Chandrima Chatterjee

Dr. Chandrima Chatterjee is a Senior Lecturer at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), specializing in Biophysical Chemistry and innovative pedagogical practices. She holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Yale University (2010) and completed postdoctoral research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, focusing on protein-microtubule interactions. Her teaching roles include leadership in curriculum development and active learning strategies.

• Education: BSc (Presidency College Kolkata, 2001), MSc (IIT Bombay, 2003), PhD (Yale University, 2010)
• Awards: 2019 SUTD Excellence in Teaching Award, 2014 Pedagogy Innovation Grant

Her research integrates spectroscopic techniques to study chemical/biological phenomena. Key areas include excited-state proton transfer dynamics (via resonance Raman spectroscopy) and biophysical studies of motor proteins in cancer-related cellular processes. She advocates interdisciplinary approaches to develop novel optical methods for biomedical applications.

Pedagogy innovations include 3D-printing tools for teaching atomic orbitals and cross-disciplinary 2D project designs. She actively participates in conferences on technology-enabled learning and abstract concept visualization.