Current Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Ujjal K Gautam
Associate Professor - IISER Mohali
Ramanujan Fellow, JNCASR, Bangalore, India (2011-2015)
ICYS-Independent researcher - National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan (2008-2011)
Post-Doc - National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan (untill 2008)
PhD - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2006)
Post-Doc
Dr. Gunanka Hazarika
Post doc (NPDF)
Joined : June 2026
gunankahazarika@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Development of Carbon Dot-based photocatalysts for sustainable organic transformations and green energy production
Academic Background
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PhD : IIT Guwahati, Assam
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M.Sc. : NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh
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B.Sc. : Gauhati University, Assam
""Research with curiosity, learn with passion, and grow with integrity."
PhD Scholars
Komalpreet Kaur
Joined : Jan 2020
ph19064@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Synthesis of nanostructured materials for application in energy harvesting reactions
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
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B.Sc. : Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Supriya Sil
Joined : Aug 2021
ph21048@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests:Nanostructured semiconductors for sustainable energy conversion
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : Burdwan University
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B.Sc. : Burdwan University
"If i dont win myself, then whats a win to me"
Arjun Kumar Sah
Joined : Jan 2022
ph21099@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Exploring Piezo and Photocatalytic properties of Double Layered Perovskite Sillen-Aurivillus Phases
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : VNIT Nagpur
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B.Sc. : Gauhati University
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Sahil Kamra
Joined : Aug 2022
ph22013@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Design of Palladium-based nanostructures and temperature-dependent electrocatalysis
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : IIT Ropar
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B.Sc. : Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi
"Do Something each day to bring you a little closer to your dreams"
Mukul Nawani
Joined : Aug 2022
ph22008@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Electrocatalysis, Non-Noble metals, Electrochemical Water Splitting
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : IIT Madras
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B.Sc. : Ramjas College, University of Delhi
" It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop"
Kiran Kanwar
Joined : Aug 2023
ph23018@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Waste Derived nanomaterials for their energy applications
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : NIT Hamirpur, HP
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B.Sc. : Maharaja Agrasen University, Baddi, HP
"Imagination is the highest form of research"
Mahima
Joined : Aug 2024
ph24008@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Synthesis of Carbon dots based Photocatalysis for organic transformations
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
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B.Sc. : Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
" Believe in yourself, anything is possible"
Noor Babbar
Joined : Jan 2025
ph24091@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests: Hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide production in Sillen Aurivillius phases
Academic Background
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M.Sc. : Panjab University, Chandigarh
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B.Sc. : DAV College, Punjab
"Begin with the end in the mind."
Adithy R Nair
Int. PhD. Scholar
Joined :
mp24002@iisermohali.ac.in
Research Interests:
Academic Background
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B.Sc. : Hindu College, University of Delhi
"Obsession beats talent"
Master Thesis Students
Bikramjit Mandal
Research interest - Double layered perovskite based materials for photocatalytic dye degradation
Rakshit Upadhyay
Research interest - Bismuth based semiconductor photocatalysts for green energy production
Our Alumni
Post Doc Fellows
Dr. Bramhaiah Kommula
Former Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position - Visiting Faculty (St. Joseph University, Bengaluru)
Dr. Arabinda Baruah
Former Post Doctoral Fellow
Present - Assistant Professor,
Guwahati University
Dr. Esakki Karthik
Former Post Doctoral Fellow
Current Position - Post Doctoral fellow, Hanyang University
Dr. Abhishek Swarnkar
Former Post Doctoral Fellow
Ph.D. Scholars
Dr. Moumita Rana
Assistant Professor
Delft University of Technology, Netherland
Dr. Sanjit Mondal
Post Doctoral fellow,
Ben Gurion University, Israel
Dr. Lipipuspa Sahoo
Post Doctoral fellow,
INST Mohali
Dr. Maqsuma Banoo
Post Doctoral fellow, Kyoto University, Japan
Dr. Reeya Garg
Dr. Raj Sekhar Roy
Master Thesis Students
Anshul Negi
Former Master Thesis Student
Malwika Manotar
Former Master Thesis Student
Chaitanya Kulkarni
Former Master Thesis Student
Nayana CB
PhD Scholar
Indiana University
Nihal
PhD Scholar
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Sandita Das
Former Master's Thesis Student
Parmeet Kaur Dhindsa
PhD Scholar
Rice University
Yuvraj Vaishnav
Former Master Thesis Student
Present - PhD at KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Aman Jaiswal
Former Master Thesis Student
Jaspreet Kaur
Former Master Thesis Student
Present - PhD Student at Brown University, US
Sagnik
Chakraborty
Former Master Thesis Student
Present - PhD at Saint Louis University, US
Pradhyuman Meena
Former Master Thesis Student
Anshul
Former Master Thesis Student
Dheeraj Jangid
Former Master Thesis Student
Mohit Jaiswal
Former Master Thesis Student
Akhshita bhatt
Former Master Thesis Student
Vikram Pathania
Former Master Thesis student
Anup K Barman
Former Master Thesis
Student
Ankit Thakur
Former Master Thesis
Student
Kaustubh Kumar
Former Master Thesis Student
Aniket Hallagade
Former Master Thesis
Student
Vaibhav Gehlot
Former Master Thesis
Student
Summer Interns
1) Nidhin Paul, Central University of Punjab
2) Siva Sankari
3) Pallavi
4) Rupalim
5) Jaya Sharma, Punjab University
6) Sombit Banerjee, IISER Mohali
7) Sakshi Saroha, IISER Mohali
8) Akshita Jain, Delhi University