Neil Garg
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Neil K. Garg is a Distinguished professor of chemistry and holds the Kenneth N. Trueblood Endowed Chair at the University of California, Los Angeles. Garg's research is in synthetic and physical organic chemistry. His group challenges long-standing paradigms of reactivity and develops practical synthetic methods. The Garg lab is known for making breakthroughs in catalysis, especially strong bond activation of esters and amides using nickel catalysts, and in the understanding and use of distorted
What happened recently
Neil Garg receives UCLA’s 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring
Garg, Houk, and Tang groups receive $2M state grant to advance cannabinoid therapeutics research
Neil Garg receives inaugural ACS David A. Evans Award for the Advancement and Education of Organic Synthesis
Neil Garg, UCLA students, his daughters win Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize
How did organic chemistry become so beloved at UCLA? Professor Neil Garg is glad you asked
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