Research Interest :

• Controlled/living radical polymerizations [atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization]: Water soluble “smart” responsive polymers for drug delivery applications, Polymer-drug/bio-active molecule conjugate and their biological evaluations, synthesis and characterization of hybrid materials and nanomaterials.

• Controlled/Living carbocationic polymerization for macromolecular architecture.

• Combination of living cationic polymerization with ATRP, RAFT, and “click” chemistry to generate novel macromolecular architectures.

• Oxidative polymerization: Polymerization of vinyl monomers under high pressure of oxygen.

  Academic Qualification :

1. Ph.D. (Polymer Chemistry), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2002.
2. M.Sc. (Physical Chemistry), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1997.
3. B.Sc. (Chemistry Honours.), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1995.

  Positions :

1. Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India (2009-Present).
2. Distinguished Scientist, PhaseRx Pharmaceuticals, Seattle, WA, USA (2008-2009).
3. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA (2007-2008).
4. Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA (2002-2006).

• Visiting scientist at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, 2002
• Reviewer for International Journals: (1) Langmuir; (2) Polymer; (3) Polymer Bulletin; (4) Chemistry of Materials; (5) Colloid and Polymer Science; (6) J. Macromol. Sci, Pure Appl. Chem.; (7) J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem.; (8) Polymer International