Soumen Ghosh

Soumen Ghosh is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. He leads the Laboratory for Ultrafast Chiroptical Sciences, focusing on ultrafast chiroptical dynamics and spintronics. His group develops advanced spectroscopic techniques like broadband femtosecond circular dichroism.

• Joined IISc as Assistant Professor in November 2022
• Editorial board member for Inorganic Chemistry Communications and Frontiers in Physics

Research Interests:

• Chiral light-matter interactions at femtosecond timescales
• Spintronics and quantum technologies
• Photoinduced chirality, spin, and magnetism in materials
• Biophysics of chiral biomolecules
• Next-generation chiral materials for energy applications

Scientific Awards:

• Best oral presentation award (Departmental Day)
• Early Career Editorial Board, Inorganic Chemistry Communications
• Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Physics

Advising: Mentors Ph.D. students including Ayushi Tripathi, Aastha Razshree, Anugraha C P, Bikram Pal, and Yedukondalu Potla. Collaborates with summer students from institutions like IACS and NISER.