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Group of Multifunctional Molecular Nanofilms
Department of Chemistry, IIT-Kanpur
We need you in our TEAM of Multifunctional Molecular Nanofilms !!
The TEAM, July 2019. PI with 1st batch of Ph.D. scholars
The TEAM, January 2020
The TEAM, March 2021
The TEAM, January 2022
The TEAM, December 2022
The TEAM, June 2022
The TEAM, March 2025
Team leader
Dr. Prakash Chandra Mondal, PI
Associate Professor
Leading the team since: 1st of April 2019 (it's real but not the April fool)
Research interest: Nanofabrication; understanding charge and spin transport in molecular devices; synaptic behavior; electrochromic devices; energy applications
Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. Anewsha Mahapatra
Ph.D: From IIT Patna (Physics)
Fellowship: Ministry of Education, STARS project
Joined the team: 1st of August 2024
Research topic: Molecular neuromorphic devices
Ph.D. Students
Ranjeev Kumar Parashar (delivered open seminar)
M.Sc: IIT-Kharagpur
Fellowship: CSIR
Joined the team: 26th July 2019
E-mail: ranjeevk@iitk.ac.in
Research topic: Molecular electrochromic devices
Pradeep Sachan (Thesis submitted)
M.Sc: C.S.J.M University, Kanpur
Fellowship: CSIR
Joined the team: 26th July 2019
E-mail: psachan@iitk.ac.in
Research topic: Molecular memory devices
Neha Singh (delivered open seminar)
M.Sc: C.S.J.M University, Kanpur
Fellowship: UGC
Joined the team: 26th July 2019
E-mail: nehas@iitk.ac.in
Research topic: Heterostructures devices
Manajit Mandal
M.Sc: Central University of Punjab
Fellowship: IIT Kanpur
Joined the team: September 2020
E-mail: manajitm20@iitk.ac.in
Research topic: Chiral nanomaterials
Rajwinder Kaur
M.Sc: Akal University, Punjab
Fellowship: CSIR
Joined the team: July 2022
E-mail: rajwinderk22@iitk.ac.in
Research topic: Molecular electronics
Abhik Ghoshal
M.Sc: Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Fellowship: IIT K
Joined the team: July 2023
Research topic: Molecular memory devices
Aditya Kamal
B.S-MS: IISER Bhopal (Advisor: Prof. S. Konar)
Fellowship: IIT K
Joined the team: July 2023
Research topic: Molecular electrochromic devices
Mansi
M.Sc.: Delhi Technological University
Fellowship: UGC (2nd Rank)
Joined the team: July 2024
Research topic: Large-scale molecular spintronic devices
Bharti
M.Sc.: IIT Kanpur (Physics Department)
Jointly with Dr. Chanchal Sow (Dept. of Physics, IIT K)
Joined the team: July 2024
Research topic: Molecular spintronic devices
Harshit Mishra
Integrated M.Sc: National Institute of Technology, Surat
Fellowship: IIT Kanpur
Joined the team: 02 Jan 2025
Research topic: Supercapacitor devices
Madhulika Madhu
M.Sc: Central University of South Bihar
Fellowship: UGC
Joined the team: 3rd Jan 2025
Research topic: Molecular electrochromic devices
Project JRF
Anamika
M.Sc.: Lucknow University
Fellowship: TDHCIL
Joined the team: May 2024
Research topic: Hydrophobic materials for industrial applications
M.Sc. project students
Arijit Das
M.Sc.: IIT K (pursuing)
Joined the team: August 2024
Research topic: Electrochromic devices
Shaibalendu Pal
M.Sc.: IIT K (pursuing)
Joined the team: August 2024
Research topic: Molecular memory devices
Soham Adhikary
M.Sc.: Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Kolkata (pursuing)
Joined the team: 04 Jan 2025
Research topic: Molecular memory devices
Project students
Avantika Sahoo
M.Sc.: Chandigarh University
Joined the team: September 2024
Research topic: Molecular electronics
Subha Das
M.Sc.: IIT Kanpur
Joined the team: September 2024
Research topic: Molecular electronics
Former Post-doctoral Fellows
Dr. Priyanka Makkar
Fellowship: DST-NanoMission
Duration: March to June 2023
Current position: Post-doc fellow at University of Florida
Job status: She accepted an offer for an Assistant Editor at Wiley
Dr. Ankur Mallik, IPDF
Duration: January 2022 to June, 2023
Current position: Post-doctoral fellow, University of Vigo, Spain
Dr. Nila Pal, IPDF
Ph.D.: IIT BHU (Advisor: Prof. B. N. Pal)
Duration: Dec. 2022 to Feb. 2024
Current position: Post-doctoral fellow at Shiv Nadar University
Dr. Priyajit Jash
Ph.D.: IISER Bhopal (Advisor: Prof. Amit Paul)
Project duration: Sept. 2019-Dec. 2021
Current position: research associate, CGCRI, Kolkata
Dr. Anurag Pritam; Ph.D.: SNU, Delhi
Project duration: August-Dec 2021
Current position: Post-doctoral fellow in Ireland
Former Ph.D. Scholars
Dr. Ritu Gupta (Feb 2020-August 2024)
Current position: Postdoctoral research at University of Twente, The Netherlands
Former Project students
Mohit Saini
B.Tech. (Engineering Physics): IIT Patna
Duration: 5th December 2024 to 6th January, 2025
Research topic: Energy applications
Ankita Gupta, CST UP Govt. Fellow
M.Sc. (2nd Year): University of Allahabad
Duration: June to July 2023
Jagriti Gupta
M.Sc. (2nd Year): IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Duration: June to August, 2023
Raunak Kumar
BS-MS (3rd Year): IIT Roorkee
Duration: May to July 2023
Nitu Kumari
M.Sc.: IIT Kanpur
Duration: May 2023 to May 2024
Current position: Ph.D. at Max Planck Institute, Germany
Brij Kishore Maurya
M.Sc.: IIT Kanpur
Joined the team: July to Dec. 2023
Present position: Ph.D. in Norway
Venkat Ramana
BS-MS: IIT Kanpur
Joined the team: May to August 2023
Present position: Ph.D. in Austria
Prachi Galav, BSc 2nd Year, Janki Devi Bajaj Govt. College, Kota
Fellowship: DST, Govt. of Rajasthan
Joined the team: June 2023
Neha Kumari
M.Sc: NIT Warangal
Joined the team: July 2023
Present position: Ph.D. at University of Modena, Italy
Youngest member
Baby Evana Mondal
Comes to the lab either for balloons or to disturb others
Alumni
Visiting Faculty
Dr. Subas Rajbangshi, Assoc. Prof.
Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fellowship: ISRF, DST/INSA, Govt. of India
Duration of stay: December 2022 to March 2023
Project scholars
Bijesh Kumar Verma
5th Year BS-MS Dual Degree
Project duration: January-April, 2021
At present: Working for Allen
Sachin Kumar Meena
5th Year BS-MS Dual Degree
Project duration: January-April, 2021
At present: Ph.D. at NIT, Warangal
Vivek Nain
Final year M.Sc
Project duration: March-April, 2021
At present: Ph.D. at IISc, Bangalore
Bijai Singh
5th Year BS-MS Dual Degree
Project duration: January-April, 2020
Asha
5th Year BS-MS Dual Degree
Project duration: January-April, 2020
Sagar Maji
4th Year BS-MS Dual Degree
Project duration: January-April, 2020
Yash Vardhan
M.Sc.: NIT Sikkim
Project duration: January-May 2022
Present position: Syngene International Ltd
Sakshi Nohwar
M.Sc.: NIT Sikkim
Project duration: January-May 2022
Present position: Syngene International Ltd
Sreemoyee Banerjee
M.Sc. (2nd Year): Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata
Project duration: Feb-April 2023
Shapath Bhandari (GATE, AIR: 3rd, 2023)
M.Sc. (2nd Year): IIT Kanpur
Project duration: January-April 2023
Present position: Scientist, BARC, Mumbai
Paras Sethi
M.Sc. (2nd Year): IIT Kanpur
Project duration: January-April 2023
Present position: Teaching Faculty, Chegg India
Kirti Gupta
M.Sc. (2nd Year): IIT Kanpur
Project duration: January-April 2023
Present position: Teaching Faculty, Chegg India
Intern
Lakshmi Narayana S
M.Sc. (Nanotechnology): Amity Univ., Noida
Research stay: June to July 2022
Present position: Ph.D. at IMEC, Belgium
Nandinee Rathore
B.Tech (Biotechnology): Amity Univ., Jaipur
Research stay: June to July 2022
Present position: Start-up, Pune
Akshyata Kirtania
M.Sc (Chemistry): Stella Maris College, Chennai
Research stay: June to July 2022
Present position: Ph.D. at IIT Madras
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