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Aspiring Chemist's Research Journey

Shivam Mishra, a post-graduate in Inorganic Chemistry, aims to pursue a Ph.D. focused on designing transition metal-based electro/photochemical catalysts for water oxidation, which is crucial for renewable energy solutions. Currently working at IISc, he is involved in synthesizing Cu complexes for this purpose, utilizing techniques like 1-H spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry. His research highlights the potential of a water-soluble binuclear Cu (II) complex in catalyzing oxygen reduction, which can be analyzed for its effectiveness as an electrocatalyst.

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Aspiring Chemist's Research Journey

Shivam Mishra, a post-graduate in Inorganic Chemistry, aims to pursue a Ph.D. focused on designing transition metal-based electro/photochemical catalysts for water oxidation, which is crucial for renewable energy solutions. Currently working at IISc, he is involved in synthesizing Cu complexes for this purpose, utilizing techniques like 1-H spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry. His research highlights the potential of a water-soluble binuclear Cu (II) complex in catalyzing oxygen reduction, which can be analyzed for its effectiveness as an electrocatalyst.

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Statement of Purpose

Research is to see what everybody has seen, and to think what nobody else has
thought. "
It is only through observing nature that we can arrive at a sustainable way to create
energy without exploiting fossil fuels.
I am Shivam Mishra, and I completed my post-graduation from Jamia Millia Islamia in
2023 with Inorganic Chemistry as my specialization after graduating from Motilal Nehru
College, University of Delhi taking up honors in Chemistry as my major.
I completed my schooling from a small city in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. All my childhood,
the medium of instruction was Hindi, and we had limited facilities at school. Despite all
the financial constraints, I was always motivated to make the best use of all the
opportunities provided to me. I studied hard for board exams, and scored 85% in UP
board, scoring within the top 1% of that year. Thus, I could avail INSPIRE scholarship
provided to me by the Department of Science and Technology and henceforth, make
my dreams come true of pursuing an education in Natural Sciences.
I am currently working as a Project Associate in IISc under Dr. Tarali Devi on Designing
Transition Metal Based Electro/Photochemical catalysts for Water Oxidation.
Coming back to what was mentioned in the beginning, water oxidation is one respectful
solution to the energy problem we are currently facing. This has applications in fuel cells
and thus shows promise for use in renewable energy technologies. For this purpose, my
project entails the synthesis of Cu complexes of polypyridine and polyamide though a
multistep process. So far, we are in the process of synthesizing our ligand during the
course of which we conducted 1-H spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry. I intend to
pursue my Ph.D in the same topic and explore exciting opportunities in the synthesis
and applications of such complexes.

Abstract

Proposed Area of Research:


Design and Development of Transition Metal Based Electro/Photochemical catalysts for
Water Oxidation.

A water-soluble binuclear Cu (II) complex, synthesized using a poly pyridine–


polyamide ligand, was able to catalyze oxygen reduction to water from neutral aqueous
solutions. Reduction of Cu (II) centres could be analysed using cyclic voltammetry. The
number of electrons (n) transferred per O2 reduction could be determined using the
RRDE. In this way, this complex can be analysed for use as a homogenous oxygen
evolution electrocatalyst.

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