Dr. Sajal Kumar Ghosh did his Ph.D. from Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India. There after he joined as a post-doctoral scientist in the Institute for X-ray Physics, University of Goettingen, Germany. Then he moved to the University of California-San Diego (UCSD), California, USA to work as a post-doctoral scholar. Sajal has research experience in the field of soft matter physics including bio-physics. He has presented his research works in many international conferences in India, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, UK and USA. His present interests are in i) tuning viscoelastic properties of soft materials by altering the self-assembled aggregates, ii) developing simple model systems to facilitate physical and chemical studies of bio-systems, iii) developing devices which are useful for drug delivery, bio-sensing, non-destructive molecule counter etc. using nanotechnologies.
TEACHING:
- PHY 252: Introduction to BioPhysics (Undergraduate Course)
- PHY 569: Complex Fluids (Graduate Course)
- PHY 108: Physics for life: A fundamental course (Undergraduate Course)
- PHY 103: Fundamental of Physics – I (Undergraduate Course)
- PHY 101: Introduction to Physics I (Undergraduate Course for Engineering Major)
- PHY 572: Soft Matter Physics (Graduate Course)
- CCC 417: Physical Laws: from Nonliving to Living (Undergraduate Course)
RESEARCH
We work in the field of experimental soft matter physics including biophysics. Soft materials used in cosmetic industries are investigated to explore their underlying structures and corresponding viscoelastic properties. These structures are altered by tuning the electrostatic interaction among the self-assembled aggregates in amphiphilic systems. In turn, the materials show interesting physical properties which are important for industrial applications. We also work in the field of membrane biophysics to develop model systems to investigate the interaction of macromolecules (e.g. protein, DNA etc.) with model cellular membranes. We are now embarking on to develop devices for bio-medical applications using nano-technology. Different x-ray scattering (x-ray diffraction, x-ray reflectivity, grazing incidence x-ray diffraction etc.) and microscopy techniques are used at in-house and international synchrotron facilities to study the structures and properties of such soft materials and bio-systems.
- Research in viscoelasticity of complex fluids
- Research in physics of DNA Macromolecule
- Research in the field of membrane biophysics
- Research in the field of surface wetting and de-wetting
Laboratory: Click here for laboratory details
Research in Media:
- Nano-structured self-cleaning aluminium surface that reduces bacterial growth can be useful for biomedical & aerospace applications
- New high-performance transistor for low-cost, environment-friendly biosensors developed
RESEARCH STUDENTS
Ph. D students: Supervising
- Prashant Hitaishi : DST-SERB funded
- Gunjan Sharma
- Ajit Seth
- Rumal Singh
- Sonam Raghav
- Nancy
Ph. D students: Co-supervising
Group Alumni:
PhD Completed:
- Dr. Ritika Gupta: Presently a post-doc in University at Buffalo, New York, USA
- Dr. Priya Mandal: Presently a post-doc in University College London (UCL), UK
- Dr. Saheli Mitra: Presently a post-doc in Carnegie Mellon University, USA
- Dr. Gourav Bhattacharya: Presently a post-doc in Ulster University, UK
Former UG Research Students
- Preethi Sradha, Arjun Bhasker, Siddharth Rao, Meet Raval, Anamaya Shah, Aishwarya Sathya, Shuverthi De Sarkar, Uttam Italia, Nandita Singhal
- Synchrotron X-rays and Neutron Scattering Studies of Anti-bacterial activities of Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids, 63rd DAE-Solid State Physics Symposium, December 2018, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India.
- Effect of imidazolium-based ionic liquids on the structure and dynamics of cellular membrane: From model to mammalian membranes, November 2018, Department of Physics, University of Goettingen, Germany
- Self-assembled structures of soft-materials by synchrotron x-ray scattering, December 2017, Discussion meeting on Synchrotron Science, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
- Interaction of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with soft supported lipid membrane, 19th IUPAB and 11th EBSA Congress Edinburgh, July 2017, UK
- Soft supported lipid bilayer to study cellular membrane, May 2015, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization [Tokai Campus], Japan
- Structural studies of lipid-protein interactions on cushioned bilayers, March, 2013, APS March Meeting 2013, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Highly resolved structure of a floating lipid bilayer: Effect of Ca2+ ions and temperature, February 2013, 57th Annual Meeting of Biophysical Society, Philadelphia, USA
- Interaction of Synaptic Vesicles with Model Lipid Membranes: A Structural Study, July 2010, International Soft Matter Conference 2010, Granada, Spain
- Interaction of Synaptic Vesicles with Lipid Monolayers: A Structural Investigation by X-ray Reflectivity and GIXD, November 2009, Jülich Soft Matter Days 2009, Bonn, Germany
DST travel and experimentg grant to perform experiment in PETRA III, Hamburg, Germany in November 2018
DST travel & experiment grants to perform synchortron experiments in Photon Factory (PF), KEK, Tsukuba, Japan: June 2015, November 2015, February 2017, April 2017, February 2018 & June 2018.
DST travel grant to attend 19th International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) and 11th European Biophysical Societies' Association (EBSA) Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Scored in Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) in 2002 and research fellowship was awarded.
Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Merit scholarship by University of Kalyani for ranking first in BSc.