Current Postdoc/RA Students:
Pravat Ghorai
Dr. Pravat was born and brought up in Purba Medinipur. He received the CSIR-SRF (Direct) fellowship in 2020 and earned his Ph.D. in 2022 from Jadavpur University under Prof. (Dr.) Amrita Saha. He completed his first postdoctoral research as a SERB-NPDF at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, under Dr. Priyabrata Banerjee. He has joined as a Postdoctoral Fellow to SKP Research group at IIT Kharagpur. His hobbies include writing Bengali short stories, playing cricket, and listening to music.
Area of Research: Developing coordination polymers for exploring advanced applications​
Contact:
Dr. Pravat Ghorai
Current Ph.D. Students:
Chinmoy Kumar Behera
Chinmoy was born and brought up in Balasore. He did his bachelor degree from Fakir Mohan Collge under Fakir Mohan University in 2015. He completed his Masters degree from North Orissa University in 2018. He has joined as a Ph.D. student to SKP Research group. His hobbies are to play badminton, volleyball and watching movies.
Area of Research: Photopolymerization, Functional-metallopolymers, Controlled/living polymerization
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Poulami Panja
Poulami was born and brought up in East Midnapore. She did her bachelor degree from Midnapore College under Vidyasagar University in 2017. She completed her Masters degree from NIT Durgapur in 2019. Now, she has joined as a Ph.D. student to SKP Research Group. Her research work is focused on Self-assembled functional metallopolymer. Her hobbies are to sing, dance and reading books.
Area of Research: Self-assembled supramolecular materials with tunable optoelectronic response
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Contact:
Poulami Panja
Supriya Das
Supriya was born and brought up in Ranasahi in Balasore district. She completed her Bachelor’s degree from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College under Fakir Mohan University in the year 2014. She completed her Master’s from North Orissa University in 2018 (Gold medalist). She has joined SKP Research Group in Autumn, 2020 to pursue her doctoral research. Her hobbies are playing badminton, travelling to explore new places with cultural immersions, cycling and watching movies.
Area of Research: Development of BODIPY-metalla conjugates for visible light driven photocatalysis, metallopolymer through electropolymerization
Contact:
Supriya Das
Sudip Ghorai
Sudip was born and brought up in Haldia in East Medinipur district. He completed his Bachelor's degree from Haldia Government College under Vidyasagar University in 2019. He completed his Master's degree from Vidyasagar University in 2021. Then he joined the SKP Research group to pursue his PhD degree. His hobbies are playing guitar, listening to music, playing cricket and listening to Sunday Suspense.
Area of Research: Self-assembled metal-ion coordinated synthetic functional Materials​
Contact:
Sudip Ghorai
Chinmoy Kumar Behera
Chinmoy was born and brought up in Balasore. He did his bachelor degree from Fakir Mohan Collge under Fakir Mohan University in 2015. He completed his Masters degree from North Orissa University in 2018. He has joined as a Ph.D. student to SKP Research group. His hobbies are to play badminton, volleyball and watching movies.
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Area of Research: Photopolymerization, Functional-metallopolymers, Controlled/living polymerization
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Chinmoy Kumar Behera
Chhanda Mondal
Chanda was born and brought up in East Midnapore. She completed her Bachelor's degree from Midnapore College in 2017 and master's degree from NIT Rourkela in 2019. She has joined as a PhD scholar in SKP group in Spring 2020. She loves exploring new places, playing badminton, gardening and art and crafts.
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Area of Research: Developing Functional Side-chain Metallopolymers
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Contact:
chanda.mondal97@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
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Chhanda Mondal
Sabitri Sahoo
Sabitri was born and brought up in Anandapur in Bhadrak district. She completed her Bachelor's degree from Chitalo Degree Mahavidyalaya under Utkal University in the year 2023. She completed her Master's degree from Fakir Mohan University in 2025. Currently she has joined the SKP Research group to pursue her PhD degree. Her hobbies are travelling and watching movies.
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Sabitri Sahoo
Premnath Das
​Premnath was born and brought up in West Medinipur. He did his Bachelor’s degree from Kharagpur College under Vidyasagar University in the year 2017. He completed his master’s degree from NIT Rourkela in 2019. He has joined as a Ph.D. student to SKP Research group in the Autumn semester of 2020. His hobbies are playing cricket, badminton, listening to music, playing PC games and seeing the diversity of people from different regions​​.
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Area of Research:
Visible light driven redox catalysis
Contact:
inorg.prem96@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
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Premnath Das
Souvik Kundu
Souvik was born and brought up in Balurghat. He did his schooling from Balurghat High School and completed his bachelor's degree from Gurudas College under Calcutta University in 2019. After that he did his Masters degree in Chemistry from IIT Kharagpur in 2021. He has joined to SKP research group as a Ph.D. student in Autumn 2021. His hobbies are painting, listening to music and he also loves to play cricket.
Area of Research: Development of Sustainable Methodologies for Depolymerization​
Contact:
Souvik Kundu
Biswajit Das
Biswajit was born and brought up in Jhargram in Purulia district. He completed his Bachelor's degree from Jhargram Raj college under Vidyasagar University in 2020. He completed his Master's degree from IIT Guwahati in 2023. Then he joined the SKP Research group to pursue his PhD degree. His hobbies are playing guitar, listening to music, play cricket and watching movies.
Area of Research:
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Contact:
Biswajit Das
Premnath Das
Premnath was born and brought up in West Medinipur. He did his Bachelor’s degree from Kharagpur College under Vidyasagar University in the year 2017. He completed his master’s degree from NIT Rourkela in 2019. He has joined as a Ph.D. student to SKP Research group in the Autumn semester of 2020. His hobbies are playing cricket, badminton, listening to music, playing PC games and seeing the diversity of people from different regions.
Area of Research: Visible light driven redox catalysis
Contact:
inorg.prem96@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in
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Sumi Das
Sumi was born and brought up in Chuamuli in Birbhum district. She completed her Bachelor's degree from Suri Vidyasagar College under Burdwan University in 2021. She completed her Master's degree from Vidyasagar University in 2023. Then she joined the SKP Research group to pursue her PhD degree. She proudly participated in the state-level athletic games, competing in the 200m run and the high jump. Her hobbies are travelling and watching movies.
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Sumi Das
Current M.Sc. Students:
Muna Soren
Muna was born and brought up in in Thakurmunda in the Mayurbhanj
district of Odisha. He completed his higher secondary education (+2) at F.M. Junior College in Baleswar, Odisha In 2020. He has done his B.Sc. from M.P.C. Autonomous College in Baripada in the year of 2023. Currently he is doing his M.Sc. from IIT Kharagpur. His hobbles is to playing football, Iistening to music, and travelling.
Contact:
Muna Soren
Debraj Mishra
Debraj was born and brought up in West Midnapore.He did his​ schooling from Mohanpur High School. He has done his B.Sc from Midnapore City College under Vidyasagar Universityin 2025. Currently he is doing his M.Sc from IIT Kharagpur. His hobbies are playing cricket, football , table tennis and teaching.
Contact:
Debraj Mishra
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