Graduate Students
Anirban Maity
after completing his BSc (Hons.) in Chemistry from Midnapore College (Autonomous) in 2018, he moved to IIT(ISM) Dhanbad for his Masters. Then he joined to Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan’s research group in 2020, July to pursue his Ph.D. program.
email-id :204030001@iitb.ac.in
Anisha Suresh
completed her BS-MS dual degree graduation from IISER Bhopal with a major in chemistry in 2020. Then she joined IIT-Bombay to pursue her Ph.D under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan in January 2021.
email-id :anishasuresh97@gmail.com
Akash Tapre
completed his B.Sc in Chemistry from Deogiri College Aurangabad in 2016, he then completed his M.Sc from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad in 2018. Then he joined IIT Bombay to pursue Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan group in Janury 2021.
email-id :204030015@iitb.ac.in
Animesh Sau
after completing his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from Bidhannagar Govt. College under West Bengal State University in 2018, he moved to University of Calcutta for his Masters. Then he joined IIT-Bombay to pursue his Ph.D. under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan in July 2021.
email-id :animeshsau409@gmail.com
Sreelekshmi S.
completed her BSc. and MSc. Chemistry from Sacred Heart College Kochi, affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in 2020. She joined IIT-Bombay to pursue her Ph.D under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan in July-2021
email-id :sreelekshmimakku@gmail.com
Pratibha Batra
after completing her BSc (2019) and MSc (2021) from University of Delhi, New Delhi; she joined IIT Bombay to pursue her Ph.D under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan in December 2021.
email-id :batrapratibha15@gmail.com
Megha Rani Pathak
completed her B.Sc. in chemistry from Marwari College (Ranchi University) in 2017 and then completed her M.Sc. in chemistry from Ranchi University in 2019. She joined IIT Bombay to pursue her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan in January 2023.
email-id :pathakmegha96@gmail.com
Khushboo Chaudhary
completed her B.Sc. from Dayanand Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Kurukshetra under Kurukshetra University and then completed her M.Sc. from Mukand lal national college, Yamunanagar under Kurukshetra university in 2019. She joined IIT Bombay to pursue her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan in January 2023.
email-id :chaudharykhushboo47@gmail.com
Sayyed Aftab Yusuf
completed his MSc. in organic chemistry with first class from Pune University in 2005. With a strong background in process development and synthesis of novel molecules, he has held significant roles as a Senior Research Scientist at TCG Life Science and as a Senior Research Associate at Sai Life Science. Currently, he is serving as Lead Scientist-I at Keva Fragrances (S H Kelkar) in Mumbai. He joined Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan’s group as an industrial PhD in January 2023.
email-id :aftab.sayyed@gmail.com
Papan Das
completed his B.Sc. Chemistry (hons.) with first class from Scottish Church College affiliated with the University of Calcutta in 2020. He then completed his M.Sc. with Organic specialisation (with first class) from the University of Delhi in 2022. Then he joined Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan's research group in 2023, July to pursue his Ph.D. program.
email-id :daspapan98@gmail.com
Shivangi Singh
completed her MSc in organic chemistry in 2019 from D. G. Ruparel College (Mumbai University). She's currently working as a Research Executive in R&D Process Development at BASF Chemical Ind Pvt Ltd. She joined Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan's research group in 2023, July as an Industrial PhD candidate.
email-id : shivangisingh23011997@gmail.com
Vigneshwaran M.
completed his B.Sc. Chemistry with first class from St. John's College affiliated with the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in 2021. He then completed his M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (with first class) from the Madurai Kamaraj University in 2023. Then he joined Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan's research group in 2024, July to pursue his Ph.D. program.
email-id : vkeychem@gmail.com
Yashas M.
completed his B.Sc. Chemistry with first class exemplary from MES College, Malleswaram affiliated with the Bengaluru City University in 2021. He then completed his M.Sc. in Organic chemistry with first rank and is a gold medalist from the Department of Chemistry, Central College Campus, Bengaluru City University in 2023. Then he joined Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan's research group in 2024, July to pursue his Ph.D. program.
email-id : yashasms1814091@gmail.com
Nitin Yadav
completed his B.Sc. Chemistry with first class from KJ Somaiya College of Science and Commerce affiliated with the Mumbai University in 2020. He then completed his M.Sc. in chemistry (with first class) from the Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi in 2024. Then he joined Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan's research group in 2025, July to pursue his Ph.D. program.
email-id : nitiny486@gmail.com
Paras R. Bhujade
completed his MSc. in organic chemistry with first class from Pune University in 2005. Paras R. Bhujade earned his MSc in Organic Chemistry with First Class from Pune University in 2007. With a robust foundation in discovery chemistry and the synthesis of novel compounds, he has held pivotal positions including Senior Research Scientist at Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma and Research Associate at Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. He is currently working as a Team Lead at PI Industries Ltd., Udaipur. He joined Prof. Krishna P Kaliappan’s group as an industrial PhD in July 2025.
email-id : bhujade.paras@gmail.com