Nanomaterials and Molecules: From Spectroscopy to Bioimaging

NaMoSBio 2026

23-26 January 2026
IISER Kolkata, India

About the Conference

About NaMoSBio

NaMoSBio is an international conference on optical nanomaterials and molecules, their synthesis, single molecule/particle spectroscopy, ultrafast to slow exciton dynamics, theoretical-computational aspects and applications e.g. LEDs, solar cells, bioimaging etc. Top class and hand-picked researchers from different parts of the world will be presenting their world class research results. Young and enthusiastic MS/doctoral/postdoctoral researchers and young faculty members will get an excellent opportunity to interact with the world renowned researchers.

Conference Themes

  • Quantum dots and Perovskites
  • Organic fluorophores and photoluminescent crystals
  • Synthesis and characterization
  • Optical spectroscopy
  • Single molecule/particle spectroscopy
  • Ultrafast exciton dynamics
  • Raman spectroscopy of molecules and materials
  • Theoretical and computational aspects
  • Organic photochemistry and photo-switches
  • Electrical properties
  • LEDs, Solar cells etc.
  • Nanomaterials catalysis
  • Optical waveguide
  • Bio-imaging using optical nanomaterials and molecules
50+ Speakers
50+ Poster Presenters
150 Available Seats

Speakers

Plenary Lecture

Prof. Anunay Samanta

Prof. Wolfgang Parak

University of Hamburg, Germany

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Prof. Sourav Pal Thomas

Prof. Sourav Pal

Ashoka University, India

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Prof. D. D. Sarma

Prof. D. D. Sarma

IISc, Bengaluru, India

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Prof. Anunay Samanta

Prof. Anunay Samanta

University of Hyderabad, India

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Prof. K. George Thomas

Prof. K. George Thomas

IISER TVM, India

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Keynote Speakers

Prof. Philip Tinnefeld

Prof. Philip Tinnefeld

LMU München, Germany

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Prof. Ivan G. Scheblykin

Prof. Ivan G. Scheblykin

Lund University, Sweden

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Prof. Łukasz Kłopotowski

Prof. Łukasz Kłopotowski

Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta

Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta

CSIR-NPL, New Delhi, India

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Prof. Hirendra N Ghosh

Prof. Hirendra N Ghosh

NISER, Bhubaneswar, India

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Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana

Prof. Chandrabhas Narayana

RGCB TVM, India

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Prof. Narayan Pradhan

Prof. Narayan Pradhan

IACS, Kolkata, India

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Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan

Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan

University of Hyderabad, India

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Prof. Swapan K. Pati

Prof. Swapan K. Pati

JNCASR, Bengaluru, India

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Prof. Akshay Rao

Prof. Akshay Rao

University of Cambridge, UK

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Prof. Quinten Akkerman

Prof. Quinten Akkerman

LMU München, Germany

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Invited speakers

Prof. Lakshminarayana Polavarapu

Prof. Lakshminarayana Polavarapu

Universidade de Vigo, Spain

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Prof. Subi J George

Prof. Subi J George

JNCASR, Bengaluru, India

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Prof. Mahesh Hariharan

Prof. Mahesh Hariharan

IISER TVM, India

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Prof. Nirmalya Ghosh

Prof. Nirmalya Ghosh

IISER Kolkata, India

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Prof. Dinesh Kabra

Prof. Dinesh Kabra

IIT Bombay, India

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Prof. Soumitra Satapathi

Prof. Soumitra Satapathi

IIT Roorkee, India

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Prof. Arindam Chowdhury

Prof. Arindam Chowdhury

IIT Bombay, India

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Prof. Jyotishman Dasgupta

Prof. Jyotishman Dasgupta

TIFR Mumbai, India

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Prof. Sameer Sapra

Prof. Sameer Sapra

IIT Delhi, India

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Prof. Vandana Bhalla

Prof. Vandana Bhalla

Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India

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Prof. Anindya Datta

Prof. Anindya Datta

IIT Bombay, India

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Prof. Pankaj Mandal

Prof. Pankaj Mandal

IISER Pune, India

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Prof. Saptarshi Mukherjee

Prof. Saptarshi Mukherjee

IISER Bhopal, India

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Prof. Anshu Pandey

Prof. Anshu Pandey

IISc, Bengaluru, India

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Prof. Pramod P. Pillai

Prof. Pramod P. Pillai

IISER Pune, India

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Prof. Moloy Sarkar

Prof. Moloy Sarkar

NISER, Bhubaneswar, India

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Prof. Ayan Datta

Prof. Ayan Datta

IACS, Kolkata, India

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Prof. Priya Mahadevan

Prof. Priya Mahadevan

SNBNCBS, Kolkata, India

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Prof. Swapan Chakrabarti

Prof. Swapan Chakrabarti

University of Calcutta, India

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Dr. Sudip Chakraborty

Prof. Sudip Chakraborty

HRI, Prayagraj, India

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Prof. Arijit Kumar De

Prof. Arijit Kumar De

IISER Mohali, India

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Prof. Satish Patil

Prof. Satish Patil

IISc, Bengaluru, India

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Prof. Sayan Bagchi

Prof. Sayan Bagchi

CSIR-NCL, Pune, India

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Prof. Jino George

Prof. Jino George

IISER Mohali, India

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Prof. Apurba Lal Koner

Prof. Apurba Lal Koner

IISER Bhopal, India

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Prof. Satyaprasad P Senanayak

Prof. Satyaprasad P Senanayak

NISER, Bhubaneswar, India

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Prof. Pabitra Nayak

Prof. Pabitra Nayak

TIFR Hyderabad, India

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Prof. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay

Prof. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay

IISER Kolkata, India

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Prof. Debashree Ghosh

Prof. Debashree Ghosh

IACS, Kolkata, India

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Prof. Aswani Yella

Prof. Aswani Yella

IIT Bombay, India

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Prof. Partha Hazra

Prof. Partha Hazra

IISER Pune, India

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Prof. Monojit Bag

Prof. Monojit Bag

IIT Roorkee, India

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Short Talk

Dr. Saumyakanti Khatua

Dr. Saumyakanti Khatua

IIT Gandhinagar, India

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Dr. Jatish Kumar

Dr. Jatish Kumar

IISER Tirupati, India

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Dr. Janardan Kundu

Dr. Janardan Kundu

IISER Tirupati, India

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Dr. Anup Ghosh

Dr. Anup Ghosh

Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

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Young Investigator's Flash Talk

Postdocs with excellent research record may apply (with their CV) for 'Young Investigator's Flash Talk' to Prof. Prasun Mandal (prasunchem@iiserkol.ac.in)

Programme Schedule

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Conference Committee

Professor Sunil Kumar Khare, Director, IISER Kolkata, India

Professor Debasish Haldar, Chairman, DCS, IISER Kolkata, India

Professor Gregory D. Scholes, Princeton University, USA

Professor Liberato Manna, Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Italy

Professor Paul Mulvaney, University of Melbourne, Australia

Professor Shimon Weiss, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Professor Maksym V. Kovalenko, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Professor Prashant V. Kamat, University of Notre Dame, USA

Professor Anunay Samanta, University of Hyderabad, India

Professor K. George Thomas, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India

Professor D. D. Sarma, IISc, Bengaluru, India

Professor Sourav Pal, Ashoka University, India

Professor Jai Pal Mittal, BARC, India

Professor A. K. Tyagi, HBNI and BARC, Mumbai, India

Professor Hirendra N. Ghosh, NISER Bhubaneswar, India

Professor Santanu Bhattacharya, IISER Tirupati, India

Professor Ashok K. Ganguli, IISER Berhampur, India

Professor Venu Gopal Achanta, CSIR-NPL, New Delhi, India

Professor Kalobaran Maiti, IACS, Kolkata, India

Professor Chandrabhas Narayana, RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram, India

Professor B. L. V. Prasad, CeNS, Bangalore, India

Professor Uday Maitra, IISc, Bengaluru, India

Professor Ashok K Mishra, IIT Madras, India

Professor Amitava Das, IISER Kolkata and NUJS, Kolkata, India

Professor Swapan K Pati, JNCASR, Bengaluru, India

Professor Priya Mahadevan, SNBNCBS, Kolkata, India

Professor Narayan Pradhan, IACS, Kolkata, India

Professor Prasanta K. Datta, IIT Kharagpur, India

Professor Subi J. George, JNCASR, Bengaluru, India

Professor Mahesh Hariharan, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India

Professor Anindya Datta, IIT Bombay, India

Professor Saptarshi Mukherjee, IISER Bhopal, India

Professor Arindam Chowdhury, IIT Bombay, India

Professor Jyotishman Dasgupta, TIFR Mumbai, India

Professor Ruchi Anand, IIT Bombay, India

Professor Dinesh Kabra, IIT Bombay, India

DCS Faculty members, IISER Kolkata, India

Professor Prasun K. Mandal, IISER Kolkata, India

Professor Priyadarsi De, IISER Kolkata, India

Registration Details

Registration fees (excluding 18% GST):

  • Students (with accommodation) INR 7000/-
  • Students (without accommodation) INR 5000/-
  • Faculty members (with accommodation) INR 15000/-
  • Faculty members (without accommodation) INR 12000/-
  • Foreign Delegates USD 300/-
  • Industry Participants INR 25000/-

*The registration fee will include the expenses towards conference proceedings, refreshments, lunches, dinners & accommodation (from 23rd Jan morning – 26th Jan afternoon, 2026)

Payment Information

Bank Details:

Account Name: IISER Kolkata Project AC

Account Number: 325001000000002

Bank Name: Indian Overseas Bank

Branch Name: Mohanpur

IFSC Code: IOBA0003250

Swift Code: IOBAINBB893

PAN: AAAAI2170E

Abstract Submission:

Deadline: 25th October 2025

Acceptance notification: 31st October 2025

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1. 2 stalls of (2m x 2m) with 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 2 Dustbins, 2 lights & 2 plug points will be provided.

2. Transportation, Fitting, Execution and Supervision charges are included.

3. No other branding support will be provided from our side, if so, extra cost will be added.

4. One lecture slot of 30 minutes during the conference proceedings will be provided.

5. Adequate mention as “Diamond sponsor” in the NaMoSBio international conference website/banners/flyers/e-abstract book etc.

6. A full page e-abstract book advertisement will be provided along with full page back cover advertisement.

7. 3 company personnels will be provided food, refreshments and banquet dinner.

1. 2 stalls of (2m x 2m) with 2 Tables, 4 Chairs, 2 Dustbins, 2 lights & 2 plug points will be provided.

2. Transportation, Fitting, Execution and Supervision charges are included.

3. No other branding support will be provided from our side, if so, extra cost will be added.

4. One lecture slot of 15 minutes during the conference proceedings will be provided.

5. Adequate mention as “Platinum sponsor” in the NaMoSBio international conference website/banners/flyers/e-abstract book etc.

6. A full page e-abstract book advertisement will be provided along with full page back cover advertisement.

7. 2 company personnels will be provided food, refreshments and banquet dinner.

1. One stall of (3m x 2m) with 1 Table, 2 Chairs, 1 Dustbin 1 light & 1 plug point will be provided.

2. Transportation, Fitting, Execution and Supervision charges are included.

3. No other branding support will be provided from our side, if so, extra cost will be added.

4. One lecture slot of 10 minutes during the conference proceedings will be provided.

5. Adequate mention as “Gold sponsor” in the NaMoSBio international conference website/banners/flyers/e-abstract book etc.

6. A full page e-abstract book advertisement will be provided.

7. 2 company personnels will be provided food, refreshments, and banquet dinner.

1. One stall of (2m x 2m) with 1 Table, 2 Chairs, 1 Dustbin 1 light & 1 plug point will be provided.

2. Transportation, Fitting, Execution and Supervision charges are included.

3. No other branding support will be provided from our side, if so, extra cost will be added.

4. One lecture slot of 5 minutes during the conference proceedings will be provided.

5. Adequate mention as “Silver sponsor” in the NaMoSBio international conference website/banners/flyers/e-abstract book etc.

6. A half page e-abstract book advertisement will be provided.

7. 2 company personnels will be provided food, refreshments etc.

1. One stall of (2m x 2m) with 1 Table, 2 Chairs, 1 Dustbin 1 light & 1 plug point will be provided.

2. Transportation, Fitting, Execution and Supervision charges are included.

3. No other branding support will be provided from our side, if so, extra cost will be added.

4. Adequate mention as “Bronze sponsor” in the NaMoSBio international conference website/banners/flyers/e-abstract book etc.

5. A half page e-abstract book advertisement will be provided.

6. 1 company personnels will be provided food, refreshments etc.

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Contact Us

Convener

Prof. Prasun Kumar Mandal

prasunchem@iiserkol.ac.in

+91-3361360000-Ext-1274


Co-convener

Prof. Priyadarsi De

p_de@iiserkol.ac.in

Volunteers

Mr. Mainak Ghosal

mg21rs004@iiserkol.ac.in

+91 6290813253


Mr. Soumen Mukherjee

sm19rs018@iiserkol.ac.in

+91 6290497042

Volunteers

Mr. Sourav Dey

sd23rs093@iiserkol.ac.in

+91 9123848830

Conference Venue

R N Tagore Auditorium

IISER Kolkata
Mohanpur, Nadia - 741 246
West Bengal, India

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