MK Research Group
Electrocatalysis Lab

Current members
PhD and IPhD students

B. Shankar (IPHD20033)
Senior Research Fellow (iPhD)
Research Interest:
Development of electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and water electrolysis using first-row transition metal-based MOFs and interstitial compounds.

Parvathi V. G. (PHD231003)
Senior Research Fellow (GATE)
Research Interest:
Trifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air battery and water electrolysis applications using perovskite-based-carbon composite materials.

P. Srimathi (PHD241041)
Junior Research Fellow (GATE)
Research Interest:
Heteroatom(s) (N, S, P)-doped metal-free carbon materials for the multifunctional electrocatalysts.

Sisira (PHD251076)
Junior Research Fellow (GATE)
Research Interest:
Development of new electrocatalysts for the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural to Furan dicarboxylic acid.

Vigneshwaran M. (PHD251084)
Junior Research Fellow (CSIR)
Research Interest:
Overcoming the challenges in Zn-air battery technology to facilitate its commercialization.
Project assistant(s)

Dr. Anook Nazer E. A.
Project Assistant
Research Interest:
Development of new electrocatalysts for the oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural to furan dicarboxylic acid and mechanistic analysis.
Postdoctoral Student(s)

Dr. Allwin Sudhakaran
Institute postdoc
Research Interest:
Computational Chemistry