Dr. Ambar Banerjee is currently an Assistant Professor in the Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE) of TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST). He did his Bachelors with Chemistry Hons. from University of Calcutta, followed by Master with specialization in Physical Chemistry (Raja Bazaar Science College).  Dr. Banerjee received his PhD in Science from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. Following his PhD he has worked as postdoctoral fellows at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (2018-2019), Stockholm University (2019-2021) and Uppsala University (2021-2024) in Sweden. His is a quantum chemist and is interested in simulation of photochemical and photo-assisted molecular transformations.