Dwaipayan ChakrabartiUniversity of Birmingham, SKCM² Co-Principal Investigator

University of Birmingham, UK, School of Chemistry, Associate Professor

d.chakrabarti_at_bham.ac.uk

Dwaipayan Chakrabarti studies soft matter, with his expertise in computation and theory, to design and develop advanced materials, with a focus on devising strategies for their scalable fabrication that exploits programmed self-assembly routes for a range of building blocks, from molecular to microscale. In recent years, he has made significant contributions in designing the self-assembly of colloidal open crystals for photonic applications and uncovering topological aspects of liquid-liquid phase transitions, with implications for our fundamental understanding of water’s anomalous thermodynamic properties. He is interested in exploring and exploiting the role of topology to impart exotic behaviour and/or novel properties to certain soft materials, for example, liquid crystals, nematic colloids, and colloidal open crystals and empty liquids.

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