Prof. Vimal Katiyar : Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

Prof. Vimal Katiyar

Professor

Key Research Areas :Synthetic and Natural Polymers, Polymer Processing, Biothermoset, Nanobiocomposite, Organic Solar Cells.

Phone No: + 91 361 258 2278
Email: vkatiyar@iitg.ac.in
Room No: 109

Dean, Research and Development, IIT Guwahati
Coordinator, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Polymers, IIT Guwahati (CoE-SusPol)
Coordinator, NRL-Center of Excellence for Sustainable Materials, IIT Guwahati (CoE-SusMat)
Coordinator, DBT Centre of Excellence on BioFuels and Biocomodities (DBT-TERI)
President, SPSI North East Chapter
Visiting Professor, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
Senior Fellow, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
Chair Professor, MP Birla Group of Companies (Hindustan Gum Limited)
Chair Professor, NRL (CoE-SusMat)

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Current Students
Past Students

Research Associate

Postdoctoral Fellow

Balendu Shekher Giri

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: balendu@rnd.iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 9450129602

Research/Project title: CoE-biofuels and biocommodities; Compostable Mask
Year of Complete: 2021

Dr. Naba Kumar kalita

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: n.kalita@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Biodegradation of biopolymeric composites and blends under different environmental conditions

Dipanjan Bhattacharyya

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: tintinasu@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Development of Sustainable Materials from Oil and Bio-Refinery Streams / NRL-CoE-SusMat project
Year of Complete: 2021

Doctoral Fellow

Deepshikha Das

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 176107028

Research/Project title: Polymer Synthesis
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Doli Hazarika

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 176107021

Research/Project title: PCL Synthesis
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Bhanupriya Das

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 176107011

Research/Project title: Microbial Fuel Cell
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Anki Reddy Katha

Kona Mondal

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 176107003

Research/Project title: Active Packaging
Co-Supervisor: Dr. VV Goud

Pankaj Boruah

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 166107115

Research/Project title: Biopolymer
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Raghvendra Gupta

Munmi Das

Doctoral Fellow
Email: munmidas@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 166107113

Research/Project title: Biopolymer Synthesis
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Bishnupada Mandal

Khalid Mehmood Wani

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 166107105

Research/Project title: Edible Coating
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Ramagopal Uppaluri

Chethana Mudenur

Doctoral Fellow
Roll No: 166107103

Research/Project title: Studies on Production of Biopolymers and Bionanocomposites
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Sayan Bhattacharjee

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Development of Cellulose Nanocrystal from Agrowaste and its Utilization for High Performance Applications

Devleena Bose

Doctoral Fellow
Email: dev1994@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 186107004

Research/Project title: Medical Biopolymer

Srijeeb Karmakar

Doctoral Fellow
Email: srijibkarmakar@gmail.com

Research/Project title: Biopolymer
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Lalit Mohan pandey

Kshitij Madhu

Doctoral Fellow
Email: madhu_kshitij@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 206107017

Research/Project title: Studies on the development of biopolymer-based films for food packaging
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

B Kumar Raja

Doctoral Fellow
Email: bkumara@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 206107010

Research/Project title: Synthesis of biodegradable polymers originating from lignocellulosic biomass using various types of catalysts
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Manoj Kumar Dhal

Doctoral Fellow
Email: manojkumar@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 206107019

Research/Project title: Studies on Melt Processing of Heat Stable PLA-Cellulose Biocomposite
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

DURLOV PAIT

Doctoral Fellow
Email: d.pait@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Sustainable Polymers
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Abhishek Singh

Doctoral Fellow
Email: singhabhishek@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 176152004

Research/Project title: Eco-Friendly Abrasive Flow Finishing Medium: Finishing, Rheological and Biodegradable Performance
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Vimal Katiyar

GEORGE VARGHESE PJ

Doctoral Fellow
Email: george.varghese@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Research area: Polymer synthesis for biomedical applications.

Aparajita Roy

Doctoral Fellow
Email: r.aparajita@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 216107001

Research/Project title: Microbial Fuel Cell

Vikash Kumar Chandravanshi

Doctoral Fellow
Email: vikash07051995@gmail.com

Research/Project title: polymer studies

M.Tech

Arjun Singh

M.Tech
Email: arjun1996@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Scale-Up Studies on the production of cellulose Nano-Fibers and its Polymer composites

PUNIT PATEL

M.Tech
Email: punit.patel@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Biodegradable Packing for Pharmaceutical Application

SAKET APPARAO KUCHIBHOTLA

M.Tech
Email: a.saket@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 214107013

Research/Project title: Material Science and Technology Topic: Valorization of Lignin to Adipic acid, Succinic acid, and Lactic acid?
Year of Complete: 2023

Shikha Sharma

M.Tech
Email: shikhasharma@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 214162007

Research/Project title: Thesis Topic: Studies on development of functionalized biopolymeric nanocomposite based edible nanocoating on food products and sustainable secondary packaging
Year of Complete: 2023

Ms. Giduturi Mohini

M.Tech
Email: g.mohini@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 204107008

Research/Project title: Development of Air Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell for simultaneous energy harvesting and real waste water treatment.
Year of Complete: 2022

B.Tech

Rajesh chauhan

B.Tech
Email: rajes170107052@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 170107052

Research/Project title: Microbial Fuel Cell
Year of Complete: 2021

Divya Rahangdale

B.Tech
Email: rahangda@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 180107017

Research/Project title: Studies on development of Bio Based Bulletproof Textile
Year of Complete: 2022

Research Associate

Dr. Riddhi Mahansaria

Research Associate
Email: riddhimahansaria@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Cost-effective fabrication of biomedical products and packaging wares from microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates [PHA-Bioplastics] synthesized using cellulosic biomass waste derived from forestry feedstock
Year of Complete: 2021

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Purabi Bhagabati

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: purabi08@iitg.ernet.in

Research/Project title: Sustainable Polymer based Food Packaging, Elastomers and Polymer blends, Polymer nanocomposites.
Year of Complete: 2020
Current Address: Trinity College Dublin

Dr. Prasanta Baishya

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: baishya.prasanta@gmail.com

Research/Project title: Sustainable Nanobiocomposites

Parveen Kumar Deralia

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: deraliapk@rnd.iitg.ac.i

Research/Project title: Development of Sustainable Materials from Oil and Bio-Refinery Streams / NRL-CoE-SusMat project
Year of Complete: 2021

DR. SHRUTI MISHRA

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: drshruti@rnd.iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Development of Sustainable Materials from Oil and Bio-Refinery Streams
Year of Complete: 2021

Surendra Singh Gaur

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: surendra.gaur@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Development of Sustainable Materials from Oil and Bio-Refinery Streams
Year of Complete: 2021

Gourhari Chakraborty

Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: gourhari115@gmail.com

Research/Project title: Development of Sustainable Materials from Oil and Bio-Refinery Streams

Doctoral Fellow

Mohammed Modu Aji

Doctoral Fellow
Email: aji176107033@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 176107033

Research/Project title: Water Treatment
Year of Complete: 2021
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Mihir Kumar Purkait
Current Address: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Maiduguri

Neha Mulchandani

Doctoral Fellow
Email: neha.mulchandani@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 166107006

Research/Project title: Polymers in Biomedical Applications
Year of Complete: 2021

Tabli Ghosh

Doctoral Fellow
Email: tabli@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Application of Edible Coating on Fresh Food Products
Year of Complete: 2021

Surendra Singh Gaur

Doctoral Fellow
Email: surendra.gaur@iitg.ac.in
Roll No: 156107017

Research/Project title: Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Year of Complete: 2021
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Dr. Gourhari Chakraborty

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Studies on Polymer Processing
Co-Supervisor: Dr. G Pugazhenthi

Dr. Monika Singh

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Studies on Thermal Degradation of Poly Lactic Acid

Dr. Narendren S

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Studies on Migration of Polymeric Additives
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Kotecha

Dr. Shasanka Sekhar Borkotoky

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Studies on Polymer Synthesis and Its Composites
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Kotecha

Dr. Siddhartha Mohan Bhasney

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Studies on Polymer Blends
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar

Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Pal

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Chitosan Based Nanobiocomposites for Food Packaging Applications
Current Placement: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Guelph, Canada

Dr. Arvind Gupta

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Polymer Based Solar Cells
Current Placement: Postdoctoral Fellow, Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea

Dr. Dhruba J Haloi

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Development of Bioplastic Based Nanobiocomposite Food Packaging Sustain-Nanopack

Dr. Melaku Tesfaye

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Recycling of Poly Lactic Acid
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Kotecha
Current Placement: Head of the Department, Department Chemical Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia

Dr. Neelima Tripathi

Doctoral Fellow

Research/Project title: Development of Sustainable Bionanocomposites for Adhesive Applications
Current Placement: SERB National Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Dr. Prodyut Dhar

Doctoral Fellow
Email: prodyut@iitg.ac.in

Research/Project title: Cellulose Nanocrystals
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar
Current Placement: Assistant Professor
Current Address: IIT BHU Varanasi