Department: Chemical Sciences (DCS)
Email: r.banerjee@iiserkol.ac.in
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Research Interest
Post Doctoral Training
2006-2008: University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA (Advisor: Prof.
O. M Yaghi)
Doctor of Philosophy
2000 - 2006: University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India (Advisor: Prof. G. R.
Desiraju)
Thesis: Crystal Engineering in the gem-Alkynols. Pseudopolymorphism
as a Model to Understand Crystallization
M. Sc. in Chemistry
1998 - 2000: University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
B. Sc. with Honors in Chemistry
1995 - 1998: University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
2021- till date: Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata
2017-2021: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata
2011-2017: Scientist E-1, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
2008-2011: Scientist C, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
2006-2008: Research Associate, UCLA-Los Angeles, USA
2000-2006: Research Scholar, University of Hyderabad, India
Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (in Chemistry) since 2019-
Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2021)
Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of J. Am. Chem. Soc., [2021-till date]
Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences for the year
2018.
Recipient of the Swarna Jayanti Fellowship in Chemical Sciences for the year 2016-
2017.
B M Birla Science Prize in Chemistry 2015
Thomson Reuters Research Excellence-India Citation Awards 2015
NASI-SCOPUS Young Scientist Award for 2014 in the field of Chemistry
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
Associate editor of CrystEngComm (RSC) journal.
NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award in 2011 in Chemical Science.
CSIR Young Scientist Award 2011 in Chemical Science
Young Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2009- 2012)
Recipient of the Post Doctoral recognition award, 2008 awarded by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California, Los Angeles.
Recipient of the Amgen Post Doctoral, 2008 awarded by Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of California, Los Angeles.
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