
Welcome to the MEES Lab at MNIT Department of Chemistry
Principal Investigator

Dr. Sumanta Kumar Meher
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras
M.Phil., Department of Chemistry, Sambalpur University
M.Sc., Department of Chemistry, Sambalpur University
skmeher.chy[at]mnit.ac.in; +0141 271 3570 [O]; +91-954954856 (M)
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Research Fellows

Mr. Neeraj Lamba
Ph.D. Candidate
(Institute fellow)
M.Sc. Chemistry, MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan
Research Project: Metal oxides as electrocatalysts in metal-air batteries
neerajlamba0001@gmail.com; +91-8168091659 (M)

Mr. Gaurav Meena
Ph.D. Candidate
(Institute fellow)
M.Sc. Chemistry, Rajasthan University Jaipur, Rajasthan
Research Project: New Layered Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage
2024rcy9018@mnit.ac.in; gauravs10781@gnail.com; +91-9001518031 (M)
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Ms. Gunjan Gaur
Ph.D. Candidate
(NET-JRF)
M.Sc. Chemistry, Delhi University, New Delhi
Research Project: New Nano-catalysts for Electrochemical Energy Storage
2024rcy9023@mnit.ac.in; +91-7372961532 (M)

Ms. Praveen Kumar Bairwa
Ph.D. Candidate
(NET-JRF)
M.Sc. Chemistry, MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan
Research Project: Development of New Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting
2024rcy9031@mnit.ac.in; +91-8387044539 (M)

Ms. Praveen Kumar Bairwa
Ph.D. Candidate
(NET-JRF)
M.Sc. Chemistry, MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan
Research Project: Novel Nano-electrocatalysts for eCO2RR
2024rcy9031@mnit.ac.in; +91-8387044539 (M)
M.Sc. Project Students
Ms. Sakshi
M.Sc. Project (2024-25)
Research Project: New Electrode Materials for Electrocatalysis
Mr. Ayush Dhanda
M.Sc. Project (2024-25)
Research Project: Transition Metal Oxides for Electrocatalytic OER
Ms. Anshika Parasar
M.Sc. Project (2024-25)
Research Project: Transition Metal Oxides/Sulfides for Electrochemical Sensing
Group Alumni (PhD students)

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Paliwal
Ph.D. Awarded in 2022
Thesis Title: INVESTIGATION OF COBALT- AND NICKEL-BASED OXIDES AND THEIR HETERONANOCOMPOSITES WITH TWO DIMENSIONAL CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS FOR PORTABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
maheshmnitjaipur[at]gmail.com; +91-8432859908 (M)

Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sonia
Ph.D. Awarded in 2023
Thesis Title: INVESTIGATION OF TRANSITION METAL BASED SULPHIDES AND THEIR HETEROSTRUCTURES FOR THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
OF PORTABLE & HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTROCHEMICAL
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
ys07393[at]gmail.com; +91-9136234188 (M)

Dr. Ruchika Sharma
Ph.D. Awarded in 2024
Thesis Title: INVESTIGATION OF COPPER AND COBALT BASED OXIDE
MESOSTRUCTURES FOR NON-ENZYMATIC ELECTROCHEMICAL
SENSING OF GLUCOSE
rsruchika03@gmail.com; +91-9602577376 (M)

Dr. Siddhant Srivastav
Ph.D. Awarded in 2024
Thesis Title: STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSITION METAL-BASED OXIDES & SELENIDES FOR THE ADVANCEMENTS IN PORTABLE AND HIGH-
PERFORMANCE ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
siddhantsrivastavmnit@gmail.com ; +91-7800250170 (M)

Dr. Nemi Chand Mawari
Ph.D. Awarded in 2025
Thesis Title: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-METAL OXIDES & THEIR HETEROCOMPOSITES FOR APPLICATION IN FUTURE ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
nemichand.mnit@gmail.com; +91-9694676110 (M)