Post-Doctorates
Subir Panja
(Joined 2020)
Ph.D.: IACS, Kolkata (2020)
M.Sc.: RKMRC, Narendrapur, Kolkata (2014)
Project: Probing electrocatalytic organic transformations
Personal trivia: Cricket is a passion for Subir. If you can not find him in the lab he is probably getting recharged with some quality sleep.
Tarik Aziz
(Joined 2021)
Ph.D.: Bar-Ilan University (Ramat-Gan, Israel) (2020)
M.Sc.: R.T.M. Nagpur University, Maharashtra (2014)
Project: Developing heterogeneous platforms fro electrocatalytic reactions
Personal trivia: Aziz is an admirer of different coffee flavours. Apart from research, Tarik likes to spend his time by following motivational books and videos.
Ph.D. Students
Dependu Dolui
(Joined 2017)
M.Sc.: Central University, Punjab (2017).
Project: Incorporating enzyme-inspired outer coordination sphere
functionalities around the cobalt-based complexes to improve
their catalytic performance
Personal trivia: Dependu loves to cook and paint in his free time. He has a travel bucket list of unknown places that he would like to complete in the next few years.
Srewashi Das
(Joined 2018)
M.Sc.: Tezpur University (2015)
Project: Developing non-amino acid-based outer coordination
sphere features around active hydrogen production catalysts
Personal trivia: Srewashi finds her solace in gardening and
baking delicious foods.
Santanu Ghorai
(Joined 2018)
M.Sc.: Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta (2017).
Project: Optimization of outer coordination sphere functionalities
around cobalt complex core for efficient Hydrogen production
Personal trivia: Santanu likes to travel and read fiction in his leisure.
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Naseer Ahmed
(Joined 2020)
M.Sc.: Aligarh Muslim University (2018)
Project: Developing metalloprotein based O2 reduction catalysts
Personal trivia: Naseer likes to snow skate and trek (he is from the beautiful valley of Kashmir). He also enjoys playing cricket.
Gulafshan
(Joined 2020)
M.Sc.: Aligarh Muslim University (2018)
Project: Developing Enzyme-inspired H2 production catalysts
Personal trivia: Tea is Gul's first love while she also takes interest in Shayeri. She likes to play Badminton in her free time.
Abhishek Saini
(Joined 2020)
M.Sc.: IIT Gandhinagar (2019).
Project: Developing metalloprotein based H2 production catalysts
Personal trivia: Abhishek is a sports enthusiast and actively participates in table tennis, football, and cricket. He is a budding poet and likes to stay fit with rigorous exercise. Being adventurous, he grabs any opportunity to travel and explore different places. For him to travel is to live.
B. Rajeshwaree
(Joined 2020)
M.Sc.: Utkal University (2019)
Project: Developing bio-inspired CO2 reduction catalysts
Personal trivia: Raji is a passionate follower of lawn tennis. Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka are her all-time favorites. She also keeps up do date with current affairs.
Anwesha Banerjee (Supervisor: Prof. G. K. Lahiri)
(Joined 2020)
M.Sc.: Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta (2019)
Project: Developing material-molecular electrocatalyst dyads for small molecule activation
Personal trivia: Anwesha often tries her hand at baking and marveling at Nigella Lawson's creations. She also shares an interest in music, painting, and travelling.
Chandan Das (Supervisor: Prof. G. K. Lahiri)
(Joined 2020)
M.Sc.: University of Calcutta (Rajabazar Science College) (2019)
Project: Developing molecular catalysts for CO2 reduction
Personal trivia: Chandan is an ardent follower of Swami Vivekananda. Chandan is an excellent cook and he can prepare several delicious bengali dishes.
Sukanta Saha
(Joined 2021)
M.Sc.: IIT Guwahati (2020)
Project: Developing molecular catalysts for H2 production
Personal trivia: Sukanta likes to play football swim in his free time. He is a passionate supporter of MohunBagan football club. He has dream to travel various parts of the world to learn more about the beautiful earth.
Thinles Dolkar
(Joined 2021)
M.Sc.: IIT Kanpur (2020)
Project: Developing molecular catalysts for small molecule activation
Personal trivia: Thinles loves traveling and exploring places where she has never been before. She is a music lover. She is fond of writing and doing photography as a cathartic experience.
Arkaprava Layek
(Joined 2021)
M.Sc.: University of Hyderabad (2020)
Project: Developing molecular catalysts for small molecule activation
Personal trivia: Arka is a foody and likes to try different dishes that comes on his way. He also takes interest in singing, cooking, and photography. He can be found watching movies of different languages (even without subtitles) in his leisure.
M.Sc. Students
Somnath Guria
M.Sc. 2019-21
IIT Bombay
Project: Developing novel CO2 reduction catalysts.
Akash Ghosh
M.Sc. 2020-22
IIT Bombay
Project: Developing O2 reduction catalysts
Personal trivia: Akash is an aredent follower of cricket and he never misses any match where Indian team is involved. He dreams to travel to new places and grasp the multicultural essence of human society.
