Aakash received his Bachelor's from Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur and Master’s degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Sir Parashurambhau College, Pune (Autonomous). He joined the Molecular Materials lab in August 2022 as a Project Assistant and continued working until December 2022. Currently he is enrolled as a Ph.D. student (since January 2023) and busy in making some new multi-chromophoric materials. 

He enjoys drawing, specifically Mandala Art, graphics designing, calligraphy and painting.

Alisha obtained her both the degrees, B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons.) and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She has qualified Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering (GATE). She joined Molecular Materials Lab as a PhD scholar in January 2022.

Alisha has great interest in painting.

Gargee received her Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Chemistry from University of Calcutta. She has qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and has been awarded with CSIR-SRF. She joined the Molecular Materials lab in August 2021 as a Ph.D. scholar and is currently exploring the bright world of the fluorescent materials.

She takes a lot of interest in books and enjoys reading articles about philosophy, mystery & autobiographies. Apart from her affection for science and books, she likes to practice and perform classical dance.

Varsha received her PhD (2015-2023) working under the supervision of Prof Santanu Kumar Pal, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India. In May 2016, she received the INSPIRE-JRF Award Letter and the PhD research fellowship from MHRD. She has also been awarded with the DST-INSPIRE Scholarship (2010-2015) under the SHE program for her outstanding academic performance during both the UG and PG programs.

In February 2025, she joined as an AXIS Bank Post-doctoral Research Fellow under the joint supervision of Dr Pramoda Kumar (Department of Physics, Ashoka University) and Dr Deepak Asthana. She is trying to Design and synthesize novel polar bent-shaped liquid crystals with a focus on twist-bend, splay bend, and ferronematics.

Web-page: https://varshajainsnp.wixsite.com/varsha-jain

Megha obtained her Bachelors degree in chemistry (2019) from Delhi University and completed her Master’s in Chemistry (2021) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. She has been honored with University Meritorious Award for two consecutive years in her bachelors. Megha acquired an all India rank (AIR) 21st in the Joint Admission Test (JAM 2019) and has qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Megha joined the Molecular Materials group in September 2021 as a research assistant. In her starting years of research, she intend to study and design more efficient light harvesting systems.

She hopes to grow her expertise in order to contribute in the society in a meaningful way. Fiction, mystery shows and money management ideas are some of the topics that interests her.

Anvesha is a 2nd-year integrated M.Sc (Chemistry) student at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Surat. She is passionate about applying the knowledge of chemistry to solve the real world problems. Other than spending time in lab, she loves playing tennis, baking and has a keen interest in literature. 

Melisa Musanzika is an undergraduate Chemistry major (UG2027) with a strong interest in organic synthesis. She is particularly passionate about the sustainable production of advanced materials for use in biological systems. Melisa has joined our group to learn organic synthesis skills and she has already impressed everyone in the group. Melisa is trying to make new fluorescent materials that may find applications in bio-imaging & sensing. Outside of academics, she enjoys cycling, traveling, trying new foods, and reading. 

Vaishakh is pursuing his 3rd year in BS-MS Dual Degree from Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal. He enjoys reading novels, watching Sci-Fi shows and movies, sports, and of course, loves chemistry. As a part of his summer internship in Molecular Materials lab, Vaishakh is exploring the field of chiral spectroscopic techniques such as CD, CPL and the trying to understand the ways to improve the dissymmetry factor in CPL exhibited from organic materials. 

Kavita worked on the synthesis of multi-chromophoric chiral organic systems that allow energy transfer through Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism. FRET is a well-known phenomenon in which non-radiative energy transfer takes place between two suitable fluorophores. FRET systems find range of applications in both materials and biological processes. By applying a synthetic approach, she tried to synthesize chiral organic systems that may display efficient energy transfer through the FRET mechanism. 

ASP Thesis Title: Synthesis of multi-chromophoric chiral organic systems that display efficient energy transfer through Froster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)   

Guuleed's capstone thesis research was about understanding the theory and practical applications of various analytical methods, including X-ray powder diffraction, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible absorption methods. These instruments are required for the assignment of their chemical structures and to examine the purity of samples. These measurement techniques are routinely applied for compound identification across various fields such as pharmaceutical industry, materials science, Forensic investigations, synthetic chemistry, environmental studies etc. 

Guuleed is currently pursuing his Masters study in Chemistry at University of Siegen, Germany. 

ASP Thesis Title: Molecular Magic: Exploring Chemistry by Analytical Techniques