Kalishankar Bhattacharyya

Kalishankar Bhattacharyya is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) in Mainz, Germany. He joined the theory group at MPI-P in August 2022, focusing on computational modeling of electroluminescent perovskite materials. Previously, he held a postdoctoral position funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung (2019–2022), where he developed grand canonical quantum mechanical models for electrochemical water oxidation. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Science from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science under Prof. Ayan Datta, studying singlet fission in organic solar cell materials. He holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Visva-Bharati University.

His research interests span computational materials modeling, quantum mechanical simulations, and energy-related materials, including perovskites and solar cell design. He has contributed to advancing theoretical frameworks for electrochemical reactions and optoelectronic material performance. With funding from the Humboldt Foundation, his work bridges fundamental theory and applied energy science.

As part of the MPI-P theory group led by Denis Andrienko, he collaborates with researchers like Mauricio Sevilla Moreno and Johnee Neethinathan. Beyond research, he maintains an active online presence via Twitter (@kalishankar4) and LinkedIn.