Our Research Team
Meet The Group Members
A multidisciplinary team of doctoral scholars, post-graduates, and undergraduate researchers exploring synthetic macromolecular science.
Prof. Raja Shunmugam
Chair, Centre for Advanced Functional Materials & Professor of Chemistry
Prof. Raja Shunmugam joined the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata as Assistant Professor in September 2008, was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014, and Full Professor in October 2018. In March 2025, he was appointed Chair of the Centre for Advanced Functional Materials. He serves as an Associate Editor of Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) and was an elected member of the Board of Governors (BoG) at IISER Kolkata (2019–2021).
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (2003–2008) with Prof. Gregory N. Tew (Polymer Science & Engineering)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (Prof. R. Dhamodharan)
M.Sc. & B.Sc. Chemistry
V.O.C. College, Tuticorin (M.Sc. 1996, B.Sc. 1994, All-India Rank 12th Master's Level Test)
Prestigious Distinctions
NASI-Reliance Platinum Jubilee Award (2019) • Ramanujan Fellow (2010) • Festival of Innovation at Rashtrapati Bhavan
sraja@iiserkol.ac.in / polyraja@gmail.com +91 33-25873121 Polymer Research Center, Mohanpur, Nadia - 741246, WB
