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Priyanka Pradhan joined the group as an IPDF in October 2026. She has obtained her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta, her M.Sc. from NIT Rourkela, and her Ph.D. as a Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF) in Carbohydrate Chemistry from IIT Guwahati (July 2026). Her research interests include carbohydrate chemistry and synthetic organic chemistry. Beyond academics, she enjoys cooking and reading scientific literature in her free time.
Contact: To be updated...
Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Kalyan Dutta joined the group as an IPDF in November 2026.
Contact: To be updated...
PhD Students
Tanmaya Das commenced his Ph.D. program in July 2024. He is a recipient of the CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). His research primarily focuses on Covalent Adaptable Networks (CANs)—a class of materials that offers promising solutions for the recycling and reprocessing of cross-linked polymers. He holds an M.Sc. degree from Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha, and completed his B.Sc. at Chitalo Degree Mahavidyalaya, Jajpur, Odisha. Outside of his academic pursuits, he enjoys watching movies and listening to music.
Contact: tanmayd332[at]gmail.com
Abhijit Mondal commenced his Ph.D. program in July 2025. He joined the institute through GATE. His research primarily focuses on sustainable polymers. He obtained his M.Sc. from IIT Kharagpur in 2025 and his B.Sc. from Calcutta University. In his free time, he likes to play football, watch movies, and listen to music.
Contact: abhijitmondal[at]kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
Swarup Pal commenced his Ph.D. program in December 2025. He joined the institute through the institute fellowship. His research primarily focuses on recyclable polymers. He obtained his M.Sc. from West Bengal State University and his B.Sc. from Calcutta University. In his free time, he likes to play cricket and travel.
Contact: swaruppal551[at]gmail.com
Swaraj Dey joined the group as a PhD student in July 2026 through GATE. He has completed his B.Sc. degree from Burdwan University and M.Sc. degree from Pondicherry University. Apart from studies, he likes to watch movies and read books.
Contact: swarajdey326[at]gmail.com
Master's Students
Priyanka Patra is currently pursuing her Master of Science (M.Sc.) at IIT Kharagpur. She commenced her Internship in May 2025, focusing on the synthesis of 6-hydroxy carbohydrate derivatives as glycosyl acceptors for the preparation of oligosaccharides. She holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar.
Her interests include carbohydrate chemistry, organic synthesis, and glycoscience. In her free time, she enjoys reading and exploring scientific literature.
Contact: priyankapp25[at]kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
Singhu Murmu began his internship in May 2025, with research focused on Covalent Adaptable Networks. He has completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial College, Jamshedpur, and is currently pursuing his Master of Science degree at IIT Kharagpur.
Outside of his academic pursuits, he loves content creation, playing cricket and badminton, listening to music, and watching movies.
Contact: singhumurmu[at]gmail.com
Alumnis
Sourav Kumar had a short postdoctoral stay in the group between Dec 2025 till May 2026 as a Institute Postdoctoral Fellow.
Last known position: Postdoc at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
Postdocs
Master's Student/Summer Interns
Upen Kisku
M. Sc. 2nd year, Y24, IIT Kgp
He did his summer internship in 2025 and his Master's Thesis.
Rajib Maji
M. Sc. 2nd year, Y23, IIT Kgp
He did his summer internship in 2024 and his Master's Thesis.
Ambrish Tiwari
M. Sc. 2nd year, Y24, IIT Kgp
He did his summer internship in 2025.
Prajwal Khandkure
M. Sc. 2nd year, Y24, IIT Kgp
He did his summer internship in 2025 and his Master's Thesis.
Manjur Ansary
M. Sc. 2nd year, Y23, IIT Kgp
He did his summer internship in 2024 and his Master's Thesis.
Last known position: PhD student at CSIR-IICT
Alumnis
ADDRESS
Department of Chemistry
High-Pressure Lab HP 202
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur 721302
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