Organic & 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)
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
Research Expertise
Self-assembly, Host-Guest Chemistry, Mechanically Interlocked Molecules, Stimuli-Responsive Materials
Members
Nidhi Pandey, PhD Student
Academic Qualification: B.Sc.(Chemistry): K.A. Degree College, Kanpur University
M.Sc.(Chemistry): Ewing Christian College, Allahabad University
Joined Ph.D. in July 2025
Research Topic: Investigating the Preferential Directionality of Macrocycle Shuttling in Bistable Rotaxanes with Slippage Stoppers. Investigating the Impact of Constricted Crown Ethers in Rotaxanes toward Enhanced Reactivity and Emission Responses.
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: Templated and Self-Assembly of Rotaxanes, Rotaxane-based Molecular Switches for Analyte Sensing, Aggregation Induced Pyrene and Anthracene Excimer Emission, Pseudorotaxanes with Constricted Crown Ethers
Mukesh Jaiswal, PhD Student
Academic Qualification: Integrated M.Sc. (Chemistry): NIT Patna
Joined Ph.D. in July 2022
Research Topic: Metastable Rotaxanes, Rotaxane-Based Molecular Switches, Anion Sensing with Responsive Rotaxanes, Differential Emission Response with Constricted Crown Ether Incorporated Rotaxanes, Rotaxane-based Molecular Switches for Carbon Dioxide Capture
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, Aug 2018-Aug 2023
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.
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
