Dr Shovon Bhattacharjee
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in 'Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering', 2011 (Merit position: 1st, Gold medalist)
Master of Science (MS) n 'Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering', 2013, (Merit position: 1st, Gold medalist)
Ph.D. (interdisciplinary: medicine and materials science), University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), 2022
Dr. Shovon Bhattacharjee is a Research Associate (research-focused academic staff) in the Biosecurity Program at The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. His area of research is developing/utilizing potential functional materials for health safety and personalized healthcare applications. His interdisciplinary research focuses on identifying potential materials, new technologies, and strategies to inform the development of next-generation PPE and medical devices for environmental and occupational ...
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1. Testing and characterization of Detmold Medical face mask, ID: 000009451, Scheme: Contract Research, Funding agency: Detmold Medical Pty Ltd
1. Innovation Award, UNSW Medicine & Health: Winner of the 2022 UNSW Medicine & Health Staff Award (Innovation Award).
2. Dean's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis: I was awarded the "Dean's Award" for an outstanding PhD thesis in 2022. This award is awarded to PhD graduates who have produced a thesis that received outstanding and/or excellent levels of achievement for all examination criteria and, in the opinion of both examiners, is in the top 10% of PhD theses they have examined.
3. Finalist in the 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes: Our research team U-BREATHE (including myself), was nominated as a finalist in the ‘2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for excellence in interdisciplinary scientific research.
4. Chancellor’s Gold Medal Award: In Recognition of Achieving Highest CGPA in Session 2006-07, in B.Sc (Hons.) degree.
5. Prime Minister Gold Medal Award-2011: In Recognition of Securing Highest CGPA in the Faculty of Engineering in B.Sc degree.
6. Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal Award-2011: In Recognition of Extraordinary Performance in B.Sc (Hons.) degree.
Shovon performs interdisciplinary research bringing a materials-science lens to medicine. His research activities include:
* Developing/utilizing potential functional materials for health safety and personalized healthcare applications.
* Identifying potential materials, new technologies, and strategies to inform the development of next-generation PPE and medical devices for environmental and occupational health and safety.
* Utilizing 2D-, nano-materials, and biomaterials to develop multifunctional smart fabrics for healthcare and controlling infectious disease transmission
* Assessing Aerosol dynamics, utilizing biomaterials, chemical characterization of materials and filter materials.