Suhrit Ghosh, Ph.D

Principal Investigator
Professor and Chairman

School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

2A & 2 B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032

Email: psusg2@iacs.res.in; Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1563)

Dr. Priya Rajdev

Research Associate (since October 2016)
Email: psupr2@iacs.res.in

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Current Research: Dynamics of amphiphilic block copolymer micelle by FRET technique 

Dr. Krishna Dan

Research Associate (since December 2020)
Email: kdan19@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Current Research: Biologically Relevant Stimuli-Sensitive Aggregation of Amphiphilic Polymers 

Mr. Rajesh Khamrui

Ph.D Student (Since June, 2018)
Email: khamruirajesh@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Supramolecular Assembly of π-amphiphiles and Biological Applications

Ms. Sukanya Bera

Ph.D Student (Since January, 2019)
Email: sbera5015@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Amphiphilic Polydisulfide and Drug Delivery

Mr. Atish Nag

Ph.D Student (Since July, 2019)
Email: atishchemistry@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Polydiacetylene and Polyurethanes- Self-assembly and Functional Material

Ms. Aritri Pal

Ph.D Student (Since July, 2019)
Email: aritri8343@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Supramolecular Polymers of Ambipolar π-Systems and Functional Material. 

Ms. Tanushri Banerjee

Ph.D Student (Since October, 2020)

Email: tanushribanerjee7@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Heavy atom free Photodynamic Therapy 

Mr. Supriya Bandyopadhyay

Ph.D Student (Since September 2021)

Email: supriyabandyopadhyay1@gmail.com

Telephone:(+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: H-Bonding driven supramolecular co-polymerization and testing its scopes for ferroelectricity

Mr. Soumya Koner

Ph.D Student (Since August 2022)

Email: soumyakoner1997@gmail.com

Telephone:(+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic:  

Mr. Saumik Sarkar

Ph.D Student (Since November 2023)

Email: xaveriansaumik2018@gmail.com

Telephone:(+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic:  

Former member

Dr. Mijanur Rahaman Molla

Ph.D. (September, 2008- June, 2013)
Current Position: joined as Assistant Professor, University of Calcutta

Email: mija.chem@gmail.com

Thesis Title: Self-Sorted Assembly of Donor & Acceptor Chromophores 

Dr. Krishna Dan

Ph.D. student (January 2009-April 2014)
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago, USA

Email: kdan19@gmail.com

Thesis Title: Biologically Relevant Stimuli-Sensitive Aggregation of Amphiphilic Polymers 

Dr. Anindita Das

Ph.D. student (August 2009-June 2014)
Current Position: joined as Faculty Fellow, IACS, Kolkata

Email: anindita.chem@gmail.com

Thesis Title: Exploring H-Bonding Interaction for Programmed Assembly of pi-Conjugated Chromophores and their Polymeric Conjugates 

Mr. Somen Nandi

M. Sc. Project Student (September, 2013-July 2014)
Email: stsn@iacs.res.in

Research Topic: Synthesis of block copolymers with defined functional group at the junction of the two blocks 

Dr. Dipankar Basak

Research Associate ( June 2012-November 2015)
Current Position: joined as research scientist in Solvay India , Vadodara, Gujarat
Email: dip.basak@gmail.com

Research Area: Biologically Relevant Polymer-Peptide Conjugates: Versatile Synthetic Route, Micellization Property and pH-Responsive Assembly-Disassembly Studies. 

Dr. Tathagata Mondal

Ph.D. Student ( January, 2012- March, 2017)
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Institut Charles Sadron, France
Email: tathagatamondal17@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Thesis Title : Folding and Assembly of Functional Polyurethanes 

Dr. Haridas Kar

Ph.D. Student (January, 2012-August 2017)
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Email: psuhk@iacs.res.in

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Thesis Title : H-Bonding Driven Supramolecular Polymerization of Donor-Acceptor pi-system 

Dr. Jayita Sarkar

Research Associate (March 2015-June 2018)
Email: Jayita41183@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Current Research: Polymersome mediated myotube regeneration. 

Dr. Prithankar Pramanik

Ph.D. Student (August, 2013-February 2019)
Email: stpp@iacs.res.in
Current Position: joined as research scientist in Solvay India , Vadodara, Gujarat
Telephone:(+91)-33-473-4971(Ext. 1520, 1137)

Thesis Title : Stimuli Responsive Aggregation and Assembly of Amphiphilic Polymers 

Dr. Goutam Ghosh

Research Associate (February 2015-march 2019)
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Munster , Germany
Email: gghosh.chem@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Area: H-Bonding reinforced alternate stacking of aromatic donor and acceptor chromophores: Testing the scope in organic and aqueous medium. 

Dr. Amrita Sikder

Ph.D. Student (August, 2013-February, 2019)
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Birmingham , United kingdom
Email: amrita1.chem@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473-4971(Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Supramolecular Assembly of Donor-Acceptor Chromophores by H-bonding and CT-interaction 

Dr. Deep Sankar Pal

Ph.D. Student (July, 2014-September, 2019)
Email: deepsankarpal113@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473-4971(Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Supramolecular polymers 

Dr. Pradip Dey

Research Associate (April 2017-January-2020)
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.
Email: pradipdey.chem@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Area : Self-assembly of glycerol functionalized NDI 

Dr. Raju Bej

Ph.D. Student (July, 2014- June, 2020)
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Freie Universität Berlin , Germany
Email: rajubej123@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473-4971(Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Biologically relevant polymer assemblies 

Dr. Saptarshi Chakraborty

Ph.D. Student (July, 2014- September, 2020)
Email: Saptarshi431@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473-4971(Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Assembly of foldamers 

Mr. Arpit Jain

M. Sc. Project Student (October 2020-June 2021)

Email: 07a08j1997@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Dr. Gargi Biswas

Research Associate (October 2020-October 2021)

Email: gargibiswas88@gmail.com 

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Dr. Tathagata Mondal

Research Associate (April 2021-February 2022)
Email: tathagatamondal17@gmail.com

Current Position: joined as research scientist in Solvay India , Vadodara, Gujarat

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Current Research: Polymer Chemistry

Dr. Anurag Mukherjee

Ph. D. Student (July, 2015-March 2022)

Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Munster , Germany

Email: anuragmukherjee08@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473-4971(Ext. 1520, 1137)

Thesis Title: Functional Supramolecular Assemblies of Naphthalene-Diimide Containing Polymers and Small Molecules 

Ms. Arunima Mukherjee

M. Sc. Project Student (September 2021-July 2022)

Email: Arunima618@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic:  

Dr. Anwesha Chakraborty

Ph.D Student (May, 2017- September 2023)
Email: anweshachakraborty2012@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Research Topic: Controlled Supramolecular Polymerization

Dr. Ranajit Barman

Ph.D student (September,2016- October 2023)
Email: ranajitbarman1993@gmail.com

Telephone: (+91)-33-473 4971 (Ext. 1520, 1137)

Thesis Title: Self-assembled Biomaterials based on Foldable Polyurethane Scaffold