Biswanath DasResearcher

About me

Dr. Biswanath Das is the group leader of the SusChemRes team, which focuses on finding Sustainable Solutions for Carbon Capture-Conversion, Renewable Green-hydrogen, and PFAS remediation.

BD started his research activity as a master's student (M.Sc with Chemistry major) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in the group of Prof. V Chandrasekhar in 2008. After finishing his master's project on organometallic synthesis, he came to Sweden as an Erasmus Mundus Ph.D. student and conducted Ph.D. studies (2010-2014) from Lund University under the supervision of Prof. E Nordlander on bioinorganic chemistry (phosphoester hydrolysis and C-H activation). 

Soon after, he joined Uppsala University as a postdoctoral fellow (2014-2016) and worked on photo and electrocatalytic water splitting in the group of Prof. S Ott and A/Prof. A Thapper. In 2016, he was selected for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship (ARC affiliated) from the School of Chemistry, UNSW, Australia. During 2016-2020, he worked on carbon dioxide electroreduction and PFAS (Per and Poly-Fluoro Alkanes) degradation in the groups of A/Prof. S B Colbran, A/Prof. G E Ball and Prof. N Kumar before joining Stockholm University as a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Björn Åkermark in June 2020.

Since August 2023, BD is employed as a permanent (senior) researcher and group (SusChemRes) leader at the Organic Chemistry Department, Stockholm University. BD is an electrochemist with experience in organic-inorganic synthesis, investigation of reaction mechanisms (by spectroscopic techniques and DFT), electrodes' design, development, and testing.  

His major research interest centers around finding efficient and sustainable ways to utilize carbon dioxide as a C1 feedstock, produce green hydrogen through water electrolysis and water purification through PFAS remediation. 

At the department, he is working closely with the groups of Prof. Belen Martin-Matute, Asst. Prof. Erica Zeglio on carbon capture and utilization, and Prof. Björn Åkermark (at SU, Sweden) on water splitting and hydrogen production.

Open positions in the group are typically advertised on the Stockholm University webpage. However, motivated Bachelor’s and Master’s students (including Erasmus-funded candidates), as well as postdoctoral researchers with external funding, are always welcome to express their interest in joining the SusChemRes team at Stockholm University.

If you are interested, please send your CV (max 2 page) and a brief letter of interest (max 1 page) to biswanath.das@su.se.

The SusChemRes group is also collaborating other international groups in Italy, Australia, and India:

(i) Prof. Ivan Rivalta (Università di Bologna, Italy)

(ii) Assoc. Prof. Priyank Kumar (School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW-Sydney, Australia).

(iii) Assoc. Prof. Amrendra K Singh (IIT, Indore, India)

(iv) Prof. Naresh Kumar (UNSW, Sýdney, Australia)

 

Ongoing and previous teaching/supervision responsibilities:

Organic Chemistry – Reactivity and Structure KO5001 (from 2022) Bachelor course (as a lecturer) at SU

Organic Chemistry – Basic Principles KO2003 (from 2023) Bachelor course (as a lecturer) at SU

Sustainable Organic Chemistry II KO8015 (from 2024-course development) Master course (as a lecturer) at SU

VT2025: Frontiers in Organic Chemistry, PhD course (as a lecturer) at SU

Coordination Chemistry KEMM22 (2010-2014) (as lab instructor) at Lund University

Supervising/co-supervising bachelor, master, PhD students, and postdoctoral candidates (from 2016, in Australia & Sweden)