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Office: 105, Sustainable Energy Engineering
IIT-Kanpur, Kalyanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
Email: soumyar@iitk.ac.in, s.roy@rice.edu
Phone (O): +91-512-679-2329
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator
Soumyabrata Roy
Soumyabrata Roy
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor, SEE, IIT Kanpur, May 2024 - present
Research Scientist, MSNE, Rice University, Dec 2022 - May 2024
Postdoctoral Reseach Fellow, MSNE, Rice University (P. M. Ajayan), Jun 2019 - Nov 2022
Education:
PhD Chemical Sciences, JNCASR, Bangalore, 2019
MSc Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, 2013
BSc (Hons.) Chemistry, Presidency College, 2011
Other Appointments:
Adjunct assistant professor at MSNE, Rice University (July 2024 - till date)
Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation, University of New South Wales, Australia (April 2025 - present)
Graduate Students
Shilpa S
Co-PI: Prof. Srinivas Karthik Yadavalli
B.Tech. Engineering Physics, NIT Calicut (2020-24)
Joined: Aug 2024
Research Area: Photo & Photoelectrocatalysis, Devices
Juhina Nisar
Juhina Nisar
B.Sc & M.Sc. Chemistry, Kannur University (2018-23)
Joined: Aug 2024
Research Area: CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion
Parvathy Jayan
BSMS Chemistry, IISER Tirupati (2018-23)
Joined: Aug 2024
Research Area: Electrocatalysis, CO2 reduction, N2/Nitrate reduction
Abhijith A S
B.Tech. Engineering Physics, NIT Calicut (2020-24)
Joined: Aug 2024
Research Area: Photothermal, Photoelectrocatalysis, Devices, PV integration
Nabanita Ghosh
Co-PI: Prof. Deepika Swami
BSc Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Delhi (2017-20)
MSc Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab (2020-22)
Joined: June 2025
NET JRF Fellow
Research Area: TEA/LCA/Process Modeling and Policy research on CCUS
Sahil Saini
Co-PI: Prof. Lalit M Pant
BSc. Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Haryana (2019-22)
MSc. Chemistry, IIT Mandi (2022-24)
Joined: June 2025
MNRE Fellow
Research Area:
Electrochemical CO2 capture and utilisation
Co-supervised Students
Tandrima Saha
Co-supervised
Supervisor: Prof. S. Narayanan
B.Tech. Nanotechnology SRM, IST , Chennai
M.Tech. Nanotechnology, Jadavpur Univertsity, Kolkata (2022-24)
Joined: Aug 2024
Research Area: Solid State Battteries, Operando studies
Post Doctoral Fellow
Amit Kumar Verma
PhD: Development of Photon Up-Conversion Materials Incorporated Photocatalysts For Hydrogen Generation Using Visible Light
Chemistry Department,
RGIPT (Aug 2020 - April 2025)
Joined: January 2026
Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow
Research Area: Photocatalysis; Photoelectrochemical Conversion
Project Associate
Amarish Kumar
PhD: Synthesis of new unsymmetrical pyridinophanes and their metal complexes
Chemistry Department, IIT Kanpur (2018-25)
Joined: Nov 2025
Research Area: Organometallic Catalysis, CO2 capture and conversion
Masters & Undergrad Students
Undergraduate
Malik Zadah Irfan
UGP , 2024-2025
BTech in Chemical Engineering (2021-25)
IIT Kanpur
210576
malikzi21@iitk.ac.in
Postgraduates
Anshul Aswal
PGP, 2024-2026
M.Tech in Sustainable Energy Engineering (2024-26)
IIT Kanpur
241290004
anshula24@iitk.ac.in
Nilesh Shriram Jagtap
PGP, 2024-2026
M.Tech in Sustainable Energy Engineering (2024-26)
IIT Kanpur
241290010
nileshsj24@iitk.ac.in
Praveen Singh
PGP, 2024-2026
M.Tech in Sustainable Energy Engineering (2024-26)
IIT Kanpur
SCU240004
praveens24@iitk.ac.in
Jayesh Maurya
PGP, 2025-2027
M.Tech in Sustainable Energy Engineering (2025-27)
IIT Kanpur
251290012
jmaurya25@iitk.ac.in
Somdatt Kumar
PGP, 2025-2027
M.Tech in Sustainable Energy Engineering (2025-27)
IIT Kanpur
251290017
somdattkr25@iitk.ac.in
Intern
Shourya Pal
B.Tech Project Intern-2026
B.Tech in Solar and Alternate Energy (2022-26)
Amity University Noida
shourypal07@gmail.com
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