R. Boomi Shankar

About

R. Boomi Shankar obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kanpur, India in the year 2004. He then took up two postdoctoral stints at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA and the University of Liverpool, UK. In April 2008, he joined IIT, Guwahati, India as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry. In December 2010, he moved to IISER Pune, India and working currently as a Professor. The research focus of his group falls in the broad interface of structural inorganic and materials chemistry with emphasis on synthesis, structure, physical properties and energy applications.