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Dr. Utpal R Chakraborty

Utpal Chakraborty

Associate Instructor

College of Arts and Sciences

Chemistry and Physics

Contact Information

Email: urchakraborty@wcu.edu
Phone: 828.227.3716
Office: 347 Apodaca Science Building

Biography

Associate Director/Principal Scientist, Janssen Biopharmaceutical R&D of Johnson & Johnson, Malvern, PA 2003-2015<br>Manager, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics of Johnson & Johnson (Product Development/R&D, and Quality Assurance), Raritan, NJ, 1986-2002<br>Revlon Health Care Group (Small-Molecules Phramaceuticals), Medicinal Chemist (Hypersensitivity R&D), Tuckahoe, NY 1982-1986<br><br>Research Fellow: Yale U. 1979-82<br>Postdoctoral Fellow: Cornell/Princeton U., 1977-79<br>Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry: The U. of Chicago, 1973-1977<br>Master of Science: Jadavpur U., Calcutta, India, 1969-71 (First in First Class)<br>Bachelor of Science: 1966-69, Chemistry (First in First Class)

Education

  • Ph D, University of Chicago, Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Non-natural)
  • MS, Jadavpur University, Organic Chemistry
  • BS, Jadavpur University, Chemistry

Teaching Interests

Organic Chemistry - Introductory undergraduate to Advanced Graduate Level<br>General Chemistry<br>Analytical Chemistry, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in Pharmaceutical Industry

Research Interests

N/A

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