People
Dr. Sarang P. Gumfekar
Assistant Professor (Chemical Engineering) (March 2020-present)
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of Alberta, Canada (2018)
M.A.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), University of Waterloo, Canada (2013)
B.E. (Chemical Engineering), University of Pune (Vishwakarma Institute of Technology), India (2009)
Post-doctoral Fellow, National Research Council-Nanotechnology Research Center, Canada
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Post-doctoral Fellowship (Feb. 2020; Declined)
Vikrant Sharma
PhD Student (2020-present)
M.Tech (Bioprocess Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2019)
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Haryana (2015)
PhD Project: Advanced nanofiltration membranes
Richa Ranjan (co-supervised with Dr. Manigandan)
PhD Student (2020-present)
M.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (2019)
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Dr. K. N. Modi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh (2017)
PhD Project: Wastewater treatment using biopolymer-based Janus micro/nanomotors
Himanshi Yadav (co-supervised with Dr. Navin Gopinathan)
PhD Student (2021-present)
M.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2020)
B.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2018)
PhD Project: To be decided
Anam Afaq
PhD Student (2021-present)
M.Sc (Chemistry), Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra (2019)
B.Sc (Chemistry Honors), Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra (2017)
PhD Project: Crystalline porous materials for water purification
Sagarika (co-supervised with Dr. Neelkanth Nirmalkar)
PhD Student (2021-present)
M.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2020)
B.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2018)
PhD Project: Integrated Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) for degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Nazreen V. M.
PhD Student (2022-present)
M.Sc (Polymer Science), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala (2021)
B.Sc (Chemistry), University of Calicut, Kerala (2019)
PhD Project: Electrically conductive adhesives for microelectronic packaging and flexible film circuits
Vijay Vaishampayan
PhD Student (2022-present)
M.Tech (Chemical Engineering), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, (2018)
B.E. (Chemical Engineering), Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India, (2016)
PhD Project: Nanomaterials for sensors and flexible devices
Masters Students
1) Sophiya Sonekar (2020-2022)
Project: Effect of polymer functionalities on flocculation process
2) Ved Prakash (2021-2023)
Project: Electrically conductive hydrogels
Research Interns
- Gomti Borkute, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune (Undergraduate)
- Ali Husnain, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan (Postgraduate)
- Rahul Melkani, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (Undergraduate)
- Sagnik Das, Jadavpur University, West Bengal (Undergraduate)
- Bilkees Ara, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, (Postgraduate)
- Shubham Shishodia, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Postgraduate)
- Sajad Hussain Malla, Central University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, (Postgraduate)
- Aurif Ahmad Mir, University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, (Postgraduate)
