Dr. Mujeeb Alam is a physical-organic chemist specializing in self-powered supramolecular assemblies, colloidal systems, and synthetic protocells.
Dr. Alam earned his PhD (August 2017 – January 2023) from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, under the supervision of Prof. Debabrata Patra, with his doctoral research conducted at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali. His PhD work focused on autonomous fluid flow on supramolecular interfaces such as polymer thin films and gels, advancing the concept of powerless microfluidic devices driven by molecular recognition and interfacial chemistry. Dr. Alam’s research expertise spans small-molecule synthesis, polymer functionalization, and the fabrication of organic and polymer-based functional coatings. A central theme of his work is the design of self-powered supramolecular assemblies that generate and regulate fluid flow for sensing and microfluidic applications.
Following his PhD, Dr. Alam worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru (February 2023 – June 2023), with Prof. Sarit Agasti, where he investigated flow-induced detection of analytes using guest-functionalized polymer multilayer films. He subsequently joined the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof. B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar's group from August 2023. His current research focuses on designing artificial microcompartments for spatiotemporal control of chemical signaling among them, aiming to understand minimal cell-like behaviors, such as communication, motility, and collective responses, in protocellular clusters.
Dr. Alam earned his PhD (August 2017 – January 2023) from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, under the supervision of Prof. Debabrata Patra, with his doctoral research conducted at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali. His PhD work focused on autonomous fluid flow on supramolecular interfaces such as polymer thin films and gels, advancing the concept of powerless microfluidic devices driven by molecular recognition and interfacial chemistry. Dr. Alam’s research expertise spans small-molecule synthesis, polymer functionalization, and the fabrication of organic and polymer-based functional coatings. A central theme of his work is the design of self-powered supramolecular assemblies that generate and regulate fluid flow for sensing and microfluidic applications.
Following his PhD, Dr. Alam worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru (February 2023 – June 2023), with Prof. Sarit Agasti, where he investigated flow-induced detection of analytes using guest-functionalized polymer multilayer films. He subsequently joined the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof. B. V. V. S. Pavan Kumar's group from August 2023. His current research focuses on designing artificial microcompartments for spatiotemporal control of chemical signaling among them, aiming to understand minimal cell-like behaviors, such as communication, motility, and collective responses, in protocellular clusters.