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Group Members

Principal Investigator

Sarang Gumfekar, IIT Ropar
Dr. Sarang P. Gumfekar

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, (2020-present)

Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of Alberta, Canada

M.A.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), University of Waterloo, Canada 

B.E. (Chemical Engineering), University of Pune (Vishwakarma Institute of Technology), India

Post-doctoral Fellow, National Research Council-Nanotechnology Research Center, Canada

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Post-doctoral Fellowship (Declined)

Ph.D. Students

Vikrant Sharma, IIT Ropar

PhD Student (2020-present)

M.Tech (Bioprocess Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2019)

B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Haryana (2015)

Ph.D. Project: Development of multifunctional membranes for the treatment of pesticide-contaminated wastewater

Richa Ranjan, IIT Ropar
Richa Ranjan (co-supervised with Dr. Manigandan)

PhD Student (2020-present)

M.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (2019)

B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Dr. K. N. Modi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Uttar Pradesh (2017)

Ph.D. Project: Biopolymer-based porous materials for water treatment

Himanshi Yadav, IIT Ropar
Himanshi Yadav (co-supervised with Dr. Navin Gopinathan)

PhD Student (2021-present)

M.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2020)

B.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2018)

Ph.D. Project: Adsorption of contaminants using polymeric aerogels

Anam Afaq, IIT Ropar
Anam Afaq

PhD Student (2021-present)

M.Sc (Chemistry), Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra (2019)

B.Sc (Chemistry Honors), Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra (2017)

Ph.D. Project: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for water treatment

Sagarika Bhagat, IIT Ropar
Sagarika (co-supervised with Dr. Neelkanth Nirmalkar)

PhD Student (2021-present)

M.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2020)

B.Tech (Biochemical Engineering), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (2018)

Ph.D. Project:  Integrated Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) for the degradation of organic contaminants

Nazreen VM, IIT Ropar
Nazreen V. M.

PhD Student (2022-present)

M.Sc (Polymer Science), Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala (2021)

B.Sc (Chemistry), University of Calicut, Kerala (2019)

Ph.D. Project: Wearable, Self-powering, Electronic Skin for Real-time Monitoring of Physical Movements

Vijay Vaishampayan, IIT Ropar
Vijay Vaishampayan

PhD Student (2022-present)

M.Tech (Chemical Engineering), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, (2018)

B.E. (Chemical Engineering), Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India, (2016)

Ph.D. Project: 2D Materials (Graphene, MXene) -based Supercapacitors for Energy Storage

Mukesh Kumar, IIT Ropar
Mukesh Kumar

 

PhD Student (2022-present)

M.Tech. (Textile Engineering), IIT Delhi(2013)

B.Tech. (Textile Engineering), IICT Bhadhoi (2011)

Ph.D. Project: Nanomaterial-embedded smart textiles

Pramod Junghare, IIT Ropar
Pramod Junghare

PhD Student (2023-present)

M.Tech (Chemical Engineering), Laxminarayan Institute  of Technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra (2019)

BE (Chemical Engineering), Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India, (2016)

B.Sc(General Science), Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra 

Ph.D. Project: Electrospun nanofibrous membranes for separation 

Masters Students

Dheeraj Bhardwaj, IIT Ropar
Dheeraj Bhardwaj

M.Tech. Student (2023-present)

B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, (2020)

Post-doctoral Fellows

Mrinal Kanti Adak, IIT Ropar
 Dr. Mrinal Kanti Adak

Ph.D. (Chemistry), Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, West Bengal (2019)

M.Sc. (Chemistry), Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, West Bengal (2014)

B.Sc. (Chemistry), Vidyasagar University, West Bengal (2012)

Project Staff

Manpreet Singh, IIT Ropar
Manpreet Singh

Project Assistant 

B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), IET Bhaddal College, Rupnagar (2018)

Diploma (Mechanical Engineering), Rayat Polytechnic College, Rupnagar (2014)

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