Dr. Dipika Sharma

dstdipika@iitd.ac.in

Dipika Sharma is from Agra, Uttar Pradesh. She joined the group as Inspire Faculty in May 2024. Before joining this, she worked as an institute postdoctoral fellow in the department of Physics at IIT Delhi (2018-2021) and then as D.S. Kothari postdoctoral fellow in the department of Chemistry at University of Delhi (2021-2024). Her research focuses on the designing and development novel semiconductor-based materials and up-scaling for solar hydrogen production.

Ajay Parashar

2021CYZ8359

cyz218359@chemistry.iitd.ac.in

Ajay was born in Sonipat, Haryana. He has done his B.S. from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He worked on his master's thesis at IIT Roorkee and  joined the PPI group in July 2021 as a Ph.D. Scholar.  Ajay's current research focuses on novel synthesis of ferroelectric/ multiferroic nanoengineered materials especially oxide heterostructures and to obtain the fundamental understanding on atomic structure-property relationship. His goal is to develop an efficient electrode material for energy conversion and storage devices. 

Aejaz Ul Bashir

2021CYZ8358

cyz218358@chemistry.iitd.ac.in

Aejaz is from Kashmir and has done his B. Sc and M. Sc from the University of Kashmir. He is currently investigating 2D-MXenes (TMCs and TMNs) towards electrochemical carbon dioxide and nitrogen reduction.

"The 3D world is pretty much engrossing, but there is a comprehensive latitude at 2D and there is a wider scope".

Aamir Bhat

2022CYZ8291

cyz228291@chemistry.iitd.ac.in

Aamir belongs to Kashmir and has done his B.S. and M.S. from the University of Kashmir. Aamir joined the lab as a Junior Research Fellow in April 2021 and then as a regular Ph.D. student in July 2022.  Presently, Aamir is focusing on the development of an efficient catalysts for electrochemical N2 reduction. 

Sagar Munjal

2021CYZ8382

cyz218382@iitd.ac.in

Sagar originally hails from Sirsa in Haryana. He earned his M.Sc. from IIT Jodhpur in 2021 and his B.Sc. from National College Sirsa in 2019. He commenced his Ph.D. in July 2021 at IIT Delhi. Currently, he is working on designing reasonably priced electrospun nanostructured materials for electrochemical energy storage applications.

Navneet 

2022CYZ8611

cyz228611@iitd.ac.in

Navneet is from Sirsa, Haryana. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, with BSc(H) in Chemistry (2017-2020). He then went to IIT Hyderabad for his master's degree through IIT-JAM. He joined the PPI group in January 2023 as a P.hD Scholar. Navneet's current research is focused on integrated CO2 capture and conversion using non-aqueous solvents, as well as its mechanistic investigation through Raman spectroscopy. 

Darshana

2025QIZ8245

qiz258245@iitd.ac.in

Darshana is from Pathsala, Assam. Darshana completed her Bachelor’s in Chemistry (Honours) from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, followed by a Master’s in Chemistry from the same university. She began her PhD at IIT Delhi in January 2025 and later transitioned into the UQ-IITD Joint PhD Program in July 2025, supported by a Junior Research Fellowship. Her research project is Sustainable materials for electrochemical capture of CO2. The project will also foster the advancement of techniques and skills in materials science and (electro)chemical engineering, driving progress in sustainable carbon management.

Roshan

Cyz248637@chemistry.iitd.ac.in

Roshan is from Delhi. He completed his B.Sc. (Prog.) in Chemistry from Shivaji College, University of Delhi, in 2021. He then pursued his M.Sc. in Chemistry at the University of Delhi. He joined the PPI group as a Ph.D. scholar under UGC-JRF in January 2025. His current research focuses on the engineering  and design of electrochemical systems for next-generation energy storage.