Diptiprava is from Odisha, India, received a master degree in chemistry from Pondicherry University, Puducherry in 2019. She worked with Dr Binoy Krishna Saha on crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry during her masters. She joined Dr Soumen De group in the Vasanth 2020 as an institute fellow. She likes to spend her spare time on art and craft. 

Email: diptiprava20@iisertvm.ac.in 

Publications:

1. "Stimuli-Responsive Chiroptical Switching" Diptiprava Sahoo, Renitta Benny, Nithish Kumar KS, and Soumen De*ChemPlusChem. 2022, 87,e202100322

2. "Biomimetic supramolecular coordination chemistry and molecular machines" Renitta Benny, Diptiprava Sahoo, Nithish Kumar KS, and Soumen De* Book Chapter, Elsevier, 2022, ISBN: 610995

3. "Recent advances in fuel-driven molecular switches and machines" Renitta Benny, Diptiprava Sahoo, Ajith George, and Soumen De* ChemistryOpen, 2022, 11, e202200128 

4. "Light-Triggered Reversible Open-Close Motion of a Chiral Molecular Plier to Modulate Guest Binding" Diptiprava Sahoo, Muhsin Abdul Majeed, Aarti Lathwal, and Soumen De* Chem. Eur. J, 2023, 29, e202300092

Renitta is from Kerala, India and received a Master’s degree in Chemistry from St. Thomas College Pala, Kottayam (Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala) in 2018. During her Masters, she worked with Dr Sunny Kuriakose’s research group on the Stabilization of metal oxide nanoparticles using macromolecules. She joined Dr Soumen De’s group in the Vasanth of 2020 at IISER Thiruvananthapuram as an INSPIRE fellow. She enjoys travelling in her spare time.

Email: renittabenny20@iisertvm.ac.in

Publications:

1. "Stimuli-Responsive Chiroptical Switching" Diptiprava Sahoo, Renitta Benny, Nithish Kumar KS, and Soumen De*ChemPlusChem. 2022, 87,e202100322

2. "Biomimetic supramolecular coordination chemistry and molecular machines" Renitta Benny, Diptiprava Sahoo, Nithish Kumar KS, and Soumen De* Book Chapter, Elsevier, 2022, ISBN: 610995

3. "Recent advances in fuel-driven molecular switches and machines" Renitta Benny, Diptiprava Sahoo, Ajith George, and Soumen De* ChemistryOpen, 2022, 11, e202200128 

4. "Interplay between anti-anti and syn-anti conformation of thiourea modulating ON-OFF catalysis" Renitta Benny and Soumen De* Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 16767-16772.

Akanksha is from Uttar Pradesh, India, and she got her Master's degree in chemistry from IIT BHU, Varanasi, in 2022. During her master's project, she worked with Dr Indrajit Sinha on "Synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles Ni@Ag." She got a gold medal for her M.Sc. from IIT BHU in 2022. She joined Dr Soumen De's group in the Varsha 2022 as an institute fellow. She likes to cook, read books, and watch the news in her free time.

Email: akanksha22@iisertvm.ac.in

Mrinmoy is from West Bengal. He has done his B.Sc. from Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, University Of Calcutta, Kolkata and Graduated Master's degree in Chemical Sciences from Central University Of Gujarat, Gujarat in 2023. He worked with Dr Dhananjoy Mondal on 'Asymmetric Synthesis' during his master's project. He joined Dr Soumen De's group in the Varsha 2023 as a GATE- 2023 institute fellow. He likes to Cook, Teach and Play outdoor indoor games. 

Email: mrinmoymaity23@iisertvm.ac.in

Nithish is from Chennai. He received his bachelors degree from Madras Christian College, Chennai in 2019. He likes reading books and enjoy playing volleyball, Kabaddi during his spare time.

Email: nithish19@iisertvm.ac.in

Publications:

1. "Stimuli-Responsive Chiroptical Switching" Diptiprava Sahoo, Renitta Benny, Nithish Kumar KS, and Soumen De*ChemPlusChem. 2022, 87,e202100322

2. "Biomimetic supramolecular coordination chemistry and molecular machines" Renitta Benny, Diptiprava Sahoo, Nithish Kumar KS, and Soumen De* Book Chapter, Elsevier, 2022, ISBN: 610995

Chandana from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala joined IISER TVM as an undergrad in 2019. She will be working on “Metal-ion induced switching in Chiral Mechanically Interlocked Molecules”.

Email: chandanas19@@iisertvm.ac.in

Aiswarya Roby (BS-MS Major student (2023-2024)) from Ernakulam, Kerala, joined as an undergraduate in 2019. She will be working on "Chiral molecular switches".

Email: aiswaryaroby19@iisertvm.ac.in