CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS

Ph.D.Thesis

Mohak Shukla (Research Theme: ML and Statistical Physics  with applications in Condensed Matter Physics).

Indranil Maity (Research Theme: Inorganic-Organic Hybrids for resistive switching and memory; Jointly supervised with Dr. A.K. Mukherjee from the Department of Physics).

Sunil (Research Theme: Off-the-grid Hot Water Generator and its Applications; Co-advised with Dr. R. Raj from the Department of Mechanical Engineering).

Khashti Datt Pandey (Research Theme: Micro-force Sensisng and Micro-rheology using Magnetic Micromanipulation).

Ankush Kumar  (Research Theme: Scalable approaches for synthesis of CNMs for functional nanocomposites).

Rahul Sinha (Research Theme: Off-the-grid Climate Controlled Unit for Storage and Processing of On-Farm Perishables (IMPRINT-II); Co-advised with Dr. R. Raj from the Department of Mechanical Engineering).

Abhash Shukla (Research Theme: Off-the-grid Atmospheric Water Harvesting (DST-TDP); Co-advised with Dr. R. Raj from the Department of Mechanical Engineering).

Richa Bharti (Research Theme: Neuromorphic devices (PMRF research scholar)).

M.Sc. Thesis

Kaustabh Bharasa (Research Theme: SOC in  ANN).

Alumni

Ph.D. Thesis

Pranay Ranjan (2D Materials: Synthesis and Applications in Sensing and Environmental Remediation)
        Graduated 2019 (Now: Faculty member at IIT Jodhpur).

Ashutosh Kumar (Thermoelectric Transport Studies in Rare Earth-Transition Metal Oxides and their Composites)

        Graduated 2019 (Now: Faculty member at IIT Bhilai).

Atul Kumar (Certain Theoretical and Experimental aspects of CZTS based solar cells).

        Graduated 2020 (Now: Faculty member at KL University).

Karuna Kumari (Charge Transport Studies of Perovskite and 2D material/Oxide Composite Systems; Co-advised with Dr. S. Ray)

        Graduated 2022 (Now: Faculty member at HKBK College of Engineering, Bengaluru).

Chaitanya Bathina (Fabricating Eco-friendly Superhydrophobic Coating and Exploiting Biomass Energy Potential for Sustainable  Atmospheric Water Harvesting; Jointly supervised with Dr. R. Raj from the Department of Mechanical Engineering). Graduated 2022 (Now: Post-Doctoral Researcher at University of Florida). 

Apurva Sinha (Ovchinnikov Ferromagnetism in  Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide). Graduated 2022

M.Tech. Thesis

Pranaw Ambastha, Thermomechanical Behavior of Energy Pile (Co-advised with Dr. R.K. Bag; Graduated 2022). Working at  L&T
Rabindranath Sarangi, Robust Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces with Self-cleaning, Water Droplet Bouncing and Dropwise Condensation (Co-adviser: Dr. R. Raj; Graduated 2019). Working at Jadavpur University.
Anand Kumar Upadhyay, Piezoelectric MEMS (Graduated in 2017); Working as Technical Officer at CEERI Pilani.
Upasana Sahu, Ferromagnet-Superconductor interface phenomenon (Graduated in 2016); Currently pursuing PhD at IIT Delhi. 

Vivek Singh, Nanostructured Thermoelectrics (Graduated in Spring 2016); Currently pursuing PhD at IISc Bangalore.

Arun Singh Chouhan, Tuning of Magnetic and Electrical Properties in Complex Oxide Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition (Co-adviser: Prof. Lambert Alff, TU Darmstadt, Germany, Graduated in 2015). Currently working at Western Digital.

Pradipkumar M. Leuaa, Hierarchically Nanostructured Tin Sulfide as an Electrode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors (Co-advised with Dr. A. K. Thakur, Graduated in 2015); Currently working at Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, TU Darmstadt, Denmark. 

Akash Das, Image Guided Automated Non-prehensile Magnetic Micro-manipulation of Cells, (Co-advised with Dr. Atul Thakur, Graduated in 2015); Currently with Flipkart. 

Sagnik Ghosh, Semiconductor Process Optimization and Integration for the Elimination of Deep Trench Isolation Crack Issue in High Voltage Devices (Graduated in Spring 2014); Currently working as Scientist at Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR, Singapore .

Anup Kumar, All Oxide Solar Cells (Graduated in Spring 2014); Currently with Bihar State Electricity Board.

M.Sc. Thesis

Venu Goswami  Effects of Synchronization on roughness exponent in growing interfaces (Graduated in Spring 2023); Currently pursuing PhD at JNCASR.
Vimal  Kumar Optimization of  Cold-Chain Network  using  Optimal Transport Theory (Graduated in Spring 2023);  

Shaheen Parween Study of  Roughness in V2O5  Thin Film and  Cu2-xS  Nanoparticles;(Graduated in Spring 2023);  

Neel Vadodaria Classification of Cataclysmic Variables (Graduated in Spring 2022); Currently pursuing PhD at University of Montana.
Ritu Raj Superhydrophobic Surfaces (Graduated in Spring 2022); Currently pursuing PhD at IIT Madras.

Swati Singh Shock Waves (Graduated in Spring 2022); Currently pursuing PhD at The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Shantanu Kandar, Brick-Mortar Model for Thermoelectricity (Graduated in Spring 2020);  Currently pursuing PhD at IIT Delhi.
Sherlin James, Exploiting Graphene Oxide for Neuromorphic Circuits (Graduated in Spring 2020). Currently Teacher at AOL School, Kerala.
Raj Kumar Das, Dust Solutions of LTB Model: Connection to Statistical Physics (Graduated in Spring 2019);  Currently pursuing PhD at ISI Kolkata.

Abhinandan Kumar, Superconducting Antidot Arrays (Graduated in Spring 2018).

Mohak Shukla, Opinion Modeling (Graduated in Spring 2018);  Currently pursuing PhD at IIT Patna.

B.Tech. Thesis

Manas Haloi, Modeling of Nanoscale MOS (co-supervised with Dr. A. K. Mukherjee, Graduated in Spring 2013); Currently with Tricon Infotech.

Shivam Chourey, Development of Magnetically Controlled Microrobots (co-supervised with Dr. Atul Thakur, Graduated in Spring 2014); Currently with Siemens.

Summer Interns

Rupali Tiwari, Simulation of Solar Cell Structures for High Performance (Galgotia; Summer 2016).

Monalisa Yadav, 2D-materials:Theory and Experiments (IISER Kolkata; Summer 2016).

Ankit Labh, Optimization of CO2 laser cutting parameters for fabricating microfluidic channels (from IISER Mohali; Summer 2015).

Abhinav Ashesh, Low Cost Solid State Photolithography System Based on UV LEDs (CUJ; Summer 2014).

Malvika Srivastava, Radio Frequesncy Energy Harvesting (St. Stephens; Summer 2014).

Others

Tutul Bera (Research Theme: Earth Abundant Element Based Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials, 2012-15); School Teacher, West Bengal.