Functional NanocompositeS Laboratory
Department of Chemical Engineering, IISER Bhopal, India
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. - Aristotle
We carry out interdisciplinary research in the areas of Materials Science and Nanotechnology in our FunNanoCom Lab, established in September 2018. We aim to address some of the technologically and scientifically challenging environmental and societal concerns by developing new functional materials with a particular focus on sustainability. We design inorganic-organic functional nanocomposites (films, fibers, hydrogels) taking inspiration from nature, using materials at different length scales, and focusing on critical points like interfacial interactions, surface engineering, mechanical synergy, and functionality for targeted applications such as structural, barrier, environmental, energy, sensing, agricultural, and biomedicine. Our key research areas are highlighted here.
Congratulations! Roop Singh for successfully Defending your PhD Thesis on Sept 18, 2024
Congratulations! Roop Singh for winning the best poster award at PPS 2023.
Congratulations! Pankaj, for successfully completing your second graduate seminar
Dr. Paramita Das has been inducted as a member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) at INSA, New Delhi in Feb, 2024.
Dr. Paramita Das is felicitated for her significant contributions in the field of education and research at the Alumni Faculty Day 2023 event held in IIT Delhi on 26th Nov 2023. The event was organized by IIT Delhi Alumni Association.
Welcome Firsodh and Komal for joining our team as Project-JRFs.
Congratulations, Pankaj Kumar for receiving the CSIR Foreign Travel Grant to participate in "The 9th International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems, in Győr, Hungary (29 July 2024 to 01 August 2024).
Congratulations, Pankaj Kumar for receiving the SERB International Travel Grant to participate in "The 9th International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems, in Győr, Hungary (29 July 2024 to 01 August 2024).
Dr. Paramita Das has been selected as a member of INYAS (Indian National Young Academy of Science). Membership period: Feb 2024 - 2029.
DRG warmly welcomes our new members - Manas (PhD), Ekta and Yugal (project associate), and Sidharth, Aarthi, Bhavana, Krishnapriya (Master dissertation students) in the group.
Congratulations, Pankaj, for your first paper published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
Congratulations, Roop Singh, for your second paper published in ACS Applied Nano Materials.
Congratulations! Dr. Paramita Das has received the SERB POWER research grant this year.
Congratulations ! Arya for getting placed in Jindal Polyol Film Ltd. in Nasik as management trainee, and Athira for getting the position of project assistant in NCL Pune.
Our edited book on "Novel Polymeric Materials For Environmental Applications", World Scientific Publishers, April 2023, https://doi.org/10.1142/13130 is online NOW!
Congratulations ! Roop Singh for winning the Best Oral and Pankaj for the Best Poster Presentation Awards in 4th National Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES) 2023 held in IISER Bhopal during March 31 - April 1, 2023.
Congratulations! Arya for receiving ASPIRE Scholarship.
Congratulations! Ajitha (Master Intern of DRG) for starting her PhD in University of Warwick, UK from Feb 2023.
Congratulations! Shivangi (Master Intern of DRG) for starting her PhD in Massey University, New Zealand from Nov 2022.
Research Highlights
Robust Hybrid Barrier Materials for Packaging Applications