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PhD Students

Dr. Sk. Arif Mohammad
Successfully defended his PhD Thesis
Educational Background: MTech, Polymer Science & Technology, University of Calcutta
Research Theme: Smart Polymer Materials
Selected Publications:
1. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 4954-4960;
2. Biomacromolecules 2021, 21, 3941-3949;
3. Polym. Chem. 2021, 12, 3042-3051;
4. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2021, 42, 2100096;
5. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 287-291 ;
6. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2020, 106, 101255.

Dr. Shashikant Shingdilwar
Successfully defended his PhD Thesis
Educational Background: MTech, Biotechnology, MAKAUT, West Bengal
Research Theme: Carbon Dioxide Capture
Selected Publications:
1. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 2165-2172;
2. Ind. Eng. Res. Chem. 2022, 61, 1140-1147;
3. Mater. Adv. 2022, 3, 365.

Dr. Devendra Kumar
Successfully defended his PhD Thesis
Educational Background: MSc, Chemistry, NIT Rourkela
Research Theme: Stimuli-responsive Biomacromolecules
Selected Publications:
1. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 517-526;
2. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 1960-196;
3. Eur. Polym. J. 2022, 175, 111348;
4. Eur. Polym. J. 2022, 181, 111646.

Dr. Subrata Dolui
Successfully defended his PhD Thesis
Educational Background: MSc, Chemistry, JNU
Research Theme: Stimuli-responsive Polymeric Materials
Selected Publications:
1. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2024, 7, 19, 22423–22429;
2. ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2024, 2, 1866–1872;
3. JACS Au 2023, 3, 2117-2122;
4. Eur. Polym. J. 2023, 196, 112251;
5. Acc. Mater. Res. 2021, 2, 242-251.

Dr. Bhanendra Sahu
Successfully defended his PhD Thesis
Educational Background: MSc, Chemistry, NIT Rourkela
Research Theme: Stimuli-responsive Polymeric Materials
Selected Publications:
1. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025,;
2. Small 2025, 21, e08079;
3. Small 2025, 21, 202501194;
4. ACS Sustainable Resour. Manage. 2024, 1, 2547-2553;
5. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 2024, 2 (7), 1866-1872
6. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, 6, 7237–7244;
7. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2024, 45, 2300500;

Nishikanta Singh
PhD Thesis submitted
Educational Background: MSc, Guru Ghasidas university
Research Theme: Stimuli-responsive Polymeric Materials
Selected Publications:
1. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2026, 0:e18555;
2.Mater. Chem. Front., 2026, 10, 1768 - 1778;
3. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 36, e10516;
4. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 2415125;

Amul Jain
PhD Thesis submitted
Educational Background: MSc, Pandit Ravi Sankar University
Research Theme: Stimuli-responsive Polymeric Materials
Selected Publications:
1. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e20250723;
2. Eur. Polym. J. 2025, 228, 113839;
3. Sus. Circ. Now 2025, 2, a25297304;
4. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2025, 46, 2400971;
MSc Project Students
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Anand Kumar (Jul, 2020-Apr, 2021)- Research Theme: Novel synthetic means for control of polymer structures
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Anvay Pareek (Jul, 2021-Apr, 2022)- Research Theme: Heterogeneously catalyzed controlled polymerization
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Sandipan Ghosh (Jul, 2024-Apr, 2025)- Research Theme: Amino acid derived stimuli-responsive polymer for waste water treatment.
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Boby Bhati (Jul, 2025-May, 2026)- Research Theme: Lignin based adhesive films.
Short-Term Project Students
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Nikhil Ingale (Project Assistent: June, 2024 - may, 2025)
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Shubhadeep Maity (Research Intern: Dec, 2024 - Jan, 2025)
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Sayan Kundu (Research Intern: Jun-Jul, 2023)
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Swarup Maity (Research Intern: May-Jul, 2023)
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Srinath Das (Research Intern: May-Jul, 2023)
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Debasish Das (Research Intern: May-Jun, 2023)
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G Krishna Chaitanya (SERB-VRITIKA Project Intern: May-Jun, 2022)
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Debarshi Roy (SERB-VRITIKA Project Intern: May-Jun, 2022)
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Muhammed Aslam (SERB-VRITIKA Project Intern: May-Jun, 2022)
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Bharat Kumar Sahu (SERB-VRITIKA Project Intern: May-Jun, 2022)
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Kundan Patel (SERB-VRITIKA Project Intern: May-Jun, 2022)
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Gopal Vyas (Apr-Jun, 2019)