Dr Deepak Poddar

Ph.D, M.Sc.

Research Interest:  Advancing sustainable food systems, smart packaging, and biosensing technologies

Dr. Deepak Poddar is a Post-Doctoral Researcher working in the area of sustainable materials and applied polymer science. His research focuses on biodegradable food packaging, smart biosensors, and shelf-life monitoring technologies based on biomass-derived polymers and functional composites. He is a former Global Korea Scholarship-Research (GKS) Fellow and previously worked as a Research Associate at IIT Delhi on industry-driven sustainable packaging solutions. His work emphasizes translating materials chemistry into scalable technologies for food safety and sustainability.

Dr Kalpana Pandey

Ph.D, M.Sc.

Research Interest:  Smart packaging and biosensing technologies

Dr. Kalpana Pandey is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Kookmin University and KOREATECH, specializing in the design of advanced polymer composites for high-impact applications. After earning her PhD from IIT Delhi in 2023, where she developed bicompartmental particles for groundwater remediation, she has expanded her expertise into the biomedical, energy storage, and food packaging sectors. Her current research focuses on the intersection of materials science and bioengineering, specifically developing bio-based sensors for real-time monitoring. By engineering polymer network architectures at the molecular level, she aims to create sustainable, high-performance materials that bridge the gap between synthetic chemistry and biological systems.