

Theoretical and Computational
Biophysical Chemistry Lab
Principal Investigator

Dr. Prabir Khatua
Assistant Professor, GITAM School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Bengaluru
Academic Profile
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Oct 2022-present, Asst. Prof. at GITAM Bengaluru, Dept. of Chemistry
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July 2021 - Sept. 2022, Postdoc at CSI, CUNY, USA (Prof. Sharon M. Loverde)
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Aug. 2020 - June 2021, Postdoc at Univ. of Utah, USA (Prof. Valeria Molinero)
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Sept. 2018 - July 2020, Postdoc at Univ. of Oklahoma, USA (Prof. U. H. E. Hansmann)
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July 2012 - Aug. 2018, PhD at IIT Kharagpur (Prof. Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay)
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July 2010 - May 2012, MSc at IIT Kharagpur
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July 2007 - June 2010, BSc at RKMRC, Narendrapur, Univ. of Calcutta
Email: pkhatua@gitam.edu,prabir07chem@gmail.com
Awards/Fellowships
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MURTI Faculty Fellow, GITAM Deemed to be University, 2024
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Institute Teaching Assistantship, IIT Kharagpur, 2017
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Senior Research Fellow, UGC, India, 2014
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Junior Research Fellow, UGC, India, 2012
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Merit-Cum-Means Fellowship, IIT Kharagpur, 2010
Current Group Members
🔍 Join Us! Looking for motivated graduate students! Positions available under:
✨ ANRF-PMECRG funded project
✨ University-funded research assistant positions
Former Group Members

Sandeep B (May 2024 - Nov. 2024)
Position: Research Intern
Project Title: Conformational dynamics of i-motif and prediction of electronic spectra

Sanjit Purkait (Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024)
Position: Research Intern
Project Title: Theoretical and simulation studies on the mechanisms of self-assembly in complex systems