Krishna Bhat, PhD
- Associate Professor
- Science & Environment
Affiliated Programs
Education
- PhD, Organic Chemistry (1978)
Indian Institute of Technology
About Me
The courses I teach are Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 (lecture and lab) for science majors; general, organic, and biochemistry for nursing majors; and food science for students majoring in tourism and hospitality management. In all the courses I create an active learning environment by taking practical examples and stress the relevance of chemistry in their chosen field.
Research Interests
My research interests are to develop new greener synthetic routes to pharmaceutically relevant organic molecules and study their thermodynamic properties. Current efforts are focused on resveratrol and boronic acid derivatives.
Publications
- Bhat, et al.( 2015). Synthesis and reactivity in inorganic, metalorganic and nanometal chemistry. 45.495.
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Awards
- Faculty Development Grant, Widener University (2014)
News
Noteworthy
An interdisciplinary team of faculty and alumni published a study on the properties of phenylboronic acid in water. Professor Ismail Kul, Associate Professor Krishna Bhat, Associate Professor Shirley Fischer-Drowos, chair of the chemistry department, and Alyssa Knox, a chemical engineering alumna, co-published the article in the Journal of Solution Chemistry. The study aimed to determine if acid-water solutions have directions after being exposed to different temperatures.
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- Widener Faculty Publish Article in Journal of Solution Chemistry
The Journal of Solution Chemistry recently published an article, titled "Volumetric and Acoustic Properties of Phenylboronic Acid in Water at Selected Temperatures", by Professor Ismail Kul, Associate Professors Krishna Bhat and Shirley G. Fischer-Drowos, and alum Alyssa Knox.
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- Widener Faculty Publish Article in Journal of Solution Chemistry
The Journal of Solution Chemistry recently published an article, titled "Volumetric and Acoustic Properties of Trans-Resveratrol in Ethanol", by Professors Ismail Kul and Alexis Nagengast, Associate Professor Krishna Bhat, and alumna Julianne Azarewicz '13.
The article states that several thermodynamic parameters for trans-resveratrol have been experimentally determined or calculated at different temperatures. The capability of trans-resveratrol to have strong solute–solvent interactions and weak solute–solute interactions in ethanol solution has been demonstrated using density and speed of sound data. Furthermore, its ability to have structure breaking tendencies and the absence of caging effects are shown. The results of this investigation are consistent with molecular model images generated using Spartan 04 modeling.
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