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PRof. Francis D'Souza
PRof. Francis D'Souza
Regents Professor
(940) 369-8832
CHEM 307C
Biography:
FRANCIS D’SOUZA Recieved Ph. D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 1992, and post-doctoral studies at the University of Houston and University of Dijon, France. He was a Professor of Chemistry at Wichita State University, Wichita, KS from 1994 to 2011, and joined the faculty of University of North Texas in 2011.
Francis D'Souza's research covers wide areas of chemistry, nanophotonics and materials science. Principal research interests include chemistry and supramolecular chemistry of porphyrins and carbon nanomaterials, light energy harvesting, photoelectrochemistry and photovoltaics, ultrafast spectroscopy, electrochemical and photochemical sensors and catalysts, fluorescent chemosensors and biosensors, conducting nanocomposite hybrid materials for energy storage and conversion.
Awards and Fellowships
UNT Foundation's Eminent Faculty Award, 2025
Robert C. Haddon Research Award, Electrochemical Society, 2023
Research Leadership Award - UNT, 2022
Regents Professor - UNT, 2021
Fellow, International Association of Advanced Materials, 2020
CRSI-Medal, Chemical Research Society, India, 2020
Toulouse Scholar – UNT, 2019
ACS-DFW Doherty Research Award, 2018
Fulbright Specialist Scholar, 2018
GIAN Fellow, Govt. of India, 2018
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 2015
University Distinguished Research Professor, 2013
Fellow, Electrochemical Society, Pennington, NJ, 2010
JSPS Fellow, 2008
Excellence in Research Award, 2006
University Board of Trustees Young Faculty Scholar Award, 1998
National Merit Scholarship, 1982-84
Gold Medal Winner in M.S. for Securing University First Rank,1984
Editorial
Associate Editor, Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Associate Editor, Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
Editorial Board, ChemPhotoChem, Wiley-VCH
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