Draft:Avtar Matharu

Avtar Singh Matharu is a professor of chemistry at the University of York in England.^[1] His research interests include green and sustainable chemistry with a particular focus on the valorisation of renewable resources using green technologies.

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Professor Matharu was born in Nairobi and then raised in Leicester, he became the first Professor of Sikh heritage at the University of York in 2021.^[2]

Professor Matharu is also well known for his work challenging racism and racist barriers in STEM and academia, and promoting interfaith community partnerships, for which he was awarded an MBE. ^[3] He developed Matharu Plots which analyse geographical biases when citing academic literature.^[4]

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