Kalipada Koner
Postdoc, Caltech
Hey, welcome to this webpage. You will find Dr. Koner's exploration of science with balance of beautiful and useful thirsts. A journey from small village of India to one of the best Institute of United States will probably inspire you in your scientific endeavor.
Research Interests
In my opinion, research interests in scientific world could be broadly two types:
1. Curiosity driven research & 2. Target oriented research
Curiosity driven research may not be directly impacting the society but it will tremendously help the researcher to grow "the scientist" inside them. On the other hand, target oriented research are generally relatable to the solutions existing problems, however, it takes longer time.
In ideal scenario it should be resonance of your curiosity about practical problems.
Publications
Porous covalent organic nanotubes and their assembly in loops and toroids
Nature Chemistry 14, 507–514 (2022)
Porous polycyclic aromatic heterocycles via metal-free annulative π-extension
Nature Synthesis 3, 1266–1274 (2024)
Nature Catalysis Accepted (2026)
Photoconductivity Switching in Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Crystals via Molecular Tetris
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 147, 11, 9972–9980 (2025)
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 63, e202316873 (2024)
Science reaches its full value only when it’s understood outside its own discipline
