Present Members:
Dr. Ajinkya Dabhade
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
Joined in March 2026
Ph.D.: National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, 2025
Dr. Ajinkya Dabhade is currently working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. His current research is focused on the development of miniature electrochemical biosensor for rapid detection of biomolecules for diagnostic applications.
Ayushi Mishra
Project Technical Support III, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
Joined in June 2025
M.Sc: Integral Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 2024
B.Sc: Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 2020.
Ayushi Mishra is currently working as a Project Technical Support III in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar. She is working on the "Development of electrochemical biosensors for detection of infectious diseases".
Past Members:
Ravi Prakash Verma
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
Joined in July 2024
PhD: National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, 2024
Ravi Prakash Verma is working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He received his PhD in “Wearable Sensors” from NIT, Rourkela Odisha in 2024. His research interests include different aspects of graphene materials and Wearable sensors for human health monitoring applications. Currently, he is working on the project, “Design and development of wearable sensors for monitoring of health, physical activity, and fatigue level”.
Pushpesh Ranjan
Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
Joined in July 2024
Ph.D.: CSIR–Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 2024
M.Sc.: Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, 2017
B.Sc.: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Muzaffarpur, Bihar, 2013
Dr. Pushpesh Ranjan is working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. His research interest lies in the synthesis of hybrid nanocomposites of ionic liquids with graphene materials and the development of electrochemical biosensors for the detection of breast cancer, cardiac, neurotransmitter, and infectious disease biomarkers. Currently, he is working on the “Design and development of electrochemical biosensors/aptasensors for detection of cancer biomarkers and microorganisms”. He is also working on the development of electrochemical sensors for the detection of heavy metal ions and toxic chemicals.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=VtkL_AkAAAAJ&hl=en
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Ankit Rathore
Junior Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar
July 2024
Current Position: Ph.D. at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
Junior Research Fellow: IISER Bhopal, 2022
M.Tech.: IIT Roorkee, 2020
B.Tech.: Kanpur University, 2016