Shibartha Dutta joins the Fenton Lab

We are excited to welcome new members to the Fenton Lab! Shibartha Dutta has joined as our newest graduate student.

Shibartha is originally from Kolkata, India, and joins us after completing a masters degree in chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2025. He also holds a bachelors degree in chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur. Shibartha completed his masters thesis work with Dr. Partha Pratim Jana at IIT-Kharagpur.

He moved to Penn State after graduation to begin his PhD in chemistry, accepting a position in our lab after a fall rotation. Shibartha will be co-advised by Jim Hodges, and is spearheading new directions in crystal growth and novel solution chemistry of low-dimensional inorganic solids at the interface of interests across the two labs.

Welcome, Shibartha! We can't wait to see what you accomplish here at Penn State!