2025

1. Akshay has been selected to receive the Amar Dye-Chem Award for Excellence in Research and Development (Under the Age of 35 Years) for the Year 2025, awarded by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), the apex body of Chemical Engineers in India. This prestigious annual award recognizes and honours chemical engineers under the age of 35 who have made significant contributions to research and development. Congrats!
2. Mahesh MS, a BS-MS graduate from our group, has been awarded the Proficiency Medal 2025 for the Best Academic Performance in the BS-MS (Chemical Engineering) program at the 12th Convocation Ceremony of the Institute. Congrats and wish him continued success!
3. Abeena U, a BS graduate from our group, has been awarded the Proficiency Medal 2025 for the Best Academic Performance in the BS (Chemical Engineering) program at the 12th Convocation Ceremony of the Institute. Congrats and wish her continued success!
4. A research article coauthored by Animesh, Vanisha, Pragati, and Akshay has been published in Chemical Engineering Science. Read it here. Congrats!
5. Our review article is a part of the collection of outstanding papers published in 2024, selected by the Editor-in-Chief of Carbon Capture Science & Technology. 
6. Mahesh defended his MS thesis. Congratulations and all the best!
7. Abeena defended her BS project. Congratulations and all the best!
8. Abeena has been accepted into the Erasmus Mundus Master's program in Membrane Engineering for Sustainable Development (MESD), with a scholarship. Congratulations and best wishes for future endeavours!
9. Pranav defended his MS thesis. Congratulations and all the best!
10. A research article coauthored by Mahesh, Animesh, and Akshay has been published in ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Read it here. Congrats!
11. Group members showcased the research activities at the Tech Expo, AAROHAN' 24 at IISER Bhopal campus.
12. Animesh and Mahesh secured second and third positions, respectively, in the oral presentation at the InDACON – 2025 held at HBTU Kanpur. Congrats to both of them!
13. The group demonstrated the polymeric membrane fabrication using non-solvent-induced phase separation during the Hands-on Workshop on Emergent Materials & Technologies for Water Reclamation organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, IISER Bhopal, India
14. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Management (ICRTEM-2025) organized by the Compucom Institute of Technology and Management (CITM), Jaipur, India, in collaboration with the Computer Society of India (CSI), India 
15. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the Conference on Applied Membrane Technology and Translational Research (AMTTR 2025) organized by the Gogri Hub for Membranes Research, A Unit of Translational Research Centre – Chemicals and Materials at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Maharashtra, India
16. A research article coauthored by Akshay has been published in Materials Chemistry and Physics. Read it here. Congrats!
17. Akshay received the Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PM ECRG) from the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF). Congrats!
18. A team of students led by Pranav has received the Student Ignition Grant to pursue an indigenous hemodialyzer project. Akshay and Prof. Nayak (Department of Biological Sciences) will mentor the team. Congrats!
19. Akshay joined the Early Career Editorial Board of ACS Applied Engineering Materials, published by ACS. Congrats!
20. A research article coauthored by Akshay has been published in Carbon Neutralization. Read it here. Congrats!

2024

21. Akshay joined the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports, published by Springer Nature Portfolio. Congrats!
22. Abeena joined the group for his BS project and will work on membranes for dye desalination. Welcome to the group and all the best!
23. Mahesh secured third place for his oral presentation in the "Green Separation and Purification Technologies" theme at SCHEMCON 2024 held at RGIPT Amethi. Congrats!
24. Pragati and Chandan joined the group as Ph.D. candidates. Welcome to the group, and all the best!
25. Animesh successfully presented his graduate seminar 1 and has been promoted to SRF. Congrats! 
26. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the International Conference on Materials and Membranes for Water and Energy (MMWE-2024) organized by the CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
27. A research article coauthored by Akshay has been published in Advanced Engineering Materials. Read it here. Congrats!
28. Mahesh joined the group for his MS project and will work on membranes for wastewater treatment. Welcome to the group once again, and all the best!
29. A research article coauthored by Animesh and Akshay has been published in Colloids and Surfaces C: Environmental Aspects. Read it here. Congrats!
30. A research article authored by Akshay has been published in Water Research. Read it here. Congrats!
31. A review article coauthored by Animesh and Akshay has been published in Carbon Capture Science & Technology. Read it here. Congrats!
32. Akshay joined the Early Career Editorial Board of Composites Communications, published by Elsevier. Congrats!
33. Mahesh successfully defended his BS project. Congrats and all the best!
34. Pranav joined the group for his MS project and will work on membranes for biomedical engineering. Welcome to the group and all the best!
35. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
36. Animesh cleared his Ph.D. comprehensive examination and has been admitted to the candidacy for Ph.D. degree. Congrats!

2023

37. Mahesh joined the group for his BS project and will work on membranes for water treatment. Welcome to the group and all the best!
38. A research article coauthored by Animesh and Akshay has been published in the Chemical Engineering Journal. Read it here. Congrats!
39. A book chapter coauthored by Akshay has been published by Springer Nature. Read it here. Congrats!
40. Vijayalakshmi has finished her project work and will join the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, for an M.Sc. program. Good luck!
41. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the Conference on Desalination, Brine Management and Water Recycling 2023 (DeSaltM 23) organized by the Environmental Science and Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
42. Vijayalakshmi joined the group to work on functional materials for wastewater treatment. Welcome to the group and all the best!
43. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the International Online Conference on International Workshop and Conference on Membrane Assisted Water Purification Processes (ICMW–2023) organized by the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India; & Lund University, Sweden; & National Research Centre, Egypt.

2022

44. Animesh joined the group as a Ph.D. candidate and will work on membrane separations. Welcome to the group and all the best!
45. Akshay delivered an invited talk at the International Online Conference on Nano Materials (ICN 2022) Organized by the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
46. Akshay has been selected for the award of the DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship in the Engineering Sciences category. Congrats!
47. Akshay joined the Early Career Editorial Board of Chemical Engineering Journal, published by Elsevier. Congrats!