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Hi there!
We look forward to welcoming interested researchers to our group. Please take a look at our Vacancies!
Students with a Masters's degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science & Metallurgy, Nanotechnology, Chemistry, and Physics are encouraged to apply for a Ph.D.
Self-funded students with CSIR-JRF, UGC-JRF, INSPIRE Fellowships etc., are highly encouraged to apply.
Please find further details: https://www.iiserb.ac.in/doaa/admission
Ph.D. Students
Sharad Pinjari (Institute Fellow)
Sharad is researching sodium-ion superionic conductors for next-generation cathodes for sodium-ion batteries. When not doing research, he likes to play cricket and read Marathi novels.
Email: sharad21@iiserb.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
Yashraj Soni (PMRF Fellow)
Yashraj aims to study the mechanism of charge storage in hard carbon materials and ways to improve the full-cell performance of sodium-ion batteries. Yashraj is a gold medallist who pursued a bachelor's from IISER-Bhopal. He likes to play music, read, and sing during his leisure.
Email: yashraj22@iiserb.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
Subhajit Singha (UGC-JRF Fellow)
Subhajit works on phosphate-rich polyanion-type cathodes for sodium-ion batteries. He likes to play cricket, football, and volleyball during his free time.
Email: subhajit23@iiserb.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
M. Rama Krishna (CSIR-JRF Fellow)
Rama Krishna works on Magnesium ion batteries and is presently exploring ways to synthesize covalent organic frameworks for such multi-valent batteries. He likes to play cricket during his free time.
Email: mandala23@iiserb.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
Athira V Kamalon (INSPIRE Fellow)
Athira works on polyanion cathodes for Zinc ion batteries. Athira completed her M.Sc. in solid-state physics from M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Science and is a Gold medallist. She likes to sing, dance, and read books during her leisure.
Email: athira23@iiserb.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
Visiting Ph.Ds
Archana Kanwade(PMRF, IIT-Indore)
Archana is PMRF from the Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science at IIT-Indore, working with Prof. Parasharam M. Shiarge. Her research focus is on engineering polyanionic compounds, for sodium-ion batteries. She enjoys listening music in free time.
Email: phd2101105003@iiti.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
Tausif Alam (VIT-Bhopal)
Tausif works on solid-state electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries. His interest lies in enhancing the battery performance and optimisation of ion transport in electrolytes.
Email: tausif.2022@vitbhopal.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618
Project Scientist
Purandas Mudavath
Purandas works as a Project Associate at the Clean Energy Research Group. He focuses on tailoring Prussian Blue Analogues for better alkali-ion uptake. Apart from research he likes to play basketball.
M.S. Thesis
Parshana Boina Saikumar
Saikumar works on the effect of electrolytes on aqueous Sodium-ion batteries. His study aims to explore the effect of electrolytes on electrode interface. In his leisure, he likes to play games.
Megha Reghunath
Megha works on the hard carbon anodes for Sodium-ion batteries.
Email: meghareghunath@cusat.ac.in
Tel: +91 755 269 2618