Seeking your support for my candidature as an ORDINARY BOARD MEMBER

I am working as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences (IACS), Kolkata. I did my PhD from the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, followed by postdoctoral research at ISOM, UPM Madrid, Spain, as a Marie Curie Fellow. I am an Editorial Board Member of Materials Letters (Elsevier) and Nanotechnology (IOP) Journals. I am also a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NASI), India and Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS). My research contribution covers a broad spectrum of Materials Science, including III-V semiconductors, 2D-Materials, MXenes, Carbon Nanostructures, etc., for various energy harvesting (PEC water splitting, CO2 reduction, Broadband photodetectors) & storage (Supercapacitors) applications. I have authored 92 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, filed 03 patents, more than 75 in conference proceedings, 09 books/chapters, and delivered around 52 invited talks around the globe. I am the recipient of several recognized awards and fellowships, including Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships 2022, MRSI Medal 2021, MCAA Societal Impact Award (2019), DAE Young Achiever Award (2019), Micro Internal Travel Grants (MITG), European Commission (2018), BRICS Young Scientist Award (2017), INSPIRE Faculty Award (2014), Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (2012), etc.

• Bridge the gap between MCAA Members: We as MCAA members are not much aware of us and the expertise we carry at this one of the most knowledgeable associations globally. I would start a few of the flagship events, where the main motivation will be to know each other so to establish more networking. I would also utilize my experience to connect like-minded MCAA members for interdisciplinary collaborative research. 

• Mental Helth and counselling: This one is one of my main agendas for new MCAA fellows or those who do not have the expected progress in their research due to several unavoidable reasons. I will start a few webinars or seminars (online/offline) in connection with the local chapters, so to reach all the MCAA members, who really need counselling to come out from their issues. 

• Networking with other National Academies: To get a better impact as an MCAA member, I would work delicately to network the MCAA with the National Young Academies of most of the countries and also with the Global Young Academy. Also, I would use my experience, to get much attention from the European Commission as far as policy matters and pannel experts are concerned.