MD-Lab @ CSIR-IIP - Mahak Dhiman

2024-Present

Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP)

Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR)

2019 - 2024

Post-Doctoral Associate (Prof. G.C. Dismukes)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA

2013 - 2019

Ph.D. (Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai, India

Reviewer: Angewandte Chemie, JACS, ChemSusChem, Small, etc.

Member: Society of Carbon Dioxide Research and Innovation (SCRI), Society of Materials Chemistry (SMC), Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) and American Chemical Society (ACS).

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From my lens to yours - over the years

Updates from 2025

28/10/2025 - Attended 28th CHT ETM Meeting in Hyderabad

Mahak attended the ETM meeting in Hyderabad and presented digital poster on CSIR-IIP's flagship SAF project.

27/8/2025 - Harshit and Ayushi joins the group as PhD students

Harshit and Ayushi have joined the group as PhD students and are now enrolled in the AcSIR PhD program. Wishing them all the best- may their experiments work and their chai never run out!

27/6/2025 - Welcome Anjali Kandwal

We are happy to welcome Anjali as a Project Associate! Anjali completed her MSc from DBS PG college, Dehradun and will be working on project funded by ANRF-PMECRG.

13/06/2025 - Our lab is Awarded PMECRG Grant by ANRF

Our lab has been awarded the PMECRG grant to develop advanced catalytic processes aiming for efficient and scalable solutions to support India’s sustainable energy future.

06/06/2025 - Ayushi's Review Article is out in ChemSusChem

This review systematically evaluates catalytic bicarbonate-to-formate conversion pathways, including photocatalytic, thermocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and enzymatic approaches.

16/05/2025 - Saksham completed his MS internship

Saksham Shah, who joined us from Manipal Institute of Technology for a 4-month internship, successfully completed his training on the investigation of hydrogenation reactions using heterogeneous catalysts.

Updates from 2024

18/12/2024 - Atteneded CACEE-2024

Mahak delivered a special invited presentation at the CACEE-2024 conference at TIFR Mumbai on the role of electrocatalysis in sustainable chemicals synthesis.

23/10/2024 - Atteneded India Refining Summit

Mahak attended India Refining Summit's Panel Discussion on "Integrating Refinery with Bio Route - 2G, 3G Biofuel & Bioethanol Blending Program."

18/7/2024 - Welcome Ayushi Tyagi

We are delighted to welcome Ayushi Tyagi to our group as a Project Associate! Ayushi has completed her MSc at CCS University. We look forward to her contributions and are excited to support her growth and achievements as part of our team. Welcome aboard, Ayushi!

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