese George at National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) as a research associate and after completion of the studies in 1994, he continued at NIIST to start his career as a scientist. Subsequently, he joined Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram and serves the institution as a professor while continuing his researches at NIIST. He has also had various stints at the University of Notre Dame in 1999, 2003, 2004 and 2005 as a visiting faculty and is an honorary faculty fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research.
The researches of Thomas have been focused on photoresponsive nanomaterials and his work is reported to have assisted in widening the understanding about their applications. He also worked on self-organization of molecules on surfaces and has developed methodologies for modulating the molecular organization through the introduction of functional groups. Thus, he developed a number of near-infrared absorbing sensitizers which are relevant in biological imaging and optical data storage applications and holds international patent for one the processes he has developed viz. Squaraine based dyes and process for preparation thereof. His researches have been documented by way of chapters in three books authored/edited by others and several peer-reviewed articles; the online article repository of the Indian Academy of Sciences has listed 54 of them. He sits in the advisory board of the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences of the Department of Science and Technology and is the vice-president of the Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association. He has also delivered several keynote addresses and plenary lectures including the Inter Academy Seoul Science Forum held in Seoul on 3 November 2016 and the Nano Biotek 2016 held at New Delhi on 24 November 2016.
K. George Thomas Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chemist |
| House | Living in own house. |
K. George Thomas is one of the richest Chemist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, K. George Thomas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Kakkudiyil George Thomas (born 1961) is an Indian photochemist, nanomaterial scientist and a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram. He is known for his studies on photoresponsive nanomaterials and is an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and the Indian Academy of Sciences 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 2006, for his contributions to chemical sciences.
Thomas received the Bronze Medal of the Chemical Research Society of India in 2004 and the MRSI Medal of the Material Research Society of India in 2005; MRSI would honor him again in 2015 with the MRSI-ICSC Super Conductivity and Materials Science Prize. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 2006. He was elected as a fellow by the Indian Academy of Sciences in 2008 and he became a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 2015.
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