Research Scholars
Current
Rupesh Pawar, Ph.D. (Aug 2019 - )
B.Tech. (Chem. Engg), NIT Raipur (2018)
rupeshpawar [AT] iisc.ac.in
Project: Nanostructures for Sensors and Catalsysis
Adarsh Ajith Naik, Ph.D. (Aug 2019 - ) PMRF Fellow
B.E (ChemE) NIT, Calicut (2019)
adarshnaik[AT] iisc.ac.in
Research area: PEMFC Electrocatalysts
Abhishek C Ranade, Ph.D. (Jan 2019 - )
M.Tech (Res) IISc (2018), B.E (ChemE) BITS, PIlani (2016),
rabhishek [AT] iisc.ac.in
Research area: Nanostructured Hydrogen Sensors
Nikita, Ph.D. (Aug 2018 - )
B.Tech (Chem.Engg) University School of Chemical Technology, GGS IP University (2018)
nikita16284 [AT] iisc.ac.in
Research area: Point-of-Use Detection of Molecules
Dr. Sankar Kalidas Sivaraman (Aug 2006 - June 2012)
B.E. (Chem. Engg), C.I.T (2004)
Dissertation: Metal Nanoparticle Engineering: Development of a Process Toolkit for Synthesis and Self-assembly into Functional Nanoscale Architectures
Next Position: CavinKare, Chennai
Dr. Girish Muralidharan (Aug 2009 - March 2013)
B.E. (Chem. Engg), S.V.C.E (2005), M.E. IISc (2007)
Dissertation: Monodisperse Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Self-assembly and Fabrication of Floating Gate Memory Devices
Next Position: HUL Research Centre, Bangalore
Dr. Ipshita Banerjee (Jan 2008 - Aug 2013)
{Jointly supervised with Prof. Kumaran}
B.E. (Chem. Engg), Jadavpur Univ (2005), M.Tech. IIT-Kanpur (2007)
Dissertation: Formation of Porous Metallic Nanostructures-Electrocatalytic studies on self-assembled Au@Pt Nanoparticulate Films, and SERS activity of Inkjet Printed Silver Substrates
Next Position: SABIC Research, Bangalore
Dr. Pushkaraj Joshi (Aug 2011 - Jul 2017)
M.E. IISc (2008), B.E. (Chem.Engg) D.J.S. Mumbai (2006)
Dissertation: Inkjet printed nanostructured silver and metal coated silver films on flexible substrates – A versatile platform for sensing applications
Current Position: Research Associate, Brown Univ.
Dr. Sushant Kumar (Aug 2013 - Dec 2021)
M.E. IISc (2012), B.E. (Chem.Engg) NIT, Trichy (2010)
Dissertation: Translation from batch to continuous synthesis of colloids and application of nano based flexible substrates
Next Position: Research Associate, MicroX Labs Bangalore
Khantesh Agrawal (Aug 2018 - Nov 2023)
M.Tech. IISc (2018), B.E (ChemE) BITS, PIlani (2016)
Dissertation: Platinum overlayers - Fabrication via self-terminating electrodeposition and characterization
Next Position: Honeywell India Technology Centre.
Other Past Group Members -
R. Madhavan, Ph.D. (Mar 2018 - Dec 2019)
B.Tech (Polymer Science) DelhiTech.Univ. (2016)
madhavan [AT] iisc.ac.in
Research area: Wearable Sensors
Dissertation submitted independently