Krisanu Bandyopadhyay

Krisanu Bandyopadhyay is a Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He holds a PhD in Surface/Materials Chemistry from the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, and earned his MS and BS in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta.

Research Interests

• Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis for Catalysis and Biosensors
• Carbon Nanotube Arrays for DNA Detection
• Nanomedicine and Bioconjugation for Targeted Drug Delivery
• Nanotoxicology Studies on Yeast Cells

Article Trends: His recent publications focus on nanomaterial-based biomedical applications (2019-2025), extending to earlier work on surface chemistry (1997-2009) and electrochemical characterization (2000-2006).

Scientific Recognition:

• UM-Dearborn Distinguished Teaching Award (2009)
• Featured in Crain's Detroit Business and The Hindu
• Mentored over 100 undergraduate researchers

Grants: Major funding from NSF, ACS Petroleum Research Fund, and University of Michigan-Dearborn Office of Research and Sponsored Programs for projects on nanoparticle synthesis, DNA detection, and nanotoxicology.