Vivek Vijayrao Polshettiwar (born 18 March 1979) is an Indian chemist who is a professor of chemistry at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanocatalysis, particularly for harvesting solar energy and converting carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels. His work is aimed at producing value-added products from CO2 to effectively combat climate change. He was awarded the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry prize for Green Chemistry in 2022. In 2023, he received the [https://falling-walls.com/people/vivek-polshettiwar/ Falling Walls Award] in Physical Sciences. The following year, in 2024, he was elected as a [https://fellows.ias.ac.in/ Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc).] In 2024, he received Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) award from the President of India; the highest and most prestigious award given in the area of science in India .[https://awards.gov.in/Home/Awardpedia]
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