Sourav Saha

Biography

Dr. Saha received his MSc degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and earned his PhD degree (2005) from University of California, Los Angeles, working under the supervision of Sir Fraser Stoddart on light and electron powered molecular switches. He conducted postdoctoral research in Prof. Andy Hamilton’s laboratory at Yale University where he studied programming DNA and PNA quadruplex structures. Dr. Saha started his independent career at Florida State University in 2009 before joining Clemson University as an Associate Professor in 2016. His research interest lies at the interface of supramolecular and materials chemistry.

Research Interest

(1) discovered a novel anion-induced electron transfer phenomenon and defined different modes of electronic interactions between anions and π-acidic receptors that opened the door for discriminating anions on the basis of their electronic properties, (2) constructed dye-sensitized solar cells using self-assembled electron donor–acceptor dyads that convert light into electricity throughout the visible-NIR region, (3) assembled nanoscale vesicles from amphiphilic macrocycles that morph into nanotubes in mild acidic conditions, and (4) constructed new stimuli-responsive metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that change color and electrical conductivity upon guest encapsulation.