Supramolecular Materials Laboratory
PI: Dr. Suvankar Dasgupta
PI
Dr. Suvankar Dasgupta, MRSC
​Academic Qualification
B.Sc.(Chemistry): Presidency College, Kolkata, 2005
M.Sc.(Chemistry): IIT Madras, Chennai, 2007
PhD: National University of Singapore, 2012
(Supervisor: Professor Wu Jishan)
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Work Experience
2014-Present: Assistant Professor, Department of
Chemistry, NIT Patna
2013-2014: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of IPC, IISc
Bangalore
2012-2013: Research Fellow, Department of CBC, Nanyang
Technological University Singapore
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Research Expertise
Self-assembly, Host-Guest Chemistry, Mechanically Interlocked Molecules, Stimuli-Responsive Materials
Anjali Kumari, PhD Student
Academic Qualification
B.Sc.(Chemistry): Patna Science College, Patna University
M.Sc.(Chemistry): Patna University
Joined Ph.D. in July 2023
Research Topic
Self-sorting, Hetero[n]rotaxanes, Rotaxane-based Molecular Switches ​
Members
Mukesh Jaiswal, PhD Student
Academic Qualification
BS-MS(Chemistry): NITP
Joined Ph.D. in July 2022
Research Topic
Smaller Crown Ether Derived MIMs, Metastable Rotaxanes, Rotaxane-Based Molecular Switches for Fluoride Anion Sensing
Chavda Gayatri, PhD Student
(In collabration, Supervisor: Dr. A. Paul)
Academic Qualification
B.Sc.(Chemistry): LJIAS , Ahmedabad
M.Sc.(Polymer science): CIPET:IPT, Ahmedabad
Joined Ph.D. in July 2021
Collaborative Research Topic
Surface Immobilized Rotaxanes and Molecular Switches for Analyte Sensing in Aqueous and Organic Media
Rasendra Shukla, JRF Student , Sept 2018-July2020
Academic Qualification
B.Sc.(Chemistry): Lucknow University, 2015
M.Sc.(Polymer Chemistry): Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 2017
Research Topic: Host-Guest Chemistry for Stimuli-Responsive Systems
Next Destination: JRF CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, UP, India.
Alumni
Manisha Prakashni, PhD Student
Academic Qualification
B.Sc.(Chemistry): BHU, 2014
M.Sc.(Chemistry): IIT Roorkee, 2016
Thesis Title: Templated Synthesis of Mechanically Interlocked Molecules (MIMs) Involving Dialkylammonium Salts and [23]Crown Ethers
Current Status: Ph.D. Degree Awarded on 5th January 2024.
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Sanchita Verma
Academic Qualification
IM.Sc.(Chemistry): NIT Patna, 2022
Dissertation Title: Photophysical study for host-guest complexation involving [23] crown ethers &dialkylammonium salts.
Shravan Kumar, MSc FYP, August 2020-May 2021
Academic Qualification
IM.Sc.(Chemistry): NIT Patna, 2021
Dissertation Title: Pillar[n]arene-Based Pseudorotaxanes and Rotaxanes
Nitish Kumar, MSc FYP, July 2019-June 2020
Academic Qualification
IM.Sc.(Chemistry): NIT Patna, 2020
Dissertation Title: Molecular Recognition Motifs For Pillar[5]arene Derivatives
Next Destination: PhD Student, IISER Kolkata
