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Meet Our Team!

We work at the interface of Nanoscience, Polymer Chemistry and Synthetic Biology.

We do have openings periodically. Please inquire with Dr. Samanta. 

PhD Students

Nikhil Dhiman
Nikhil hails from Shimla, a city in northern India, located at the foothills of the Himalayas. Nikhil completed his Bachelors and Masters in Chemistry from Himachal Pradesh University in 2020 and 2022 respectively. He joined IIT KGP with his individual CSIR NET scholarship (All India Rank 110). He is developing new chemically fueled molecular transformations and pathways leading to complexity in bottom-up self-organized systems.
SK Asif Rahman
Asif earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Ashutosh College, University of Calcutta in 2021 and completed his Master's degree from Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta in 2023. Before joining IIT KGP, Asif worked on various projects including polymer synthesis and hydrophobic surface engineering. He is developing responsive soft microcompartments for a variety of catalytic reactions that can be used in biotechnological applications such as sensing and bioremediation.
Arun Biswas
Arun comes from North Dinajpur in West Bengal. He has completed his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Raiganj University and Master's degree from IIT Dhanbad in 2021 and 2023 respectively. He works jointly in Samanta and Palei lab at IIT KGP. He is developing pathways for cell-free protein synthesis in crowded macromolecular condensates for new synthetic cell models.
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