Rate My Professor Somak Chatterjee

Dr. Chatterjee leads the Water and Energy Sensor (WES) Lab at BITS Pilani, where his research focuses on separation processes, high-sensitivity inline sensors for detecting pesticides and heavy metals in water and food, mixed matrix membranes for low-pressure water treatment, electrospun nanofiber membranes for efficient removal of arsenic, lead, and fluoride from groundwater, food packaging applications, and non-conventional energy generation from wastewater. He has secured funding from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) for projects including the application of co-axial electrospun novel composite nanofiber membranes towards specific removal of contaminants from groundwater and the design and development of inline sensors for lead ion detection. His contributions earned him the Institution of Engineers (India) IEI Young Engineers Award 2021-22 in the Chemical Engineering Division. As Founding Director of NeerTech Research and Innovations Pvt. Ltd., he advances water and energy sensing technologies from lab to industry. Dr. Chatterjee supervises PhD scholars, serves as an examiner for PhD vivas, and mentors students who have won awards such as the CII MILCA National Award for Academia in 2020.