Faculty at School of Natural Sciences

Bappaditya Gole

Bappaditya Gole

Assistant Professor

School of Natural Sciences


Contact Information

  1. Supramolecular Chemistry and Self-assembly
  2. Host-Guest Chemistry
  3. Foldamers
  4. Organic Functional Materials
  5. Light Harvesting and Optoelectronic Materials
  6. Artificial photosynthesis

  • 2015, Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science
  • 2009, M.S., Indian Institute of Science
  • 2007, B.Sc., Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, Calcutta University

  • 10/20-Present

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR 2017

  • 2017-2020

Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Bordeaux, France

  • 2015-2016

Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Würzburg, Germany

  • 2025: Emerging Investigators in Crystal Growth & Design 2025 by the journal Crystal Growth & Design, American Chemical Society
  • 2023: Selected for ACS Outreach Summit 2023, held in New Delhi, during 6 – 8 November 2023
  • 2021, Ramanujan Fellowship from SERB Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
  • 2017, Initiative D'Excellence (IdEx) international post-doctoral fellowship, University of Bordeaux
  • 2012, Bristol-Myers Squibb fellowship, Indian Institute of Science
  • 2011, Dr. A. Nagaraja Rao Medal for the best student of Integrated Ph.D. program, (MS level) in chemical sciences, Indian Institute of Science
  • 2010, Vasudevamurthy-Soundararajan Prize, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
  • 2007, Selected for Integrated PhD program (Chemical Sciences) in the Indian Institute of Science
  • 2007, Ranked 22 in all India Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM)

  1. Multi-stack porphyrin oligomers with three cleft-like cavities for efficient guest encapsulations, Rabban, R.; Das, D.; Talukdar, D.; Gole, B.* Commun., 2025, 61, 8071.
  1. Unveiling stereoselective ladders via photo-oligomerization of a diazaanthracene macrocycle, Kumar, J. M.; Huc, I.; Ferrend, Y.; Gole, B.* Chem. Front., 2025, 12, 3336. (Back cover)
  1. Foldamer-based mechanoresponsive materials: molecular nanoarchitectonics to advanced functions, Talukdar, D.; Gole, B.* Langmuir, 2024, 40, 18791. (Frontcover)
  1. Photon-gated foldaxane assembly/disassembly, Yao, C.;‡ Gole, B.;‡ Bui, A. T.; Kauffmann, B.; Huc, I.; McClenaghan, N.; Ferrend, Y. Commun.,2024, 60, 8415. (‡ Equal contribution)
  1. Synthesis and spontaneous self-assembly of non-planar aromatic amide macrocycles, Rabban R.; Kumar, J. M.; Karmodak, N.; Gole, B.* New J. Chem., 2024, 48, (Frontcover).
  1. Self-assembled Macrocycles: Design Strategies and Emerging Functions, Talukdar, D.; Kumar, J. M.; Gole, B.* Growth Des. 2023, 23, 7582-7611.
  1. Selective and Cooperative Photocycloadditions within Multistranded Aromatic Sheets, Gole, B.; Kauffmann, B.; Tron, A.; Maurizot, V.; McClenaghan, N.; Huc, I.; Ferrend, Y. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 6894 - 6906.
  1. Light-Controlled Conformational Switch of an Aromatic Oligoamide Foldamer, Gole, B.; Kauffmann, B.; Maurizot, V.; Huc, I.; Ferrend, Y. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 8063 - 8067.
  1. Covalent organic frameworks and cage compounds: Design and applications of polymeric and discrete organic scaffolds, Beuerle, F.; Gole, B. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 4850 - 4878.
  1. Microtubular self-assembly of covalent organic frameworks, Gole, B.; Stepanenko, V.; Rager, S.; Grüne, M.; Medina, D. D.; Bein, T.; Würthner, F.; Beuerle, F. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 846 - 850.
  1. High Loading of Pd Nanoparticles Supported by Functionalized Frameworks for Heterogeneous Catalysis: Role of Porosity on Particle size and Loading Amount, Gole, B.; Sanyal, U.; Banerjee, R.; Mukherjee, P. S. Chem.,2016,55, 2345 - 2354.
  1. A smart approach to achieve exceptionally high loading of metal nanoparticles supported by functionalized extended frameworks for efficient catalysis, Gole, B.; Sanyal, U.; Mukherjee, P. S. Commun.,2015, 51, 4872 - 4875.
  2. Explosives sensing using electron-rich supramolecular polymers: Role of intermolecular H-bonding in significant enhancement of sensitivity, Gole, B.; Song, W.; Lackinger, M.; Mukherjee, P. S. Eur. J.,2014, 20, 13662 - 13680.
  1. Multicomponent assembly of fluorescent tag functionalized ligands in metal-organic framework for sensing explosives, Gole, B.; Bar, A. K.; Mukherjee, P. S. Eur. J.,2014, 20, 13321 - 13336.
  1. Modification of extended open frameworks with fluorescent tags for sensing explosives: competition between size selectivity and electron deficiency, Gole, B.; Bar, A. K.; Mukherjee, P. S. Eur. J.,2014, 20, 2276 - 2291.
  1. An electron rich porous extended framework as heterogeneous catalyst for Diels-Alder reaction, Gole, B.; Bar, A. K.; Mallick, A.; Banerjee, R., Mukherjee, P. S. Commun.,2013, 49, 7439 - 7441.
  1. Fluorescent metal–organic framework for selective sensing of nitroaromatic explosives, Gole, B.; Bar, A. K.; Mukherjee, P. S. Commun., 2011, 47, 12137 - 12139.
  1. Supramolecular polymer for explosives sensing role of H-bonding in enhancement of sensitivity in solid state, Gole, B.; Shanmugaraju, S.; Bar, A. K.; Mukherjee, P. S. Commun., 2011, 47, 10046 - 10048.

  1. Delivered an invited lecture onStructure-controlled photo-oligomerization and self-assembly of Macrocycles in Supramolecular systems – Emerging applications in catalysis, materials and biomedicine (SupraSys), an Indo-German workshop sponsored by the IGSTC, held during 18-20 September, 2024 at Goa, India.
  2. Delivered and invited lecture on Multi-stack dye oligomers and their folding behaviorin the International Conference on Advances in Functional Materials and Applications (AFMA – 2025) organized by BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus during February 20 – 22, 2025.
  3. Delivered an invited lecture on Self-assembly and Properties of Functional Foldamersin Current Advances in Chemical Sciences (CACS-2025) during 7 - 8 March, 2025, organized by the Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana.
  4. Delivered an invited lecture on Multi-stack dye oligomers and their folding behaviorin Workshop on Aromatic Foldamers, held during 19-20 June 2025 at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA.
  5. Delivered an invited talk on Coordination-driven higher-ordered self-assembly of helical foldamers at the International Symposium on Supramolecular Dye Chemistry & Materials (ISSDCM 2024), held from May 11-14, 2024, in Guangzhou, China.
  6. Delivered an invited lecture on Multi-stack Naphthalenediimide (NDI) Oligomers and Their Folding Behaviour at the International Conference on “Interface of Chemistry, Material Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, jointly organized by Royal Global University and Cotton University, Guwahati, from November 8-10, 2023.

  • Supramolecular Approach Towards Creating Mechanoresponsive and Self-resistance Materials, Dr. Bappaditya Gole, SERB, INR 32,35,792.00, Two Years.