Group Alumni

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Group @ 2015

Group @ 2014

Group @ 2013

Ph.D. Graduates

Sushma Indrakumar

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) 2018-'23

Integrated B.Sc./ M.Sc. (Materials Science) Indian Institute of Science

Parul Yadav 

Ph.D. (Bioengineering) 2017-'23

 (joint-advisor: Prof. Deepak Saini

M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- BHU 

B.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) DCRUST

Anindo Roy 

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) 2017-'23

B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology

Now Postdoctoral Research Associate at IISc

Sagar Nilawar

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) 2016-'22

Research Associate 2022-'23

Integrated B.Tech./ M.Tech. (Polymer Science and Technology) Indian Institute of Technology- Roorkee

Now working at Axis Electricals

Aditi Jain

Ph.D. (BioSystems Science and Engineering) 2015-'20

(joint-advisor: Prof. Ravi Sundaresan)

M.S. (Biological Sciences) Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay

B. Sc. (Chemistry) University of Delhi

Now working at American Chemical Society Publications

Srijan Acharya

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) 2014-'19

Research Associate 2019-'21

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

M.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur

B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Bengal Engineering and Science University

Now Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology- Rourkela

Sumit Bahl

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) 2012-'17

Research Associate 2017-'18

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

B.Tech. (Metallurgy) Indian Institute of Technology- Roorkee

Now Staff Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Gowri Manohari Balachander

Ph.D. (BioSystems Science and Engineering) 2012-'17

Research Associate  2017-'18

(joint-advisor: Prof. Annapoorni Rangarajan)

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) Anna University

Now Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology- BHU

Queeny Dasgupta

Ph.D. (BioSystems Science and Engineering) 2013-'17

Research Associate 2017-'18

(joint-advisor: Prof. Giridhar Madras)

M.Tech. (Nanotechnology) Indian Institute of Technology- Roorkee

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) West Bengal University of Technology

Now Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University, USA

Sai Rama Krishna Meka

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) 2012-'17

Research Associate 2017-'18

M.Tech. (Nanobiotechnology) M.S. University

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Now Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Rush University, USA

Janeni Natarajan

Ph.D. (Nano Science and Engineering) 2012-'17

Research Associate 2017

(joint-advisor: Prof. Giridhar Madras)

M.Tech. (Nanotechnology) Amrita University

B.Tech. (Bioengineering) Sastra University

Now working at Momentive Performance Materials

Sachin Kumar

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering)  2011-'16

Research Associate 2016-'17

B.E. (Biotechnology) Visvesvaraya Technological University

Now Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi

M.Tech. Graduates

Lochan Upadhayay

M.Tech. (Res.) (Materials Engineering) 2021-'23

(joint-advisor: Prof. Praveen Kumar)

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) Visvesvaraya Technological University 

Now Ph.D. student at Washington State University, USA

Arijit Biswas 

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2021-'23

B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Durgapur

Now working at Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory

Dindeeswara Chandanapalli Kumar 

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2021-'23

B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Tadepalligudem

Now working at Reliance New Energy

Ved Prakash Tiwari 

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2021-'23

B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering) Birsa Institute of Technology- Sindri

Now working at Applied Materials

Sachin Kumar Lal

M.Tech. (Smart Manufacturing) 2021-'23

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

B.Tech. (Automotive Engineering) University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

Now working at Reliance New Energy

G. Shashi Kumar

M.Tech. (Smart Manufacturing) 2021-'23

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

B.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Raipur

Now working at Infineon Semiconductor

Sravan Reddy

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2020-'22

B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Surathkal

Now working at Tata Steel

Harshavardhan Patil

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2020-'22

B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering) College of Engineering- Pune

Now working at Applied Materials

Anujkumar Prajapati

M.Tech. (Nano Science and Engineering) 2020-'22

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) University of Mumbai

(joint-advisor: Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh)

Surya Teja Sriramula

M.Tech. (Smart Manufacturing) 2020-'22

B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) Osmania University 

(joint-advisor: Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh)

Now working at Bajaj Motors

Sameer Pujari 

M.Tech. (Smart Manufacturing) 2020-'22

B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) Shivaji University 

(joint-advisor: Prof. G.K. Ananthasuresh)

Now working at Mathworks

Prabhu Srikanth Kondeti

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2019-'21

B.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Surathkal

Now working at SAIL

Phani Shankar Borra

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2019-'21

B.Tech. (Metallurgical Engineering) Andhra University

Now Ph.D. student, Indian Institute of Science

Nagur Shahidsha

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2017-'19

B.Sc. (Materials Science) Indian Institute of Science

Rushikesh Sabban

M.Tech. (Res.) (Materials Engineering) 2016-'18

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

B.Tech. (Metallurgy) College of Engineering- Pune

Now Ph.D. student at Indian Institute of Technology- Madras

K. Immanuel Raju

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2016-'18

B.Tech. (Metallurgy and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Warangal

Now working at JNARDDC

Bhavya Tulsi

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2015-'17

B.Tech. (Metallurgy and Materials Engineering) Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology- Nagpur

Now working at Tata Steel

Antareep Sharma

M.Tech. (Materials Engineering) 2014-'16

B.Tech. (Ceramic Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Rourkela

Now Entrepreneur in Singapore

Anupam Mishra

M.E. (Materials Engineering) 2012-'14

B.Tech. (Ceramic Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Rourkela

Now working at KLA Tencor

Dilkash Azam

M.E. (Materials Engineering) 2011-'13

B.E. (Metallurgy) National Institute of Technology- Raipur

Now working at Applied Materials

Postdoctoral Fellows 

Akshat Joshi

IoE Postdoctoral Fellow 2021-'23

(joint-advisor: Prof. Sandhya Vishweshwaraiah)

Ph.D. (Materials Engineering) Kyushu University, Japan

M.Tech. (Biomedical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Hyderabad

B.Tech. (Electronics Engineering) APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University

Now Postdoctoral Fellow at Terasaki Institute, USA

Suhela Tyeb

ICMR Research Associate 2021-'23

Ph.D. (Biological Sciences and Bioengineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur

M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Barkatullah University

B.Sc. (Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Chemistry) Rastrasant Tukadoji Maharaja University

Now Lecturer at University of Jammu

Indumathi Sathisaran 

DBT Research Associate 2023

Ph.D. (Biological Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Gandhinagar 

M.Tech. (Biotechnology) Anna University 

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) Anna University

Now Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology- Calicut

Deepak Patil

Research Associate 2021-'22

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi

M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Calicut

B.Tech. (Production Engineering) SRTM University

Now Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology- Trichy

Sushma Kumari

SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-'22

Ph.D. (Chemical Sciences) CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory

M.Sc.(Chemistry) University of Pune

B.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Pune

Now Assistant Professor at VIT, Vellore

Indranil Chakraborty

Research Associate 2020-'22

Ph.D. (Inorganic Chemistry) S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences

M.Sc.(Chemistry) University of Calcutta

B.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Calcutta

Now working at Pakka Impact

Padmavathy Nagarajan

DST Young Scientist and SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow 2015-'21

(joint-advisor: Prof. Suryasarathi Bose)

Ph.D. (Materials) Vellore Institute of Technology

M.Sc.(Chemistry) Bharathiar University

B.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Madras

Now working at Merck Life Sciences

Monika Rajput

Research Associate 2019-'21

Ph.D. (Medical Science and Technology) Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur

M.Tech. (Biotechnology) National Institute of Technology- Rourkela

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) University of Rajasthan

Now Postdoctoral Fellow at National Institutes of Health, USA

G.H. Darshan

UGC Kothari Fellow 2018-'21

Ph.D. (Biotechnology) Karnatak University

M.Sc.(Biotechnology) Kuvempu University

B.Sc. (Chemistry, Biotechnology) Karnatak University

Suntharavel  Muthaiah

Research Associate 2019-'21

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

Ph.D. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Roorkee

M.Tech. (Industrial Metallurgy) National Institute of Technology- Tiruchirappalli

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) Anna University

Now Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology- Trichy

Rajesh Kotcherlakota

C.V. Raman Postdoctoral Fellow 2020-'21

Ph.D. (Biological Sciences) CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology 

M.Sc.(Biotechnology) Andhra University

B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Andhra University

Now Postdoctoral Fellow at TIFR

Dhaval Kedaria

UGC Kothari Fellow 2019-'21

Ph.D. (Life Sciences) Central University of Gujarat

M.Sc.(Biotechnology) Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

B.Sc.(Biotechnology) Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

Now working at Meril Life

Santanu Ghosh

SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow 2019-'20

Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Technology) Jadavpur University

M. Pharm. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

B. Pharm. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology

Now Assistant Professor at BIT Mesra

Naresh Nadammal

Research Associate 2019-'20

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Indian Institute of Science

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) University of Calicut

Sumit Ghosh

Research Associate 2019

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

Ph.D. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Roorkee

M.Tech. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) National Institute of Technology- Durgapur

M.Sc.(Materials Science) Sardar Patel University

B.Sc.(Industrial Chemistry) Calcutta University

Now Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Oulu, Finland

Sudipta Senapati

Research Associate 2019

Ph.D. (Materials Science) Indian Institute of Technology- BHU

M.Sc.(Chemistry) Visva-Bharati University

B.Sc.(Chemistry) University of Burdwan

Now PBC Postdoctoral Fellow in Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Lopamudra Das Ghosh

DST Young Scientist 2014-'18

Ph.D. (Medical Science and Technology) Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur

M.Sc. (Biotechnology) University of Kalyani

B.Sc. (Microbiology) Calcutta University

Now Postdoctoral Fellow at Texas A&M University

Prasoon Kumar

DST National Postdoctoral Fellow  2017-'18

Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay/ Monash University

M.Tech. (Biological Sciences and Bioengineering) Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur

B.E. (Biotechnology) Birla Institute of Technology- Mesra

Now Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology- Rourkela 

Chinmaya Mahapatra

Research Associate 2018

Ph.D. (Nanobiomedical Science) Dankook University

Int. B.Tech./ M.Tech. (Biotechnology) D.Y. Patil University

Now Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology- Raipur

Jaidev Chakka

CSIR Research Associate 2015-'18

Ph.D. (Nanomedicine) Sastra University

M.Sc. (Nanotechnology) Sri Venkateswara University

B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Adikavi Nannaya University

Now Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Texas-Austin, USA

Jafar Hasan

Wellcome Trust/ DBT India Alliance Early Career Fellow 2014-'18

Ph.D. (Life Sciences) Swinburne University of Technology

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) Uttar Pradesh Technical University

Now working at MTPConnect, Australia

Vipul Agarwal

DST National Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-'18

Ph.D. (Nanobiotechnology) University of Western Australia

M. A. Sc. (Polymer Chemistry) University of Tasmania

B.Sc. (Chemistry) University of Delhi

Now Lecturer at University of New South Wales, Australia

Kishor Sarkar

UGC Kothari Fellow 2013-'15

(joint-advisor: Prof. Giridhar Madras)

Ph.D. (Polymer Science and Technology) University of Calcutta

M.Tech. (Polymer Science and Technology) University of Calcutta

B.Tech. (Polymer Science and Technology) University of Calcutta

B.Sc.(Chemistry) University of Calcutta

Now Assistant Professor at University of Calcutta

Elayaraja Kolanthai

DBT Research Associate 2013-'15

Ph.D. (Biomaterials) Anna University

M.Sc. (Physics) Thiruvalluvar University

PGDCSA (Computer Science) University of Madras

B.Sc.(Physics) University of Madras

Now Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Central Florida, USA 

Pallab Sanpui

Research Associate 2013-'14

Ph.D. (Nanotechnology) Indian Institute of Technology- Guwahati

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) West Bengal University of Technology

Now Assistant Professor at BITS-Pilani, Dubai 

Aditi Banerjee

Research Associate 2013-'14

(joint-advisor: Prof. Giridhar Madras)

Ph.D. (Nanotechnology) Indian Institute of Technology- Guwahati

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) West Bengal University of Technology

Now Research Associate at AstraZeneca, Sweden

Vaijayanthi Mala

DBT Research Associate 2012-'14

Ph.D. (Chemistry) Institute of Molecular Science, Academia Sinica- Taiwan

M.Tech. (Biotechnology) Vellore Institute of Technology

B.Pharm. KMCH College of Pharmacy

Now working at Kemlab Scientific, Canada 

Project Fellows

Moyeez Alam  

Project Assistant 2022-'23

B.E. (Biotechnology) Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- Dubai

Now working at Pandorum Technologies

Ashutosh Pati  

Project Assistant 2020-'22 

M.Tech. (Instrumentation and Applied Physics)  Indian Institute of Science

B.Tech. (Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering) Biju Patnaik University of Technology

Now working at Collins Aerospace

Kaushik Suneet 

Project Assistant 2021-'22 

M.Tech. (Industrial Biotechnology) Manipal Academy of Higher Education 

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) Karunya University 

Now Executive, Indian Institute of Science

Chithrambary Reghukumar

Project Assistant 2018-'19

Int. B.Sc./ M.Sc. (Chemistry) Visva-Bharati University

Now Ph.D. student at University of Manchester, UK

Anubhav Singh

Project Student 2018-'19

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

B.Tech. (Production Engineering) Birla Institute of Technology- Mesra

Now Ph.D. student at McGill University, Canada

Arpana Panicker

Project Assistant 2017-'19

Diploma (Stem Cell Biology) Manipal University

M.Sc. (Microbiology) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham 

B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Bharathiar University

Now working at Yashraj Biotechnology

Shubham Jain

Project Assistant  2014-'17

Int. B.Tech./ M.Tech. (Biotechnology) University of Rajasthan 

Now working at Cellink, Sweden

Akash Krishnamurthy

Project Assistant 2015-'16

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) Visvesvaraya Technological University 

Now M.S. student at Queen's University, Canada

Tejeswini Padma

Project Assistant 2014-'15

(joint-advisor: Prof. Sandhya Visweswariah)

B.E. (Biotechnology) Visvesvaraya Technological University

Now working at Kaplan India 

Shammy Raj

Project Assistant 2014-'15

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) National Institute of Technology- Rourkela

Now Ph.D. student at University of Alberta, Canada

P.L. Nithilaksh

Project Assistant 2014-'15

B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology- BHU

Now working at Tata Consultancy Services R&D 

Amrit Bagchi

Project Assistant 2012-'14

B.Pharm. Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Now Ph.D. student at Washington University- St. Louis, USA

Anirvan Komath Majumdar

Project Student 2013-'14

Int. B.E. (Electrical and Electronics Eng.)/ M.Sc. (Bio. Sci.) Student, Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Now Ph.D. student at Washington University- St. Louis, USA 

Surya Vanamali

Surya Vanamali

Project Assistant 2012-'13

(joint-advisor: Prof. Satyam Suwas)

B.Tech. (Metallurgy) Indian Institute of Technology- Madras

Now working at KLA-Tencor

Shruti Rattan

Project Assistant 2012-'13  

(joint-advisor: Prof. Giridhar Madras)

B.E. (Polymer Science & Chemical Technology) Delhi Technological University

 Now working at DuPont, USA

Deena Jose

Project Assistant 2012-'13

M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) 

Anna University of Technology

B.Pharm. Pondicherry University

Now Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Elims College of Pharmacy, Kerala

B.Sc./ M.Sc. Graduates

Arkodip Mandal

B.Sc. (Materials Science) 2022-'23

Now M.Sc. student at IISc

Arkodip Mandal

M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2021-'22

Project Assistant 2022-'23

Now Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado- Boulder, USA

Rahul Shah

B.Sc./ M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2020-'22

Now Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University, USA

Vibhanshu Golia 

B.Sc. (Materials Science) 2021-'22

Now M.B.A. student at Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore

Navaneeth Holla 

B.Sc. (Materials Science) 2021-'22

Now M.S. student at EIT SUMA program in UNIMIB, Italy and KU Leuven, Belgium

Jananandhan S.

B.Sc. (Materials Science) 2020-'21

Now continuing M.Sc. in Indian Institute of Science

Manisha Behera

B.Sc./ M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2018-'20

Now Ph.D. student at University of Lille, France

Rinsha Padmarajan

B.Sc./ M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2016-'18

Now Ph.D. student at Indian Institute of Technology- Madras

Shahnaz Munnir

B.Sc./M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2016-'18

Now M.Sc. student at University of Leeds, UK

Biswadeep Nayak

B.Sc./M.Sc. (Biology) 2016-'18

(joint-advisor: Prof. Annapoorni Rangarajan)

Now Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University, USA

Sushma Indrakumar

M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2017-'18

Now Ph.D. student at Indian Institute of Science

Samriddhi Thakur

B.Sc. (Biology) 2017-'18

(joint-advisor: Prof. Ravi Sundaresan)

Now Ph.D. student, National University of Singapore

Neethu Varghese

B.Sc./M.Sc. (Materials Science) 2015-'17

Kaivalya Molugu

B.Sc. (Biology/ Materials Science) 2015-'16

(joint-advisor: Prof. Annapoorni Rangarajan)

Now working at Editas, USA

Visiting Researchers 

Venkatesan Jayachandran

SERB-TARE Fellow 2019-'22

Assistant Professor, Yenepoya University