Mukesh Kumar is seeking a position as a research chemist specializing in inorganic, organometallic, and polymer materials. He has over 6 years of experience in research and development, including synthesis, analysis, and characterization of organic, inorganic, and polymer compounds using various analytical techniques. He holds a Ph.D. in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry from IIT Delhi and has worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at UT El Paso and research scientist at Drexel University.

1. Mukesh Kumar
4214 Walnut Street # 2F • Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 915-740-2162 • mukeshkr1@yahoo.com
Job Objective
A challenging Research Chemist / Scientist position with a high-growth chemical company
specializing in manufacturing and testing of Inorganic / organometallic / polymer materials
Qualification Overview
 Well-qualified and technically-proficient Research Scientist with more than six years
laboratory experience and excellent academic qualifications.
 Goal oriented research scientist, expert in synthetic organic, inorganic, organometallic and
polymer chemistry
 Tremendous work energy and enthusiasm. Highly positive approach towards the assigned
goals
 Great proficiency in performing experimental processes, recording observations of an
experiment and analyzing the test results
 Great dexterity in performing traditional as well as the modern experimental procedures,
with preciseness and efficiency
Education & Training
Ph.D., Synthetic Inorganic chemistry, IIT Delhi, India 2004
M.Sc., Chemistry (Synthetic Organic Chemistry), IIT Roorkee, India 1999
B.Sc., Chemistry and Biology, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut 1997
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemistry, Uni. of Texas at El Paso, TX 2005-08
Research Scientist, Dept. of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 2008-current
Professional Experience
Research & Development:
Experienced in
 Synthesis and analysis of organic/organometallic and Inorganic compounds, and polymers.
 The techniques for handling air and moisture sensitive materials (Glove- box and Schlenk
line)
 Determination of chemical and physicochemical properties, composition, structure,
relationships, and reactions, utilizing spectroscopy, and spectrophotometric techniques
 Synthesis of silicon, siloxane and ferrocene based monomers, dendrimers and polymers
 Catalytic, thermal and anionic living polymerization chemistry of strained 1-sila-
ferrocenophanes
 Synthesis of 1-sila / germa-3-metallacyclobutane monomers and ring opening
polymerization (ROP) chemistry
 Hydrosilylation polymerization involving alkene, alkyne, and hydrosilane monomer
 Synthesis of single site metal-alkoxide catalysts for ring opening polymerization
 Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) metal complexes and catalysis for organic
reactions
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2. Analytical instrument handling:
 Multinuclear NMR experiments (Bruker 300 MHz and Varian Unity Inova 500 & 300 MHz)
 UV/Vis spectrometer (Perkin Elmer).
 FTIR spectrometer (Perkin-Elmer, Nicolet).
 Cyclic voltammeter (Perkin-Elmer Potentiostat/Galvanostat model 263 A).
 HPLC, GPC (Size exclusion chromatography), TGA, DTA, and DSC.
Laboratory management:
 Managing Analytical instruments and troubleshooting for any problem
 Acted as safety Czar, waste management, separation of hazardous waste from
nonhazardous waste, labeling, and ordering waste pickup.
 Glove box maintenance, regeneration of the catalyst, charcoal change, and vacuum pump
maintenance.
 Solvent Purification System (SPS) maintenance, changing solvents, and maintain a record
of different solvents
Computational skills
 MS-office (Word, Excel, and Power Point). Familiar with the use of software applied in
chemistry for graphics and calculation (Cerius2), and Micro origin.
 Experience in using Diamond, Mercury and Crystal clear software for visualizing X-ray
single crystal structures.
Leadership and Communication skills
 Organized a bicycle tour in the awareness of AIDS in 2003
 Participated in the organization of one day poster session in 2001 at IIT Delhi
 Excellent communication and presentation skills
 Strong leadership with an ardent zeal to learn consistently
 Experienced in arranging group meetings and discussion sessions
 Experienced in writing research papers, technical reports, preparing posters and
presentations
Honors and awards
 Best poster award at research day at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 2010
 Best poster award at the Science-day at IIT-Delhi, India 2003
 Recipient of CSIR - Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) award 2002
 Recipient of CSIR - Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award 2000
Professional Memberships
 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
 American Chemical Society (ACS), USA
 Indian Council of Chemists (ICC), India
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3. Selected publications in peer-reviewed journals
 M. Kumar, A. J. Metta-Magana, H. K. Sharma, K. H. Pannell. Phosphine-induced migratory
CO insertion into Fe-CH2 bond of the organometallic polymer, -[(5-
C5H4)Fe(CO)2CH2SiMe2]n- and characterization of model iron complexes Dalton
Transactions, 2010, 39, 7125 - 7131.
 M. Kumar, A. J. Metta-Magana, K. H. Pannell. Ferrocenylene- and Carbosiloxane-Bridged
Bis(sila[1]ferrocenophanes) E[SiMe2-X-SiMeFC]2 {E = (η5-C5H4)Fe(η5-C5H4) or O; X =
(CH2)n (n = 2, 3, 6); CH=CH; FC = (η5-C5H4)2Fe} Organometallics, 2008, 27, 6457.
 M. Kumar, F. Cervantes-Lee, K. H. Pannell, J. Shao. Electrochemistry of group 14 element
bridged diiron complexes, ER2[(η5-C5H4)Fe(L2)Me]2 (E = C, Si, Ge, Sn; R = H, alkyl; L2 =
diphosphine] and (η5-C5H5)Fe(L2)ER2Fc [Fc = (η5-C5H4)Fe(η5-C5H5)]. Organometallics,
2008, 27, 4739.
 P. Apodaca, M. Kumar, F. Cervantes-Lee, H. K. Sharma, K. H. Pannell. The
Chloromethylgermyl complexes (5-C5H5)M(CO)nGeR2CH2Cl, [M = Fe (n = 2), Mo, W, (n =
3)]: Rearrangements, Transformations to 1-Germa-3-metallacyclobutanes, (5-
C5H4)M(CO)nCH2GeR2 and their Ring-Opening Polymerization. Organometallics, 2008, 27,
3136.
 M. Kumar, K. H. Pannell. Hydrosilylation synthesis of new Ferrocenylene copolymers
containing carbosilylene, carbosiloxy and cyclopentadienyliron dicarbonyl bridges, Journal
of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 2008, 18, 131.
 M. Kumar, F. Cervantes-Lee, H. K Sharma, K. H. Pannell. Structural and Redox Properties
of Novel Spirocyclic 1-Sila-3-ferracyclobutanes, [(5-C5H4)Fe(L2)CH2SiMe2] (L2 = P-P
{Diphosphine}. Organometallics 2007, 26, 3005.
 M. Kumar, K. H Pannell Synthesis of new ferrocenylenesilylene polymers by direct
hydrosilylation / polymerization of [FC-SiRH], FC = (η5-C5H4)Fe(η5-C5H4), using
organometallic alkenes and alkynes. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and
Materials 2007, 17, 105-110.
Scientific meeting paper presentations at:
 240th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 22-26, 2010, INOR-99.
 Mid-Atlantic Seaboard Inorganic Symposium (MAS-IS), UMD College Park. August 4, 2010.
 Southwest Regional Meeting of the ACS, El Paso, TX, USA, Nov. 4-7, 2009, SWRM-133.
 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, August 16-20, 2009, INOR-363.
 236th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 17-21, 2008, INOR-451.
 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, March 13-17, 2005, INOR-110.
References
 Dr. Keith H. Pannell, University of Texas at El Paso, TX. kpannell@utep.edu
(Ph): 915-747-5796; (Fax): 915-747-5748;
 Dr. Elizabeth T. Papish, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. ep322@drexel.edu
(Ph): 215-895-2666;
 Dr. Ravi Shankar, Indian Institute of technology Delhi, India shankar@chemistry.iitd.ac.in
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