Dr. Haridas kar

Designation : Assistant Professor

Broad Area of Expertise : Chemistry

Email : haridas{at}iitgoa.ac.in

Contact Number : +91-832-2490-927

Address : FC-08, Central Library, IIT Goa

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Educational Qualifications

  1. PhD in Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India. (2017).
  2. M.Sc. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (2011).
  3. B.Sc. in Chemistry (Major), The University of Burdwan, India (2009).

Areas of Research

Functional polymers, supramolecular polymers, biopolymers, systems chemistry.

Courses Taught

Professional Appointments

  1. Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Materials Science (Chemistry), IIT Goa, (October 2025-present).
  2. PNRR Young Researcher (RTD-A), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy. (December 2022-September 2025).
  3. Marie Curie Seal of Excellence Fellow, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy. (November 2021-December 2022).
  4. Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. (September 2018-August 2020).
  5. Research Associate, Polymer Science Unit, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India (February 2018-August 2018).

Recent Publications

  1. Kar, H.; Chen, R.; Das, K.; Prins, L. J. “Transient transition from stable to dissipative assemblies in response to the spatiotemporal availability of a chemical fuel” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2025, 64 (2), e202414495 (Selected as very important paper).
  2. Kar, H.; Goldin, L.; Frezzato, D.; Prins, L. J. “Local Self-Assembly of Dissipative Structures Sustained by Substrate Diffusion” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, 63 (30), e202404583.
  3. Kar, H.† ; Sun, J.† ; Clewett, C. F. M.; Thongsai, N.; Paoprasert, P.; Dwyer, J. H.; Gopalan, P. “Uniform amphiphilic cellulose nanocrystal films”, Polym J., 2022, 54, 539–550 († contributed equally).

Recognition and Awards

  1. PNRR Young Researcher grant (RTD-a) from the Italian Ministry for Universities and Research (2022).
  2. Marie Curie Seal of Excellence grant @ University of Padova, Italy (2021).
  3. Best oral presentation award in Young Scientists Colloquium at S. N. Bose National Center for Basic Science, Kolkata (2016).
  4. Best Oral presentation award in National Science Day at IACS Kolkata (2014).
  5. Best poster award in RAPT 2014 at the University of Calcutta (2014).
  6. CSIR-NET Research Fellowship (2011).
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