Contact:

Prof. Rahul  Banerjee

Professor

Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata

Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur 741 246

West Bengal, India

Email: r.banerjee@iiserkol.ac.in

 

Professional:

 

• 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

Qualification:

 

• 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

 
Honors and Awards:

•  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.