Indranil Lahiri is an associate professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He has received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Florida International University, USA, M. Tech from IIT Kanpur, India and B.E from Bengal Engineering College, India (IIEST). Apart from more than eight years’ experience in academia, he has seven years of experience in research lab as scientist. He is author in more than 55 publications in peer reviewed journals, 6 book chapters and 5 patent applications. His research group ‘Nanomaterials and Applications Lab’ works in the areas of synthesis of various nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, graphene, metals oxides and boron nitride nanostructures, and their applications in field emitters, batteries, capacitors, sensors, nanogenerators and coatings.
Amrita De Adhikari is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. She has also worked as a Postdoctoral fellow in Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. She obtained her Ph.D. and M.Sc. from Department of Chemistry, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and Bachelor degree (B.Sc. Hons. in Chemistry) from University of Burdwan, India. Her research interest includes synthesis of 2D and 3D materials (Graphene, dichalcogenides, Mxenes, MOFs etc.) and also various organic and inorganic nanostructures for energy storage application. Till date she has 23 publications in Peer reviewed Journals, 1 book chapter (in press) and would like to contribute more for the betterment of the scientific community.
Souvik Ghosh is a senior PhD student in the Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He received his M.Sc degree in Biological Science from Presidency University, India and B.Sc degree in Zoology from Burdwan University, India. He also served in a DST-SERB sponsored project for one year as a Project fellow at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India. His areas of research actively involve synthesis and characterization of carbon nanofiller reinforced polymeric composite scaffolds for nerve tissue engineering following techniques such as solvent casting and electrospinning. He published 7 articles in peer reviewed journals and one book chapter. He also authored in a patent (applied to Indian Patent office).
Rita Joshi is a research scholar at the Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. During her PhD, she worked as a project fellow on an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)-funded project, focusing on spacecraft coatings for antistatic application. She holds a Master's degree in Physics from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India, and a Bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from Kumaun University, Uttarakhand, India. Her research interests include thin film coatings and nanocomposites for applications such as energy harvesting/storage, charge dissipation, and EMI shielding. To date, she has published 7 research papers, contributed to 3 book chapters, and holds 1 Indian patent. She is passionate about translating lab research into real-world applications and aims to make a lasting impact in the fields of science and technology.
Satish Jaiswal is presently a postdoctoral fellow at Dublin City University Ireland. He obtained his PhD from Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MMED) at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India. He has a strong passion for the development of novel biomaterial systems for bone tissue engineering applications. In addition, he has worked extensively on polymeric/ceramic nanocomposite development using various nanomaterials as a reinforcement for structural/engineering applications. He obtained his Master of Technology degree in Materials Engineering specialization from MMED, IITR and a Bachelor of Technology degree (passed with honours) in Mechanical Engineering from Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. To date, he has more than 27 peer-reviewed publications in the form of journal articles and book chapters. Additionally, he holds 4 Indian patents. He is dedicated to contributing further to the development of novel materials systems in order to tackle the current challenges in the health and engineering industries.
Debrupa Lahiri is an associate professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. She has received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Florida International University, USA, M. Tech from IIT Kanpur, India and B.E from Bengal Engineering College, India (IIEST). In addition to her eight years’ experience in academia, she has eight years of experience in industry and research environment as well, which includes serving as Scientist in Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC, DAE) India. She authored more than 100 publications in peer reviewed journals, 5 book chapters, one book and four patents (applied to Indian Patent office). She is also the recipient of prestigious Zwick Science Award 2013, which is given for innovations in materials’ testing. Currently, her group ‘Biomaterials and Multiscale Mechanics Group’ performs research in the areas of nano-phase reinforced composites with different functionalities. The aims of her different research activities are developing novel material systems for different applications, including structural, strategic and scaffolds and implants for hard and soft tissue engineering.
