Catalysis Laboratory
School of Chemical Sciences, NISER
Current MembersÂ
Ph. D StudentsÂ
Mr. R. Vijaya Sankar
2021- Senior Research Fellow​
2019- Joined this Group (GATE)
2018- M. Sc, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli.
Mr. Manas Kumar Sahu
2022- Senior Research Fellow​
2020- Joined this Group (GATE)
2018- M. Sc, Sambalpur University, Odisha
Mr. Deepsagar Manikpuri
2023- Senior Research Fellow​
2021- Joined this Group (UGC-JRF)
2019- M. Sc, Guru Ghasidas University, Chhattisgarh
Mr. Deepak Kumar Sahoo​
2024- Senior Research Fellow
2022- Joined this Group (CSIR-JRF)
2021- M. Sc, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Mr. Hariharan N​
2022- Joined this Group (UGC-JRF)
2021- M. Sc, Bharathidasan University, Tamilnadu
M. Sc StudentsÂ
Mr. Sahil Saharan
​2020-2025 Int. M. Sc, NISER (4-th year).
Mr. Kumaresh G K
​2020-2025 Int. M. Sc, NISER (4-th year).
Alumni MembersÂ
Ph.D and Post Docs
Dr. Sandeep Pattanaik
​Ph. D. : 2017-2023, NISER, Bhubaneswar
2015- M. Sc, North Odisha University, Odisha
Current Position:Â Junior Research Scientist,Â
  Macleods Pharmaceutical , India
Dr. Biplab K. Pandia
Ph. D. : 2016-2022, NISER, BhubaneswarÂ
M. Sc : 2016, M.S. University, Vadodara
Current Position:Â Associate Research Scientist,Â
  Sai Life Sciences Ltd., Hyderabad , India
Dr. S. Thiyagarajan
​Ph. D. : 2015-2020, NISER, BhubaneswarÂ
"Recipient of HBNI-Outstanding Doctoral Student Award- 2021."
M. Sc : 2014 , St.Joseph College, Trichy.
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow,Â
The Weizmann Institute of Science , Israel.
Advisor: Prof. David Milstein
Dr. Suhas Shahaji Gawali
​Ph. D. : 2014-2020, NISER, Bhubaneswar
BS-MS: Â 2013, IISER, Pune
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Current Position:Â Assistant Professor,Â
                                 Sunderrao Solanke Mahavidyalaya,     Majalgaon, Maharastra.
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Dr. Basujit Chatterjee
​Ph. D. : 2011-2017, NISER, Bhubaneswar
"Recipient of HBNI-Best Thesis Award-2018"
M. Sc. : 2010, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow,Â
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany. Â
Advisor: Prof. Walter Leitner
Dr. V. Krishnakumar
NPDF (SERB): 2016-2018, NISER, Bhubaneswar
PDF : 2014-2016, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D. : 2013, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu
Current Position:Â Research Scientist,Â
 TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, India.
Dr. Arun K Shil
N-PDF : 2017-2018, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D. Â : 2015- CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
Current Position:Â Research Scientist,Â
 TCG Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, India.
Dr. S. Muthumari
PDFÂ Â : 2022, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D.: 2019, Bharathidasan University, Tamilnadu
Dr. R. Arunachalam
N-PDF :Â 2022, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D. : 2020, AcSIR, CSIR- CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Current Position: Scientist, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Int. M.Sc
Ms. Priyanka Maharana
​Int. M. Sc : 2019-2024, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Mr. Arijit Mahana
​Int. M. Sc : 2019-2024, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Mr. Premananda Sahoo
​​Int. M. Sc : ​2018-2023, NISER, Bhubaneswar..
Current Position:Â Ph. D. Stony Brook University, New York.
Mr. Nitin Kumar
​​​Int. M. Sc : ​2018-2023, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Current Position: Ph. D. Donostia Internatinal Physics Center, Spain
Mr. Anurag Kumar
​​Int. M. Sc : ​2017-2022, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Current Position:Â Ph. D. Rutgers University- Newark
Advisor: Prof. Michal SzostakÂ
Mr. Subham Pradhan
​​Int. M. Sc : ​2017-2022, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
"Recipient of Best Thesis Award from NISER-2022"
Current Position:Â Ph. D. The University of Texas at Dallas
Mr. Shubham JaiswalÂ
​​Int. M. Sc : ​2016-2021, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Mr. Amlan Subhadarshi Nayak
​Int. M. Sc : ​2016-2021, NISER, Bhubaneswar.
Current Position:Â Ph. D. Michigan State University
Mr. Deepak Behera
Int. M. Sc: 2015-2020, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Current Position:Â Ph. D. University of Manchester, Manchester.
                                 Advisor: Dr. Igor Larrosa
Mr. Deepak Ranjan PradhanÂ
Int. M. Sc : ​2014-2019, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Current Position:Â Ph. D. State University of New York, BinghamtonÂ
                                 Advisor: Dr. Mathew J. VetticattÂ
Mr. Abdul Vahid K
Int. M. Sc : ​2014- 2019 ,NISER, Bhubaneswar
Current Position: Research Associate,Â
Pharmax Pharmaceuticals FZ, Dubai Science Park, UAE
Mr. Jugal Kishore
​2014- 2019 Int. M. Sc, NISER, Bhubaneswar
"Recipient of Best Thesis Award from NISER-2019"
Dr. Sesha Kisan
Int. M. Sc: 2013-2018, NISER, Bhubaneswar
"Recipient of Best Thesis Award from NISER-2018"
Ph. D. University of Göttingen, Germany.Â
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Sven Schneider
Current Position: Founder and Director,Â
Dr. Prakash K Sahoo
Int. M. Sc : 2013-2018, NISER, Bhubaneswar
 Ph. D. University of Antwerp, Belgium.
                                 Advisor: Prof. Shoubhik Das
Dr. Akash Kaithal
Int. M. Sc. : 2012-2017, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D. : RWTH Aachen University, Germay.Â
                                   Advisor: Prof. Walter Leitner
"Recipient of Prestigious European Fellowship- Erasmus Mundus - 2017"
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow,
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany.
Advisor: Prof. Walter Leitner
Dr. Preet Mahalay
Int. M. Sc. : 2010-2015, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D. : University of Florida, USA.Â
             Advisor: Prof. George Christou
Current Position: Litho Tracks Engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon, US
Dr. Steffi Kruba
Int. M. Sc. : 2010-2015, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Ph. D. : 2021 Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research,       Braunschweig, Germany
                        Advisor: Prof. Mark Brönstrup
Current Position: Scientist, Nucleotide Chemistry at AXOLabs, GmbHÂ
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Dr. Apurba Ranjan Sahoo
​Int. M. Sc. : 2009-2014, NISER, Bhubaneswar
"Recipient of Best Thesis Award from NISER-2014"
Ph. D. : 2017 University of Rennes 1, Rennes, France.
  Advisers: Dr. Christian Bruneau andÂ
Dr. Mathieu Achard
Current Position: Scientist, Advanced Chemical Analysis (ACA), AC2TÂ Research GmbH, Vienna, Austria