The Team

Dr. Sampa Saha

Professor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, IIT Delhi — 2025–Present
Associate Professor, IIT Delhi — 2020–2025
Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi — 2015–2020
Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore — 2014–2015
Senior Research Chemist, Prochem Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Singapore— 2013–2014
Research Scientist, BASF South East Asia Pvt. Ltd., Singapore — 2011–2012
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor — 2009–2011
Ph.D. Scholar, Michigan State University, USA — 2004–2009
Lecturer, Amrita University — 2003–2004

Courses Taught

Biodegradable Polymer - PTL 714 (2015-present)
Polymer Technology- PTL 709 (2015-present)
Polymer Science Laboratory-PTP 709 (2015-2019)
Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility- NEN100 (2015-2017)
QIP Sponsored 2 week Short Term Course on “Bioplastics"
Research Seminar/ Coloqium - MLQ307, MLN710
Material and Sustainable Development - MLL181

Particle and Surface Engineering Team

Doctoral Students

Kunal Verma (2020)

MHRD

Research Area: Biodegradable materials for agricultural applications

Subhashree Subhasmita Pradhan (2020)

MHRD

Research Area: Polymeric brushes

Dhruv Thakur (2021)

PMRF

Research Area: Development of Edible Packaging using 3D Printing

Joint supervision with Prof. Jatindra K. Sahu (CRDT)

Mouli Sarkar (2022)

MHRD

Research Area: Sugar conjugated block copolymeric nanoparticles in drug delivery

Sumit Kumar (2022)

Research Area: Biodegradable phase change materials

Vasanth Kumar (2023)

Research Area: Biomaterials for drug release

Junaid Khan (2024)

Research Area: Simplifying Complex Synthesis with Click Chemistry Approaches

Monalisha (2025)

Research Area: Microplastics removal and degradation using anisotropic particles

Aryan (2025)

M. Tech Students

Raushan Kumar (2025)

Research area: Antifungal Delivery for plant protection using Biodegradable Polymeric Materials

Sumit Chaudhary (2025)

Research area: PCM integrated polyurethane foam for thermal energy storage applications

Souptik Dutta (2026)

Research area: Drug Delivery systems using Sustainable Polymers

Avikal (2026)

Research area: Development of energy storage materials using sustainable polymers

Post-Doc Students

Dr. Tarab Fatima (2025)

Research area: Polymeric Nanoparticles for Agricultural applications

Alumni

Ph.D. Students

Dr. Meenakshi Verma (2025)

R&D Scientist, Aditya Birla, Mumbai

Thesis Title: Synthesis, Characterization and biomedical application of micropatterned polymeric surfaces

Dr. Aiswarya T.T. (2025)

Post-Doc Scholar at University of Naples, Italy

Thesis Title: Polysaccharide Based Biodegradable Particles With Various Architechtures Intended for Programmable Drug Delivery

Dr. Nidhi Gupta (2025)

Engineer II, Vantive Healthcare Technologies India, Pvt Ltd., Bangalore

Thesis Title: Multicompartmental Polymeric Carriers for Programmable Drug Delivery

Dr. Kalpana Pandey (2023)

Post-Doc Scholar at Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory (AMML), KOREATECH, South Korea

Thesis Title: Studies on zero-valent iron-loaded biodegradable polymeric particles for groundwater remediation

Dr. Shaifali Dhingra (2023)

Senior Research Associate, Price water house coopers PVT. Ltd., Gurgaon

Thesis Title: Hydrophilic Polymer Brush Coatings on Biodegradable Aliphatic Polyester Surface for Biomedical Applications

Dr. Ifra Mirza (2021)

Post-Doctoral Scholar at Clemson University, USA

Thesis Title: Studies on poly(lactic acid) and polyacrylate based anisotropic microparticles modified with polymer brushes

Dr. Devendra Kumar (2021)

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dharam Samaj College, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)

Thesis Title: Studies on curing kinetics and thermal behavior of phthalonitrile resin using aromatic amines

Jointly supervised with Prof. Veena Chowdhury

Dr. Pratibha Agarwal (2021)

Thesis Title: Development and evaluation of agro residue based biodegradable pots and potting media for horticultural applications

Jointly supervised with

Prof. Hariprasad P., CRDT

Dr. Srijita Purkayastha (2021)

R&D Manager, Bajaj Auto, Pune

Thesis Title: Studies on nano fibrillated cellulose and cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol) based biocomposite using subcritical water/CO2

Jointly supervised with Prof. A.K. Ghosh

Dr. Agni Kumar Biswal (2020)

Post-Doctoral Scholar at University of Washington, USA

Thesis Title: Studies on poly(lactic acid) based biodegradable microparticles for prolonging shelf-life of food

Post Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Shivangi Sharma (2021)

Research Scientist

Jubilant Chemsys Limited, Noida

Dr. Chandrani Sarkar (2022)

Co-founder, Eledrogen Pvt. Ltd., Delhi

M. Tech Students

Atharv Khurd (2025)
R&D Trainee, Sika India

Bejeet Manna (2024)
Technical Executive (R&D), Berger Paints India Ltd

Shankha Shuvra Dutta (2024)
Lab Chemist, Solvay Specialities India Pvt Ltd

Anupriya (2023)
Assistant Manager, Bajaj Auto Limited

Dharmendra Pandey (2023)
Process Engineer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies

Abhishek Bhattacharya (2022)
Bajaj Auto Limited

Gangalakshmi V (2021)
Research and Development Specialist, Ultratech Cement

Sonmajyoti Ghosh (2020)
Mochino Polymers Limited

Priyanka Chane (2020)
Saint Gobain

Ankit Mishra (2019)
Ph.D., CAU Kiel, Germany

Amir Khan (2018)
Senior Application Chemist, Mallard Creek Polymers, USA

Nidhi Gupta (2018)
Ph.D., IIT Delhi

Ashok Kumar (2017)
R&D Manager, Uflex

Alok K. Chaurasia (2017)
Position not shown

Apoorva Gupta (2017)
Process Engineer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies

M. Sneha Sree (2016)
Process Engineer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies

Nisha Ganguly (2024)
Senior Executive, Sintex

Ashutosh Kumar (2024)
PGTE, Bajaj Auto Limited

Soumyadip Dutta (2023)
Position not shown

Ashank Upadhyay (2023)
Ph.D., University of Bayreuth, Germany

Manmohan Bharadwaj (2022)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Rohit Kumar (2022)
Tata Steel

Surbhit Awasthi (2021)
Research Engineer, Filtrex Technology

Partha Chowdhury (2020)
BR Specialties

Akanksha Patel (2019)
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Lowell

Sumit Gupta (2019)
Assistant Manager, Michelin India Technology Centre LLP

Meenakshi Verma (2018)
Ph.D., IIT Delhi

Saikat Biswas (2018)
Position not shown

Rohit Antil (2017)
R&D Manager, DIC

Isha Vashist (2017)
Process Engineer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies

Mohd. Shahnur Usmani (2016)
Process Engineer, Sahajanand Medical Technologies

T. Gangalarasi (2016)
Polyplex

B. Tech Students

Vivek Yadav (2026)
Blockchain Engineer (Wipro)

Lakshya Jain (2025)
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Aditya Singh (2024)
Preparing for UPSC exam

Nitin Dhaka (2026)
EY-Parthenon

Sarthak Jain (2025)
Kotak Mahindra Bank

Naman Singh (2024)
Admitted to IIM, Kolkata

M. Sc. Students

Rakesh (2024)
Materials and Composites Engineer (Tata Advanced System Ltd)

Project Staff

Subham Roy (2024)
Zwitterionic Polymeric Brushes for antimicrobial applications

Summer Intern

Aparna (2025)
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore

Chandan Panda (2024)
Institute for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)

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