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Prof. Chanchal Chakraborty 

Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry

Conjugated Polymer, Electrochrmic smart windows, Energy Conversion, Energy storage devices, Fuel cells, Metal-organic hybrid materials, electrocatalysis
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India
chanchal@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
040-66303653
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanchal-chakraborty-607b8523/?originalSubdomain=in

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Dr. Chanchal Chakraborty 
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
Research Topic: Electrochemical Processes for energy generation  and storage, Electrochromism, Polymer Nanocomposites, Bio-conjugates 
 

Ongoing Ph.D. Students (Dr. Chakraborty as Supervisor) 

Senior Research Fellow (CSIR SRF) 
Date of Joining:  August 2022
M. Sc. and M. Tech from Amity University, Kolkata 
Research Topic: Development of electrode materials for highly efficient hydrogen fuel cell 
Lab: A001 PURSE Lab, Department of Chemistry
Email: akpradhan.od@gmail.com
 
Mr. Soumen Khan 
Junior Research Fellow (Institute Fellow)
Date of Joining:  September 2022
M. Sc. from Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal
Research Topic: Advanced energy storage materials
Lab: McSEE Lab, Department of Chemistry
Email: p20220015@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Mr. Bhushan Nandre 
Junior Research Fellow (UGC-CSIR JRF)
Date of Joining:  January 2024
M. Sc. from Bapusaheb Shivajirao Deore College of Engineering, Dhule, Maharashtra
Research Topic: Polymer-based smart window for solar irradiance modulation 
Lab: B109, Department of Chemistry
Email:2023proj053@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Mr. Anirban Biswas 
Junior Research Fellow (ICMR Project)
Date of Joining:  April 2024
M. Sc. from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, West Bengal
Research Topic: Electrochromic smart sensor for cancer detection
Lab: B109, Department of Chemistry
Email: anirbanbiswaschem@gmail.com
Ms. Pallabi Layek
Junior Research Fellow (SERB-CRG Fellow)
Date of Joining:  May 2024
M. Sc. from Bankura University, West Bengal
Research Topic: Polymer composite-based electrochromic energy storage materials 
Lab: B109, Department of Chemistry
Email:pallabilayek055@gmail.com
Ms. Amrutha Radhakrishnan
Junior Research Fellow (Industry-Sponsored Project)
Date of Joining:  March 2025
M. Sc. from the University of Kerala, Kerala
Research Topic: Sustainable Reclamation: From Battery Spent Materials to Valuable Components
Lab: B109, Department of Chemistry
Email:2024proj061@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
Mr. Patti Nagabhushanam
Part-Time Research Fellow (Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research)
Date of Joining:  August 2024
M. Sc. from the University of Hyderabad
Research Topic: Development of the molecular platforms for the detection of Uranium and other trace elements
Lab: B109, Department of Chemistry
Email:p20240105@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

 

Ongoing Ph.D. Students (Dr. Chakraborty as Co-supervisor)

Ms. Padmasri K
Junior Research Fellow (DRDO Project) (PI: Prof. D Purnima, Dept. of Chemical Engineering)
Date of Joining:  Jan 2023
M. Sc. from the Periyar University, Tamil Nadu
Research Topic: Composite nanostructures of MOF for energy storage applications
Lab: B109, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Email:p20230408@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

 

Alumni: (Ph.D. Completed)

(Prof. Chakraborty as the Ph.D. Supervisor)
 
Dr. Susmita Roy 
Date of Joining: March 2018
Date of Thesis Defense: July 2022
M. Sc. in Chemistry from Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
Thesis Title: Advanced Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Nanostructures for Smart
Electrochromic Devices
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, NIMS, JAPAN
Email: beingsusmita95@gmail.com
Date of Thesis Defense:  29th November 2025
M. Sc. in Chemistry from NIT Rourkela 
Thesis Title: Development of Cathodically Coloring Organic and Metallo-Organic Materials for Electrochromic Devices
Email: p20200425@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
 
(Prof. Chakraborty as the Ph.D. Co-Supervisor)
 
Date of joining: January 2019 
Date of Thesis Defense: 18 June 2024
M.Tech. Thermal Engineering at JNTU Hyderabad
Thesis Title: An Advancement in Electric Vehicle Battery Thermal Management with Innovative Cold Plate Designs  (Supervisor: Prof. Santanu P. Dutta)
Current Position:
Email: p20180449@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in
 
Date of Thesis Defense:  8th July 2024
M. Phil in Chemistry from the University of Kerala, Trivandrum 
Thesis Title: Introspecting the Metal Oxides and Metal-Free Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation Reaction (Supervisor: Prof. Sounak Roy)
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Cincinnati, USA
Email: meenupc06@gmail.com

Date of Thesis Defense: 16th September 2025
M. Sc. in Chemistry from Sidho Kanho Birsha University, West Bengal
Thesis Title: Modification of electrode materials for oxygen evolution reactions: Tailoring the Structural, Surface, and Electronic Properties (Supervisor: Prof. Sounak Roy)
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, France
Email: p20190410@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in 
 

M. Sc Thesis Students

1. Suyash Gupta (FD ID No. 2015B2AA0813H) [Second Semester 2019-20]
Topic: Novel Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers for Electrochromic Devices 
 
2. K.G. Sankalp (FD ID No. 2016B2A30683H) [Second Semester 2020-21] 
Topic: Study, Development and Characterization of wearable biochemical sensors for wound healing

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