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	\| name = Ajai Kumar Singh		\| name = Ajai Kumar Singh
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	\| birth_date = 1953		\| birth_date = {{bya\|1953}}
	\| birth_place = [[New Delhi, India]]		\| birth_place = [[New Delhi, India]]
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	~~\| nationality = [[India]]n~~
	\| field = [[Chemistry]], [[Inorganic chemistry]], [[catalysis]], and [[Nanomaterials]]		\| field = [[Chemistry]], [[Inorganic chemistry]], [[catalysis]], and [[Nanomaterials]]
	\| work_institutions = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]]		\| work_institutions = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]]
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Singh was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Aston University]] with W. R. McWhinnie. In 1982, he joined IIT faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was promoted to associate professor in 1995 and to Professor in 2000. He has coauthored over 200 accepted academic publications. He is known for his involvement in the development of organochalcogen ligand family and their metal complexes for promoting C-C coupling reactions and related transformations.<ref>{{cite journal \|doi=10.1039/C0CC01075H\|pmid=20625588\|title=Palladacycle containing nitrogen and selenium: Highly active pre-catalyst for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction and unprecedented conversion into nano-sized Pd17Se15\|journal=Chemical Communications\|volume=46\|issue=32\|pages=5954–6\|year=2010\|last1=Rao\|first1=Gyandshwar Kumar\|last2=Kumar\|first2=Arun\|last3=Ahmed\|first3=Jahangeer\|last4=Singh\|first4=Ajai Kumar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2012/ra/c2ra20508d\|doi=10.1039/C2RA20508D\|title=Organochalcogen ligands and their palladium(ii) complexes: Synthesis to catalytic activity for Heck coupling\|journal=RSC Advances\|volume=2\|issue=33\|pages=12552\|year=2012\|last1=Kumar\|first1=Arun\|last2=Kumar Rao\|first2=Gyandshwar\|last3=k Singh\|first3=Ajai}}</ref> As of 2015, he served as an editorial member for the academic journal, [[RSC Advances]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://publons.com/author/1535369/ajai-kumar-singh#profile\|title=Ajai Kumar Singh's profile on Publons}}</ref>		Singh was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Aston University]] with W. R. McWhinnie. In 1982, he joined IIT faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was promoted to associate professor in 1995 and to Professor in 2000. He has coauthored over 200 accepted academic publications. He is known for his involvement in the development of organochalcogen ligand family and their metal complexes for promoting C-C coupling reactions and related transformations.<ref>{{cite journal \|doi=10.1039/C0CC01075H\|pmid=20625588\|title=Palladacycle containing nitrogen and selenium: Highly active pre-catalyst for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction and unprecedented conversion into nano-sized Pd17Se15\|journal=Chemical Communications\|volume=46\|issue=32\|pages=5954–6\|year=2010\|last1=Rao\|first1=Gyandshwar Kumar\|last2=Kumar\|first2=Arun\|last3=Ahmed\|first3=Jahangeer\|last4=Singh\|first4=Ajai Kumar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal \|url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2012/ra/c2ra20508d\|doi=10.1039/C2RA20508D\|title=Organochalcogen ligands and their palladium(ii) complexes: Synthesis to catalytic activity for Heck coupling\|journal=RSC Advances\|volume=2\|issue=33\|pages=12552\|year=2012\|last1=Kumar\|first1=Arun\|last2=Kumar Rao\|first2=Gyandshwar\|last3=k Singh\|first3=Ajai}}</ref> As of 2015, he served as an editorial member for the academic journal, [[RSC Advances]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://publons.com/author/1535369/ajai-kumar-singh#profile\|title=Ajai Kumar Singh's profile on Publons}}</ref>

	==Notable awards==		==Notable awards==
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Ajai Kumar Singh
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| birth_date = 1953
| birth_place = [[New Delhi, India]]
| death_date =
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| residence = [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| field = [[Chemistry]], [[Inorganic chemistry]], [[catalysis]], and [[Nanomaterials]]
| work_institutions = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Delhi]]
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'''Ajai Kumar Singh''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSC}} (born in 1953) is an Indian chemist and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at [[IIT Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Professor (Emeritus) |url=http://chemistry.iitd.ac.in/faculty/singhak.html |website=Department of Chemistry |publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |accessdate=19 November 2018}}</ref> Singh is known for his contribution to the development of new organochalcogen ligand family and their metal complexes for promoting carbon-carbon coupling and related transformations.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kumar |first1=Arun |last2=Rao |first2=Gyandshwar Kumar |last3=Kumar |first3=Satyendra |last4=Singh |first4=Ajai K. |title=Formation and Role of Palladium Chalcogenide and Other Species in Suzuki–Miyaura and Heck C–C Coupling Reactions Catalyzed with Palladium(II) Complexes of Organochalcogen Ligands: Realities and Speculations |journal=Organometallics |date=16 October 2013 |volume=33 |issue=12 |pages=2921–2943 |doi=10.1021/om4007196}}</ref> Singh is an honorary member of Science Faculty of the University of Delhi.

==Early life and education==
Ajai was born in New Delhi, India. He completed his master's degree in Inorganic Chemistry at [[University of Delhi]]. In 1977 Singh was promoted to [[Doctor of Philosophy#India|Ph.D.]] at [[University of Delhi]]. His thesis advisor was [[RP Singh]].

==Career==
Singh was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Aston University]] with W. R. McWhinnie. In 1982, he joined IIT faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was promoted to associate professor in 1995 and to Professor in 2000. He has coauthored over 200 accepted academic publications. He is known for his involvement in the development of organochalcogen ligand family and their metal complexes for promoting C-C coupling reactions and related transformations.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1039/C0CC01075H|pmid=20625588|title=Palladacycle containing nitrogen and selenium: Highly active pre-catalyst for the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction and unprecedented conversion into nano-sized Pd17Se15|journal=Chemical Communications|volume=46|issue=32|pages=5954–6|year=2010|last1=Rao|first1=Gyandshwar Kumar|last2=Kumar|first2=Arun|last3=Ahmed|first3=Jahangeer|last4=Singh|first4=Ajai Kumar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2012/ra/c2ra20508d|doi=10.1039/C2RA20508D|title=Organochalcogen ligands and their palladium(ii) complexes: Synthesis to catalytic activity for Heck coupling|journal=RSC Advances|volume=2|issue=33|pages=12552|year=2012|last1=Kumar|first1=Arun|last2=Kumar Rao|first2=Gyandshwar|last3=k Singh|first3=Ajai}}</ref> As of 2015, he served as an editorial member for the academic journal, [[RSC Advances]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publons.com/author/1535369/ajai-kumar-singh#profile|title=Ajai Kumar Singh's profile on Publons}}</ref>

==Notable awards==
* Fellow [[Royal Society of Chemistry]]
* Honorary Member; Science Faculty, University of Delhi, 2003 onwards
* Adjunct Professor [[Doon University]], Dehradun, India, 2016-2018
* Member of [[American Chemical Society]], 2015-2018
* Guest Editor, [[Journal of Chemical Sciences]] (Springer), 2006, Vol. 118, Issue 6
* Convener, Developing Talent in the Chemical Sciences Initiative, Royal Society of Chemistry, U K, September 26, 2011
* President, Inorg. Section, Indian Council of Chemist, Convention, Dec 2011

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