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
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
B.Tech. Engineering Physics, NIT Calicut (2020-24)
Research Area: Photo & Photoelectrocatalysis, Devices
Joined: Aug 2024
B.Sc & M.Sc. Chemistry, Kannur University (2018-23)
Research Area: CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion
Joined: Aug 2024
Parvathy Jayan
BSMS Chemistry, IISER Tirupati (2018-23)
Research Area: Electrocatalysis, CO2 reduction, N2/Nitrate reduction
Joined: Aug 2024
Abhijith A S
B.Tech. Engineering Physics, NIT Calicut (2020-24)
Research Area: Photothermal, Photoelectrocatalysis, Devices, PV integration
Joined: Aug 2024
Nabanita Gosh
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
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)
Research Area: Solid State Battteries, Operando studies
Joined: Aug 2024
Postdoctoral Scholars
Preeti
MNRE Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Chem, IIT-Roorkee, 2024
M.Sc. Chem. DCRUST, Sonepat Haryana, 2014
B.Sc Chem. MDU Rohtak, 2012
Research Area: Materials, PEC CO2 reduction, Solid state chemistry
Masters & Undergrad Students
Stanzin Angmo
Summer Intern, 2024
Final year undergraduate at
Chem IITK/ UT Ladakh
211061
stanzin21@iitk.ac.in
Malik Zadah Irfan
UGP , 2024-2025
Final year undergraduate at
Chemical Engineering IITK
210576
malikzi21@iitk.ac.in
Anshul Aswal
PGP, 2024-2026
First year postgraduate at
Sustainable Energy Engineering, IITK
241290004
anshula24@iitk.ac.in
Nilesh Shriram Jagtap
PGP, 2024-2026
First year postgraduate at
Sustainable Energy Engineering, IITK
241290010
nileshsj24@iitk.ac.in
Interns
Vidhi Arora
Surge-2025
Second Year, MSc Environmental Sciences
Bundelkhand University Jhansi vidhi.arora1234@gmail.com
Saswat Prakash Sahoo
Summer Intern'25
1st year integrated MSc.
NISER, Bhubaneswar
saswatprakashs0404@gmail.com
Kavya Shree C
Summer Intern, 2025
3rd year B.Tech in Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering
CSIR-CECRI, Sekkalakottai
kavyachelladurai794@gmail.com
Kavin T
Summer Intern, 2025
3rd year B.Tech in Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering
CSIR-CECRI, Sekkalakottai
kavin13042005@gmail.com