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Dasan Thamattoor

Title

J. Warren Merrill Professor in Chemistry and Natural History; Chair of Chemistry

Department

Chemistry

Information

Address

5765 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853

Current Courses

CRS Title Sec
CH142 General Chemistry II A
CH241 Organic Chemistry I A
CH241 Organic Chemistry I B

([email protected]) obtained a B.Sc. degree from the Government Arts and Science College, Karwar, India and an M.Sc. from Karnatak University. Subsequently, he obtained a Ph.D. from Princeton and was a Postdoctoral fellow at Notre Dame. A physical organic chemist, Prof. Thamattoor joined the Colby faculty in 1999 and teaches the introductory organic chemistry courses, the upper level course in physical organic chemistry, and general chemistry. Professor Thamattoor’s research, funded by an RUI grant from the National Science Foundation, involves the investigation of reaction mechanisms, carbene chemistry, photochemical processes, and the construction of molecules with unusual architecture. Visit hompage.

Education

  • Ph.D., Princeton University
  • M. Sc., Karnatak University
  • B. Sc., Karnatak University

Areas of Expertise

  • Physical organic chemistry
  • Reactive intermediates
  • Cage molecules