Postdoctoral Research, New York University
Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Rice University
M.Sc. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
B.Sc. in Chemistry, Presidency College, Kolkata, India
Trinanjana Mandal
Clinical Associate Professor
Biomineralization, crystal growth and nanomaterials
American Chemical Society
Microscopy Society of America
Robert A. Welch Foundation pre-doctoral Fellowship (2008-2010)
Dean’s Travel Award, Rice University (2008)
Center of Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology Travel Award (2008)
Poloni, L.N.; Zhong, X.; Ward, M.D.; Mandal,T.; “Best Practices for Real-Time in Situ
Atomic Force and Chemical Force Microscopy of Crystals” Chem. Mater. 2017, 29(1),
331-345.
Mandal, T.; Shtukenberg, A.G.; Yu, A.C.; Zhong, X.; Ward, M.D.; “Effect of urinary
macromolecules on L-Cystine crystal growth and crystal surface adhesion” Cryst.
Growth Des. 2016, 16(1), 423-431.
Mandal, T.; Ward, M.D.; “Determination of specific binding interactions at L-cystine
crystal surfaces with chemical force microscopy ” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5525-
5528.
Perovic, I.; Mandal, T.; Evans, J.S.; “A pearl protein self-assembles to form protein
complexes that amplify the mineral nucleation process.” Biochemistry 2013, 52, 5696-
5703.
Mandal, T.; Piburn G.; Stavila, V.; Rusakova, I.; Ould-Ely T.; Colson A.C.; Whitmire,
K.H., “New mixed ligand single-source precursors for PbS nanoparticles and their
solvothermal decomposition to anisotropic nano- and microstructures.” Chem. Mater.
2011, 23, 4158-4169
Mandal, T.; Stavila, V.; Rusakova, I.; Ghosh, S.; Whitmire, K.H., “Molecular
precursors for CdS nanoparticles: synthesis and characterization of carboxylatethiourea
or - thiosemicarbazide cadmium complexes and their decomposition” Chem.
Mater. 2009, 21, 5617-5626.
Ananta, J.S.; Matson, M.L.; Tang, A.M.; Mandal, T.; Lin, S.; Wong, K.; Wong, S.T.;
Wilson, L.J. "Single-walled carbon nanotubes materials as T2-weighted MRI contrast
agents" J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 19369-19372