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Dr. Dipesh Prema

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science
Physical Sciences

Summary

Synthetic organometallic/inorganic chemistry and catalysis; science and law; equity, diversity and inclusion in chemistry education; accessibility in chemistry education; use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to investigate and quantify the fatty acid composition of forage, meat and dairy products.

Expertise, interests and research

  Chemistry    Diversity    Equity    Food Science    Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry    NMR Spectroscopy    Science and Law    Equity Diversity and Inclusion    Accessibility in Chemistry Education


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