Uttam Kumar Sen (July 2015) | Nano-structured Transition Metal Oxide and Sulfide-based Materials As High Capacity Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Co-founder & CTO, e-TRNL Energy Pvt. Ltd. (Startup) (June 2021- Present)
Alok Mani Tripathi (July 2015) | Graphene and Tin-Based Composites Anode For Lithium-Ion Battery
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Chief Technology Officer, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd. (Feb 2026 – Present), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Lead Scientist, Exide Energy Solutions Ltd. (May 2024 – Feb 2026), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Sonal Keshawrao Thengane (July 2016) | A Study of Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Production Based On Chemical Looping
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Associate Professor, Dept. of Hydro & Renewable Energy, IIT Roorkee.
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Pavan Srinivas Velluri (July 2017) | Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Current Status:
Technical lead engineer-Cell performance, Volvo Cars ( Feb 2025- Present), Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.
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Sowmiya Theivaprakasm (July 2018) | Hybrid Ionic Liquid Electrolytes For Lithium Battery Applications
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Senior Development Engineer, TRATON Group – Volkswagen, Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden.
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Arpan Kumar Dhara (July 2019) | Atomic Layer Deposited 3d Nano-structured Materials For Efficient Energy Storage
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Researcher/ALD specialist at Comptek Solutions ( Mar 2024 – present), Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland.
Shivani Singh (July 2019) | A Study of Polyoxyanion Type Lithium Iron Silicate Cathode for Lithium-ion battery
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Principal Scientist at Agratas ( Nov 2025 – present), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Prasit Kumar Dutta (July 2012 – July 2019) | Sulfide-based anode and interface study for sodium-ion battery
M.Sc – Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Current Status:
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Voltrez Tech Pvt. Ltd
Ananta Sarkar (Dec 2013 – Dec 2019) | Development of cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries
M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Current Status:
Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
Mohammad Furquan (July 2013 – Dec 2019) | Development of silicon-based anode for lithium-ion batteries
MSc in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
M.Tech in Nano-technology from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Current Status:
Scientific Researcher at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (Jun 2022 – present), Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Divyamahalakshmi Muthuraj (July 2014 – July 2020) | Development of cathode materials for magnesium-ion batteries
M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai
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Material Engineer – Li-ion battery Cathodea at Dyson (Dec 2022 – present ), Singapore
Manas Ranjan Panda (Dec 2015 – July 2021) | Advanced Electrode Materials By 2D Layered Materials Exfoliation
M.Sc in Physics from Pondicherry Central University
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Assistant Professor , VIT-AP University (Nov 2025 – present), Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Ajit Kumar (July 2015 – July 2020) | Room temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries
M.Tech in Material science and engineering from IIT Kharagpur
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Arnab Ghosh (July 2016 – July 2021) | Development of cathode materials for lithium-sulfur and sodium-sulfur batteries
M.Sc in Chemistry from IIT Hyderabad
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Assistant Professor at Shiv Nadar University ( Jan 2025 – present), Uttar Pradesh, India
Amlan Roy (July 2014 – July 2022) | Development of cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
M.Sc – Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Senior Scientist at Agratas (Feb 2026 – present) , Mumbai, Maharastra, India.
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Md. Adil (July 2014 – July 2022) | Development of electrode materials for multivalent ion batteries
M.Sc – Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ulm University, Germany|(Aug 2022 – present), Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Govind Kumar Mishra (July 2017 – July 2023) | Development of all solid-state lithium-ion batteries
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
B.Sc – M.Sc in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Michigan ( May 2024 – present), Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Manoj Gautam (Dec 2017 – Feb 2024) | Ni-rich NMC and Si-C full cell development for lithium-ion batteries
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
M.Tech in Energy Technology and Management from Thapar University, Patiala
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of St Andrews (May 2025 – present), St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abhinanda Sengupta (July 2018 – Sept 2024) | Development of highly efficient cathode materials for sodium-ion battery
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata
Current Status:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Purdue University (Jan 2025 – present), West Lafayette, Indiana, United States.
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Harshita Lohani (July 2017 – Sep 2024) | Development of anode materials for sodium-ion battery
M.Sc – Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
B.Sc in Chemistry from IT College, Lukhnow
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), (Aug 2025 – present), California, United States
Supriya Sau (Dec 2017 – Jan 2025) | Development of all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries through inter-layer modifications
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
M.Sc in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
M.Tech in Solid State Technology from IIT Madras
Aakash Ahuja (Jan 2019 – May 2025) | Long Cycle Life and High-Energy Density Li-ion Battery Development
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
M.Tech in Energy Technology and Management from Thapar University, Patiala
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University, (Jan 2026 – present), Ithaca, New York, United States.
Pratima Kumari (July 2018 – Nov 2025) | Development of all-solid-state sodium batteries
M.Sc – Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Postdoctoral Researcher at College de France ( Dec 2025 – present), Paris, Île-de-France, France.
K Bhawana (Jan 2022 – June 2026) | Sodium-ion battery development based on polymer and poly anion-based cathode and hard-carbon anode
Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
B.tech from GIET-BPUT, Odisha
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Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Oxford, (Jul 2026 – present), Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.