Rate My Professor Somobrata Acharya

Somobrata Acharya is a Senior Professor in the School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, where he holds the position of Head of the Department of CCRES and Dean for Administration and Staff Matters. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2003 from IACS, under the supervision of Professor G. B. Talapatra, with research focused on spectroscopy and materials. Following his doctorate, he conducted postdoctoral research at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Throughout his career at IACS, Acharya has advanced from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in the Centre for Advanced Materials, and subsequently to his current senior role. He has taken on significant administrative responsibilities, including membership in the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Building Advisory Committee, and Archive Committee, contributing to the institute's governance and infrastructure development.

Acharya's research centers on the chemistry and physics of semiconductor nanocrystals in the quantum size regime and supramolecular assemblies of organic compounds, encompassing nanomaterials, supramolecular assemblies, and functional devices. His scholarly contributions have earned over 11,000 citations. Notable publications include 'Two-Dimensional (2D) Nanomaterials towards Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion' published in the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan in 2017, 'Postsynthesis Transformation of Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals' in ACS Energy Letters in 2022, and 'Formation of Calcium Carbonate Crystal Using Phospholipid Monolayers as Templates' in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B in 2010. Acharya has been recognized with several prestigious honors, including election as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 2023 under the Chemistry section, Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and the CRSI Bronze Medal in 2020. His work has influenced advancements in nanomaterials for optoelectronic and energy applications.