At Colby, Das has taught the first half of the general chemistry sequence, both halves of introductory organic chemistry, advanced courses in reaction mechanisms, and a course for non-majors. Das’ research interests include reaction mechanisms, reactive intermediates, photochemistry, unusual molecules, and computational chemistry.
Areas of Expertise:
- Physical organic chemistry
- Reactive intermediates
- Cage molecules
Research projects in Thamattoor’s lab are developed with the undergraduate student in mind.
Specifically, the projects are intended to teach students to: (a) design and set up experiments, (b) synthesize, purify, and analyze compounds, (c) use research grade instruments and other experimental equipment to obtain data, (d) become proficient in modern computational methods, (e) retrieve information from the chemical literature, (f) interpret results, (g) work collaboratively with other scientists (h) write reports, (i) give oral presentations, and (j) publish their work in peer-reviewed journals.
