Ph.D. & M.Tech. students at IIT Gandhinagar:

Kaustabh Goswami

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

Joined in July 2023

M.Tech.: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 2023

B.Tech.: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 2021

Kaustabh Goswami is currently working as a PhD Scholar in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He has received his Master’s (Dual Degree) in Chemical Engineering. His areas of interest in research are electrochemical applications and the fabrication of materials for energy storage. At present, he is investigating the production of printable capacitors, emphasizing the enhancement of their efficiency for possible electronic applications.

Kosha Vaishnav

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

Joined in Dec 2023

JRF: NIT, Surat, 2023

M.Tech.: Marwadi University Rajkot, Gujarat, 2022

B.Tech.: Gujarat Technological University Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 2018

Kosha Vaishnav is currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar. She previously worked as a Junior Research Fellow at NIT, Surat for 1.5 years. Her current research focuses on the design and development of wearable strain/pressure sensors using hybrid graphene materials for different applications.

Abinaya Sridharan

Ph.D., Biological Sciences and Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

Joined in July 2024

M.Tech.: Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, 2024 (Anna University)

B.Tech.: Vivekananda College of Engineering for Women, Namakkal, Tamilnadu, 2020 (Anna University)

Abinaya Sridharan is working as a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar. Currently, she is working on the “Design and development of electrochemical biosensors/aptasensors for detection of cancer biomarkers and microorganisms”.

Jinkal Tadvi

M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

Joined in July 2023

Professional Experience: Arvind Envisol Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 2017-18

B.E.: G H Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Gujarat, 2017

Jinkal Tadvi, an MTech student in Chemical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, transitioned from her B.E. in Chemical Engineering to the R&D department at Arvind Envisol Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Her research focuses on cost-effective water filtration processes, weaving nano adsorbents to remove heavy metals and pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater. Currently, she is working on the project “Synthesis of nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification”.

Kangkan Kalita

M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

Joined in July 2023

B.Tech.: Assam Engineering College, Assam, 2022

Hello, I am Kangkan Kalita, currently pursuing an M. Tech. in IIT Gandhinagar in the Chemical engineering department. I have done my B. Tech. from Assam Engineering College and diploma from Assam Engineering Institute. My thesis topic is “Graphene Oxide based Nano-adsorbent for Fluoride removal”. I have been working to increase the efficiency of Fluoride removal by incorporating different metals.

Ph.D. ongoing at NIT Rourkela:

Ajinkya Dabhade

Topic: Biosensing