Indrajit Ghosh

Dr. Indrajit Ghosh was born in Maheshpur, a small village in the state of West Bengal, India. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (Honours) from Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly Presidency College), and his Master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).

In 2013, Dr. Ghosh received his Ph.D. with distinction from Jacobs University Bremen under the supervision of Professor Werner M. Nau. He then moved to the University of Regensburg to pursue postdoctoral research with Professor Burkhard König. In 2017, he spent a year at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, working with Professor Markus Antonietti.

Dr. Ghosh began his independent career in 2025 as a research group leader at the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, where he leads a research group at the Materials Envy Lab (MELab).

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Dr. Ghosh has made foundational contributions to the development of several key concepts in photocatalysis—including ConPET, SenI-ET, chromo-selective catalysis, and AD-HoC catalysis—which have significantly expanded the scope of visible-light-driven organic synthesis. He has also played a pivotal role in advancing semiconductor photocatalysis using mpg-CN, enabling complex transformations such as the double C–H functionalization of heteroarenes.

Currently, at MELab in Ostrava, Dr. Ghosh leads research on the design and development of functional materials and single-entity catalysts for photochemical transformations. His interdisciplinary work bridges organic chemistry and materials science, focusing on chemical reactions that remain challenging with conventional approaches.