Dr. Sarkar graduated with his Master's degree in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore​, and obtained his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry under the supervision of Prof. S. Ramakrishnan at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. The Ph.D. thesis work revolves around understanding the microphase separation and self-assembly behaviors of various types of periodically grafted amphiphilic copolymers in both solutions and in solids as well as controlling the inter-lamellar spacing at the sub-10 nm regime. Then, he moved to the Prof. Anja Palmans research group at the Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands for his postdoctoral studies. Ramkrishna's expertise cover Polymer synthesis, Dynamic covalent polymeric network, Reusable polymeric (coating) materials, Recycling of polymers, Self-assembly and microphase separation of amphiphilic polymers, Polymeric nanostructure at sub-10 nm, Studies of polymer chain conformation in solution, Single chain polymeric nanoparticle. Ramkrishna joined the department of chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur as an assistant professor in May 2022.

Contact:  

Office: Faculty building 435, Department of Chemistry IIT Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India Phone: 0512-259-2304 

Lab: Core extension lab (ground floor), Academic area, IIT Kanpur

Email: ramkrishna@iitk.ac.in

Sourabh completed his B.Sc. from PGGC. (P.U.),sector11, Chandigarh. Thereafter he completed his M.Sc. Chemistry in 2023 from  NIT, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. He did his project work on Natural Products modified to self-healing polymers under the guidance of Dr.Bharti Gaur. Sourabh was a gold medalist at NIT Hamirpur. Currently, he is working on bio-derived polymer making, recycling, and upcycling. He joined the group in July 2023.:

Research interest: sustainable polymer economy, designing world-class polymer for various applications

Funding agency: Institute (GATE)

Hobbies: playing sudoku, Schulte, tennis, listening to music, compiling various arts, doing yogasanas, watching movies.

Email: sourabhsi23@iitk.ac.in

Vatsalya completed his B.Sc ( Hons.) in Chemistry in the Department of Applied Sciences and humanities from Invertis University, Bareilly in 2020 and graduated with his master's degree in 2022 from the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. During his project work, he worked on the synthesis and characterization of Schiff's Base molecules under the supervision of Dr Bharti Gaur. Currently, he is working on the recycling and upcycling of polymers, the synthesis of Dynamic Covalent Polymeric Networks, and their applications. He joined the group as a Ph.D. student in Aug 2022.

Research interest: Polymer Synthesis, Recycling and upcycling of polymer, Dynamic covalent polymeric network (DCPN)

Funding agency: Institute (GATE)

Hobbies: Playing Outdoor sports, playing musical instruments

Email: vatsalyag22@iitk.ac.in

Souvik completed his B.Sc. & M.Sc from Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, W.B. He completed his M.Sc. Chemistry in 2020 and his project work is on Investigation of the mechanistic pathways of some organic transformations using quantum mechanical procedure under guidance of Dr. Gourab Kanti Das . Currently he is working on bio derived polymer making,recycling and upcycling. He joined the group in july 2023.

Research interest : polymer synthesis ,Recycling and Upcycling of Polymers, designing world class polymer for various applications.

Funding agency:Institute (GATE)

Hobbies: playing cricket, photography , nature videography, listening music, watching movies.

Email: souvikdas23@iitk.ac.in

Dr. Pawan Kumar completed his Integrated MS from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata in the Department of Chemical Sciences. Further, he continued there as a Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Raja Shunmugam. His Ph.D. thesis work was based on the design and development of a new class of polymeric systems for drug delivery applications. He got expertise in the synthesis and modification of different kinds of polymerization techniques. He also has hands-on expertise in cell culture of different cancer and normal cell lines followed by their cell apoptosis and internalization study. Dr. Pawan joined the group on May 2023 as an institute post-doctoral fellow. 

Research interest: Polymer Synthesis, Post-polymer Modification, Cross-linking Materials, Dynamic Covalent Polymeric Networks, Recycling and Upcycling of Polymers.

Funding agency: Institute

Hobbies: Listening Music, Cooking

Email: pawan@iitk.ac.in

Dr. Akansha Dixit completed her Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. D. S. Bag at the esteemed Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE). Her doctoral research focused on the synthesis and characterization of functional Double Network (DN) Smart Hydrogels. She worked at the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras (IIT-BHU), Varanasi as a Project Associate. She then continued as an NPDF Fellow in the Biological Science and Bioengineering Department at IITK Kanpur. Dr. Akansha joined the group in May 2023 as a project associate.

Research interest: Synthesis of Polymers, synthesis of biomaterials, Double Network Hydrogels, self-healing properties, tissue engineering, Dynamic Covalent Polymeric Networks. 

Funding agency: SERB

Hobbies: Reading books

Email:akanshad@iitk.ac.in

Varsha is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, a 3rd-year undergraduate student in the Chemical Engineering Department at IIT Kanpur. She joined the group in May (worked till August) for the summer research project.

 Research interest: Chemical recycling of polymer

Email: varshajt21@iitk.ac.in