Ph.D. Students
Shikha Khandelwal
(Joined 2015)
M.Sc.: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (2013)
Project: Developing cobalt-based hydrogen production electrocatalysts
Personal trivia: Shikha likes to play badminton and read story books whenever she finds time outside the lab.

Afsar Ali
(Joined 2016)
M.Sc.: Aligarh Muslim University, UP (2012).
Project: Construction of copper-based complexes for
oxygen reduction reaction
Personal trivia: Afsar is the only early riser in our lab
and he follows a strict diet of nutritional food.

Ab Qayoom Mir
(Joined 2016)
M.Sc.: Jamia Milia University, Delhi (2015)
Project: Designing photosensitizer-catalyst adduct for efficient
solar-driven hydrogen production from water
Personal trivia: Qayoom likes cricket and he believes that he can replicate Dale Steyn during local games.

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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M.Sc. Students
Somnath Guria
M.Sc. 2019-21
IIT Bombay
