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Meet the members of our research group - faculty, postdoctoral fellows, doctoral scholars, project researchers, collaborators, and alumni.

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Faculty

Principal investigator

Dr. Sudarshan Narayanan
Principal Investigator
Dr. Sudarshan Narayanan
Assistant Professor
Department / Research Group Lead

Focuses on solid-state batteries, interfaces, energy materials, and advanced characterization.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Vishal Kushwaha
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Vishal Kushwaha
PhD: Chemistry, IIT BHU (2023)
Joined: Dec-2024
Dr. Preeti Shakya
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Preeti Shakya
PhD: Materials, MNIT Jaipur (2026)
Joined: Apr-2026
Dr. Bikram Mondal
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Bikram Mondal
PhD: Physics, IIT Jodhpur (2026)
Joined: Aug-2026

Doctoral (Ph.D.) Students

Joseph Nishanth
Ph.D. Scholar (Y22)
Joseph Nishanth
MTech: Mech. Engg., NIT-K (2022)
Project

High-performance metal-sulfur batteries

Vishal Ankush Ranawade
Ph.D. Scholar (Y22)
Vishal Ankush Ranawade
Joint w/ Prof. Raju Gupta, CHE-IITK
MTech: (2022)
Project

Solid-state electrolytes for sodium-ion batteries

Nelofer
Ph.D. Scholar (Y23)
Nelofer
Joint w/ Prof. Basker Sundararaju, CHM-IITK
MTech: (2023)
Project

Organic solid-state electrolytes and composites

Neha Saini
Ph.D. Scholar (Y23)
Neha Saini
Joint w/ Prof. Srinivas Yadavalli, SEE-IITK
M.Sc.: Physics (2023)
Project

Perovskite PV

Tandrima Saha
Ph.D. Scholar (Y24)
Tandrima Saha
Joint w/ Prof. Soumyabrata Roy, SEE-IITK
MTech: Jadavpur Univ. (2024)
Project

Scalable solid-state electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

Palak
Ph.D. Scholar (Y25)
Palak
Joint w/ Prof. Vivek Verma, SEE-IITK
M.Sc.: Physics, CSJMU Kanpur (2025)
Project

Recycling of spent batteries for solid-state Li-/Na-ion batteries

M.Tech. Students

Abhishek Verma
M.Tech. Student (Y23)
Abhishek Verma
Status: On Academic Leave
Project

Multilayer spectrally selective coatings

Chinta Harsha Kumar
M.Tech. Student
Chinta Harsha Kumar
B.Tech.
Project

Surface modification for high-performance LiFePO4 cathodes

Vivek Santosh Khandebharad
M.Tech. Student
Vivek Santosh Khandebharad
B.Tech.
Project

Nanostructured Si-C composites for Li-ion batteries

Project Staff

Mohd. Danish
Project Associate
Mohd. Danish
Joined: Jun-2024
Mohd. Danish
Project Assistant
Akash Gautam
Joined: Jun-2024
Nandana Suresh Nambiar
Project Associate
Nandana Suresh Nambiar
Joined: Dec-2024
Tushar Sharma
Project Associate
Tushar Sharma
Joined: Jun-2025
Himanshu Bhardwaj
Project Associate
Himanshu Bhardwaj
Joined: May-2026
Punam Rewatkar
Project Associate
Punam Rewatkar
Joined: Jul-2026

Other Team Members

Affiliated with Solvo Celltech Pvt. Ltd. - IIT Kanpur FEP startup

Ridhav Arora
R&D Engineer
Ridhav Arora
B.Tech: MSE (IIT Kanpur) - Y21
Joined B.Tech project (Jun-2024); Solvo team (Aug-2025)
Yatharth Kumar
R&D Engineer
Yatharth Kumar
M.Tech: SCU-IIT Kanpur - Y23
Joined M.Tech thesis (Sep-2023); Solvo team (Aug-2025)
R. Naveen Kumar
R&D Engineer
R. Naveen Kumar
M.Tech: SCU-IIT Kanpur - Y23
Joined M.Tech thesis (Sep-2023); Solvo team (Aug-2025)

Former Group Members & Alumni

Dr. Dinachandra Singh
Postdoc (June 2024 - April 2025)
Dr. Dinachandra Singh
Current: NETRA NTPC, Greater Noida, India
Dr. Mohd. Saquib Khan
Postdoc (June 2024 - April 2026)
Dr. Mohd. Saquib Khan
Current: KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Kuntal Ghosh
Postdoc (March 2026 - July 2026)
Dr. Kuntal Ghosh
Current: N-PDF, IISc, India
Sayan Dev Bej
M.Tech (Y23)
Sayan Dev Bej
Current: Ph.D. student, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
Prince Dzidzor Yaw Banini
M.Tech (Y23)
Prince Dzidzor Yaw Banini
Tsewang Yangjor
M.Tech (Y24)
Tsewang Yangjor
Bhanu
Project Associate (March 2025 - July 2026)
Bhanu
Current: Ph.D. student, IIT Jodhpur, India
Payal Thakur
Project Associate (March 2025 - June 2026)
Payal Thakur
Current: DESTINY Doctoral student, KIT, Germany