Group Head
Department of Chemical Sciences
Present Group Members
Ms. Raveena Arya - SRF
B.Sc. : Physics (D. N. Degree College (Under C.S.S.U Meerut)
M.Sc. : Physics (D. N. Degree College(Under C.C.S.U. Meerut)
Specialization : Electronics
Interest: Investigation of structural properties of many-electron systems under various confinement environments using Density Functional Theory.
Email: raveenaarya360@gmail.com, kra22rs077@iiserkol.ac.in
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Mrs. Sanchita Das -SRF
B.Sc. : Physics (Panskura Banamali College (Vidyasagar University)
M.Sc. : Physics (Panskura Banamali College (Vidyasagar University)
Specialization : Electronics
Interest: Electronic structure, response properties and information theoretic characterization of atoms and molecules through DFT
Email: dsanchita233@gmail.com, sd22rs085@iiserkol.ac.in
Mr. Akash Halder - SRF
B.Sc. : West Bengal State University
M.Sc. : West Bengal State University
Specialization : Applied Mathematics
Interest: Analytical and mathematical approaches to quantum mechanics, focusing on exactly solvable Schrödinger/Dunkl systems, quantum information-theoretic measures, molecular quantum mechanics, and time-dependent quantum dynamics.
Email: akashhalder1900@gmail.com, ah22rs098@iiserkol.ac.in
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Ms. Baishakhi Maurh - SRF
B.Sc. : Physics (Netaji Mahavidyalaya (University Of Burdwan)
M.Sc. : Physics (Panskura Banamali College (Vidyasagar University)
Specialization : Electronics
Interest: Electronic structure theory, density functional theory.
Email: baishakhigluon@gmail.com, bm24rs013@iiserkol.ac.in
Ms. Pipi Kundu - JRF
B.Sc. : Chemistry (Bidhannagar College)
M.Sc. : Chemistry (Presidency University )
Specialization : Inorganic Chemistry
Email: pipikundu03@gmail.com, pk26rs069@iiserkol.ac.in
Mr. Samridh Dash - JRF
B.Sc. : Mathematics (Jadavpur University)
M.Sc. : Mathematics (Jadavpur University)
Specialization : Operations Research
Email: mailtosamd27@gmail.com,
sd26rs051@iiserkol.ac.in
Alumni Members
Dr. Santanu Mondal
Post Doctoral 2023-2025
B.Sc. : Bhairab Ganguly College
M.Sc. : West Bengal State University
Specialization : Atomic and Molecular Physics
PhD 2018-2022: Aliah University
Presently : Post Doctoral Fellow, Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico
E-mail Id : sansantanu1991@gmail.com
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Dr. Neetik Mukherjee
Post Doctoral 2014-2024
B.Sc. : Asutosh College (C.U.)
M.Sc. : Chemistry (University of Calcutta)
PhD 2008-2013: University of Calcutta
Specialization : Physical Chemistry
Presently: Assistant Professor at Medicaps University, Indore, MP.
Recipient Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant 2026
E-mail Id : pchem.neetik@gmail.com
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Dr. Supriya K. Chaudhury
Post Doctoral 2022-2023
B.Sc. : (Physics) RKMVC College (West Bengal State University)
M.Sc. : Physics (West Bengal State University )
Ph.D. : Physics (RKMVERI)
Specialization : Atomic Physics
E-mail Id : supriyo.chaudhuri1991@gmail.com
B.Sc. : Midnapore College (Vidyasagar University)
M.Sc. : Physical Science (Vidyasagar University)
Specialization : Solid State Physics
PhD 2021-2023: IISER Kolkata
Post Doctoral 2023-2024: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, I-FIM
Presently: Senior Project Engineer, Centre of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Electronic City 1, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
E-mail Id: majumdars98@gmail.com, sangitam@cdac.in
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B.Sc. : Presidency College (University of Calcutta)
M.Sc. : Chemistry (Presidency University)
Specialization : Physical Chemistry
Thesis Title : DFT of many-electron systems in Cartesian coordinate grid
Presently: Postdoc at Northwestern University, Evanston, USA.
Email Id: abhisek.ghoshal1990@gmail.com
Ms. Adrija Dutta
5yrs BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (2018-2023)
Presently: Research Scholar, University of UIUC, USA
Mr. Saptarshi Chowdhury
5yrs BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (2017-2022)
Thesis: Endohedral Confinement of Hydrogen Atom
Presently: Research Scholar, Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani
Mr. Tarun Gupta
5yrs BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (2016-2021)
Mr. Kishalay Mahato
5yrs BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (2016-2021)
MS Thesis Student
5yrs BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (2017-2022)
E-mail Id : v@ods.sh
5yrs BS-MS: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (2017-2022)
Project Students
Soumyadip Das
Astitva Rajneel
Present
Om Prakash Senapati
Ankan Mondal
Payal Sarkar
Anju
Khushi
Samormi
Shalini
Saheli
Kavyasree
Presently: Research Scholar, Central University of Kerala (October2023 - Ongoing)
Topic - The optoelectronic properties of two dimensional materials using density functional theory.