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Dr. Krishna C. Etika

Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Advanced Materials Research Group

Ph.D. Students:

Graduated Students (role)(Graduation) - Thesis/Research Area [Current Position]

  • Bheema Rajesh Kumar (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July 2023) - Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Microwave Absorption Performance of Hybrid Nano-particles Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites - [Senior Chemical Engineer at Praan, Inc, Mumbai, MH]

Current Students (role) (Expected Graduation) - Thesis/Research Area

  • Gopu J (Supervisor) (May 2027) - A Study on the influence of microstructure on the microwave absorption characteristics of porous polymer nanocomposites.
  • Aashish Sharma (Supervisor) (Dec 2028) - A study on the influence of metal-organic frameworks (MOF) particles on microwave absorption characteristics of metal backed polymer composites
  • Ravikiran Metta (Co-Supervisor) (Dec 2028) - Integrated pyrolysis/co-pyrolysis and steam reforming of biomass and plastic waste for hydrogen production
  • Nisha Nath (Supervisor) (May 2029) - Green additives for defect reduction in metal casting.

M.E. Dissertation Students:

Graduated Students (role)(Graduation) - Thesis/Research Area [Current Position]

  • Musunuri V S Krishna Shriya (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July 2025) - Fabrication and Microwave Absorbing Characteristics of CUNW/Melamine Formaldehyde Foam Nanocomposites – [PGET, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Ltd., Chennai, TN]
  • Keyur Patel (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July-2024) - Development of Al/Silicone composites for Infrared (IR) stealth applications. [Process Engineer - ENPRO Enviro Tech and Engineers Private Limited, Surat, GJ]
  • Thota Prem Chowdary (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July – 2023) - Self healing biodegradable polymer composites for stealth applications - [Assistant Manager at Praj Industries Ltd., Pune, MH.
  • N. Sarath Chandra Reddy (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July – 2022) - Synthesis of Biodegradable Hybrid Nanocomposites for EMI Shielding – [Technical Professional, Process at KBR Inc, Gurugram, HR]
  • Akshat Verma (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July – 2021) - Flame retardant nanocoatings for artificial leather – [Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA]
  • Krithika B (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July-2020) - Investigating the Effect of Fe3O4 Based Hybrid Nanostructures on Emi Shielding Properties of Epoxy Nano-composites – [Ph.D. candidate at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, TN]
  • Veeturi Uma Varun (Supervisor) (Degree Awarded July 2019) - Comparative Study on the Influence of Fe3O4 Particle Size On Electromagnetic Interference Shielding (EMI) Effectiveness of Carbon Black Reinforced Hybrid Epoxy Nanocomposites – [Ph.D. Candidate at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, WB]

 B.E. Thesis Students:

Graduated Students (role)(Completion) - Thesis/Research Area [Current Position]

  • Aditya Bonthu (Supervisor) (Dec 2025) - A Comparative Study Between Copper and Polymer Composites Based Frequency Selective Surface – [Final semester B.E student at BITS Pilani]
  • Aditya Bansal (Supervisor) (Dec 2023) - Silicone-Based flexible films for IR Stealth and Thermal Regulation – [M.S. student at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY]
  • Valay Chheda (Supervisor) (Dec 2022) - Analysis of the influence of composition, thickness, and frequency on graphite/epoxy composite – [Associate, J.P. Morgan Chase, Mumbai, MH]
  • Saurav Lutawa (Supervisor) (Jun 2021) - Ethical and Engineering Failure Analysis of Disasters in Chemical Process Industries – [Unknown]

*Several other B.E students were supervised for semester-long projects, but names are not included in the list as they were not officially registered for a thesis under my supervision.