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'''Debabrata Maiti''' is an Indian scientist specializing in organometallic chemistry and bioinspired catalysis and serving as Professor of Chemistry at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]], Mumbai. He was awarded the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]], the prestigious Indian national award for excellence in scientific research, for Chemical Sciences for the year 2022 for his significant contributions to developing transition metal catalysis for transforming organic molecules to prepare value-added materials by site-selective functionalization, leading impact on agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals industry.<ref name="IITB">{{cite web |title=Prof. Debabrata Maiti Wins Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2022 |url=https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/breaking-news/prof-debabrata-maiti-wins-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-prize-science-and-technology-2022 |website=Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

==Education and career==

Debabrata Maiti obtained B Sc degree in chemistry from [[University of Calcutta]] in 2001, secured the M Sc degree in chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2003 and Ph D degree from [[Johns Hopkins University]] in 2008 under the supervisopn of Kenneth D. Karlin. He spent two years as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] with [[Stephen L. Buchwald]]. Returning to India he joined IIT Bombay as an assistant professor in chemistry in 2010 where he is currently serving as Professor of Chemistry.<ref name="IITB"/>

==Awards and recognition==

Besides the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Maiti has been conferred several awards and recognition including the following:<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards and Honours |url=https://www.dmaiti.com/awards-and-honors |website=Website of DM Research Group |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

* Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. Debabrata Maiti elected as an Indian Academy of Science Fellow |url=https://www.wrcb.in/news/prof-debabrata-maiti-elected-as-an-indian-academy-of-science-fellow/ |publisher=Wadhwani Research Centre for Bioengineering, IIT Bombay |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
* Prof. S. C. Bhattacharya Excellence Award in Pure Sciences (2022)
* Sun Pharma Science Foundation Research Award (2021)
* Professor P K Bose Memorial Award (2021)
* [[Chemical Research Society of India]] Bronze Medal (2021)
* Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Chemical Science symposium 2022: Sustainable synthesis and catalysis |url=https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/73772/chemical-science-symposium-2022-sustainable-synthesis-and-catalysis |publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
* NASI Scopus Young Scientists Award (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Awards |url=https://www.elsevier.com/en-in/solutions/scopus/scopus-awards-2022 |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
* OPPI Young Scientist (2019)
* Associate Editor, The Journal of Organic Chemistry<ref>{{cite journal |title=Editorial for The Journal of Organic Chemistry |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.6b03061# |journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry |date=2017 |publisher=American Chemical Society |doi=10.1021/acs.joc.6b03061 |access-date=28 September 2023 |last1=Miller |first1=Scott J. |volume=82 |pages=1–3 }}</ref>

==References==

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== External links==
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