Dr. Saugat Mondal | Organic Photochemistry | Global Health Impact Award
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Dr. Saugat Mondal, an accomplished researcher in photochemistry and material science, has established his academic foundation through a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, where his thesis focused on Wavelength Tunable Photoremovable Protecting Groups: Biomedical and Material Applications, supervised by Prof. N. D. Pradeep Singh. He previously earned his M.Sc. in Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, and his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Scottish Church College, Calcutta University. His professional journey reflects a blend of research, teaching, and mentorship, having guided undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students while contributing to departmental academic events as a research scholar representative and convenor. Dr. Mondal’s research interests lie in wavelength-selective photochemistry, drug delivery systems, smart materials, Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics, and reversible catalysis, with specific emphasis on photoremovable protecting groups, photopharmacology, and adaptive biomaterials. He has authored 11 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and ACS Central Science, with 115 citations and an h-index of 6, and is also the inventor of a patent on near-infrared activatable photocages for neurodegenerative disorder research. His research skills span organic synthesis, advanced spectroscopic techniques, molecular docking, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, protein-ligand dynamics, nanoparticle design, and hydrogel development, complemented by expertise in confocal microscopy, time-resolved spectroscopy, and photophysical property evaluation. Recognized for his academic excellence, he has secured the NOST-Anthem Biosciences Best Thesis Award (2025), the Best Poster Award at MTIC XXI (2024), and top national ranks in CSIR-UGC NET and GATE examinations. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and actively engages in international collaborations across Singapore, Korea, and Australia. With a strong portfolio of innovation, leadership, and scientific contributions, Dr. Mondal is well-positioned to make transformative advances in photochemistry-driven biomedical and material applications, marking him as a rising leader in interdisciplinary research.
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Featured Publications
Mondal, S., Chatterjee, A., Banerjee, S., Singha, T., Sikder, A., Bhattacharyya, T. K., Mandal, M., Dutta, P. K., Maiti, T., & Singh, N. D. P. (2023). Temporal release of cell cycle regulator α-lipoic acid: NIR-light (two-photon) activatable quinoxaline-based nano-prodrug delivery system. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(27), 32099–32109.
Mondal, S., Koay, W. L., Daga, I., Paul, S., Truong, V. X., & Singh, N. D. P. (2024). Wavelength-selective xanthene-based monochromophoric photoremovable protecting groups for tuning soft matter material properties. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(50), 23376–23386.
Mondal, S., An, J., Bera, T., Banerjee, M., Debnath, S., Mandal, D., Sikder, A., Guha, S., Kim, J. S., & Singh, N. D. P. (2025). Engineering a green fluorescent protein-core-inspired NIR-photocage: Exploring meso-GFP-PRPG toward Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics. ACS Central Science, 11(7), 1062–1070.
Mandal, D., Mondal, S., Sarkar, A., & Ravikanth, M. (2025). Dipyrroethene-based red-light emissive AIEgens. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Advance online publication.
Venkatesh, Y., Chaudhuri, A., Mondal, S., Shah, S. S., & Singh, N. D. P. (2025). Wavelength-orthogonal photocleavable monochromophoric linkers.