OUR TEAM
PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
Gopinadhan Kalon
Kanchan and Harilal Doshi Chair
Associate Professor
Physics| Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
Qualifications
BSc: Calicut University Kerala, 1997
MSc: Calicut University Campus Kerala, 1999
MTech: IIT Kanpur, 2002
Ph.D.: IIT Delhi, 2008
Achievements
Marie Curie Fellow of the Week, Apr 14, 2017, European Commission
Marie Curie International Fellowship 2015 with Nobel laureate Prof. Andre K. Geim
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India, Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Dec 1999
Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), India, Feb 2000, 95.4 Percentile, AIR: 69
CSIR JRF June 2000 (Top 20% among CSIR qualified candidates)
Invitation for Shyama Prasad Fellowship Test, July 2001
RESEARCH FELLOWS
Biswabhusan Dhal
M.Sc.: North Orissa University, 2015
M.Phil.: North Orissa University, 2017
Email: biswabhusan.d@iitgn.ac.in
Joined Ph.D.: 2019
Research Topic: Electrochemical fabrication of sub-nm pores on Si-nitride membrane for desalination applications. Liquid-phase exfoliation of bulk clay material to 2D nanosheets, Hydrothermal synthesis of clay materials, Finite element analysis of the ion transport study in nanofluidic channels and pores using COMSOL multiphysics simulation tool.
Suvigya Kaushik
B.Sc. (H) Physics: University of Delhi, 2016
M.Sc. Physics: Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur, Punjab, 2018
Email: kaushik_suvigya@iitgn.ac.in
Joined Ph.D.: 2019
Research topic: Fabrication of 2D laminates from MoS2 and study the transport of water, ions and gas molecules. Fabrication of heterogeneous laminate structure, and production of hydrovoltaic energy
Lalita Saini
B.Sc.: Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 2016
M.Sc. Physics: Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 2018
Email: saini_lalita@iitgn.ac.in
Joined Ph.D.: 2019
Research topic: Controlling ion transport through nanofluidic nanochannels using the method of ion intercalation for applications in water desalination, filtration and hydrogen isotope separation etc.
Fabrication of heterostructures of different 2D materials for making tunable interlayer spaces for applications in selective transport of ions and gases.
Naressh Kumar R
BS-MS Dual Degree: IISER Pune, 2020
Email: krnaressh@iitgn.ac.in
Joined Ph.D.: 2022
Research Topic: Synthesis of novel 2D Materials using the CVD process and exploring their electronic and magnetic properties
Ritika Pahwa
B.Sc. : Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, 2020
M.Sc. Physics : IIT Gandhinagar, 2022
Email: 20510107@iitgn.ac.in
Joined Ph.D.: 2023
PRIME MINISTER'S RESEARCH FELLOW
Aparna Rathi
B.Sc.(H) Physics: University of Delhi, 2017
M.Sc. Physics: IIT Gandhinagar, 2020
Email Address: aparna.rathi@iitgn.ac.in
Joined Ph.D.: 2021
Research Topic: Fabrication of mechanically stable two-dimensional vermiculite laminates and understanding its molecular and ionic transport mechanisms for filtration and energy harvesting applications.
MASTER'S STUDENTS
ALUMNI
Shivam Parmar, M. Tech (Work & Study) (2021-2024)
Current Position: Ph.D. North Texas (UNT), Denton, USA
Sangeeta, M.Sc. (2022-2023)
Current Position: Joint Ph.D. IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester, England
Pratik Saud, M.Sc. (2022-2023)
Current Position: Project student at EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Pratyush Saud, M.Sc. (2022-2023)
Current Position: Trainee at NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Atsugi, Japan
Urmila Regar, M.Sc. (2021-2022)
Current Position: Ph.D. Linköping University, Sweden
Mithun Ravichandran, B. Tech (2022)
Current Position: Master's in Materials science and Engineering, University of Washington
Dhruv Bukinkere, B. Tech (2022)
Current Position: Master's in Materials science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Shiva Sankar Nemala, Post Doctoral Fellow (2019-2021)
Current Position: Post Doctoral Fellow at International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Gagan Bhatt, M.Sc. (2019-2021)
Current Position: Ph.D. University of New South Wales, Australia
Siddharth Gangwar, M.Sc. (2019-2021)
Current Position: Physics Faculty (CSIR NET & IIT JAM) at IFAS Edutech Private Limited, India
Neha Singh, M.Sc. (2018-2020)
Current Position: Ph.D. IIT Delhi
Ayush Kant Ranga, M.Sc. (2018-2020)
Current Position: Ph.D. Jacobs University, Germany
Greeshma C R, B. Tech
Current Position: Master's in Materials science and Engineering, Texas A&M University