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Prof. Nitya Nand Gosvami
Associate Professor
Dr. Nitya Nand Gosvami is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). He received his B.Tech. with Honours in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), India, in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2008.
Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Gosvami joined the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany, as a Postdoctoral Scientist, where he was subsequently awarded the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship. He also spent time as a Visiting Scientist in the Department of Physics at McGill University, Canada. In 2010, he joined University College London, UK, as a Research Associate, working in collaboration with the London Centre for Nanotechnology. In 2012, he moved to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, where he served as a Research Project Manager before joining IIT Delhi in 2016.
Dr. Gosvami's research lies at the intersection of materials science, nanomechanics, and tribology, with a particular focus on understanding the mechanical and tribological behavior of materials at the nanoscale. His research group investigates the fundamental mechanisms governing friction, wear, lubrication, and tribochemical processes at sliding interfaces, with an emphasis on liquid–solid interfaces and advanced materials. His work combines nanoscale experimental approaches, including atomic force microscopy, with materials characterization and mechanistic understanding to develop fundamental insights for designing next-generation low-friction, wear-resistant, and energy-efficient materials and interfaces.
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Pankaj Bharti (April 2026-Present) : FTYS Fellow
Project: Tribocatalysis in MXenes: Friction-Induced Chemical Reactions and Tribochemical Film Formation
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/pankajbharti4/
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/pankajbharti
Dr. Sandip Nayak (December 2025-Present) : Research Associate
Project: TBD
Dr. Abu Darda (July 2025-Present) : CSIR Fellow
Project: Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)–Modified Oleo-Epoxy Nanocomposite Coatings
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drabudarda/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=mlkH7n4AAAAJ&hl=en
Ph. D. Students
Shweta Keshri (July 2020-present, jointly with Prof. Anoop Krishnan)
Project: Glass-based solid electrolyte for Na+ ion battery: Composition-Structure-Property correlation.
Jitendra Soni (July 2021-present)
Project: Nanoscale tribology of 2D materials under lubricated contacts.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jitendra-soni-956949286
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/jitendrasoni
Indrajeet Mandal (July 2022-present, jointly with Anoop Krishnan)
Project: AI-Driven Autonomous Discovery and Characterization of Sodium-Ion Conducting Glass for Energy Storage Devices
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/indrajeet-mandal-27036b191/
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/nmpkayr6
Sudha Kumari (July 2022-present, jointly with Prof. Ayan Bhowmik)
Project: Investigation of cold sprayed Ti6Al4V alloys on the Al7xxx alloys
LinkedIn:
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/yt2exmhh
Vishal Bhaskar (July 2023-present)
Project: Multiscale Insights into Tribofilm Formation and Interfacial Tribochemistry of MXene Lubricants
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vishalbhaskar1
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/vishalbhaskar
Devesh Kumar (July 2024-present)
Project: Nanomechanics of few-layers graphene and GO-based glass protective coatings
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deveshkumar1
Arti (July 2025-present, jointly with Prof. Anoop Krishnan)
Himanshu Rawat (January 2026-present)
Project: Nanotribological investigation of chemical mechanical planarization for advanced microchip manufacturing
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/himanshurawat15
Drishti Bagga (January 2026-present)
Project: Synthesis of Nanomaterials Based Slurries for Sustainable Device Manufacturing
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drishti-bagga-70501b205
M. Tech. Students
B. Tech. (Project) Students
Alumni
Swarnima Singh (2021-2022)
Project: Nanotribology, graphene and CNT based thin films, surface engineering.
Brij Mohan (2019-2020)
Project: Electrochemistry and failure of biological implant. (Current: Assistant Prof. at MNIT, Jaipur)
PhD Graduates
Debottam Datta (Jan 2022-Sept 2026, jointly with Prof. J. P. Singh)
Project: Nanotextured surfaces for friction control.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/debottamdatta555
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/debottam555
Syed Junaid (Jan 2021- July 2026) (Recipient of PMRF fellowship 2022)
Project: Nanoparticle-Derived Hybrid Tribofilms for Enhancing Tribological Properties Under Sliding Lubricated Contacts.
(Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher - Luea University of Technology, Sweden)
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/junaid-syed-9390a657
Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/JunaidSyed/
Sajid Mannan ( 2021-2026, jointly with Prof. Anoop Krishnan)
(Recipient of PMRF fellowship)
Project: Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Multiscale Modeling of Deformation and Fracture in Brittle Materials
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajid-mannan-41072116b/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i8pU7ioAAAAJ&hl=en
Sourav Sahoo (July 2019-2024, jointly with Prof. Anoop Krishnan)
(Recipient of PMRF fellowship 2021)
Project: Multiscale experiments and atomistic simulations of scratch on 2D material-glass surfaces (Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher - Aalborg University, Denmark)
Himanshu Rai (Jan 2019-2023)
Project: Nanoscale tribology of 2D materials. (Current Position: Postdoc at CTU, Prague, Czech Republic)
Kasi Muthumanian (Jan 2018-March 2023, jointly with Prof. Anoop Krishnan)
Project: Nanomechanical and tribological properties of silicate glasses. (Current Position: Postdoc at University of Calgary (Canada), Recipient of Eyes High Postdoctoral Fellowship).
Amit Prasad (July 2016-Sept 2022)
Thesis Title: Mechanical, wear and corrosion behaviour of a novel Mg-10Dy-0.7La earth alloys. (Current Position: Postdoc at University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Deepak Chauhan (2016-2021)- (Jointly with Prof. Jayant Jain)
Thesis Title: Nanoscale friction and wear properties of AZ91 Mg alloys. (Current Position: Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530003, India)
Prashant Mittal (July 2016-Sept 2021)
Thesis Title: Nanotribology and tribochemical investigations of Al-Si alloys using in situ atomic force microscopy. (Current Position: Postdoc at CTU, Prague, Czech Republic)
M. Tech. Graduates
Sudhakar Kumar (2025-2026)- Thesis Title: Development of nanoparticle-based advanced lubricants for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies
Jatin Arora (2022-2023)- Thesis Title: Nanoscale tribology of Human Hair (Industry Collaborator: Marico).
Debottam Datta (2020-2021)- Thesis Title: Nanotribological investigation of CMP process of semiconductor wafers.
Sandeep Kushwaha (2020-2021)- Thesis Title: Recycling of multilayer laminate packaging film laminates.
Arif Usmani (2017-2018)- Thesis Title: Microscopic friction study of textured surfaces.
Ved Prakash Ojha (2017-2018)- Thesis Title: Corrosion of Mg-Y alloys
Amit Kumar (2016-2017) – Thesis Title: Nanotribology of aluminium-silicon alloys for automotive engine applications.
Durgesh Meena (2018-2019)-Thesis Title: Nanotribology of high entropy alloys.
Undergraduate Students
Megha Mondal (July 2025-June 2026)
Project: Leveraging Language Models for Autonomous Interpretation of Nano-Indentation Data
Arjun Chand (July 2025-June 2026)
Project: Autonomous LLM Agents for Cost Effective Experimental Methodology Generation
Arti (July 2024-May 2025) NIT Exchange Program
Project: Interaction of 2D materials with oxide glasses
Jaskaran (July 2024-December 2024)
Project: Nanotribology of MXenes
Faizan (July 2024-December 2024)
Project: Nanoscale studies of dissolution and tribology of oxide glasses
Shubham Inani (July 2023-Dec 2023)
Project: Nanotribology of human hair using atomic force microscopy.
Manish Verma (July 2023-Dec 2023)
Project: Development of advanced silicate glasses with enhanced surface protection using graphene and other 2D materials.
Vernika Gautam (July 2023-Sept 2023)
Project: Scratch resistant silicate glasses via 2D material coatings.
Zuhaa Khan (July 2022-April 2023)
Project: Graphene coatings for scratch resistant glasses (NIT exchange program)
Vithika Agarwal, Department of Mechanical Engineering
SURA Project Title: Novel approach to manufacture cantilevers for Atomic Force Microscopy
Ujjawal Jain, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering
SURA Project Title: Novel approach to manufacture cantilevers for Atomic Force Microscopy
Ankur Kumar, Department of Physics, jointly with Prof. J. P. Singh
(Project Title: Bio-inspired surface texturing for friction reduction)
Abhishek Sehgal, Department of Physics, jointly with Prof. J. P. Singh
(Project Title: Bio-inspired surface texturing for friction reduction)
Vishal Arjoon (July 2022-Oct 2022, jointly with Prof. Lakshmi Narayan)
Project: Improving tribological properties of metals using diamond like carbon coating. (SURA Project)
Swastik Kushagr Jha (July 2022-Oct 2022, jointly with Prof. Lakshmi Narayan)
Project: Improving tribological properties of metals using diamond like carbon coating. (SURA Project)
Project Staff
Debottam Datta (Aug 2021-Dec 2021) Project: Nanotribological investigation of CMP process of semiconductor wafers.
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