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Anirban Mondal

PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore)
Associate Professor
Multiscale Computational Modeling, Organic Electronics, Fuel Cells

Research Interests

  • Charge transport in organic semiconductors, excited states, and optoelectronics
  • Machine learning techniques to explore the chemical space of organic semiconductors
  • Design of efficient host/guest systems for blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
  • Donor-acceptor materials for organic solar cells
  • Machine learning potentials for atomistic modeling of materials
  • Proton/ion transport in solid electrolytes

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Bhaskar Datta

PhD (Carnegie Mellon University)
Professor
(Jointly with Biological Sciences and Engineering department)
Food biochemistry, applied nutrition, food product development; Synthetic and composite adsorbent materials for environmental mitigation

Research Interests

  • Food biochemistry, applied nutrition, food product development
  • Synthetic and composite adsorbent materials for environmental mitigation
  • Discovery, characterization and targeting of DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes
  • Long non-coding RNA informatics
  • Small molecule-peptide hybrid antimicrobials
  • Capture and recycle of rare earth elements, and recycling of ammonium

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Biswajit Mondal

PhD (Jadavpur University)
Assistant Professor
Photo-electrochemistry, Electrochemical conversion of value added chemicals

Research Interests

  • Photo-electrochemistry
  • Electrochemical conversion of value added chemicals
  • Renewable energy
  • Spectroscopy (UV-Vis kinetics, FTIR, resonance Raman, cryogenic intermediate trapping and elucidation of reaction mechanism)

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Chandrakumar Appayee

PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Professor
Asymmetric organocatalysis, Development of novel organocatalysts, Asymmetric synthesis of bio-active molecules

Research Interests

  • Asymmetric organocatalysis
  • Development of novel organocatalysts
  • Asymmetric synthesis of bio-active molecules
  • Total synthesis of natural products

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Iti Gupta

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Professor
Boron based NIR dyes and their conjugates, Derivatives of corroles and N-confused porphyrins with novel properties

Research Interests

  • Boron based NIR dyes and their conjugates
  • Derivatives of corroles and N-confused porphyrins with novel properties
  • Metal complexes of dipyrrins

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Manisha Samanta

PhD (JNCASR)
Assistant Professor
Topological Quantum Materials for Sustainable Energy Conversion, Solid State Chemistry of Metal Chalcogenides of Varied Dimensionality

Research Interests

  • Topological Quantum Materials for Sustainable Energy Conversion
  • Solid State Chemistry of Metal Chalcogenides of Varied Dimensionality
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis: Hydrogen Evolution, CO2 Reduction
  • Electrical and Thermal Transport Properties of Inorganic Solids and Understanding their Structure–Property Correlations

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Partha Pratim Roy

PhD (Heidelberg University)
Assistant Professor
Ultrafast dynamics of natural and bio-inspired light harvesting complex

Research Interests

  • Ultrafast dynamics of natural and bio-inspired light harvesting complex: excitation energy transfer, charge transfer, quantum coherence, coupled electron-nuclear dynamics.
  • Coherent multidimensional spectroscopy: Two-dimensional electronic-vibrational Spectroscopy (2DEVS), Two-dimensional electronic Spectroscopy (2DES), Coherent Raman Spectroscopy (pump-DFWM, impulsive vibrational spectroscopy)

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Priyabrata Ghana

PhD (University of Bonn)
Assistant Professor
The chemistry of low-valent main group compounds, Application of main group compounds in catalysis

Research Interests

  • The chemistry of low-valent main group compounds
  • Application of main group compounds in catalysis
  • Complexes with transition metal-main group element multiple bonds
  • Small molecule activation with 3d transition metal complexes
  • Dinitrogen fixation with heterobimetallic complexes

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Sairam Swaroop Mallajosyula

PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore)
Associate Professor
Carbohydrate-protein interactions, Novel DNA constructs

Research Interests

  • Carbohydrate-protein interactions
  • Novel DNA constructs
  • Molecular mechanics force field development

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Saumyakanti Khatua

PhD (Rice University)
Professor
Plasmonics, Nano-optics

Research Interests

  • Plasmonics
  • Nano-optics

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Sivapriya Kirubakaran

PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Kankuben Bakshirambhai Gelot Chair Professor
Drug discovery and cancer chemical biology

Research Interests

  • Drug discovery and cancer chemical biology
  • Use of small molecules to study cancer related proteins
  • Basic synthetic organic chemistry

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Venkata Sriram Kanvah Gundimeda

PhD (IIT Bombay)
Professor
Synthesis of photosensitive π-conjugated materials for a variety of optical and biological applications

Research Interests

  • Synthesis of photosensitive π-conjugated materials for a variety of optical and biological applications

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Sudhanshu Sharma

PhD (IISc Bangalore)
Associate Professor
Materials, Electrochemistry, Catalysis

Research Interests

  • Materials
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis

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Sudipta Basu

PhD (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology Dortmund)
Professor
Chemical biology of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Research Interests

  • Chemical biology of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
  • Development of self-assembled novel nano-scale materials
  • Design and synthesis of small molecules for understanding cancer biology
  • Organic synthesis
  • Nanobiotechnology