Ananth received his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and his Masters in Chemical Engineering Practice and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Subsequently, Ananth conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University, before joining IISc as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering. Ananth is currently also an Infosys Young Investigator.
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Kousika completed her Master's and PhD in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from IIT Madras. She has expertise in using atomistic simulations for solving defect energetics and dynamics-related problems in compositionally complex ceramics for energy technologies. Kousika's current research interest includes force-field development to understand the interactions between 2D membranes and external media such as water.
Abhijit received his B. Tech. and M. Tech. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, and a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. After, he joined the Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Belgium, as a postdoctoral research scholar. His research expertise includes nanofluidic transport and two-dimensional (2D) membrane materials. Currently, he is working on the development of quantum accurate machine learning interatomic potentials for performing large-scale atomistic simulations on 2D materials (e.g., graphene, graphene oxide) and water.
Manas received his B.Sc. (Honors) and M.Sc. degrees in Physics from the University of Delhi, and a PhD (summa cum laude) in Physics from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. His PhD research focused on density functional theory-based embedding for molecular and periodic systems. Currently, he is working on the development of neural-network potentials for molybdenum deposition, using extensive first-principles calculations, and employing these potentials in molecular simulations to understand the effect of process conditions on the deposition outcome. In his free time, Manas enjoys making YouTube tutorials, writing blogs, and developing apps/libraries.
Shivam completed his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. He worked on physics-guided deep neural networks for his bachelor’s project. His current interest lies in using AI for chemical engineering applications. He will be working on using machine learning for catalyst and mechanism discovery. Apart from research, Shivam involves himself in playing hockey, following geopolitics, exploring rap music, and reading non-fictional literature.
Pasyanthi completed her B.E. in Chemical Engineering from B.I.T. Mesra, Ranchi and her M. Tech from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal. During her Masters, Pasyanthi worked on synthesizing electrolyte materials for solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC). For her PhD, she will be working on modelling nanopore formation in 2D materials for membrane separation processes.
Manasi Lavhekar completed her B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras. During her master’s, she worked on designing a portable kiln to produce charcoal from wood biomass through pyrolysis using CFD in ANSYS Fluent. Currently, she is working on reinforcement learning for nanopore design in 2D materials. Besides academic pursuits, Manasi enjoys travelling, trekking, reading books, and painting.
Kashish obtained the degrees of B.Sc (Hons.) in Physics from the Banaras Hindu University and M.Sc Physics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Kashish is a joint IISc-University of Manchester (UoM) PhD student co-advised with Prof. Rahul Raveendran Nair from UoM. She will be working on combined theoretical and experimental investigation of 2D material membranes for separation applications.
Samir completed his B.Tech and M.Tech dual degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela in 2023. His Master's research was focused on the design of a microbial fuel cell (MFC) and the analysis of the effect of environmental conditions and different parameters on its performance. Samir is co-advised by Profs. Sudeep Punnathanam and Ananth Govind Rajan for his doctoral work, which is geared towards the modeling and simulations of electrical double layers for supercapacitor applications. His hobbies include writing, swimming, and philosophical reading.
Madhavan completed his BTech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Tirupati. He is currently pursuing MTech (Research) in Chemical Engineering at IISc Bangalore. In his BTech project, Madhavan worked on the thermodynamic modelling of surface tension. Now, he is interested in computational chemistry and will be working on modelling the chemical vapour deposition growth of 2D materials. Madhavan's "trivial pursuits" include freestyle swimming, footballing, and devouring books.
Anusha Tripathi completed her BTech in Chemical Engineering from Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Kanpur and her MTech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), working with Prof. Ananth as a Shell Fellow. She is currently working on reduced-order modeling and experimental testing of water electrolyzers. In addition to her academic pursuits, Anusha enjoys dancing, singing, poetry writing, and recitation.
Raghavendra completed his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. He has hands-on experience applying machine learning to chemical engineering systems such as biomass torrefaction and batch crystallization. Currently, his master's project focuses on utilizing machine learning for catalyst and mechanism discovery. Apart from academics, Raghavendra enjoys playing the violin and engaging in philosophical reading.
Viraj holds a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Ahmedabad University. His B.Tech project involved modeling an infusion pump using the lattice Boltzmann method. Currently, he is exploring computational chemistry and materials science, focusing on wetting and interfacial phenomena on 2D materials. In his free time, Viraj enjoys reading books and playing badminton.
Hariharasai Mohan completed his B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. His final year project focused on the Identification of Steel Microstructure using Neural Networks. At IISc, Hari is a pre-doctoral fellow, funded by the Kotak-IISc AI-ML Centre (KIAC) and is working on using generative AI for molecule design. Outside of academia, his interests encompass acquiring proficiency in various languages, watching and analysing football matches, digital art, and reading about diverse mythologies from around the world.
Dev Dodiya is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Research (Chemistry) at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. His research primarily involves the use of computational methods to gain insights into various types of chemical reactions, encompassing both organic and inorganic domains. At present, he is particularly focused on investigating the N2 reduction reaction occurring on BN nanocages. Apart from academics, Dev love playing cricket, badminton, and chess
Shelly is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science (Research) at the Indian Institute of Science, majoring in Chemistry. Her current research involves modelling a CVD reactor for 2D transition metal dichalcogenides using ab initio calculations. Apart from academics, Shelly love to make digital art and participating in capture the flag (CTF) competitions.
Shri Venkatakrishnan is presently pursuing his B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore. He is currently working on the generation of nanopore structures with desired properties using deep learning. He enjoys playing cricket and loves geopolitics.
Hari is an undergraduate student at IIT (Bombay) majoring in Chemical engineering (Hons.), class of 2025. He is primarily interested in statistical mechanics and electrokinetics. His current research involves modeling electric double layers and including various corrections into existing models. In his free time, he loves playing cricket.