Welcome to Prof. Pal Research Group

 

Laboratory of Smart Materials and Supramolecular Chemistry

 

 

 

 

Profile

 

  

Prof. Santanu Kumar Pal, FRSC

Professor

Principal Investigator

 

ACADEMIC RECORD 

 

Degree

Year

Subject

University

 B.Sc.

 1998-2001

 Chemistry (Honours)

 Ramakrishna Mission  Vidyamandira, Belur

 (Under  University of  Calcutta, West  Bengal)

 M.Sc.

 2001-2003

 Chemistry (Specialization:  Organic Chemistry)

 University of Calcutta,  West  Bengal

 PhD

 2003 - 2008

 Thesis title: Synthesis,  Characterization and Self-    assembly of Functionalized  Soft Nanomaterials

 Raman Research  Institute,  Bangalore

 (Under Jawaharlal  Nehru  University)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD

 

  •  Graduate Assistant/ PhD Fellow 

 Raman Research Institute, C.V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Bangalore-560080, India

                                                                                                         

  •  Research Associate                                    

 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Madison, WI, USA     

                                                                            

  •  Assistant Professor (2010-2016)

 Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali 

 

  •   Associate Professor  (2016-2022)

  Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali

 

  •   Associate Professor  (2022 to till date)

  Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali

 

HONOURS/RECOGNITION

       • Prof. S. K. Pal received partial funding from INSA to attend International Liquid Crystal Conference to be held in Kent State University, USA during 30th July-5th August, 2016.

Awarded Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists in 2015. (http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/PINSA/Vol81_2015_4_Art30.pdf)
 
•Awarded  NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2015) by National Academy of Sciences
 
•Received  the DST-SERB International Travel Grant to attend the Optics of Liquid Crystal Conference held at Sopot, Poland from 13th Sept to 18th Sept, 2015.
 
•Got the Young  Achiever Award from DAE-BRNS in 2013.
 
•Got the DAE Young Scientist Research Award in 2012.