Overview

About the Principle Investigator

Dr. Mahesh Ijjada is the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Electrochemical & Energy Materials (LEEM) at IISER Bhopal and serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

He obtained his M. Tech. and Ph.D. from IIT Bombay in 2018, where his doctoral research focused on core-shell nanoparticle catalysts for fuel cell applications, contributing to advancements in electrocatalyst design for clean energy technologies. Following his Ph.D., he pursued postdoctoral research at Case Western Reserve University (2019–2021), where he worked on electrocatalytic systems for CO₂ reduction, fuel cells, and advanced energy materials.

At LEEM, Dr. Ijjada leads research on green hydrogen production, seawater electrolysis, nanostructured electrocatalysts, and electrochemical energy storage, with a strong emphasis on material development and system-level optimization. He has published in reputable peer-reviewed journals, occasionally serves as a reviewer. He mentors a dynamic group of graduate and PhD researchers, and collaborates with national funding agencies such as DST and SERB. He also works with other premier research institutes on a project or facility-sharing basis and is actively seeking global partnerships to broaden the lab’s impact.