The PI: DR. YATENDRA S. CHAUHDARY
Dr. Yatendra S. Chaudhary is Principal Scientist at CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India and Associate Professor at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India. He earned Ph.D. for the research work undertaken on nanostructured semiconductor synthesis for solar-driven water splitting at DEI, Agra and investigating the SHI irradiation induced modification of nanostructured semiconductors at IUAC, New Delhi. Subsequently, he moved to Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, where he carried out research in Materials Chemistry. While working at University of Oxford, UK as a Marie Curie Fellow, he designed enzyme-semiconductor based photocatalysts for visible light driven CO2 reduction and H2 production. His research accomplishments in the area of nanomaterial and solar fuel research have brought him many recognitions such as Green Talent-2011 Award from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany; CSIR Young Scientist Award-2013 in Chemical Sciences section from the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India; and prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship by the European Union. Dr. Chaudhary has been leading various projects funded by DST, MNRE, CSIR and SERB, New Delhi mainly focusing on the design of artificial photosynthesis devices, novel direct white light emitting materials and devices etc. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Nanoscience and International Journal of Photoenergy and has edited a book "Solar Fuel Generation, 1st ed., New York: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
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Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. M. B. Mrinalini
Dr. Mrinalini received her Ph.D. in Supramolecular Chemistry from the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, India in 2021. Subsequently, she joined as Senior Project Associate in the Nanomaterials and Solar fuel Research Laboratory of Dr. Y. S. Chaudhary, Materials Chemistry Department, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar, India. Presently, she is working on the preparation of 2D Materials based composites as redox couples for photocatalysis. Her research interests include the design and development of novel hybrid materials as redox couples for photocatalytic water splitting reactions. |
Ph.D. Scholars/Research Fellows
Niharika
After completing M.Sc., I joined the YS research group and am working for Ph.D. (AcSIR). My research work is focused on the development of efficient photocatalysts to drive solar to chemical fuel generation and understanding the photochemistry, charge transfer dynamics in these systems. Asish K Dehury
I completed M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Ravenshaw University, Cuttack. I joined the YS Research Group in January 2019. My research work is focused on the development of energy conversion materials/devices and unravel the underlying fundamental processes in these devices/systems. Rajeswari Kainda
I did M.Sc. in Chemistry from NIT Rourkela. Subsequently, joined the YS research group for Ph.D. under AcSIr with CSIR-UGC JRF. My research interest lies the nanomaterials synthesis for their application in energy conversion processes. Main focus of my research is to design of luminescent material for direct white light emission applications. Sweta Bastia
I have completed M. Sc. From Annamalai University, Tamilnadu. After that I joined YS Research Group for Ph.D. under AcSIR with DST-Inspire fellowship. My research interest is to design Nanostructered Self-cleaning Photocatalytic Coatings and underpin the photoelectrochemistry. Rajashree Priyadarsini Mishra
I did M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry in 2019 from Sambhalpur university. Subsequently, I joined the YS research group to work for the DST-DBT project on developing photocatalysts for solar to chemical fuel generation under mission innovation program. My research interest involves functional nanomaterials synthesis and their applications. Rakhi Biswas
I have earned my M.Sc. degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, therafter associated myself with Y.S. research group for Ph.D under AcSIR with CSIR-UGC JRF. My research interest is generation of functionalised nanomaterial and their enegy conversation application. |
Alumni
- Dr Juhi Dutta, Project Associate, 2023, Currently NPDF at IIT Guwahati
- Manas K Sahoo Project Associate, 2022-2023,
- Bismay Sahoo, Project Associate 2022-2023
- Dr. Santosh K. Behera, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2022 (Currently Marie Curie Research Fellow at Technical University of Munich, Germany)
- Dr. Yilleng Moses Titus, TWAS postdoctoral Fellow 2021-2022 (Currently Deputy Director of Research and Development, National Board for Technical Education Nigeria)
- Dr Sachin Maurya, Project Associate 2021-2022 (Currently Postdoctoral Fellow at Berlin)
- Mr. A. Rija. Razafintsalama, TWAS-CSIR Ph.D. Program, 2021-2022 (Currently continuing PhD at University of Antananarivo, Madagascar)
- Dr. Satya Kamal Chirrauri, Posdoctoral Fellow, 2019 (Currently Assistant Professor at IIITDM, Kurnool, India) ,
- Dr. Smriturekha Swain, Ph.D. 2013-2018 (Currently Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar, India)
- Dr. Biswajit Mishra, Posdoctoral Fellow, 2014-2017 (Currently Assistant Professor at SRM University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Dr. Kamala Kanta Nanda, Ph.D. 2012-2017 (Currently Assistant Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Peru)
- Dr. Sasmita Nayak, Ph.D. 2010-2014 (Currently Faculty at San Diego State University , USA)
- Dr. Simantini Nayak, 2008-2009 (Currently Scientist at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, India)
External Project Students
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