Dr. Bhattacharyya's Lab
Functional nanomaterials for light energy conversion
Dr. Santanu Bhattacharyya
Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemical Sciences
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur,
Transit Campus, Govt. Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Building,
Engineering School Road, Ganjam District, Odisha - 760010
Phone: +91 9474787319, +91 8250669117
Email: santanub@iiserbpr.ac.in;
Professional Experiences
a. Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Berhampur (August, 2018 to till date)
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b. Postdoctoral researcher in Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
(Oct, 2017 to Aug, 2018)
c. Alexander Von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow in Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
(Oct, 2015 to Sept, 2017)
d. Post-doctoral Fellow under PF-7 Marie Curie Action (People Co-fund) Amarout-II program in IMDEA
Nanociencia, Madrid, Spain (Sept, 2014 to July, 2015)
e. Visiting Researcher-Photochemistry and Microscopy Group, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of
Castilla-La-Mancha, Toledo, Spain (Sept, 2011 to Nov, 2011)
f. Post-doctoral Research associate (IACS fellow), Dept. of Materials Science, Indian Association for the
Cultivation of science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India (Jan, 2014 to Sept, 2014)
Education
Ph. D (Science) –December, 2013 Indian Association for the Cultivation Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-32, West Bengal, India.
M.Sc. (Physical Chemistry) - University of Burdwan, Burdwan (2008, 1st class).
B.Sc. (Chemistry) - University of Burdwan, Burdwan (2006, 1st class).
Awards
1. DST-SERB CRG Grant (2024-2027)
2. DST-SERB SRG Grant (2019-21)
3. Alexander Von Humboldt Post-doctoral fellowship 2015,
4. PF7 Marie Curie action (people co-fund) Amarout-II fellowship April 2014.
5. Awarded CSIR-NET (National Eligibility Test) conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research, India on June, 2008.
6. Awarded State Eligibility Test (SET, 2008) Conducted by West Bengal College Service Commision,
West Bengal, India.