Overview
A FARE postdoctoral fellow at V. Shankar group @Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, interested in looking at the problems related to physicochemical hydrodynamics. Current research includes instability analysis of polymer melts and modelling of sliding droplets. Will be soon joining ICTS as a postdoctoral fellow.
Feel free to write me, I'll be happy to discuss any topic of relevance
You can reach me at shreyank20@iitk.ac.in
Academic Appointments
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences-TIFR Bengaluru,Karnataka, India
AI in Biology Postdoctoral Fellow at CALLIBRE Aug'26 onwards, Incoming
Topic: Linear stability analysis of polymer melts
Advisor: Prof. V Shankar
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at Chemical Engineering October'25-Present, Hybrid
Offline visit: Oct'25-Nov'25
Topic: Soft Spreading
Advisor: Prof. Satish Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
Postdoctoral Fellow at Chemical Engineering Aug'25-July'26
Topic: Linear stability analysis of polymer melts
Advisor: Prof. V Shankar
Education
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering CPI: 9.25/10.0 2020-2025
Topic:Statics and Dynamics of Three Phase Contact Line under Electric Field
Advisor: Dr. Dipin S. Pillai
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi Jhansi, UP, India
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering 77.7% (CGPA: 8.52/10) 2016-2020
Awards
AI in Biology postdoctoral fellowship award at ICTS-TIFR
Our research work on thin film modelling for electrowetting has been commended by national review panel of PMRF.
ANRF-SERB ITS financial assistance for participating in the "10th International BIFD Symposium" at Edinburgh, UK
Academic Excellence Award, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, 2021
Prime Minister’s Research Fellow, Ministry of Education Delhi, India, Aug2021
Academic Excellence Award, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, 2020
C.S.T. UP Engineering Student’s Project Grant Scheme Lucknow, UP, India, 2019-20
International Education Project Award Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2013
Research Experience
Indian Institute of Technology Madras Madras, TN, India
Project Internship April 2020 - Aug. 2020
Determination of Mean and Deviatoric Curvature of Gravity Deformed Drops.
Advisors: Dr. Sumesh P. Thampi & Dr. M.G. Basavaraj
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee, UK, India
Summer Internship May 2019 - June 2019
Drain Pollution Modelling and Validation Using Different Softwares & Design Investigations of Effluent
Treatment Plant and Zero Liquid Discharge.
Advisor: Dr. C.B. Majumder
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee, UK, India
Summer Internship June 2018 - July 2018
Comparative Analysis of 1D and 2D Nano Carbon Structure for Removal of Hexavalent Chromium
Advisor: Dr. C.B. Majumder.
Position of Responsibilities
Student Nominee to Institute Advisory Committee , IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
Nominated by Students' Gymkhana IIT Kanpur 2024-25
Special Invitee to Academic Senate, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
Nominated by Students' Gymkhana IIT Kanpur 2023-25
The Senate is primarily concerned with the academic affairs of the Institute,
encompassing faculty, students and instructional matters.
Student Nominee to Health Centre Users Committee, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
Nominated by Students' Gymkhana IIT Kanpur 2023-24
Student Nominee to Academics and Ethics Cell, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
Nominated by Students' Gymkhana IIT Kanpur 2022-24
General Secretary, Academics and Career Council, IIT Kanpur Kanpur, UP, India
One of the student executives of IIT Kanpur 2022-23
Organised various career-related sessions
Contact Details
Lab Address
FB-460,Academic Area, IIT Kanpur
Ph No;
7535000081,0512-2597988