Welcome to Energy Materials Research Group
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Dr. Simantini Nayak
Scientist
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Gyanaprakash Mishra
PhD (DST - INSPIRE)
Email: gyanprakash.22@immt.res.in
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August 2022 onwards
MSc: Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya U.P (Physics)
Research: Development of development of two-dimensional MXene heterostructured materials for hydrogen evolution reaction
Hobbies: cooking and eating sweets
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Saswati Mishra
WISE-PhD Fellow
Email: mishra.saswati95@gmail.com
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July 2024 onwards
MSc: B.P.U.T. Odisha (Applied Chemistry)
Research: Development of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructured catalysts for energy generation. She has also worked as a JRF in the group with a SERB funding (Jan 2023 - June 2024).
Hobbies: listening music, spending time with pets and nature
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Satyabrata Sahoo
PhD (UGC - JRF)
Email: satyabrata.immt23a@acsir.res.in
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August 2023 onwards
MSc: NIT Rourkela (Chemistry)
Research: Covalent Organic Framework based functional materials for catalytic CO2 conversion and utilization
Hobbies: Cooking, reading story books
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Sribalamurugan S B
Winter Research project student
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November 2024 onwards
Integrated Mtech at Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai- Indian Oil Campus, Bhubaneswar
Hobbies: listening music, reading books
Alumini
2023
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Debashish Ratha; Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore (M.Sc. Dissertation student, Jan-April 2024)
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Amit Mahapatra; Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla (Summer intern student, May-July 2024)
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Sanghamitra Dalabehera; Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla (Summer intern student, May-July 2024)
2023
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Anmol Mishra; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay (Research Intern, July 2023)
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Radharaman Samanta; NISER, Bubaneswar (Summer intern student, May-July, 2023)
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Bhagabat Prashad Das; Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore (M.Sc. Dissertation student, Jan-April 2023)
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Mukul Arora; Institute of Chemical Technology- Indian Oil Campus (ICT-IOCL), Bhubaneswar (Winter project student, Dec-2022 to Feb-2023)
2022
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Saikat Pal; Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Kolkata (Summer project student, 2022)
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Piyush Das; Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC), Berhampur (Summer project student, 2022)
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Someet Sahoo; Institute of Chemical Technology- Indian Oil Campus (ICT-IOCL), Bhubaneswar (Summer project student, 2022)
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Seema Devi; Institute of Chemical Technology- Indian Oil Campus (ICT-IOCL), Bhubaneswar (Summer project student, 2022)