Core Faculty

Anish Modi

Associate Professor

anishmodi@ese.iitb.ac.in, anishmodi@iitb.ac.in

Room 617, 6th Floor; Department of Energy Science and Engineering; IIT Bombay, Powai; Mumbai 400076; Maharashtra, India, Phone: +91-22-2576-9340

Research Interests:

Thermal energy systems, Solar thermal energy, Power cycles and polygeneration plants, Refrigeration and heat pump systems, Energy sustainability

Asish Kumar Sarangi

asish.sarangi@iitb.ac.in

Room Number: 615, 6th Floor; Department of Energy Science and Engineering; IIT Bombay; Powai, Mumbai-400076, Internal: 7881 (Office)

Research Interests:

Alternative Fuels in IC Engines, Advanced Low Temperature Combustion, Exhaust After-treatment and Catalysis, Engine combustion and after-treatment reaction modeling, Engine Performance and Emissions

Balasubramaniam Kavaipatti

bala.ramanathan@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai 400076, (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7808

Research Interests:

Cheap and abundant materials for Photovoltaic applications, Defect chemistry of transparent conductors, Bandgap engineering of materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion, Solid oxide fuel cell cathode materials to study surface processes

Chetan Singh Solanki

chetanss@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7895, +91-22-2576 7895

Research Interests:

Solar Photovoltaic, Thin-film silicon solar cells, PV solar concentrator, PV module cleaning, Carbon nano tubes (CNT)

D Venkatramanan

Assistant Professor

dvenkat@iitb.ac.in

Office Location: Room No: EN423, 4th Floor, DESE-ESED Building, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076., Phone (O): +9122-2576-7824

Research Interests:

Power Electronics---modeling, design, control & operation, Solar PV, Battery, & Ultracapacitor systems for renewables integration, Next-generation inverter-based resources with Grid-forming controls , High-performance chargers for EVs, FOR MORE INFO, VISIT-- www.dvenkatramanan.com

Dayadeep Monder

dmonder@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering IIT Bombay, Phone: +91 22-2576-7864

Research Interests:

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) modelling at the electrode and cell levels, Flow battery modelling, First principles catalysis and ab–initio thermodynamics, Materials for photoelectrochemistry

Gurubalan Annadurai

Assistant Professor

guru.a@iitb.ac.in

2nd Floor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai 400076, (0091 22) - 2576 7874

Research Interests:

Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning Systems , Energy recovery exchangers, Desiccant Humidity Control, Heat and Mass Transfer

J. K. Nayak

Professor Emeritus

jknayak@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076,

Research Interests:

Solar thermal energy, Passive solar architecture

Karthik Sasihithlu

Associate Professor

ksasihithlu@ese.iitb.ac.in

7th floor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering Opposite Kendriya Vidyalaya School IIT Powai, (0091 22) - 2576 9347

Research Interests:

Light-matter interaction, metamaterials, hyperbolic materials, Thin film solar photovoltaics, Energy transport in photosynthesis, Long range dipole-dipole interactions in biological molecules

Lalit Kumar

lalit.kumar[at]iitb.ac.in

#712, 7th floor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering Opposite Kendriya Vidyalaya School, IIT Bombay Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400076 , (0091 22) - 2576-7886

Research Interests:

Bulk and interfecial rheology, Complex multi-phase flow , Wax deposition, pipeline shut-in and restart processes, Thermal management of living space, battery, exhaust aftertreatment etc, Water Purification/ Oil-water separation, Population balance modeling

Manaswita Bose

manaswita.bose@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India. Office: Room. No-5, Old Stationery Block, Opp. CSRE Building,, Ph-:+91-22-2576-7847

Research Interests:

Flow of Granular Materials , Complex Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flows, Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Particulate Flows , Coal Gasification and Combustion

Manoj Neergat

Professor

nmanoj@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai 400 076, India, Phone (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7893

Research Interests:

Fuel cells - Direct Methanol Fuel Cells, and Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells, Flow Batteries , Impedance and Dielectric Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry of Silicon, Precious Metal and Non-precious Metal Catalysts, Electrochemistry of Layered Materials, Electrodeposition (Cu and CZTS), Conducting Polymer Electrolyte Membranes, Supercapacitors

Prakash Chandra Ghosh

pcghosh@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai 400 076, India,, Phone (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7896

Research Interests:

Hydrogen production from renewable sources, Development of low temperature hybrid fuel cells, Optimum design of fuel cells systems , CFD modelling of fuel cells to optimised the flow field pattern , Development of non-destructive methodologies for testing fuel cells, Development of membrane based humidifier to design compact fuel cells, Development of HT-PEFC

Pratibha Sharma

Professor

pratibha_sharma@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai 400 076, India,, Phone (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) - 2576-7898

Research Interests:

Solid State Hydrogen Storage Materials, Hydrogen Storage Systems, Materials for Photovoltaic Applications

Rajesh Gupta

Professor

rajeshgupta@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India, Tel: +91-22-25767837 (Off.)

Research Interests:

Solar Photovoltaic Cell and Module Diagnostic, Reliability and Performance

Rangan Banerjee

Director, IIT Delhi (on lien)

rangan@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, +91-22-2576 7883

Research Interests:

Energy Management & Energy Efficiency, Demand Side Management , Energy Modelling , Power Systems Planning, Energy Planning and Policy , Cogeneration , Fuel cell / Hydrogen storage

Sagar Mitra

Professor

sagar.mitra@iitb.ac.in; sagar.mitra@ese.iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai Mumbai 400 076, India Office: DESE-ESED Building (7th Floor, Room No 705) , +91-22-25767849(Off.)

Research Interests:

Lithium ion Battery, electrode materials, electrolyte, fabrication, Na-ion batteries, electrode materials, fabrication, Metal Sulphur Batteries for large scale storage, Solid-State Batteries; Hybrid Ionic electrolyte , Commercial scale battery research, Lithium ion battery analysis

Sandeep Kumar

Associate Professor

sandeep{dot}kumar{at}iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076. , Office Location:
Room No. 707, 7th floor,
Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
Opposite Kendriya Vidyalaya School

Research Interests:

Biomass Gasification, Hydrogen Production through Oxy-Steam Gasification of Biomass, Solid Combustion/Incineration, Alternate fuels in IC Engines, Solid Waste Management , Renewable Energy Systems

Sankara Sarma V Tatiparti

Professor

sankara[AT]iitb.ac.in

Materials for Hydrogen and Electrochemical Energy Lab, Room 618, 6th Floor, New DESE Bldg., Opp. KV School, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076 INDIA, Phone (Internal(O)) : (0091 22) – 2576 7672

Research Interests:

Hydrogen storage, Supercapacitors, Electrofabrication of nanostructured materials, Electron Microscopy, Polycrystalline nano dendritic growth, Scanning Electro Chemical Microscopy (SECM)

Santanu Bandyopadhyay

Praj Industries Chair Professor

santanub@iitb.ac.in

Sustainability and Process Integration (SPrInt) Lab 3rd Floor, EN 318, Department of Energy Science Engineering IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, Maharashtra., +912225767894

Research Interests:

Process Integration, Pinch Analysis, Industrial Energy Conservation, Modeling and Simulation of Energy Systems, Energy Integration of Distillation Processes, Renewable Energy Systems

Shaibal K Sarkar

Professor

shaibal.sarkar@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400 076, +91 22 2576 7846 (office)

Research Interests:

Perovskite Solar Cells, Transparent Conducting Oxides, Atomic Layer Deposition

Shireesh B Kedare

Institute Chair Professor

sbkedare(at)iitb(dot)ac(dot)in; sbkedare(at)iitbombay(dot)org

Sustainable Development Lab, Room 603, 6th floor, Dept of Energy Sc & Engg, IIT Bombay, Adi Shankaracharya Marg, Mumbai 400076, INDIA, Ph (Direct): +91 22 2576 7835

Research Interests:

Concentrating Solar Collectors for process heat and power with thermal storage, Renewable energy technologies for decarbonization of Indian industries and power sector, Understanding and monitoring energy transition in India; especcially in oil and gas sector, System integrated context specific participative development by enabling people

Siddavatam Ravi Prakash Reddy

Assistant Professor

sraviprakash@iitb.ac.in

Room: EN 419B, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400 076, Phone: +91 22 2576 7891 (O)

Research Interests:

High-performance control of motor drives for electric vehicles, Charging of electric vehicles, Design, modulation and control of power electronic converters

Srinivas Seethamraju

s.srinivas@iitb.ac.in

Room No. EN 602, 6th Floor, DESE-ESED Building, Opposite K.V.School, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, Phone: +91 22-2576-7396 (O)

Research Interests:

Conceptual Design of Processes and Process Simulation, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Reactive distillation, Gasification , Integration of renewable energy (biomass) and fossil energy resources, Waste to Energy

Suneet Singh

Head of the Department

suneet.singh@iitb.ac.in

Department Of Energy Science and Engineering EN422, Floor DESE-CSE Building, IIT Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076, INDIA , Phone :+91-22-2576-7843(office)

Research Interests:

Advanced Numerical Methods for neutron diffusion and fluid flow, Stability Analysis of Nuclear Reactors and two phase flows, Solar thermal, Analytical solution of multilayer heat conduction problems

Suryanarayana Doolla

suryad@iitb.ac.in

Room. No-421, DESE-CESE Building, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, +91 22- 2576- 7872

Research Interests:

Smartgrids , Microgrids, Converter topologies and control, Communication protocol for power systems, Grid integration of distributed energy resources, Power systems operation and control, Energy efficiency

V. S. S. Pavan Kumar Hari

pavanhari@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering,
IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076.
Office Location: Room No: 419A, 4th Floor, DESE-ESED Building, Phone: +91 22 2576 7853 (Office)

Research Interests:

Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Industrial Drives
Application Areas: Wind Turbine Generators, Magnetic Gears, Railway Power System, Micro-Energy Harvesting, Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Venkatasailanathan Ramadesigan

venkatr@iitb.ac.in

Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, Maharashtra India.

Office Location: EN 319, 3rd Floor, DESE-ESED Building, Phone: +91-22-2576-7875 (Office)

Research Interests:

Model based design and optimisation of Li/Metal-ion batteries, Performance and degradation modelling of Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries, Large scale energy storage for grid level integration and EV applications, Advanced Battery Management Systems, Long term energy models, energy transition models, Battery Recycling

Zakir Hussain Rather

zakir.rather@iitb.ac.in

Room No. 417, 4th floor, Energy Science and Engineering building (opp. KV School), Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400076 , Phone: +91 22-2576-9341 (O)

Research Interests:

Grid Integration of Renewables (Wind and Solar PV power plants) , System Integration of Renewables, Power system dynamics and control, Electric vehicle grid integration, Wide Area Measurement Systems (WAMS), Wide Area Monitoring Control and Protection (WAMPAC), Smart Grid and microgrid, and Demand Side Response/Management., LAB HOME PAGE: https://www.ese.iitb.ac.in/~gil/