oph ys ics , ▁pe pt ide ▁designs , ▁struct ural ▁studies ▁of ▁mic elles , ▁DNA ▁binding ▁anti - can cer ▁agents , ▁and ▁design ▁and ▁synth esis ▁of ▁nan om aterial s . ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁his ▁research es ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁several ▁peer - review ed ▁articles ; ▁the ▁online ▁repository ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁has ▁listed ▁ 1 1 7 ▁of ▁them . ▁On ▁the ▁academic ▁administration ▁front , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁labor atory ▁for ▁bio - organ ic ▁and ▁su pr am ole cular ▁studies ▁at ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science . ▁He ▁has ▁super vised ▁the ▁post - grad uate , ▁doctor al ▁and ▁post - do ctor al ▁studies ▁of ▁several ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁has ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁journ als ▁such ▁as ▁Bio con j ug ate ▁Chem istry ▁and ▁Lang mu ir ▁of ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society , ▁and ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Material s ▁N anos cience . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Bh attach ary a ▁received ▁the ▁B . ▁M . ▁Bir la ▁Science ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Material ▁Research ▁Society ▁of ▁India ▁Medal ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁National ▁B ios cience ▁Award ▁for ▁Career ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Bi ote chn ology ▁reached ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research ▁awarded ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁the ▁Sh anti ▁Sw ar up ▁B hat