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Vivek Vijayrao Polshettiwar (born 18 March 1979) is an Indian chemist who is a professor of chemistry at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research where he leads the Nanocatalysis Laboratories for Energy and Environment (NanoCat Lab). His group develops new nanomaterial-based catalysts that could help tackle climate change by capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide.

He was awarded the CHEMRAWN VII Prize in Green Chemistry by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in 2022.

Early life and education
Polshettiwar earned his doctorate at Jiwaji University and the Defense Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior. After earning his doctorate, he worked at ENSCM: Ecole Nationale Suprieure de chimie de Montpellier in France as a postdoctoral researcher. He was awarded an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Research Fellowship and joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2007.

Research and career
In 2009, Polshettiwar launched his independent career at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. He returned to India in 2013, where he started working on nanomaterials at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. His research considers nanocatalysis: the design of sustainable, reactive, stable and selective catalysts. He believes that the activity and kinetics of nanocatalysts can be influenced by tuning the morphology of the catalyst.

Polshettiwar has primarily focused on dendritic fibrous nanosilica, which has a fibrous structure that enhances the surface area on which reactions can occur. His innovations in producing efficient dendritic fibrous nanosilica catalysts were made possible by altering the nanoscale properties of the material, specifically, the spacing between the nanostructures themselves. These dendritic fibrous nanosilica catalysts can capture carbon dioxide and convert it to fuel and useful chemicals. He has created amorphous aluminosilicates that can convert plastics to hydrocarbons at low temperature, contributing to a circular economy.

Awards and honours

 * 2015 Royal Society of Chemistry
 * 2016 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Rising Stars of Materials Chemistry
 * 2019 Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences
 * 2019 Materials Research Society of India Medal
 * 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology by Nano Mission
 * 2021 Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of India
 * 2022 IUPAC-CHEMRAWN VII Prize for Green Chemistry