Research Interest

• Polymers
• EV Technologies
• Health
• Energy
• Sustainability
• Circular Economy

  Education

• Ph.D.: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
• M.Sc. (Chemistry): University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
• B.Sc. (Chemistry): Scottish Church College, Kolkata, India

  Professional Experience

• 2021-till date: Associate Professor, IIT Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
• 2017-2021: Assistant Professor, IIT Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
• 2015-2017: Post-doctoral Research Associate at ENSCM, France.
• 2013-2015: Post-doctoral Research Associate at UMass Lowell, USA.

  Awards, Fellowships and Honors

• 2025: The Society of Polymer Science India (SPSI)-Prof. K. Kishore Award for the year 2025.
• 2025: SELECTED to participate in Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2025) under the category of Young S&T Leaders (below 45 years).
• 2025: Rising Stars of Polymers-2025 by ACS Polymers Au Journal.
• 2025: The Next Generation of Polymer Scientists in India-2025 by Wiley-Macromolecular Rapid Communications Journal.
• 2025: Polymer Chemistry Pioneering Investigator-2025 by Royal Society of Chemistry-Polymer Chemistry Journal.
• 2024: Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI)-Bronze Medal for the year 2024.
• 2024-till date: Section Editor, Materials Today Communications Journal, Elsevier.
• 2023: Next Generation of Polymer Researchers-2023 by Wiley-Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics Journal.
• 2020: Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigator-2020 by Royal Society of Chemistry-Polymer Chemistry Journal.
• 2020: Outstanding Reviewer for Royal Society of Chemistry-Molecular Systems Design & Engineering Journal in 2019.
• 2019: Early Career Research Award by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.
• 2016: Ramanujan Fellowship by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.

  Institute-level Responsibilities

• Oct, 2025–till date: Coordinator, Institute's Industry Cell, IIT Bhilai.

• Aug, 2020–Aug, 2024: Head, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Bhilai.

• Nov, 2022–Oct, 2023: Vice-president, Institute’s Innovation Council (IIC), IIT Bhilai.

• Oct, 2018–Nov, 2022: Convener, Institute's Innovation Council (IIC), IIT Bhilai.

• Jan, 2018–Oct, 2022: Member, Science Purchase Committee, IIT Bhilai.

• Feb, 2018–Aug, 2020: Faculty-in-charge, Research & Development (R&D), IIT Bhilai.

• Jan, 2018–Aug, 2020: Convener, Departmental Postgraduate Committee (DPGC), Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Bhilai.

• Feb, 2018–Mar, 2019: Faculty-in-charge, Student Mentorship Program, IIT Bhilai.

• Nov, 2017–Feb, 2018: Faculty-in-charge, Sports Activity, IIT Bhilai.

  Publication Summary

• Number of Publication in Peer-reviewed International Journal: 95

• Number of Patents granted from IIT Bhilai: 5

• Number of Book Chapters published : 9

• Citations: 1927 | h-index: 30 | i10 index: 57

• Profiles: Google Scholar | ORCiD | LinkedIn

  Selected Publications

• Bhanendra Sahu, Sudipta Paul, Priyank Sinha and Sanjib Banerjee* Metal-Free Sulfur-Dots Induced Spatiotemporal PhotoRDRP for Multi-Arm Star Functional Polymer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202512380 (Impact Factor = 16.9). link

• Nishikanta Singh, Durgesh Kumar Sinha, Koushik Mahata, Dillip Bhoi, Tejram Dewangan, Katchala Nanaji and Sanjib Banerjee* Development of Multifunctional Smart Polymeric Material for Emerging Applications, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202510516 (Impact Factor = 19.0). link

• Bhanendra Sahu, Nishikanta Singh, Sudipta Paul and Sanjib Banerjee* Multi-Responsive 4D-Printed Soft Active Material towards Shape-Reconfigurable Actuators, Small 2025, 21, e08079 (Impact Factor = 12.1). link

• Swarup Maity, Priyank Sinha, Koushik Mahata, and Sanjib Banerjee* Cation-π Reinforced Terpolymer with Tunable Energy Dissipation, Self-Healing, and High-Impact Resilience, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, e15550 (Impact Factor = 19.0). link

• Priyank Sinha, Sudipta Paul, Swarup Maity and Sanjib Banerjee* Selective Depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in Mixed Plastic Waste Using Magnetically Recoverable nZVI Catalyst, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2025, 59, 15766-16776 (Impact Factor = 11.3). link

• Sujit Das,† Amul Jain,† Subuhan Ahamed, Bhanendra Sahu, Sonam Suthar, Björn Schwarz, Christel Livia Mascarenhas, Sangita Mondal, Saroj Kumar Kushvaha, Sanjib Banerjee,* Herbert W. Roesky* and Kartik Chandra Mondal* (†These authors contributed equally to this manuscript) Redox- and NIR-active Iron(III) Triradicals as Catalysts for Radical Polymerization of Acrylamides and Methacrylates, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202507231 (Impact Factor = 16.9). link

• Bhanendra Sahu, Sudipta Paul, Amul Jain and Sanjib Banerjee* Multifunctional Polymeric Architecture as UV-shielding Thermo-sensor for Smart Window and Security Applications, Small 2025, 21, 202501194 (Impact Factor = 12.1). link

• Swarup Maity, Nishikanta Singh and Sanjib Banerjee* Bio-emulated design of self-healing elastomers with superior vibration damping and impact-resilient stiffening, Chem. Eng. J. 2025, 513, 163005 (Impact Factor = 13.2). link

• Nishikanta Singh, Priyank Sinha, Bhanendra Sahu, Srayee Mandal, Santanu Bhattacharyya and Sanjib Banerjee* Ultrasmall Sulfur-dots-mediated Facile Photopolymerization for the production of Smart Injectable Ink for 3D Printing Applications, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2415125 (Impact Factor = 19.0). link

• S. Banerjee, V. Ladmiral, A. Debuigne, C. Detrembleur, R. Poli* and B. Ameduri* Organometallic Mediated Radical Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 2934-2937 (Impact Factor = 16.9). link

• S. Banerjee, T. K. Paira, A. Kotal and T. K. Mandal* Surface-Confined Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from Sacrificial Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres for preparing Mesoporous Polymer/Carbon Nanospheres with Faithful Shape Replication: Functional Mesoporous Materials, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2012, 22, 4751–4762 (Impact Factor = 19.0). link

  Courses Taught

1. CYL100: Applied Chemistry , 2025-26 M Sem. (UG)
2. MML303: Polymer Chemistry and Engineering, 2025-26 M Sem. (UG)
3. CYP102: Chemistry Lab, 2025-26 M Sem. (UG)
4. CYL505: Organic Reactions and Reagents, 2024-25 W Sem. (PG)
5. MMP251: Chemical Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, 2024-25 W Sem. (UG)
6. MML553: Material synthesis and processing, 2024-25 M Sem. (PG)
7. MML203: Chemical Synthesis of Materials, 2024-25 M Sem. (UG)
8. CYP502: Organic and Inorganic Laboratory, 2024-25 M Sem. (PG)
9. MMP553: Material Fabrication Laboratory, 2024-25 M Sem. (PG)
10. CYL505: Organic Reactions and Reagents, 2023-24 W Sem. (PG)
11. CYP502: Organic and Inorganic Laboratory, 2023-24 W Sem. (PG)
12. CYL100: Applied Chemistry, 2023-24 M Sem. (UG)
13. MML553: Material Synthesis and Processing, 2023-24 M Sem. (PG)
14. CY628: Nano-engineered Molecular Materials, 2022-23 W Sem. (PG)
15. CY613: Materials for Emerging Applications, 2022-23 W Sem. (UG-PG)
16. CY511: Physical Organic Chemistry, 2022-23 W Sem. (PG)
17. EV506: Battery Chmeistry, Components and Manufacturing, 2022-23 M Sem. (PG)
18. CY505: Oranic Reactions and Reagents, 2022-23 M Sem. (PG)
19. IC103: Materials Chemistry I, 2022-23 M Sem. (UG)
20. IC601: Research Methodology, 2021-22 W Sem. (PG)
21. CY613: Materials for Emerging Applications, 2021-22 W Sem. (UG-PG)
22. CY511: Physical Organic Chemistry, 2021-22 W Sem. (PG)
23. IC601: Research Methodology, 2021-22 M Sem. (PG)
24. CY505: Organic Reactions and Reagents, 2021-22 M Sem. (PG)
25. IC103: Materials Chemistry I, 2021-22 M Sem. (UG)
26. IC601: Research Methodology, 2020-21 W Sem. (PG)
27. CY628: Nano-engineered Molecular Materials, 2020-21 W Sem. (UG-PG)
28. CY511: Physical Organic Chemistry, 2020-21 W Sem. (PG)
29. IC601: Research Methodology, 2020-21 M Sem. (PG)
30. IC103: Materials Chemistry-I, 2020-21 M Sem. (UG)
31. CY505: Organic Reactions & Reagents, 2020-21 M Sem. (PG)
32. IC601: Research Methodology, 2019-20 W Sem. (PG)
33. CY613: Materials for Emerging Applications, 2019-20 W Sem. (UG-PG)
34. CY511: Physical Organic Chemistry, 2019-20 W Sem. (UG-PG)
35. IC106: Chemistry Lab, 2019-20 W Sem. (UG)
36. IC601: Research Methodology, 2019-20 M Sem. (PG)
37. CY505: Organic Reactions & Reagents, 2019-20 M Sem. (UG-PG)
38. CY613: Materials for Emerging Applications, 2019-20 M Sem. (UG-PG)
39. IC103: Materials Chemistry-I, 2019-20 M Sem. (UG)
40. IC106: Chemistry Lab, 2019-20 M Sem. (UG)
41. IC601: Research Methodology, 2018-19 W Sem. (PG)
42. CY609: Chemistry of Materials, 2018-19 W Sem. (PG)
43. CY200: Smart Functional Materials, 2018-19 W Sem. (UG)
44. IC106: Chemistry Lab, 2018-19 W Sem. (UG)
45. IC601: Research Methodology, 2018-19 M Sem. (PG)
46. CY602: Macromolecular Chemistry, 2018-19 M Sem. (PG)
47. IC103: Materials Chemistry-I, 2018-19 M Sem. (UG)
48. IC106: Chemistry Lab, 2018-19 M Sem. (UG)
49. CY7030: Macromolecular Chemistry, 2017-18 W Sem. (PG)
50. CY1020: Applied Chemistry-I, 2017-18 W Sem. (UG)
51. CY1021: Applied Chemistry-II, 2017-18 W Sem. (UG)

  Recent Invited Talks

• “Intelligent Polymeric Materials for 3D Printing Applications”, Innovating Together: UK‑India Biofabrication for Healthcare, A UK‑India Bioprinting Platform event: July 23, 2025, IISC, India.
• “Sustainable Functional Materials for Applications in Energy and Healthcare Applications”, 3rd International Conference on Energy, Functional Materials/Molecules and Nanotechnology (ICEFN-2025): March 20-22, 2025, Kumaun University, India.
• “Advancing Healthcare through Polymer–Semiconductor Hybrid Materials: Innovations and Future Prospects”, UK-India International Semiconductor-Photonics Symposium 2025 (ISPS-2024): January 23-24, 2025, Ulster University, Belfast, UK.
• “Polymer-Solvent Interactions in Synthetic (Bio)polymers”, 15th International Conference on Polymer-Solvent Complexes & Intercalates (POLYSOLVAT15): December 2-4, 2024, IACS, Kolkata
• “Functional Polymeric Materials: From Design Principles to Applications”, International Conference on Functional Materials and Polymer Technologies (ICFMPT-2024), March 14-16, 2024 at ICT-Mumbai, IOC Bhubaneswar campus.
• “Functional Materials for CO2 Capture and Utilization”, National Conference on Catalysis for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (CEES-2024): September 18-20, 2024, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad.
• “Sustainable Synthesis of Next Generation of Responsive Polymers”, 33rd CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry & CRSI-ACS Lectures: July 4-6, 2024, Dr. Reddy's Laboratory, Hyderabad.
• “Functional Polymeric Materials: From Design Principles to Applications”, International Conference on Functional Materials and Polymer Technologies (ICFMPT-2024), March 14-16, 2024 at ICT-Mumbai, IOC Bhubaneswar campus.
• “Smart Functional Polymeric Materials for Emerging Applications”, International Conference on Functional Materials, January 9-11 2024 at IIT Kharagpur.
• “Amino Acid-derived Smart Anti-protein Fouling Materials”, 34th Annual General Meeting of MRSI And 5th Indian Materials Conclave Programme, December 12-15, 2023 at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
• “Multi-stimuli Responsive Molecular Materials: Design, Synthesis and Applications”, 17th International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology (SPSI-MACRO-2023), December 10-13, 2023 at IIT Guwahati.
• “Functional Porous Polymers for CO2 Capture Applications”, International Conference On “Advancement in Sustainable Materials for Energy and Environment” (ASMEE-2023), October 6-7, 2023 at CIPET Raipur.
• “Facile access to Functional Porous Polymeric Materials for CO2 Capture”, Conference on Catalysis for Energy Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2023) & CO2-India Network 2nd Annual Meet, September 25-27, 2023 at IIT Mandi.
• “Agro-waste-derived Biochar for Steel Production: Current Status and Future Perspectives”, Seminar on Biochar - Greening of Steel through Agro-based Products, September 15-16, 2023 at Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS) SAIL, Ranchi.