Gautam Sen

Dr. Gautam Sen is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, India, since 2009. Dr. Sen is recognized for being the first to pioneer the application of microwave energy in graft copolymerization of biopolmers for a wide range of applications, including acting as a matrix for controlled and targeted (colon-specific) drug release, bioadhesives, bacteriostasis, wound management, flocculants for water treatment and rheological applications, clarification of fruit juices, sugarcane juice, scaffolds for tissue engineering, and selective adsorbents for transition metal ions in environmental cleanup (grafted-cross linked grades of graft copolymers).

Dr. Sen is a prolific author and has taken the lead as the principal investigator in several research projects, accumulating a wealth of experience in research and teaching spanning approximately 15 years.