George Thomas' Group

Prof. K. George Thomas' lab at IISER Thiruvananthapuram (@tvmiiser) . We focus on light-matter interactions in molecules and nanomaterials.

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

We are incredibly proud to announce that our PhD student, @AiswaryaE3, has been awarded the Best Poster Prize at the LUMINA 2026 - National Conference on Advances in Photosciences and Photonics, held at the CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
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[School of Chemistry IISER TVM @Chemie_iisertvm]

Pre-synopsis of Ms. Aiswarya E., from Prof. K. George Thomas Lab @tvmiiser @KGT_Lab

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Heartiest congratulations to our mentor, Prof. K. George Thomas, on receiving the prestigious Masuhara Prize at APC 2026 in Japan. A truly well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contributions to photochemistry. Grateful to the APC 2026 organizers.
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[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Congratulations to our PhD student, @AiswaryaE3
on winning the @PCCP Poster Prize at the 14th Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Conference (#APC2026), held in Japan👏#PosterPrize #Research #Chemistry

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Happy to share our new publication in @JPhysChem C on structural origin of mono & bisignate CD signals in chiral phenyleneethynylene assemblies!
https://t.co/BegbNdIsZp
Kudos to @KarSabnam @Sujith83535752 & collaborators @jncbala @KawaiLab_NAIST
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[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Transition from degenerate to nondegenerate exciton coupling leads to an evolution from bisignate to monosignate CD signal. Our latest work is out https://t.co/TIlPS4ziHS Congratulations @AiswaryaE3 @Sujith83535752 @jparakadavil07 & collaborators @tvmiiser @Chemie_iisertvm @unipr

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Heartiest congratulations to the PhDs, Dr. Devika Rajan and Dr. @MERINVARGHESEP2, and BS-MS students, Krishnendu E S and Aysha Ferzin, of @KGT_Lab, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, on graduating at Convocation 2026! 🎓 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser

[TIMI TITUS @timi_titus12]

Honored to attend the @GordonConf (GRS & GRC) on Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals in Les Diablerets, Switzerland (4–10 July 2026), and to present my research. Grateful to @ANRFIndia for the International Travel Support #ITS. A truly inspiring week of science and networking.

[Merin Varghese @MERINVARGHESEP2]

Happy to share that I have successfully defended my PhD thesis! 🎓😇🥳
Grateful to Prof. K. George Thomas for his guidance and to Prof. Saptharshi Mukherjee for the insightful discussion during the defense.
Thankful to @KGT_Lab, friends, and family for their support.

[School of Chemistry IISER TVM @Chemie_iisertvm]

Thesis Defence by Ms. Merin Varghese, from Prof. K. George Thomas Lab
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[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Heartiest congratulations to our dear Professor George Thomas on receiving the SASTRA-CNR Rao Award for excellence in chemistry and materials science awarded by @SastraUniv on the occasion of National Science Day👏👏 @tvmiiser @Chemie_iisertvm

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Kudos to Dr.@vishnuek_, our former PhD student, for earning the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship! He is currently pursuing postdoctoral research with Prof. Tobias Brixner, @Uni_WUE , and the fellowship supports his continued work there.
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[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Thrilled to announce that our PhD student, Ms. Merin Varghese P, received the @ACSEnergyLett Best Poster Award at the APC Conference 2025!
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Congratulations @MERINVARGHESEP2👏👏

[School of Chemistry IISER TVM @Chemie_iisertvm]

Excellent talk on "Super-resolution fluorescence imaging of polymer gels" by Prof. Dominik Wöll from RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

From InP QDs rooted in Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ & Ga³⁺ chemistry to applications in solar cells, LEDs, displays & bioimaging- harnessing nanoscale innovation for a brighter, cleaner future: our review on InP QDs is featured on the cover of the latest edition of @ACSEnergyLett
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[Abhijit Saha @Abhijit23477533]

What a beautiful conference it was! @ICP2025 @GroupGuldi @KGT_Lab @ckerzig @LudoTroian @_CuiWang

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Congratulations to Dr. Livin Paul @Livinpaul2 on successfully defending his PhD thesis: Quantum Emitters in Plasmonic Field: From
Ensemble to Single-Particle Spectroscopy. Grateful to Prof. Jaydeep Basu @iiscbangalore for serving as external examiner and for his valuable insights

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Here are some glimpses of @ICP2025. Happy to be a part of this. It was truly enriching, and thank you all for the fruitful discussions.

[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Excited to share our PhD student @timi_titus12 gave an oral presentation at the 32nd International Conference on Photochemistry @ICP2025. Thankful to the organizing committee for this wonderful opportunity.
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[George Thomas' Group @KGT_Lab]

Our latest work explores the hidden role of interchromophoric Interactions in determining the sign of bisignated CD signals, is now out in @JPhysChem.
Congratulations @Sujith83535752, @AiswaryaE3, and our collaborators for the wonderful work👏
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https://t.co/DU2sIDFSlT