Dr. Debasree Burman
SERB NPDF Fellow
Ph.D. IIT Kharagpur, Graduated in 2019.
Topic : Development of Chemiresistive sensor array for fish freshness assessment and smart farming
Areas of interest: Nanomaterial based gas sensors, resistive and FET based gas sensing, interfacing electronics, flexible sensors, Internet of Things, machine learning and artificial intelligence, environmental monitoring.
Joined: April 2024
Rubal Dhiman (Co-advisor: Dr. Anirudha Ambekar)
Topic: Low cost sensors for Particulate Matter measurement
Joined: August 2020
Abhishek Singh (Graduated in January, 2025)
Dissertation: Advanced Computational Techniques for the Morphological Characterization of Aggregated Aerosol Particles
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Alberta, Canada.
Akshat Jain (PMRF, Graduated in April, 2025)
Dissertation: The effects of size modification of nano-additives on the combustion and emission characteristics of liquid fuels
Current Affiliation: Tenure Faculty, VJTI Mumbai, India.
Piyush Mohanan Pulukool (M Tech, Graduated in May, 2021)
Thesis topic: Deposition of aerosol particles in a bent pipe geometry
Institute Gold Medal for Academic Excellence
Current Affiliation: CAE Engineer, ProSim.
Sameer Ghanvat (M Tech, Graduated in July, 2022)
Thesis topic: Understanding the evolution of air pollutants in confined environments
Current Affiliation: Executive Engineer, NTPC Limited.
Pratyay Amrit (M. Tech, Graduated in June, 2023)
Thesis Topic: Development of a portable device for indoor air quality monitoring.
Current Affiliation: R&D Design Engineer, Randall India Pvt. Ltd.
Thesis Topic: Effect of nanoadditives in the reduction of PM emission from petrol and ethanol blends
Current Affiliation: Deputy Manager in R&D, Mahindra Swaraj.
Thesis Topic: Characterization of ultrafine particulate impurities in ultrapure reagents
Current Affiliation: Engineer, Volvo.
Gokul Pillai (JRF, SERB SRG Project)
Topic: Characterization of particulate matter generated from combustion sources
Current Affiliation: Ph.D. Scholar, IIT Indore.
Topic: Air Quality Monitoring in Goa
Current Affiliation: Ph.D scholar, University Gustav Eiffel, France.
Topic: Coupled aerosol-CFD modelling
Current Affiliation: Euler Motors.