Dr. PRADYOT A.

AGASKAR
US Citizen
Overseas Citizen of India
e-mail: paagaskar@spherosils.com
Tel#in US: (609)537-0061
Tel# in India: 91 9987099709

EDUCATION:
1979-1985 Doctor of Philosophy, May 1985.
Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University,
College Station, Texas.
1976-1977 Training School, Bhabha Atomic Research Center,
Trombay, Bombay.
1971-1975 Bachelor of Science, March 1976.
St. Xavier’s College, University of Bombay, Bombay, India.

SKILL SETS:
Multinuclear FTNMR: Proton,Carbon,Silicon
Solid State NMR: Carbon, Silicon
Gas Chromatography: Analytical, Preparative
Gel Permeation Chromatography: Preparative
X-ray Diffraction: Single Crystal, Powder
Spectroscopy: UV-VIS, IR, CD
Computational Chemistry: SCF MS-Xalpha, ab initio
Bench-top Synthesis: Inorganic, Organometallic, Polymer (Inert
Atmosphere)
Analytical Skills: Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry

POSITIONS:
2007- Director, Chief Scientist, Lignoil Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,
Mumbai, India
2002- President, Spherosils, Inc., Hopewell Twp., NJ 08638.
Research: Advanced Materials And Catalysts
2002- Visiting Scientist, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061.
Research: Inorganic Silicon Chemistry
2001-2002 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061.
Research Supervisor: Prof. Joseph S. Merola
 Research Topic: Water-Soluble Organoiridium Catalysts
1996.2000 Consultant, ParaDesignS, Inc. ,Hopewell Twp.,NJ 08638.
1994-1996 Senior Research Chemist, Mobil Research &
Development Corporation, Central Research Laboratory,
Princeton, NJ.
Research Supervisor; Dr. Charles T. Kresge.
Research Topic: Formulate Novel Synthetic Strategies for
New and Improved Zeolite Catalysts With Potentially
Useful Properties.
1991-1994Research Chemist, Mobil Research & Development
Corporation, Central Research Laboratory, Princeton, NJ.
Research Supervisor; Dr. Robert K. Grasselli.
Research Topic: Search for New Metal Oxide Catalysts for
the Partial Oxidation of Alkanes, Based on a Fundamental
Mechanistic Understanding of Existing Catalysts.
1987-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA.
Research Topic: Synthesis and Characterization of
Organolithic Macromolecular Materials(OMM’s) from
Spherosilicate Precursors.
1985-1987 Research Associate, Materials Research Laboratory,
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.
Research Advisor: Professor Walter G. Klemperer.
Research Topic: Synthesis and Characterization of
Molecular Building-Blocks for Use in Sol-Gel Synthesis of
Ceramics.
1982-1985 Research Assistant, Laboratory for Molecular Structure
and Bonding, Texas A&M University, College Station,TX.
Research Advisor: Professor F. Albert Cotton.
Research Topic: Molecular and Electronic Structures of
Some Chiral Complexes of Dimolybdenum(II).
1979-1982 Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry,Texas A&M
University.
Research Advisor: Professor Minoru Tsutsui
Explore Potential of Organometallic Catalysts for
Nitrogen Fixation at Room Temperature and
Pressure.
 Explore Potential of Non-Noble Metal Catalysts for the
Anodic Reaction in H2-O2 Fuel Cell.
1976-1979 Scientific Officer(C), Bhabha Atomic Research Center,
Trombay, Bombay, India. Attached to the Multidisciplinary
Research Section in the Laser Materials Group.
Research Supervisor: Dr. S. M. D. Rao.
Research Topic: Design and Construct a CVD
Reactor for the Preparation of Polycrystalline Zinc
Selenide Infra Red Windows.
Thermodynamic Simulation of Gas Phase Composition in
a Four Component Two Phase System CVD Reactor.
1975-1976 Research Assistant, Caius Research Laboratory, St.
Xavier’s College, Bombay, India. Research Advisor: Fr. L.
Pereira, S. J., Ph.D.(Cornell)
Research Topic: Enzyme Catalyzed Isomerization of
Fructuse to Glucose in a Hollow Fiber Reactor Using
Immobilized Dextran-Bound ATP And Regeneration of
ATP From ADP using Inorganic Phosphate and
Phosphokinase Catalysts.

DISSERTATION TITLE:
Molecular and Electronic Structures of some Chiral Complexes of
Dimolybdenum(II).

PATENTS:
1 Synthesis of Oligomeric Hydrogensilsesquioxanes Via Controlled
Hydrolysis/Condensation Reactions.
Agaskar, P.A. U.S. Patent # 5,106,604. Issued 4/21/92.
2 Method and Apparatus for Synthesizing Lead -Diketonates.
Agaskar, P.A.; Desu, S. B.; Nyman, M. U.S. Patent #5,348,631.
Issued 9/20/94.
3 Vanadium(IV) Containing NASICON Materials.
Agaskar, P.A.; Grasselli, R.K. U.S Patent #5,354,722. Issued
10/11/94.
4 Process For The Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Alkanes To Alkenes
With Simultaneous Combustion of Hydrogen.
 Agaskar, P. A.; Grasselli, R. K.; Michaels, J. N.; Reischman, P. T.;
Stern, D. L.; Tsikoyiannis, J. G. U.S. Patent #5,430,209. Issued
7/4/95.
5 Process For The Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Alkanes To Alkenes
With Simultaneous Combustion of Hydrogen.
Agaskar, P. A.; Grasselli, R. K.; Michaels, J. N.; Reischman, P. T.;
Stern, D. L.; Tsikoyiannis, J. G. U.S. Patent #5,527,979. Issued
6/15/96.
6 Process For The Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Alkanes To Alkenes
With Simultaneous Combustion of Hydrogen.
Agaskar, P. A.; Grasselli, R. K.; Michaels, J. N.; Reischman, P. T.;
Stern, D. L.; Tsikoyiannis, J. G. U.S. Patent #5,530,171. Issued
6/25/96.
7 Vanadium(IV) Containing NASICON Materials.
Agaskar, P.A.; Grasselli, R.K. U.S Patent #5,550308. Issued
08/27/96.
8 Process For The Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Alkanes To Alkenes
With Simultaneous Combustion of Hydrogen.
Agaskar, P. A.; Grasselli, R. K.; Michaels, J. N.; Reischman, P. T.;
Stern, D. L.; Tsikoyiannis, J. G. U.S. Patent #5,563,314. Issued
10/08/96.
9 Chemical Vapour Deposition of SiO2 Films at Low Temperatures
Using Volatile Hydridospherosiloxane Precursors.
Desu, S.B.; Peng, C.-H.; Agaskar, P.A.; Shi, T. U.S. Patent
#5,593,727. Issued 1/14/97.
10 Isoparaffin-Olefin Alkylation Process.
Agaskar, P. A.: Huang, T. J. U.S. Patent #5,824,835. Issued
10/20/98.
11 Nanocomposite Organolithic Macromolecular Material With Long-
Range Structural Order .
Agaskar, P. A.; Hanson, B. E. U.S. Patent Pending, 2008

PUBLICATIONS:
1 Disorder And Pseudo-Symmetry In Octakis(trivinylsilyl)octasilicate.
Slebodnick, C.; Angel, R. J.; Hanson, B. E.; Agaskar, P. A.; Soler, T.;
Falvello, L. R. Acta Cryst. 2008, xxxx.
2 Structural And Catalytic Aspects of Some NASICON-Based Mixed-
Metal Phosphates Agaskar, P. A.; Grasselli, R.K.; Buttrey, D.J.;
White, B. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 1997,110,219-
226.
3 Molecules to Materials: Engineering at the Nanometer Level.
Agaskar, P. A. Proc. of the 2nd Intl. Conf. on Mat. Chem. of Main
Group Elements, 8-11th Nov. 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Publ.
Narosa Publ. House, New Delhi, India. 1996.
4 The Higher Hydridospherosiloxanes: Synthesis and Structures of
HnSinO1.5n n=12,14,16 and 18.
Agaskar, P. A.; Klemperer, W. G. Inorganica Chimica Acta 1995,
229, 355-364.
5 A Molecular Level Mechanism of n-Butane Oxidation to Maleic
Anhydride Over Vanadyl Pyrophosphate.
Agaskar, P. A.; DeCaul, L.; Grasselli, R. K. Catalysis Lett.,
1994,23,339-351.
6 MOCVD of SiO2 Films using Hydridospherosiloxane Precursors.
Desu, S.B.;Peng, C.H.;Shi, T.; Agaskar, P.A. J. Electrochem. Soc.
1992, 2682-2685.
7 Controlled Synthesis of Microporous Ceramic Materials from
Organolithic Macromolecular Precursors.
Agaskar, P.A. J. Chem. Soc.,Chem. Comm. 1992, 1024-1027.
8 Functionalised Spherosilicates: Soluble Precursors of Inorganic/
Organic Hybrid Materials.
Agaskar, P.A. Coll. & Surf. 1992, 63, 131-138.
9 New Synthetic route to the Hydridospherosiloxanes Oh-H8Si8O12
and D5h-H10Si10O15.
Agaskar, P.A. Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 2707-2708.
10 Facile,High-Yield Synthesis of Functionalised Spherosilicates:
Precursors of Novel Organolithic Macromolecular Materials.
Agaskar, P.A. Inorg. Chem. 1990, 29, 1603-1604.
11 Synthesis of Functionalised Spherosilicates: Novel Polyhedral
Polyreactive Oligomers.
Agaskar, P.A. Synth. React.Inorg.Met.-Org. Chem. 1990, 20, 483.
12 Organolithic Macromolecular Materials Derived From Vinyl-
Functionalised Spherosilicates: Novel Potentially Microporous Solids.
Agaskar, P.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 6858.
13 A New Route to Trimethylsilylated Spherosilicates: Synthesis and
Structure of D2d-(Si12O18)(OSiMe3)12, D3h-(Si14O21)(OSi-Me3)14
and C2v-(Si14O21)(OSiMe3)14.
Agaskar, P.A.; Day, V.W.; Klemperer, W.G. J. Am. Chem. Soc.
1987, 109, 5554.
14 Oxidative Addition to M—M Quadruple Bonds. Preparation of New
Edge-Sharing Bioctahedral Complexes of the Type (L-L)Cl2M(-
Cl)2MCl2(L-L) M=Mo; W, L-L=1-(Diethylphosphino)-2-
(diphenylphosphino)ethane.
Agaskar, P.A.;Cotton, F.A.;Dunbar, K.R.; Falvello, L.R.; O’Connor,
C.J. Inorg. Chem. 1987, 26, 4051.
15 The Multiply-Bonded Octahalodiosmate(III) Anions. Structure and
Bonding.
Agaskar, P.A.; Cotton,F.A.; Dunbar,K.R.; Falvello,L.R.; Tetrick, S.M.;
Walton,R.A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 4850.
16 Syntheses, Structures and Circular Dichroism Spectra of -
Mo2X4(S,S-dppb)2; X=Cl,Br; S,S-dppb=2S,3S-bis(diphenyl-
phosphino)butane.
Agaskar,P.A.; Cotton,F.A.; Fraser,I.F.; Manojlovic-Muir,L.; Muir,K.W.;
Peacock,R.D. Inorg.Chem. 1986, 25, 2511.
17 Chiroptical Properties of Compounds Containing Metal-Metal Bonds.
Syntheses, Structures and the Measurement and Interpretation of
the Electronic and Circular Dichroism Spectra of Rh2(S-Mandelate)4
.(EtOH)2 and Rh2(R--methoxy--phenylacetate)4.(THF)2.
Agaskar,P.A.; Cotton,F.A.; Falvello,L.R.; Han,S J. Am. Chem. Soc.
1986, 108, 1214.
18 Diamagnetic Anisotropy of the Mo—Mo bond in Mo2(O2CR)4 type
Complexes.
Agaskar, P.A.; Cotton, F.A. Polyhedron 1986, 5, 899.
19 Solid State Structure of -Mo2Cl4(dppe)2 and its transformation to -
Mo2Cl4(dppe)2 : Evidence for the internal flip mechanism.
Agaskar, P. A.; Cotton, F. A. Inorg. Chem. 1986,25, 15.
20 The Crystal and Molecular Structure of -Mo2Br4(bis(diphenylphos-
phino)ethane)2.
Agaskar, P. A.; Cotton, F. A.; Revue de Chem. Minerale 1985, 22,
302.
21 Reaction Products of Bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane with the
octabromodimolybdenum(II) Ion.
Agaskar, P. A.; Cotton, F. A.; Derringer, D. R.; Powell, G. L.; Root, D.
R.; Smith, T. J. Inorg. Chem. 1985, 25, 2186.
22 The Reaction of tetra(m-trifluroacetato)dimolybdenum(II) with
Trimethylchlorosilane and Propionitrile: Products with Novel
Stereochemistries.
Agaskar, P. A.; Cotton, F. A. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1984, 83, 33.
23 Preparation of the Crystalline Beta(bridged) isomer of
Mo2Cl4(dppe)2 and Determination of its Crystal Structure.
Agaskar, P.A.; Cotton, F.A. Inorg. Chem. 1984, 23, 3383.
24 Configurational Chirality of Metal-Metal Bonds: Preparation and
Circular Dichroism Spectrum of Tetrachloro(2S,3S-diphenylphos-
phinobutane)dimolybdenum(II).
Agaskar, P.A.; Cotton, F.A.; Fraser, I.F.; Peacock, R.D.; J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 1851.

PRESENTATIONS:
1 Molecules To Materials: Engineering at the Nanometer Level.
Agaskar, P. A. Keynote Lecture, 2nd International Conference on
Materials Science and Chemistry of Main-Group Elements. 8-11th
November, 1993, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2 Synthesis of Microporous Ceramic Materials From Organolithic
Macromolecular Precursors.
Agaskar, P.A. 203rd Natl. Meeting Am. Chem. Soc.,1992,San
Francisco, CA.
3 CVD of SiO2 Films From a Novel Precursor.
Desu, S.B.; Peng, C.-H.: Tian, S.; Agaskar, P.A. 93rd Ann. Meeting
Am. Ceramic Soc., 1991, Cinninati, OH.
4 Thermal Decomposition of Hydridospherosiloxanes(T8) to SiO2.
Devan; M.; Peng, C.H.; Desu, S.B.; Agaskar, P.A. 93rd Ann. Meeting
Am. Ceramic Soc., 1991, Cinninati, OH.
5 Functionalised Spherosilicates: Soluble Precursors of
Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Materials.
Agaskar, P.A. 200th Natl. Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc.,1990,
Washington, D.C.
6 Functionalised Spherosilicates: Synthesis and Characterisation of
(SinO1.5n)(OSi(CH3)2Y)n n=8,10; Y=-CH=CH2, -CH2Cl.
Agaskar, P.A. 197th Natl. Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, Dallas,
TX.
7 Studies of the Electronic Structure of Metal-Metal Quadruply Bonded
Complexes With Varying Degrees of Internal Rotation Between
Metal Centers.
Hinch, G.D.; Lichtenberger, D.L.; Agaskar, P.A.; Cotton, F.A.;
Dunbar, K.R.; Lewis, D. 191st Natl. Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., 1986,
Annaheim, CA.
8 Measurement and Interpretation of Circular Dichroism in Compounds
Containing Metal-Metal Bonds.
Agaskar, P.A.; Cotton, F.A.; Falvello, L.R.; Han. S. 187th Natl.
Meeting, Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, St. Louis, Mo.
9 Chemical Vapour Deposition Technique For The Growth of II-VI
Compounds.
Agaskar, P.A.; Rao, S.M.D. 2nd Symp. on Lasers, Indian Inst. of
Tech., 1978, Kanpur, INDIA.

ASSOCIATIONS:
New York Academy of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
Materials Research Society

HONOURS AND AWARDS:

Robert B. Welch Predoctoral Fellowship, 1982-1985.
Camille and Dreyfus Distinguished New Faculty Award, Nom. 1987.
Invited Lecturer, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 10/89.
Invited Lecturer, Hindustan Lever Research Center. 12/89
Keynote Lecturer, International Conference on Materials Science of
Main Group Elements, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. November 8-11th,
1993.
Invited Lecturer, Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI. 08/2003
Invited Lecturer, General Electric Corporation, Schenectady, NY.
10/2003
Invited Lecturer, ExxonMobil Corporation, Clinton, NJ. 02/2006
Invited Lecturer, Tata Innovation Center, Pune, India. 08/2006
Invited Lecturer, Indian Oil Corporation, R&D Center, Faridabad,
03/2008.

REFERENCES:
1 Professor Brian E. Hanson, 2 Professor Walter G. Klemperer,
Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences,
Virginia Tech, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Blacksburg VA 24061. Champaign, 505 S. Mathews
Tel: (540)231-7206. Ave.,Urbana IL 61801.
Tel: (217)333-2995