Dr. Rajesh Das, was born in Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India, in July 1996. I received my B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons.) from the Department of Chemistry, A. S. College, Utkal University, Odisha, India, in 2016. After obtaining my bachelor's degree, I joined the School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University to complete my master's degree. In 2018, I completed my M.Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry Specialization). In July 2018, I joined Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar to pursue Ph. D. under the supervision of Dr. C.M. Nagaraja. My Ph. D thesis entitled "Design of functional metal-organic frameworks for catalytic conversion of CO2 to value-added chemicals". I completed Ph. D. degree in April 2023 and joined as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, National University of Singapore. Currently, I am Working with Professor Anthony Cheetham and Professor Dan Zhao to develop highly water stable MOFs for selective CO2 capture and non-cryogenic air separation. My research area lies in the field of Inorganic Chemistry which includes the synthesis of porous framework materials such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent-Organic Frameworks (COFs), and Porous-Organic Polymers (POPs) for energy and environmental applications.
2023 (May) - Present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore. Working with Professor Anthony K. Cheetham and Professor Dan Zhao.
2018 (July) - 2023 (April): Ph. D. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. (Thesis title: “Design of functional metal-organic frameworks for catalytic conversion of CO2 to value-added chemicals”). Worked under Professor C. M. Nagaraja.
2016-2018: M. Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry), School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India.
2013-2016: B. Sc. (Chemistry Hons), Department of Chemistry, Utkal University, Odisha, India.