Enjoying hands-on work while utilising the KAUST Nanofabrication Lab facilities.
Another significant period was spent at KAUST(Dec 2021-May 2025), where I never felt bored during work. I led and executed several research projects and had the opportunity to expand my expertise across various research fields.
I spent a significant and memorable period of my life pursuing my Ph.D. (2014–2020), marked by invaluable experiences and enduring memories.
Enjoying hands-on work while utilising the KAUST Nanofabrication Lab facilities.
ABOUT ME
I am Dr. Suman Mandal, from Chingani, a small village in West Bengal, India. My research focuses on the fundamental study of organic materials, a key area within experimental condensed matter physics, and their practical applications in emerging scientific and technological fields. With a strong emphasis on device physics, functional chemistry, and nanotechnology, my work investigates the electrical, optical, chemical, and structural properties of organic materials, as well as their responses to external stimuli such as temperature, humidity, pressure, biological compounds, and gases. This research supports the development of high-performance, low-power devices for next-generation, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sustainable organic technologies in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI). A key goal of my work is to bridge the gap between laboratory research and industrial application, ensuring that innovative scientific ideas are successfully translated into practical and scalable solutions.
Research Experience
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Manchester, United Kingdom, May 2025 - Present
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Postdoctoral Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, Dec 2021 - May 2025
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Research Associate at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
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Research Assistant at University College London, United Kingdom Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
Education
23/06/2014 – 29/09/2020 Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
23/07/2012 – 23/06/2014 M.Sc. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
2009 – 2012 B.Sc in Physics, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
2007 – 2009 Higher Secondary, Bankura Christian Collegiate School, Bankura, West Bengal, India
Active reviewer in Peer-reviewed Scientific Journals
i) Nature Sensor, ii) Journal of Materials Chemistry, iii) Scientific Report, iv) IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, v) Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Membership
The American Chemical Society (Member Number 31686699).
Awards / Scholarship / Fellowship
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2024 SEAL of Excellence European Commission (Horizon Europe)
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Best Poster Award, International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices: IWPSD 2023, IIT Madras
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ACS Oral Presentation Award 2020, VCAN 2020, at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India.
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DST Travel Grant for Performing Experiments in Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Japan 2019.
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Institutional International Travel Grant (IIT Kharagpur) to attend Swiss e Print 2019”, September 23 - 25 at Hotel NH, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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DST Travel Grant for Performing Experiments in Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Japan 2018.
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Institutional International Travel Grant (IIT Kharagpur) to attend E - MRS 2018 Spring”, June 18 to 22 at the Convention Centre in Strasbourg, France.
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CSIR-UGC, India, Junior Research Fellowship 2016.
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Inspire Fellowship 2014(Department of Science & Technology (DST).
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MHRD Research Fellowship 2014 (Institutional Ph.D. Fellowship).
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Inspire Scholarship (Funded by DST, Government of India) during B.Sc. and M.Sc. (2009 - 2014, total amount ~6400 USD.