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INSTITUTE OF NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (INST), Mohali
An Autonomous Institute supported by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
Ph. D. students
Sakshi Bhardwaj
M. Sc. from Guru Nanak Dev University (G. N. D. U.)
Research area: Electrochemical CO2 and N2 fixation
Joining date: January 2020
Email: sakshisharma00095@gmail.com
Ph.D. Registration No. and Date: PH19231, 01/01/2020
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Greesh Kumar
M. Tech. from IIT Delhi
Research area: Transition metal-doped carbonaceous framework for Zn-air battery
Joining date: February 2021
Email: greeshraj33@gmail.com
Ph.D. Registration No. and Date: PH21204, 03/08/2021
Students Awards
Ms. Navpreet
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Best Poster Award in Joint CRICK Symposium, IISER-Mohali, 2-3rd Nov 2019.
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Best Poster Award in RSC sponsored chemical science virtual symposium, IISER-Kolkata, 7-10th Dec 2020.
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Best Oral Presentation ICMAME-2021, UIET, Panjab University, 8-9th Oct, 2021
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Best Oral Presentation EEU annual meet, INST-Mohali, 11-12th Sept, 2021.
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Best Thesis award INST-2022
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Carbon Award 2023 for Thesis
Ms. Ashmita Biswas​
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Best Poster Award in International Poster Presentation competition IPPC-2020
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Best Poster Award in Research Scholar's day, INST Mohali, 2021
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Best poster award in Chem@Nano, Annual meet of EEU, INST Mohali, 2022
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3rd Place in Saransh 2022, organized by INSA-INYAS
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Best Poster Award in I-connect 2023, IIT Delhi
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Best Poster Award in RKM, Bellore
Ms. Sakshi​
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Best Poster Award in International Conference TENS held at INST Mohali- Nov 2023
Bharat Bhushan Upreti
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M.Sc. from G.B. Pant Agriculture University, Uttarakhand
Research area: Graphene based devices with energy storage applications
Joining date: January 2022
Email: bharatupreti05@gmail.com
Ph.D. Registration No. and Date: PH21235, 03/01/2022
Surajit Samui
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M.Sc. from IACS Kolkata
Research area: development of novel catalysts for NRR , ORR applications
Joining date: August 2022
Email: surajitsamui19@gmail.com
Ph.D. Registration No. and Date: PH22211, 17/08/2022
Robin Singh
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M. Sc. from Indira Gandhi University, Rewari (Haryana)
Research area: Catalyst development for ammonia synthesis
Joining date: August 2023
Email: Kirorianrobin@gmail.com
Ph.D. Registration No. and Date: PH23220, 08/08/2023
Mr. Bharat​
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Best Poster Award and Young Electrochemist award in ICONEST-2024, NPL Delhi
Taniya Gupta
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M. Sc. from IIT Roorkee
Research area: Designing and fabricating new class energy storage materials
Joining date: January 2024
Email: taniyaguptamarch@gmail.com
Ph.D. Registration No. and Date: PH23230, 03/01/2024
Interns
Muruganantham
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M. Sc. from University of Madras
Research area: Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reactions
Joining date: May 2024
Email: rmuruga0077@gmail.com
Alumni
Doctoral students
Dr. Navpreet
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Research area: Graphene-based hybrid flexible micro-supercapacitor with nanogenerator.
Joining date: January 2018-June 2022
Email: navpreetkamboj2@gmail.com
Ph. D. Registration No. and Date: PH17220, 01/01/2018
Current Status: Post Doctoral fellow at University of British Colombia
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Dr. Manisha Das
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Research area: Non-noble metal nanostructures for electrochemical water splitting
Duration: August 2018- April 2022
Email: manishadas179@gmail.com
Ph. D. Registration No. and Date: PH18204, 25/07/2018
Current Status: JSPS PostDoc fellow
Working under Prof. Takaya Ogawa, Kyoto University
Dr. Taniya Purkait
Graduated on 28th January 2021
Research area: Synthesis and Engineering of graphene-based electrode for energy storage and conversion applications
Duration: May 2016-January 2021
Email: taniya.purkait@gmail.com
Ph. D. Registration No. and Date: 2016-EZ-218, 01/09/2016
Current Status: Marie Curie PostDoc Fellow
Working under Prof. Alexandru Vlad, UClouvain, Belgium
Postdoctoral fellow/ Research associate
Dr. Sabuj Kanti Das
Ph. D. from IACS Kolkata
Research area: MOF and COF based electrode materials for electrocatalytic applications
Duration: January 2021-February 2022
Email: sabujkanti.iitb@gmail.com
Current Status: JSPS PostDoc Fellow
Working under Prof. Yuichi Negishi, Tokyo University of Science
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Dr. Manisha Das
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PhD from INST Mohali
Research area: Non-noble metal nanostructures for electrochemical water splitting
Duration: April 2022-June 2022
Email: manishadas179@gmail.com
Ph. D. Registration No. and Date: PH18204, 25/07/2018
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Dr. Mamta Devi Sharma
PhD : Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Campus, Pilani
Research area: Catalyst development for Ammonia synthesis.
Joining date: June 2022-January 2023
Project students:
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1. Arnab Das
Project student
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Title: Quantum capacitance calculation for carbonaceous materials and composites
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2. Guneet Singh
Master from Punjabi University
Title: In-plane flexible micro-supercapacitor technology and devices
Duration: September 2016 to July 2017
Email: guneet1303@gmail.com
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3. Subhajit Sarkar
M. Tech. from NIT Kurukshetra
Research area: Development of electrocatalyst for biofuel cell and oxygen reduction reaction
Duration: August 2018-January 2021
Email: subhajitsrkr93@gmail.com
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4. Manami Banerjee
M.Sc. from Diamond Harbour Women's University
Research area: synthesis of graphene from waste biomass
Duration: October 2021- March 2022
Email: manamibanerjeesrij@gmail.com
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5. Tribani Boruah
M.Sc. from Delhi University
Research area: Framework materials for electrocatalytic applications
Duration: August 2021-January 2023
Email: tribaniboruah123@gmail.com
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6. Soumyadip Sharangi
M.Sc. from University of Hyderabad
Research area: Catalyst synthesis for metal-air batteries.
Duration: March 2023-December 2023
Email: soumyadipsharangi570@gmail.com
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Intern students:
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1. Dinesh Kumar
Intern student,
CENTRE FOR CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES, UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR.
Title: Graphitic-C3N4-based composites materials for solid-state flexible supercapacitors
2. Mandeep Singh
Intern student,
Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab, India
Title: Biomass-derived porous carbon for supercapacitor electrode materials.
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3. Roopam Bishnoi
Joining date: June 2017
Title: Synthesis of three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide networks for biofuel cell applications
Email: bishnoi.roopam010@gmail.com
4. Prashant Pandey
Joining date: March 2018
Title: Efficient Non-Noble-Metal Electrocatalyst with High-Performance for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
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5. Sumukh S. S
Joining date: April 2019
Title: Synthesis of transition metal doped graphene for energy conversion applications
Email: smkhss91@gmail.com
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6. Athira K.
Joining date: April 2019
Title: Graphene-based triboelectric nanogenerator
Email: athirak253@gmail.com
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7. Ghulam Mohmad
Joining date: June 2019
Title: Heteroatom-doped graphene for oxygen reduction reaction
Email: ghulammohmad39@gmail.com
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8. Bikram Ghosh
Joining date: April 2021
Title: Electrochemical N2 reduction: Role of electrolytes
Email: hi.its.bikram@gmail.com
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9. Nitish Kumar
Joining date: February 2021​
Title: Graphene-based metal-free micro-supercapacitors
Email:
10. Zubair Bashir Khan
Joining date: September 2021
Title: Functional nanomaterials for electrocatalytic applications
Email:
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11. Arindam Saha
Joining date: April 2022
Title: Synthesis of materials via electrodeposition for electrocatalytic applications
Email: arindamsaha584@gmail.com
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12. Manami Banerjee
Joining date: April 2022
Title: Nitrogen reduction reaction
Email: manamibanerjeesrij@gmail.com
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13. Bikram Ghosh
Joining date: February 2023
Title: Novel catalyst development for electrochemical ammonia synthesis.
Email: bikramghosh.rkmv@gmail.com
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14. Avinash N
Joining date: August 2022
Title: Catalyst development for Nitrogen reduction reaction
Email: avinashavi89853@gmail.com
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15. Manaswitha T
Joining date: May 2023
Title: Designing metal free catalysts for ORR
Email: manaswitha301@gmail.com
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16. Arif Hussain Malla
Joining date: May 2023
Title: COF and MOF studies for ORR and OER
Email: arifmalla424@gmail.com
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Dr. Ashmita Biswas
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Research area: Mechanistic studies of electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis
Joining date: August 2019 - May 2024
Email: ashmita100195@gmail.com
Ph. D. Registration No. and Date: PH19211, 01/08/2019
Current Status: Post Doctoral Fellow at Purdue University, USA