Lab PI

Lalit M. Pant_image

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

Ph.D. Students

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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_image

Udit Gururani

Education
  • Co-Supervised with: Dr. Marc Secanell (University of Alberta)
  • (2023 – present) Joint Ph.D., Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • (2024 – present) Joint Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
  • (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

Ari Sowndarya Rani_image

Ari Sowndarya Rani

Education
  • Co-Supervised with: Dr. Debopam Das
  • (2023 – present) Ph.D., Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • (2019–2021) M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
  • (2010–2014) B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, India
About
  • Research project: Understanding the effects of electromagnetic forces on electrolyzer performance
  • Other Interests: Alternative holistic medical practices through PSSM, Yoga, Carnatic music

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Sahil Saini

Education
  • Co-Supervised with: Dr. Soumyabrata Roy
  • (2025 – present) Ph.D., Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
  • (2022–2024) M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India
  • (2019–2022) B.Sc., Chemistry, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India
About
  • Research project: Electrocatalysts development for fuel cells and electrolyzers

Masters Students

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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

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Kavita Omar

Education
  • (2024 – present) M.Tech, Sutainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of technology Kanpur, India
  • (2018–2022) B.tech, Mechanical Engineering, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Gorakhpur, India
About
  • Research project: Design and Optimization of PEM electrolyzers

Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

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Nishat Khan

About
  • In the lab: 2023-2025
  • Research project: Manufacturing and analysis of PEM electrolyzer electrodes, hydrogen energy framework, green chemistry
  • Currently:

Undergraduate Students

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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