Prof. Bhattacharyya’s research interests are in the area of ‘ProcessingStructure­Property’ relationship studies in carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene based polymer nanocomposites, wherein he has addressed the challenge of nanomaterial dispersion in polymer matrix. In this context, he has developed a novel organic dispersant to disperse agglomerate free nanomaterials in various polymer matrices, which could establish an adequate interfacial interaction between the polymer matrix and the nanomaterials. The method was extremely innovative and was adopted to commercially viable polymer processing technique viz. melt­mixing to prepare electrically conducting polymer nanocomposites of very high strength, modulus and thermal stability. Currently, he is working extensively on graphene, CNTs, h­BN, MoS2 based PVDF nanocomposites for piezoelectric applications. Prof. Bhattacharyya has collaborated with DMSRDE, Kanpur (DRDO laboratory) to develop melt­spun CNTs based polypropylene nanocomposite fibers. Further, he has also collaborated with Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai to develop electrically conducting