He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech in 2008 followed by a Research Scholar position at the Max Planck Institute in Magdeburg, Germany (2008–2009) and a Research Fellow position at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (2009–2011). Dr. Banerjee's research expertise and scholarly activities lie in subcontinuum scale modeling of transport phenomena, electrochemistry, charge transfer kinetics, and self-assembly at solid-liquid and solid-solid interfaces relevant to energy conversion and storage devices. He has received several prestigious awards including the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award and the Pratt Fellowship at Virginia Tech.