Subi Jacob George

Subi Jacob George (born in Kerala) is an Indian organic chemist known for his work in supramolecular chemistry, materials chemistry, and polymer chemistry. His research interests include organic and supramolecular synthesis, functional organic materials, supramolecular polymers, chiral amplification, hybrid materials, and optoelectronic materials.

Education and career He obtained a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in organic chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. In 2004, he was awarded a PhD in organic chemistry from the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum. He has been a professor at JNCASR since 2008.

Awards 2015: APA Prize for Young Scientist 2015: Scopus NASI Young Scientist Awards 2017: Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2020: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology 2021: Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist

Selected publications Supramolecular Materials for Opto-Electronics. Emerging solvent-induced homochirality by the confinement of achiral molecules against a solid surface. Coiled-Coil Gel Nanostructures of Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s: Gelation-Induced Helix Transition in a Higher-Order Supramolecular Self-Assembly of a Rigid π-Conjugated System Helicity Induction and Amplification in an Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Assembly through Hydrogen-Bonded Chiral Acids. Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) Derived Organogels: A Novel Class of Functional Supramolecular Materials