Principal Investigator (PI)
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Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar,
Professor, Division of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai 400005, India. Email: vivekpol@tifr.res.in More Details |
Current Group Members
Ms. Sushma Kundu
(Scientific Officer)
Mr. Rishi Verma
(PhD Student)
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Mr. Rajesh Belgamwar
(PhD Student)
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Mr. Saideep Singh
(PhD Student)
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Ms. Gunjan Sharma
(PhD Student)
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Ms. Charvi Singhvi (PhD Student)
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Alumni of Nanocat Group
Dr. Baljeet Singh
(PhD Student, 2017)
Dr. Ayan Maity
(PhD Student, 2021)
Dr. Farheen Sayed
(Postdoc 2013-2014)
Dr. Anupam Samanta
(Postdoc 2017-2018)
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Dr. Rustam Singh
(PhD Student, 2018)
Mr. Amit Kumar Mishra
(MSc student, 2019)
Dr. Nisha Bayal
(Postdoc 2014-2016)
Dr. Leena George
(Postdoc 2017-2018)
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Dr. Mahak Dhiman
(PhD Student, 2019)
Dr. Simanta Kundu
(Postdoc 2015-2016)
Dr. Sushma Rawwol
(Postdoc, 2019-2022)
Prof. Rohan Kunkalekar
(Visiting Fellow 2015)
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Project Students & Visitors of Nanocat Group, TIFR, Mumbai
Mr. Bhoj Nayak (2019, VSRP), from VNIT, Nagpur
Mr. Arijit Ghude (2019, VSRP), from IISER, Kolkata.
Mr. Varun Madan Mohan (2017, VSRP), from IISER, Mohali.
Mr. Shatanu Lanke (2016, VSRP), from Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Mumbai.
Mr. Vished Kumar (2016, project student), from IISER, Pune.
Mr. Vikas Shrama (2016, project student), from Centre for Converging Technologies,University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
Mr. Mahesh Parsutkar, (2015, VSRP), from Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
Mr. Adharsh Raghavan (2015, project student), from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS, Pilani), Hyderabad
Mr. Ranjan Kumar Behera (2014, VSRP), from National Institute Of Science Education And Research (NISER)
Ms. Lakshmi Pandit (2014, project student), from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai.
Alumni of Nanocat Group, KAUST, KSA
Last Group Photo at KAUST (24-March-2013)
(From left..Ahmed, Rafik, Alex, Dan, VP, Pradeep, Pradip & Chankya)
KAUST Group Members
Dr. Aziz Fihri (2010-2012)- Postdoc
PhD in organic chemistry from Burgundy University, Dijon, France, with expertise in catalysis. Currently he is working as a researcher.
Dr. Umesh Patil (2012-2013)- Postdoc
Currently he is working in Aramco, KSA for Green H2 project.
Dr. Pradip Sarawade (2010-2013)- Postdoc
PhD in chemistry from Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea. He is an expert in silica and silica based materials and has published more than 35 papers in reputed journals. Currently he is working as postdoc at KAUST.
Dr. Raed Rahal (2010-2011)- Postdoc
PhD in chemistry from Research Institute of Catalysis and Environment in Lyon (IRCELYON), University of Claude Bernard Lyon-I, France. He has great expertise in material synthesis and electron microscopy. Currently he is working as a senior research scientist at Halliburton.
Dr. Mohamed Bouhrara (2010-2012)-Postdoc
PhD in chemistry from Laboratory of Surface Organometallic Chemistry (LCOMS), CPE, Lyon, France. He developed several novel catalytic protocols which are economical and environmental friendly. Currently he is working as a Research Scientist in Aramco.
Dr. Rafik R. Shaikh (2012-2013)- Postdoc
PhD in Chemical Sciences from University of Camerino (Italy). He then worked as AvH (Humboldt) Postdoctoral Fellow at Technical University of Dresden (Germany). His expertise are in the area of organic transformation and organocatalysis. Currently he is working as a faculty.
Dr. Pradeep Doggali (2012-2013)- Postdoc cum consultant
PhD in chemistry from NEERI, Nagpur. His experties are in the development of Nano Structured Perovskite Catalytic materials and high surface area mesoporous mixed oxides materials for different gaseous phase reactions. Currently he is working as a researcher at KAUST.
PhD Students
1. Noor AlMana (2011-2012), currently doing her PhD at KAUST.
2. Nawal AlHajri (2011-2012), currently doing her PhD at KAUST.
3. Ahmed Abd Elkader (2012-2013), currently doing his PhD at KAUST.
Master Students
1. Hanyu Lu (2011-2012), currently working in Aramco as a chemist.
Visiting Students
1. Chanakya Ranga (2013), from IIT Guwahati.
2. Dan Mulder (2013), from University of Amsterdam.
3. Alex Dennis (2013), from Amity Institute of Nanotechnology.
4. Saurabh Sharma (2012), from Amravati University.
High School Students
1. Nawaf Alhowaish (2013): He worked in my group for few weeks through Saudi Research Science Institute (SRSI) program. He then qualified for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and won 4th place in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Aziz Fihri (2010-2012)- Postdoc
PhD in organic chemistry from Burgundy University, Dijon, France, with expertise in catalysis. Currently he is working as a researcher.
Dr. Umesh Patil (2012-2013)- Postdoc
Currently he is working in Aramco, KSA for Green H2 project.
Dr. Pradip Sarawade (2010-2013)- Postdoc
PhD in chemistry from Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea. He is an expert in silica and silica based materials and has published more than 35 papers in reputed journals. Currently he is working as postdoc at KAUST.
Dr. Raed Rahal (2010-2011)- Postdoc
PhD in chemistry from Research Institute of Catalysis and Environment in Lyon (IRCELYON), University of Claude Bernard Lyon-I, France. He has great expertise in material synthesis and electron microscopy. Currently he is working as a senior research scientist at Halliburton.
Dr. Mohamed Bouhrara (2010-2012)-Postdoc
PhD in chemistry from Laboratory of Surface Organometallic Chemistry (LCOMS), CPE, Lyon, France. He developed several novel catalytic protocols which are economical and environmental friendly. Currently he is working as a Research Scientist in Aramco.
Dr. Rafik R. Shaikh (2012-2013)- Postdoc
PhD in Chemical Sciences from University of Camerino (Italy). He then worked as AvH (Humboldt) Postdoctoral Fellow at Technical University of Dresden (Germany). His expertise are in the area of organic transformation and organocatalysis. Currently he is working as a faculty.
Dr. Pradeep Doggali (2012-2013)- Postdoc cum consultant
PhD in chemistry from NEERI, Nagpur. His experties are in the development of Nano Structured Perovskite Catalytic materials and high surface area mesoporous mixed oxides materials for different gaseous phase reactions. Currently he is working as a researcher at KAUST.
PhD Students
1. Noor AlMana (2011-2012), currently doing her PhD at KAUST.
2. Nawal AlHajri (2011-2012), currently doing her PhD at KAUST.
3. Ahmed Abd Elkader (2012-2013), currently doing his PhD at KAUST.
Master Students
1. Hanyu Lu (2011-2012), currently working in Aramco as a chemist.
Visiting Students
1. Chanakya Ranga (2013), from IIT Guwahati.
2. Dan Mulder (2013), from University of Amsterdam.
3. Alex Dennis (2013), from Amity Institute of Nanotechnology.
4. Saurabh Sharma (2012), from Amravati University.
High School Students
1. Nawaf Alhowaish (2013): He worked in my group for few weeks through Saudi Research Science Institute (SRSI) program. He then qualified for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and won 4th place in Saudi Arabia.