Dr. Maheshwar Singh Thakur
Name: Dr. Maheshwar Singh Thakur
Qualification: Ph. D Chemistry
Designation : Post Doctoral Fellow
Department: Chemistry
Institute Name : Himachal Pradesh University-Shimla, Summerhill
College Address : Department Of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University-Shimla, Summerhill 171005
Award for : Research Excellence Award
Publication title: Journal
Paper Title : 2-Aminoquinazolin-4(3H)-one as an Organocatalyst for the Synthesis of Tertiary Amines
Journal Name : Organic Letters
Volume : 20
Issue No. : 5
Month of publication : February
Year : 2018
Page no. : 1359-1362
ISSN : 1523-7052
About Dr. Maheshwar Singh Thakur
I was born in the green surroundings of Baijnath, a small hill town located at the foot of the Dhauladhar valley of
Himalayas. I continually have been curious about the latest advancements in science and technology. “Research is to
see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought”, this stimulating definition of research
by Neil Armstrong captured my imagination in high school and has since incited and kept alive my passion to
pursue a career in research. My first brush with a research laboratory happened in 2012 when I got admission in
M.Phil Chemistry in Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, India. I submitted my dissertation entitled “Molar
volume, viscosity, conductance and ultrasonic studies of zinc sulphate heptahydrate in multicomponent (water-
maltose-sodium chloride) system” in which effect of addition of electrolyte (zinc sulphate) to multicomponent
system were studied. During this time, I qualified UGC-NET-JRF examination. After that from January 2014 to
October 2018, in my doctoral work, I had worked on the topic entitled, “Quinazolinone Scaffolds Synthesis and
their Organocatalytic Application in Organic Transformations” at CSIR-IHBT Palampur H.P. Inspired from nature’s
processes and enthusiastic involvement of nitrogen based organic molecule in biological activities, here we opt to
explore the oraganocatalytic potentials of quinazolinones. During my doctoral degree, I had published 13
international research articles, four Article was published in SYNFACTS and ChemInform. Also attended two
national and two international conferences. As a long-term goal, I would like to contribute fundamentally to the field
of catalysis, which can also be of importance to the society. Currently I am working as a Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-
Doctoral Fellow in Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, funded by UGC. I am also a
lifetime member of Him Science Congress Association.