Research Interests:

• Materials Science Engineering
• Smart Coatings (e.g. fire-retardant, self-healing coatings)
• Optimization of Process Design using Simulation Tools
• Computer-aided product design, Computer aided molecular design
• Heat Exchangers Network Design
• Modeling of Atmospheric dispersion of toxic gases, Consequence analysis
• Wastewater treatment
• Energy recovery / conservation
• PCMs for energy storage
• Process System Engineering

Completed Ph.D.:

• 2017PHXP0004U, Pankaj Vyas, Formulation of high-performance fire retardant - Intumescent coatings based on novel fillers including nano particulate fillers
• 2021PHXP0902U, Jigneshkumar D Thakkar, Design and Development of Sustainable Self-Healing Smart Coatings for Concrete Substrates

Ongoing Ph.D.:

• 2024PHXP0503U, Dantuluri Swathy, The Multifunctional Role of Mineral Calcium Carbonate in Polyolefin Film Extraction and its Biogenic Alternatives for Driving Sustainability and Circular Economy (Co-supervisor)

Ongoing Undergraduate Projects:

Completed Undergraduate Thesis:

• 2022A1TS0067U - Krishna - Multiphase Flow Assurance Analysis for Long-Distance Subsea Oil and Gas Tiebacks (off-campus thesis at University of Nottingham, UK)
• 2020A1TS0244U - Swatik Nagrikar - Sustainable Coatings Using Natural Resources (on-campus thesis)
• 2012A1A9091U - Radhika Narain - Developing Enzymatic And Antibody-Based Tools for Decoding Complex Drugs and Diseases II (off-campus thesis at MIT, Cambridge, USA)

Completed Undergraduate Projects:

• 2023A1PS0255U - Yusra Athar Hussain - Microcapsule-based Self-healing polymer 
• 2022A1PS0067U - Krishna Maloo - Modelling and Simulation-based Approaches to Optimize Wastewater Management in Biodiesel Production
• 2022A1PS0340U - Deanne Bernadette Pinto - Formulation of Self-Healing Coatings for Corrosion Prevention
• 2020A1TS0244U - Swastik Shailendrakumar Nagrikar - Alternate sources of sustainable raw materials for coatings
• 2020A1PS0092U - Priyanka Saginala – Heat Exchangers
• 2019A1PS0164U Ankita Anil Ambore - Cooling System in Solar Cells
• 20A9PS0070U - Natasha Ranjan Basu - Crystallization and its applications in the pharmaceutical industry
• 2020A1PS0202U - Kaeshaun Singh - Water Desalination
• 2020A1PS0096U - Ummal Fahadha - Chemical Sensors
• 2018A1PS0055U - Prarthanaa Sankaranayanan - Synthesis of Adhesives and their Applications in various fields
• 2018A1PS0158U - Karwa Anugraha Anand - Formulation of Emulsion Based Adhesive / Binder
• 2019A1PS0005U - Lakshya Bhartia - Building a Hydrogen Economy: The Most Efficient Method of Producing Hydrogen on an Eco-Friendly Manner
• 2017A1PS0284U - Krishi Punjabi -  Sustainable Use of Alternate Sources of Energy in Cement Industry
• 2017A1PS0047U - Viniith Sarawate -  Characterization and optimization of Inorganic PCMs for micro and nano-Encapsulation of  Thermal Energy 
• 2017A1PS904U - Rigveda Janai -  Encapsulating Organic Phase Change Materials in different Polymers and improving it as a Thermal Energy Storage Medium
• 2016A1PS0157U - Sonu - Applications of Lignin
• 2016A1PS0308U - Simran Sajnani - Extraction and Characterization of Lignin from Non-wood Biomass
• 2016A1PS0180U - Shifa Sanaur - Simulation of Heat Integrated Distillation column using a software tool
• 2016A1PS0182U - Anna Joy - Wastewater Management through Electrocoagulation
• 2016A1PS0222U - Urvashi Satwani - Using Artificial Intelligence to Find Ways to Replace Animal-based Food Products
• 2015A1PS0200U - Mit Desai - Optimization of heat exchanger network - review of various methods and application to a case study 
• 2015A1PS0406U - Varun Selvam - Optimization of Water Treatment in Metallurgical Industries 
• 2016A1PS0222U - Urvashi Satwani - Review on Plant-Based Cheese Manufacturing Process 
• 2016A1PS0333U - Sania Suaris - Storage of Solar Energy 
• 2017A1PS0028U - Rohit Bharadwaj Kallakuri - Review of Multi-effect Desalination techniques 
• 2015A1PS0340U - Shivank Gupta - Extraction of essential oils for production of bio-additives using vacuum distillation
• 201A1PS024U - Jithin Gopakumar - Computer Aided Property Estimation for Pure Components
• 2014A1PS267U - Amardeep Singh - Computer Aided Property Estimation for mixtures