Team Members

Dr. Prasoon Kumar (Assistant Professor and Group Leader):

• BE (Biotechnology) - Birla Institute of Technology MESRA, Ranchi 

• MTech (Biological Sciences and Bioengineering) - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur  

Specialization: Biomechanics and tissue engineering 

• PhD (Mechanical engineering) - Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and Monash University, Australia 

Specialization: Design Engineering

• PostDoc (Materials Engineering) - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Specialization: Tissue Engineering

Experience: 

Assistant Professor (Department of Medical Devices) NIPER, Ahmedabad (1.5 years). 

Assistant professor (Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering), NIT, Rourkela ( Present)

Co-founder of IOTA Design and Innovations Lab Pvt. Ltd., IOTA diagnostics Pvt. Ltd. and Nuovatek Biosolutions Private Limited (Present)      

Miss Ruchira Chakraborty ( Joined Aug, 2021): 

• BTech (Biotechnology) Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, T.N. 

• MTech (Industrial BioTechnology) Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE, manipal, Karnataka. 

• Pursuing PhD (Biotechnology and Medical Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.

Thesis: Development of Bio-inspired Models of Human Cornea for Drug Permeability Studies  

Mr. Pragyan Ray (Joined Sep, 2021): 

• BTech-MTech Dual degree (Biotechnology) Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Kalinga, Odisha. 

• Pursuing PhD (Biotechnology and Medical Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.     

Thesis: Fabrication Of Bioinspired Multi-Analyte Sensing Platform By Using Paper-Based Micro/Nano Fluidic Device 

Miss Swagatika Barik (Joined Jun, 2022):

• BSc (Biotechnology), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

• MSc (Biotechnology), Rama Devi Women's University, University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

• Pursuing PhD (Biotechnology and Medical Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.     

Miss Oindrila Banik (Joined July, 2022): ( Co-supervisor)

• BSc (Chemistry Honours ), Jogamaya Devi College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal 

• BTech (Pharmaceutical Technology ), Rajabazar Science College , University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal 

• MTech (Pharmaceutical Technology ), Rajabazar Science College , University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal 

• Pursuing PhD (Biotechnology and Medical Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.    

Mr Vishal Hawale (Joined April, 2023): ( Supervisor)

• BTech (BioTechnology ), K. K. Wagh College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Nashik , Mahatama Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra  

• Pursuing MTech (Biomedical Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.    

Mr. Arpan Banerjee (Joined April, 2023): ( Supervisor)

• BTech (BioTechnology ), University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal 

• Pursuing MTech (Biotechnology) National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.