Lab PI
Lalit M. Pant
Work Experience
- (2021–present) Assistant Professor of SEE, IIT Kanpur
- (2016–21) Postdoctoral fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (with Energy Conversion Group)
Education
- (2011–2016) Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta (with Marc Secanell)
- (2009–2011) M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta (with Marc Secanell and Sushanta Mitra)
- (2005–2009) B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Current Members
Postdoctoral Fellows
Nishat Khan
Work Experience
- (2023– present) Institutional Postdoctoral Fellow, Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
- (2018–2021) DST–SERB Junior Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Education
- (2015–2020) Ph.D., Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
- (2011–2013) M.Sc., Industrial Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
- (2008–2011) B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
About
- Research project: Manufacturing and analysis of PEM electrolyzer electrodes, hydrogen energy framework, green chemistry
Ph.D. Students
Ayushi Singh
Education
- (2022–present) Ph.D., Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
- (2019–2021) M.Tech., Material Science and Technology, OP Jindal University, Raigarh, India
- (2015–2019) B.E., Chemical Engineering, Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, India
About
- Research project: Understanding the impact of anode materials and structure on PEM electrolyzers
- Other Interests: Social issues, acting, poetry, dancing, playing chess, painting, cooking
Udit Gururani
Education
- (2023 – present) Ph.D., Sustainable Energy Engineering, , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
- (2019 – 2023) B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad
About
- Research project: Micro and macro-scale numerical modeling of PEM water electrolyzers
- Other Interests: Geopolitics and International Relations, Indian and world history, calligraphy, and watercolour painting
Masters Students
Manikya Pathak
Education
- (2023 – present) M.S.(R), Sustainable Energy Engineering, , Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
- (2017–2021) B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar, India
About
- Research project: Analysis of PEM electrolyzers and design of electrochemical test station
- Other Interests:
Alumni
Undergraduate Students
Somya Kumar Singh
- In the lab: 2022-2023
- Research project: Worked on "Numerical modeling of PEM electrolyzers"
- Currently: M.S., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University