Scientist Mithun was born and brought up in suburban Kolkata (Calcutta, India). In 2008 he received an MSc degree in chemistry with specialization in physical chemistry from the University of Calcutta. During his masters he briefly worked at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Kolkata and University of Hyderabad, mainly on the magnetic/optical properties of inorganic/organic nanoparticles. Then he moved to University of Freiburg, Germany to obtain his Ph.D. in polymer physics on 2012 working with Prof. Gunter Reiter on properties of glassy polymer thin films. Here he developed a great interest on soft matters at the surface and interfaces. In 2012 he was awarded Dr. rer. nat. and subsequently moved to Trinity College Dublin as a postdoc to work on the nanomechanical studies on polymer thin films with Dr. Graham Cross. Mithun joined the group in March 2014, working as a postdoctoral research fellow with Prof. Ifor Samuel. His area of work here lies on the role of preparation condition and post-processing on conjugated polymer films finally aiming towards its exciton diffusion and solar cell applications. Whether in science or beyond he is interested in traveling and doing collaborative activities. After leaving the group Mithun took up a postdoctoral position at Princeton University.

Condensed Matter,PhysicsMaterials,Physics, Electroactive Polymer, Polymer Crystallization,and glassy polymer