Functional Materials Laboratory
IISER Bhopal
Current Members
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Dr. Anup Singhania
Golaghat, Assam
Position: ANRF-NPDF (2025-2027)
Ph.D.: CSIR-NEIST, Assam (2024
Research Interest: Long-lived emissive organic probes
Dr. Soumen Ghosh
Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal
Position: CEFIPRA Project Associate III
(2026-2027)
Ph.D.: IIT Patna, Bihar (2025)
Research Interest: Mechanochromic organic probe
Dr. Poonam Saini
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Position: ANRF project Research Associate III
Ph.D.: JNU, New Delhi (2025)
Research Interest: Redox- active porous organic materials
Graduate Students
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Arnab Mandal
Hooghly, West Bengal
Position: GATE-SRF
M.Sc.: IIT Bhubaneswar (2022)
B. Sc.: Serampore College (2020)
Research interest: Long-lived emissive organic probes
Krishnendu Jana
Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal
Position: UGC-SRF
M.Sc.: IIT Bhubaneswar (2023)
B. Sc.: Panskura Banamali College (2020)
Research interest: Fabrication of porous organic polymers for advanced electronic devices
Nikhil Bareth
Champa, Chhattisgarh
Position: UGC-JRF
MSC: Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (2024)
BSC: Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (2022)
Research interest: POP for water treatment
Yadu Krishna
Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Position : GATE
MSc: MG University Kottayam, Kerala
BSc: MG University Kottayam, Kerala
Research Interest : Long-lived emissive organic probes
Patel Karnav Surendrasinh
Ankleshwar, Gujarat
Position : GATE
MSc: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
BSc: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Research Interest : Sodium-ion batteries, porous organic frameworks
Master's Students
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Hema Patel
Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh
Position: MS Thesis
Research interest: Long-lived emissive organic probes
Background courtesy: Mr. Arindum Gupta