Dr. Biswarup Pathak, FNASc, FRSc
Associate Editor of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Professor
Department of Chemistry
PoD Building, Room Number: 1A 724
Phone (Office): 0731-660-5157 | 3348
Email: biswarup[at]iiti.ac.in and biswarup.pathak[at]gmail.com
Biswarup Pathak
Dr. Biswarup Pathak is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IIT Indore, India, where he leads the Computational Materials Designing Research Group. His research integrates advanced computational modeling with machine learning and artificial intelligence to design nanomaterials for applications in catalysis, energy, and molecular sequencing. Dr. Pathak has published over 290 papers in prestigious international journals, garnering more than 7,500 citations.
His contributions to the field have earned global recognition, including the Early and Mid-Career Research Award from the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in 2017 and the IIT Indore Best Researcher Award in 2016, 2023, and 2024. He has secured numerous national and international grants supporting his research on nanomaterials for energy and catalysis. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Pathak has delivered over 65 invited talks worldwide. In 2019, he was featured on the cover of Journal of Physical Chemistry's Young Scientist Issue, and in 2021, he was recognized by the American Chemical Society as one of India's most impactful researchers.
Recently, Dr. Pathak was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK, and received the CRSI Bronze Medal and MRSI Medal for his exceptional contributions to chemical science. He has also joined ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces as an Associate Editor, further cementing his leadership and influence in computational materials science and chemistry.