Research Team

Prof. Chandra Sekhar Tiwary

Assistant Professor (Aug 2018-till date): Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, WB, India

Assistant Professor (Dec 2017-Aug 2018) : Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, GJ, India

Research Scientist (Dec 2014-Dec 2017) : Materials Science & NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, USA

Research Associate (Feb 2014-Dec 2014) : Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, KA, India

Ph.D. (2009-2014) : Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, KA, India

B. Tech. (2004-2008) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, WB, India

Email ID : chandra.tiwary@metal.iitkgp.ac.in, cst311@gmail.com, cst.iisc@gmail.com

Hometown : Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Dr. Sreeram P R

Ph.D. ( Feb 2015-Nov 2021 ) : Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Ernakulam, Kerala

M.Sc. (July 2011-June 2013) :  Department of Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala

B.Sc. (June 2008-May 2011) : Department of Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala

Teaching Experience:

• (November 2013-March 2014) : Payyanur College, Payyanur, Kerala
• (June 2020-December 2020) : Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College, Perumbavoor, Kerala, India
• (November 2021-June 2022) : Government Polytechnic College, Muttom, Thodupuzha, Kerala

Research Experience:

• ( July 2013-Sept 2013 ): Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore, India

Research Area : 2D Materials, Thermoelectrics, Energy harvesting

Email ID : sreerampunam@gmail.com

Hometown : Kottayam, Kerala, India

Dr. Himanshu Singh

Ph.D. ( Jan 2018-July 2022 ) : Mechanical Engineering Department, Visvesvaraya National Institute of technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

M.Tech (July 2015-May 2017) :  Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India.

B.Tech (June 2009-May 2013) : Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, India.

Teaching Experience:

• (July 2017-December 2017) : Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, C.V Raman Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Research Experience:

• ( July 2016-March 2017 ): Proton Linac Super-Conducting Radio Frequency Division, Raja Ramanna Center for Advanced Technology, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Research Area : Additive Manufacturing, Green Graphene, Powder Metallurgy, Membrane Technology

Email ID : hsingha01@hotmail.com, hs01@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dr. Antony Joseph

Ph.D. (Jul 2018-March 2023) : School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala

M. Tech. (Jul 2016-May 2018) : Centre for Nano Science and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry

B. Tech. (July 2011-April 2015) : Mechanical Engineering, Vimal Jyothi Engineering College Chemperi (Aff. to Kannur University), Kannur, Kerala

Research Area : Corrosion, CVD growth, 2D materials, 3D printing of porous ceramics, Tribology, Water Desalination, Electrochemical techniques,  Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization

Email ID : antonyj100@gmail.com

Hometown : Kannur, Kerala, India

Rakesh Das

M. Tech (Jul 2017-May 2019) : Metallurgical and Materials Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal

B. Tech (Jul 2012-May 2016) : Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha

Research Area: Development of Cu based alloys

Email ID: das.rakesh228@gmail.com, DAS.RAKESH1994@IITKGP.AC.IN

Hometown: Rourkela, Odisha, India

Anu Verma

M. Sc. (Tech.) (Jul 2015-Jul 2017): Institute of Science,  Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

B. Sc. (Jul 2012-Jul 2015):  Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)

Research Internships:

• (January 2017 – July 2017 ) : Institute of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development (IESD-BHU)

Research Area: Advance Corrosion Inhibitor Coating materials

Email ID: anuverma0168@gmail.com, anuverma0168@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, India

Shubhasikha Das

M. Tech (Jul 2018-June 2020) : Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, Jharkhand

B. Tech (August 2014-June 2018) : Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Research Area : Application of High Entropy Materials for Waste Water Remediation

Email ID: sanu.sikha31@gmail.com, shubhasikha@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Cuttack, Odisha, India

Anyesha Chakraborty

M. Tech (Jul 2018-Jul 2020) : Department of Physics, Indian institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal

B. Tech (Jul 2014-Jul 2018) : Centre for Nanotechnology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

Research Internships: (Dec 2016-Jan 2017) RDCIS, SAIL, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India (B.Tech)

Research Area : Nanoscale Device Fabrication using 2D Materials

Email ID: anyeshachakraborty2@gmail.com, anyeshachakraborty2@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Chittaranjan, West Bengal, India

Pranjal Ghosal

M. Engg (Jul 2015-Aug 2018) : Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal

B. Tech (Jun 2010-May 2014) : Civil Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology,  Kolkata, West Bengal

Research Area : Water Treatment

Email ID: pranjal.ghosal@gmail.com, pranjal.ghosal@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Swagat Das

M. Tech (Jul 2018-Jul 2020) : Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujrat

B. Tech (Apr 2014-May 2018) : Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Odisha

Research Internships:

• (May 2017-July 2017) CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha (B.Tech)

• (May 2016-Jun 2016) : RSP SAIL, Rourkela,Odisha (B.Tech)

Research Area : Hydrogen evolution using chemical looping technique

Email ID: swagat.987das@gmai.com, das_swagat@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Cuttack, Odisha, India

Tanmoy Majhi

M. Engg (Aug 2017-May 2019) : Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, West Bengal

B. Engg (Aug 2013-May 2017) : Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University,West Bengal

Research Area : Solid-liquid interaction on 2D materials

Email ID: tanmoy7278@gmail.com, tanmoy7278@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Purulia, West Bengal, India

Varinder Pal

M. Tech (Jul 2018-Jun 2020) : Metallurgical and Materials Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

B. Tech (Apr 2013-May 2017) : Metallurgical and Materials Department, National Institute of technology, Srinagar

Research Internships: (Dec 2016-Jan 2017) JSW steel limited, Vijayanagar, Karnataka

Research Area : Development of Te-based alloys

Email ID: vpal326@gmail.com, vpal67@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Appu Kumar Singh

M. Tech (May 2017-Aug 2019) : Industrial Metallurgy, NIT Trichy

B. Tech (July 2010-May 2014) : Mechanical Engineering, BIT Raipur

Research Area : Metallic based Thermoelectric, Multi-scale first principle calculation

Email ID: appusingh94242@gmail.com

Hometown : Patna, Bihar, India

Nabarun Mandal

M. Tech (Jul 2018-Aug 2020) : Materials Science and Technology, Dr. M. N. Dastur School of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur

B. Tech (July 2012-July 2016) : Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata

Research Area : Plasmonics and optics of 2D nanomaterials

Email ID: nmblaze@gmail.com

Hometown : Berhampore, West Bengal, India

Anjali Jayakumar

M. Tech (Jul 2019-May 2021) : Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam

B. Tech (July 2015-May 2019) : Biotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu

Research Area : 2D materials for water desalination

Email ID: anjali117j@gmail.com , anjali@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

Nishant Tiwari

M. Tech (2019-2021) : Metallurgical Engineering, IIT-BHU, Varanasi

B. Tech (2014-2018) : Material Science Engineering (Splz- Nanotechnology), University Of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun

Research Internship: (May 2017-July 2018) Continental Carbon India Ltd., Ghaziabad

Research Area : Magnetocaloric Materials

Email ID: ishutwr93@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Akash Rawat

M.Tech (July 2019-May 2019) : Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

B.Tech (Aug 2013-Jun 2017) : Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Roorkee, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Research Area : Waste water treatment

Email ID : iakash95@gmail.com, iakash95@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Gopeshwar, Uttarakhand, India

Surbhi Slathia

M. Tech (Aug 2019- Aug 2021) : Nanotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

B. Tech (Aug 2010-July 2014) : Electrical Engineering, MBSCET, Jammu

Research Area : 2D materials

Email ID: slathiasurbhi@gmail.com, surbhislathia@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Vijaypur, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Karthik R

M. Tech (2020-2022) : Metallurgical and Materials Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

B. Tech (2016- 2020) : Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh

Research Internship (July 2021-2022) : Remote Internship with University of Auckland on topic Magnesiothermic reduction of Titanium Dioxide

Research Area : Development of 2D semiconductors using natural materials for Energy harvesting, RF devices, Antennas for RF and Microwave devices

Email ID : karthikdeepak47@gmail.com

Hometown : Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Noorbasha Bhavani Sai

M. Tech (2020-2022) : Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Department of Physics, NIT Durgapur

B. Tech (2016- 2020) : Mechanical Engineering, JNTUA College of Engineering Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh

Research Area : 2D nanomaterials for green energy

Email ID :bhavanisain013@gmail.com, bhavani.phd2321@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Zahoor Manzoor

M. Tech (Dec 2020-Oct 2022) : Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

B. Tech ( Aug 2015-Nov 2019) : Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

Research Area : Emerging Contaminant Remediation, High Entropy Materials

Email ID : zahoormnzr109@gmail.com, zahoormnzr@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Saswata Goswami

M. Tech (2020-2022) : School of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Jadavpur University

B. Tech ( 2014-2018) : Department of Electrical Engineering, Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College

Research Internships:

(May 2017-July 2017) : Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

(May 2021- August 2021): Indian Statistical Institute, Department of Physics

(July 2021- August 2021): Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University

Research Area : Electrical and Optical Properties of 2D Materials

Email ID : saswatagoswami5@gmail.com

Hometown : Kolkata, West Bengal

Bifa Shimelis Haile

PhD (ongoing) in Material Science and Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology

MSc. in Material Science, Hawassa University

BSc. in Physics, Ambo University

Work Experience (4 years): Lecturer, Kebri Dehar University

Research Area : High entropy alloys for thermoelectric, HER and OER applications

Email ID : bifashime@gmail.com

Hometown : Jimma, Ethiopia

Gemechis Megersa Jigi

PhD (ongoing) in Materials Science and Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology

MSc. in Solid State Physics, Hawassa University

BSc. in Physics, Jimma University

Work Experience (4 years): Lecturer, Jinka University

Research Area : BiTe based materials for thermoelectric applications

Email ID : gemechismegersa2@gmail.com

Hometown : Gimbhi, Ethiopia

Tapas Pal

Integrated M. Tech (Aug 2016 – May 2021) : Nanotechnology, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Research Experience (Sep 2021-Feb 2024) : Materials and Metallurgical Department, NIAMT (formerly NIFFT), Ranchi

Research Area : Metal Matrix Composite for EMI shielding

Email ID : tapaspal.ar@gmail.com

Hometown : Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Arpan Ghosh

B. Tech (Aug 2018- May 2022) : Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur

Research Area : 3D printed batteries and devices

Email ID : arpanmett18@gmail.com, ag22mt@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Divijendra Sampath Surya Teja Koniki

B. Tech (July 2019- May 2023) : Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

Research Area : 3D printed structures, Supercapacitors, and Photocatalysis

Email ID: divijendrasampath4054@gmail.com, divijendrasampath4054@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Diptava Das

Dual Degree B. Tech+M. Tech (Dec 2020-May 2025) : Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Research Area : Additive Manufacturing of Polymers and Composites

Email ID: das.diptava.02@gmail.com, das.diptava.02@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Amarshi, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Lalam Hari Prasad

B. Tech (Oct 2020-May 2024) : Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Research Area : Nano fibre-based epoxy composites and 3D printing

Email ID: lhariprasad21@gmail.com

Hometown : Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. Partha Kumbhakar

Ph.D. (Jun 2015-Dec 2019) : Science in Physics (Studies on Synthesis, Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Some Nanostructures of ZnO and ZnS and their Nanocomposites)

M. Sc. (Jun 2012-Jun 2014) : Department of Physics, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal

B. Sc. (Jun 2009-Jun 2012) : Department of Physics, The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman, West Bengal

Research Area : 3D printing of 2D materials

Email ID : parthakumbhakar2@gmail.com

Hometown : Durgapur, West Bengal, India

Dr. Indrani Das Jana

Post Doctoral Fellow (May 2018-Dec 2020): School of Bioscience, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, WB

Ph.D. (Oct 2010-March 2016) : Molecular Virology, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

M. Sc. (Jun 2008-Jun 2010) : Biotechnology, Indian Academy Degree College, Bangalore University, Bangalore, KA

B. Sc. (Jun 2005-Jun 2008) : Biotechnology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Bangalore University, Bangalore, KA

Research Area : Functional characterization of biologically active 2D materials

Email ID : indranids6@gmail.com

Hometown : Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Dr. Ashim Pramanik

Ph.D. (Aug 2016-Sept 2021) : Physics from Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Physics, NIT Durgapur, India

M. Tech. (Aug 2014-May 2016) : Advance Material Science and Technology, Department of Physics, NIT Durgapur, India

M. Sc. (Aug 2012-May 2014) : Electronics, Department of Electronics, Vidyasagar University, India

B. Sc. (Aug 2008-March 2012) : Physics Honours, Department of Physics, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Vidyasagar University, India

Research Area : 2D materials, Photoluminescence, Random Lasing and Nonlinear Optics

Email ID : ashimpramanik0@gmail.com

Hometown : Haldia, West Bengal, India

Dr. Arnab Kanti Giri

Ph.D. (April 2011-July 2016) : CSIR- Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat

M. Sc. (2008-2010) : Jhargram Raj College, Vidyasagar University

B. Sc. (2005-2008) : Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, Vidyasagar University

Research Experiences:

• (October 2016-October 2017) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA
• (November 2017-July 2018) Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), South Korea

Research Area : Zinc & Cobalt based metal oxides, sulphides, Graphene

Email ID : giri.arnabkanti54@gmail.com, kantiarnab47@gmail.com

Hometown : Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Dr. Anusuya Talukdar

Ph.D. (Jun 2016-Jun 2022) : Dept of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

M. Tech. (June 2014-May 2016) : Dept of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India

B. Tech. (June 2009-May 2013) : Dept of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

Research Area : Corrosion, corrosion inhibition, electrochemistry

Email ID : anusuyataluk286@gmail.com

Hometown : Guwahati, Assam, India

Dr. Hema Bora

Ph.D. (Feb 2007-Nov 2012) : Molecular Parasitology, Department of Biotechnology,  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

M. Sc. (2004-2006) : Biotechnology,  Department of Biotechnology, AIIMS Delhi

Diploma (2003-2004) : Post Graduate Diploma in Molecular and Biochemical Technology, University of Delhi

B. Sc. (2000-2003) : Microbiology (Hons), Gargi College, University of Delhi

Research Experiences:

• (July 2013- Feb 2016): Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, University of Bonn, Germany
• (May 2017- Mar 2018): Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan
• (Feb 2019- Jan 2022): School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Research Area : Biological characterization of 2D materials, Antimicrobial studies, Molecular Biology  

Email ID : hema.bora2020@gmail.com

Hometown : Kharagpur, west Bengal, India

Dr. Nirmal Kumar Katiyar

Ph.D. (Dec 2012-Jun 2018) : Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

M. Tech. (July 2009-Sept 2011) : Centre for nanoscience, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India

M. Sc. (July 2007-June 2009) : Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India 

Research Area : : Dr. Katiyar research focuses on the nanomaterial’s preparation by mechanical milling, high entropy alloys nanoparticles and their catalytic activities, Sol-Gel coatings, thermal spray coating, Nature-inspired materials/biomimicry, electron microscopy, and interaction of nanoparticles with biological matter, etc.

Email ID : nirkatiyar@gmail.com

Hometown : Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, India

Solomon Demiss Negedu

Ph.D. Scholar (Oct 2018-till date) : Materials Science & Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology(JIT), Jimma, Ethiopia

M. Sc. (Oct 2016-Jun 2018) : Materials Science & Engineering, Jimma Institute of Technology(JiT), Jimma, Ethiopia

B. Sc. (Oct 2011-Jul 2016) : Materials Science & Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University(ASTU), Adama,  Ethiopia

Research Internships : 

• (Aug 2018-Sept 2018) Zhe  Jiang Normal University, Jinhua, China

• (Jan 2018-May 2018) Indian  Institute  of  Technology  Gandhinagar,  Gandhinagar,  India

• (Nov 2015-Jan 2016) Pohang  Steel  Company  (POSCO)  & Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea          

Research Area : 2D Tellurides 

Email ID : solomondemiss@gmail.com

Hometown : Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia

Reddhy Mahle

M. Tech (Jun 2015-Jun 2017): Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 

B. Tech (Jun 2011-Jun 2015): Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Rajasthan 

Research Internship : (Jun 2014-Dec 2014) Serum Institute of India, Pune (B.Tech)

Research Area: Bioenergy

Email ID: reddhymahle10@gmail.com, amritamehla16@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown: Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Manojit Das

M. Tech (Jul 2017-Jun 2019): Production Engineering, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha

MBA (Sep 2014- Aug 2016) : Operation & Supply Chain Management, Bond University,Gold Coast, Australia

B. Tech (Jul 2005-Jun 2009) : Mechanical Engineering, People’s Educational Society Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka

Work Experience :

• (Jul 2009-Aug 2014) Kennametal India Limited, Bangalore,Karnataka

• (Aug 2019-Dec 2019) Faculty at College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Research Area : Structure-property correlation of composites

Email ID : manojit.mech@gmail.com, manojitdas@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Rushikesh Suresh Ambekar

M. Tech (Jul 2017-May 2019): Material Science & Chemical Technology, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), Pune, Maharashtra

B. Tech (Aug 2014-Jun 2017): Plastic and Polymer Engineering, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

Research Internships:

• (Nov 2018-May 2019) Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL), DRDO, Bangalore (M. Tech.)

• (Jan 2017-Jul 2017) Asian Paints Ltd. Research & Technology Center, Navi Mumbai (B. Tech.)

Research Area: 3D printing of bio-inspired architecture

Email ID: rushiambekar97@gmail.com, rambekar@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Parbhani, Maharashtra, India

Preeti Lata Mahapatra

M. Tech (Dual Degree) (Jun 2012-May 2017) : Centre for Nanotechnology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi

Work Experience :

• (Aug 2017-Aug 2019) Sensor & Actuator Division, CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata (Project-JRF)

• (Aug 2019-Dec 2019) Functional Materials & Devices Division, CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata (Project- SRF)

Research Area : 2D oxides for sensor application

Email ID: plm.nano.cuj@gmail.com, PREETI.LATA@IITKGP.AC.IN

Hometown : Bokaro, Jharkhand, India

Chinmayee Chowde Gowda

M. Tech (Sep 2016-Jun 2018): Nanotechnology, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru

B. E (Jun 2012-Jul 2016): Electronics and Communication Engineering,Academy for Technical and Management Excellence , Mysuru

Research Internship: (Oct 2017-May 2018) ICube Laboratories, Team: MaCEVP (Photovoltics), Strasbourg, France  (M.Tech)

Work experience: (Dec 2018-Jan 2020) Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur (Project-JRF)

Research Area: 3D Printed Battery

Email ID: chinmayeechandru17@gmail.com, chinmayeeechandru17@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown: Mysuru, Karnataka, India

Gobinda Chandra Mohanty

M. Sc. (July 2018-July 2020) : Department of Physics, Visvesvaraya National institute of technology, Nagpur, India

B. Sc. ( Aug 2015-June 2018) : Department of Physics, Utkal university , Bhubaneswar Odisha

Research Area : 3D printing  and electrochemical applications

Email ID : gobindamohanty0305@gmail.com

Hometown : Jajpur, Odisha, India

Arijit Jana

M. Tech. (Jul 2017-Jul 2019) : Ceramic Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

B. Tech. (Jul 2014-Jul 2017) : Ceramic Engineering, University of Calcutta

B. Sc. (Jul 2011-Jul 2014) : Chemistry (Hons), University of Calcutta

Research Area : 3D printing of ceramics for structural and functional applications

Email ID : arijitjana198@gmail.com

Hometown : Bagnan, Howrah, India

M Sanjay

B. Tech. (Jul 2014-Jul 2017) : Mechanical Engineering

Research Area : High Entropy Alloy

Email ID : sanjay.mmmflab@gmail.com

Hometown : Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Moumita Samanta

M. Sc. (Aug 2016-Aug 2018) : Chemistry (Inorganic specialization)

B. Sc. (Aug 2012-Aug 2016) : Chemistry

Research Experience (Aug 2018-Jan 2023) : As a JRF in a project on Self healing metallopolymer from IIT Kharagpur

Research Area : Green conversion of mining & agricultural waste into graphene based anticorrosive material

Email ID : msamanta577@gmail.com

Hometown : East Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Abhay Ranjan

M. Tech (Jun 2018-Jun 2020) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Master thesis : Microstructure and sliding wear behaviour of a novel Fe-Cr-V- C plasma transferred arc coating

B. Tech (Aug 2013-May 2017) : Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Research Internships : (Jul 2019-Jun 2020) TATA Steel, Jamshedpur

Email ID : ms.221abhy@gmail.com

Current status : Associate, BAG AFFINE, Bangalore

Hometown : Aurangabad, Bihar, India

Bhupendra Kumar

M. Tech (Jun 2019-Jun 2021) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

B. Tech (July 2014- July 2018) : Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Research Internships :

• (May 2017 – June-2017 )Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur

• (July 2018- Feb 2018 ) Junior Research Fellowship, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat

• (March 2019 – May 2019 ) Aalto University, Finland 

Research Area : 3D printing of Metals and Alloys. 

Email ID : bhupendra.patliya@gmail.com

Current status : Researcher, TATA Steel, Jamshedpur

Hometown : Jalore, Rajasthan, India

Piraisoodan Pugazhenthi

B. Engg. (Aug 2014- Apr 2018) : Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Salem, TN, India

Research Area : Development of Bullet resistant porous architecture by 3D printing

Email ID : piraisoodanmett97@gmail.com

Hometown : Salem, Tamilnadu, India

PURNA NAGA AJAY RAM.GULIPALLI

B. Tech (Aug 2016- Sept 2020) : Department of Metallurgical Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Research Internships :

• Structural characterization of BaZrO3 by solid state synthesis method

• Magnetic and structural characterization of Fe-based amorphous soft magnetic ribbons

Research Area : 3D printing of Al-Ni-Fe Eutectic alloy by selective laser melting

Email ID : purnaajayram@gmail.com

Hometown : Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Vivek Patel

B. Tech (Aug 2016- June 2020) : Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gyan Ganga institute of technology and Sciences, Jabalpur

Research Area : Development of sensors using two dimensional materials for health monitoring

Email ID : Vivekpatel8383@gmail.com

Hometown : Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India

Astha Dixit

B. Tech (July 2017- April 2021) : Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (M.P)

Research Area : Bio-inspired 3D Structural Materials

Email ID : ddixitastha@gmail.com, ddixitastha@kgpian.iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Saif Siddique

B. Tech (Jul 2016-April 2021) : Final Year Undergraduate, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

Research Internships :

• (May 2019-July 2019) University of Auckland, New Zealand (8 weeks)

• (Dec 2019-Jan 2020) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (6 weeks)

Research Area : 2D Tellurides

Email ID : saif.siddique@iitkgp.ac.in

Current status : PhD student, Cornell University, New York, USA

Hometown : Ranchi, Jharkhand

Brijesh Kushwaha

B. Tech (Jul 2016-April 2021) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

Research Internship : (May 2019-Jul 2019) Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), DRDO, Hyderabad

Research Area : Designing/developing low weight high strength 3D Printed Mathematical and bio inspired structures.

Email ID : kushwahabrijesh17@gmail.com

Current status : Civil service aspirant

Hometown : Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abhishek Deshmukh

B. Tech (Jul 2016-April 2021) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Dept. IIT Kharagpur

Research Area : Fire retardant fabric

Email ID : abhishekdeshmukh711@gmail.com

Current status : MBA student, IIM, Ahmedabad

Hometown : Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Piyush Kedia

B. Tech (Aug 2016-Present) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal

Research Internship : (May 2019-July 2019) CSIR – National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur

Research Area : Simulation

Email ID : piyushkedia4052@gmail.com, pkedia4052@iitkgp.ac.in

Current status : Just finished

Hometown : Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Pranav Krishnan

B. Tech (Jul 2018-April 2022) : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

Research Internships :

• NTU-India Connect Research Program 2021 – NTU, Singapore (Summer, 2021)

Research Area : Bio-inspired structural materials and 3D printing

Email ID : pranavkrishnan@iitkgp.ac.in

Hometown : Kochi, Kerala, India