Dr. Abhishek Aggarwal is an Assistant Professor in the Mehta Family School of Sustainability at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore). 

Dr. Aggarwal is broadly interested in employing computational tools to understand the molecular transport and interfacial phenomena in energy systems. His research focuses on broad areas of sustainability, including machine learning in materials, energy storage, energy conversion, carbon capture, and water desalination through computational methods, including but not limited to MD, DFT, AI/ML, KMC, CFD, etc.

Professional Experience

01/2026—Present: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore) 

04/2024—12/2025: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

04/2024—12/2025: Resident Associate, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

03/2022—03/2024: Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Education

2017—2022: PhD, Physics, Indian Institute of Science

2015—2017: M.S., Physics, Indian Institute of Science

2012—2015: B.Sc. Hons, Physics, Delhi University