B.S. in Chemistry, Stony Brook University
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago
Marvin Parasram
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Development of novel synthetic tools for the formation of important carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds in an expeditious manner using commodity chemicals and catalysis
Fellowship and Honors
- 2023 Thieme Journal Award
- 2022 - 2024 ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award
- 2019-2020 National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
- 2018 University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Outstanding Dissertation Award
- 2015 University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate Student Council Award
- 2017 University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College Student Presenter Award
- 2015 Gordon Research Conference Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship
Wise, D. E.;‡ Gogarnoiu, E. S.;‡ Duke, A. D.;§ Paolillo, J. M.;§ Vacala, T. L.;§ Hussain, W. A.; Parasram, M.* Photoinduced Oxygen Transfer using Nitroarenes for the Anaerobic Cleavage of Alkenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 15437-15442. ‡Denotes Equal Contributions. §Denotes Equal Contributions.
Li, Yongkang;‡ Wise, D. E.;‡ Mitchell, J. K.; Parasram, M.* Cascade Synthesis of Phenanthrenes Under Photoirradiation. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 717-721. ‡Denotes Equal Contributions.
Paolillo, J. M.;‡ Duke, A. D.;‡ Gogarnoiu, E. S.;§ Wise, D. E.;§ Parasram, M.* Anaerobic Hydroxylation of C(sp3)–H Bonds Enabled by the Synergistic Nature of Photoexcited Nitroarenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 2794-2795. ‡Denotes Equal Contributions. §Denotes Equal Contributions.
Contact Information
Marvin Parasram
Assistant Professor of Chemistry parasram@nyu.edu Brown Building29 Washington Place, Room 451A
Phone: (212) 998-8416