Past Members

Kaushal R Shakya
PhD (2025)Thesis Title: Development and evaluation of natural polymer based hemostatic dressings
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate Virginia Tech

Gaurav Kumar
BT-MT (2025)Thesis Title: Sustainable Packaging Innovations: From Coated Paper to Reinforced Polyester Film
Current Position: Senior Manager Strategy and Innovation, ICICI Lomabard

Nandni Sinha
B.Tech UGP Project (2022)Thesis Title: Films Preparation and Analysis for Wound Dressing
Current Position: Associate Engineer - Packaging

Kuldeep Nigam
Project Scientist (2022)Thesis Title: Superabsorbent hemostatic sponges for arterial bleeding and other wound types
Current Position: Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi

Nitisha Mehrotra
Project Engineer (2022)Thesis Title: Biomaterials for Water remediation and Bio-polymeric coatings for extended shelf-life of vegetables.
Current Position: Project Assistant Rice University

Suhela Tyeb
PhD (2021)Thesis Title: Wound dressing materials towards management and regeneration of chronic wounds
Current Position: DBT Research associate University of Jammu

Kousar Jahan
PhD (2021)Thesis Title: Polyaniline coated bacterial cellulose porous mat for clean water
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Delaware State University

Akshat Uppal
Project Engineer (2021)Thesis Title: Agarose based Hydrogels for Wound Healing Dressings
Current Position: N.A

Vikram Singh
Institute Postdoctoral Fellow (2021)Thesis Title: Scientist, Design and Fabrication of Biocompatible Carbon Nanoparticles for Diagnostics and Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment
Current Position: CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research Lucknow

Naveen Tiwari
M.Tech. (2020)Thesis Title: Self-healing materials for flexible electronic devices
Current Position: SUSBIO Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere University, Finland

Darieo Thankachan
Project Engineer (2020)Thesis Title: Polyelectrolytic polymer hybrid, Covalent organic polymer and Covalent organic framework for Photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy and chemotherapy.
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow at National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Gorbel B
Project Engineer (2020)Thesis Title: Biodegradable Polymers for Packaging Applications
Current Position: Research Scholar in the Department of Materials Engineering at IIT Jammu

Mohammad Daud
Summer Research Fellow (2020)Thesis Title: Synthesis of biodegradable packaging from carrageenan
Current Position: Maastricht University/Envalior

Nitesh Kumar
Ph.D. Student (2019)Thesis Title: Maghemite based nanostructures for Biomedical Applications
Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Jammu
