Group
Current Members
Prashil Badwaik
Education: Ph.D (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Bombay (2021 - Present)
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - NIT (VNIT) Nagpur (2016-20)
Experience: Executive (Production) at Godrej Chemicals (2020-21)
Prashil is a Prime Minister's Research Fellow (PMRF) working on molecular simulation studies of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Carbonate Reservoirs. He is also an Indo-German Science Technology Fellow at BASF SE Germany, working on effective coatings for metal protection.
Shubham Chobe
Education: Ph.D (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Bombay (2021 - Present)
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - IIPE, Vizag (2016-20)
Shubham works on molecular simulation studies of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in the Sandstone reservoirs. He is also an Indo-German Science Technology Fellow at BASF SE, Germany, working on property modifications of cement admixtures.
Anju Patel
Education: Ph.D (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Bombay (2022 - Present)
M.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Kanpur (2019-21)
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - NIT (MNIT) Jaipur (2015-19)
Experience: Project Assistant - IIT Madras (2021-22)
Anju works on the molecular simulation studies of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
Nithya Priya S
Education: Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Bombay (2025 - 30)
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - Anna University, Chennai (2021 - 25)
Nithya has recently joined the group. She is completing her coursework.
Abdulkareem U
Experience: Post Doc (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Bombay (Jul 2025 - Present)
Education: Ph.D. (Physics) - Central University of Tamilnadu, Thiruvarur (2019 - 25)
M.Sc. (Physics) - Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2016 - 18)
B.Sc. (Physics) - Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2013 - 16)
Kareem works on natural gas adsorption in porous materials using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations.
Gautam Prabhudesai
Education: B.Tech + M.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - IIT Bombay (2020 - Present)
Gautam investigates methane adsorption on graphene sheets using molecular simulations to design efficient materials for gas storage and energy applications.