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Ph.D. Students Mr. Ganesh Sunil More Ph.D.: 2019-Present |
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Ganesh Sunil More received his Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra in 2016. He qualified GATE in 2018 and also Maharastra State Eligibility Test in 2018. In July 2019, he joined as a postgraduate student working towards a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Chemistry under Dr. Rajendra Srivastava at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India. At present, he is working on “Design and development of metal oxide based nano-composites for chemicals and fuels.
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Mr. Rajat Ghalta Ph.D.: 2020-Present |
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Rajat Ghalta received his Master’s degree in Chemistry from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, in June 2017 and also done M.Phil. in Physical Chemistry from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, in 2019. He qualified NET-JRF (CSIR) in Chemical Sciences in June 2019 and also the Himachal Pradesh State Eligibility test in July 2019. In January 2020, he joined as a Ph.D Research Scholar in the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, under the supervision of Dr. Rajendra Srivastava. At present, he is working on “The development of photocatalysts for chemical synthesis.
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Mr. Atul Kumar Ph.D.: 2020-Present |
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Atul Kumar received his Master’s degree in Chemistry from Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India in July 2019. He qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE-2020). He also got the DST-INSPIRE-JRF offer for pursuing doctoral research in India. In September 2020, he joined as a postgraduate student working towards a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Rajendra Srivastava at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. His research work is based on “Development of multi-functional Catalyst and Photocatalyst for the Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass and/or their Derived Chemicals.
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Ms. Arzoo Chauhan Ph.D.: 2020-Present |
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Arzoo Chauhan received her Master’s degree in Chemistry from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttrakhand, India in July 2018. She qualified JRF-LS (CSIR) in Chemical Sciences held in June 2019. In September 2020, she joined as a Ph.D. Scholar in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Rajendra Srivastava at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. At present, she is working on the “Design and Synthesis of the Carbon based Catalytic Materials for the Biomass Valorization and Organic Transformations”. Her work also includes the development and application of the Metal-free catalysts particularly based on carbon materials.
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Mr. Arjun Manal Ph.D.: 2021-Present |
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Arjun K. Manal completed his Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from ACS College Sonai, Maharashtra, India, in 2018. He qualified CSIR-NET in 2019 and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2020. Following this, he became a postgraduate student, working towards a Ph.D. degree under the guidance of Prof. Rajendra Srivastava, in the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India, in 2021. He awards India’s prestigious Prime Minister Research Fellowship for doctoral study. His research focuses on the development of heterogeneous catalytic processes for the sustainable upgradation of lignocellulose biomass and plastic waste.
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Mr. Bhupendra Pratap Singh Ph.D.: 2022-Present |
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Bhupendra Pratap Singh received his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, in September 2020. He qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE-2022) and CSIR- NET (LS) (2022). In August 2022, he joined as a Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Rajendra Srivastava at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. His research work is based on “Development of heterogeneous catalysts for plastic waste and biomass valorization.
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Mr. Himanshu Dhiman Ph.D.: 2023-Present |
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Himanshu Dhiman received his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, in October 2020. He qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE-2022) and CSIR- NET (JRF) (2022). In January 2023, he joined as a Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Rajendra Srivastava at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. His research work is based on “Development of sustainable transition-metal based catalyst for sustainable production of chemicals and fuels.
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Project Staff
Anshika received her senior secondary education from Govt. Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Nangloi, New Delhi, and completed her graduation in Chemistry Honors from Gargi College,University of Delhi. She qualified IIT JAM in 2022 with AIR-445 and currently pursuing the master’s from IIT Ropar. She also qualified NET-JRF in june 2023 with AIR- 71 and GATE 2023. Presently, she is working on an M.Sc project in catalysis and materials research laboratory IIT Ropar under the supervision of Prof. Rajendra Srivastava.
Priyanka received her senior secondary education from Model K.M. School, Fatehabad, Haryana and completed her graduation from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana. She qualified IIT-JAM 2022 with AIR-279. She also qualified NET with AIR-35 in june 2023 and GATE 2023. Presently she is pursuing her master of chemistry from IIT Ropar and working on an M.Sc. project in catalysis and materials research laboratory IIT Ropar under the supervision of Prof. Rajendra Srivastava. |
