Mehta Family School of Sustainability

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Core Members

Dr. Pritee Sharma
Dr. Pritee Sharma
Professor & Head
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
psharma@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Environmental Economics; Climate Change Adaptation and Vulnerability
Dr. Abhishek Aggarwal
Dr. Abhishek Aggarwal
Assistant Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
abhiagr@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Computational Molecular Engineering for Sustainability, Computational Materials Science, Molecular Modeling, Energy Storage Systems, Energy Conversion, Carbon Capture, Water Desalination, ML/AI
Dr. Kiran Bala
Dr. Kiran Bala
Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
kiranb@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Environmental Biotechnology
Dr. Pankaj Dey
Dr. Pankaj Dey
Assistant Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
pankaj@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Stochastic Hydrology; Catchment and Large Sample Hydrology; Process-based modeling; Quantification of human interventions; Complex systems
Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal
Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal
Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
mkgoyal@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Climate change; Hydrology and Glaciology; Irrigation; Carbon sequestration; Data Mining; Machine Learning Models
Dr. Saurabh Das
Dr. Saurabh Das
Associate Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
saurabh.das@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Radiowave propagation; Microwave remote sensing; Radar meteorology; Space weather; Climate change and tropical rain; Machine learning
Dr. Mohanasundari T
Dr. Mohanasundari T
Associate Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
mohana@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Climate Change Economics; Environmental and Resource Economics; Agricultural and Ecological Economics; Energy, Water and Forest Economics; Ecosystem Services Valuation; Climate Adaptation and Rural Livelihoods; Environmental Policy and Sustainability; Geospatial Applications in Environmental Economics
Dr. Sachin Kumar
Dr. Sachin Kumar
Assistant Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
sachink@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Plasma processing, green metallurgy, nanomaterial synthesis, computational modeling, and electrification of chemical processes.

Associate Members

Dr. Kalandi Charan Pradhan
Dr. Kalandi Charan Pradhan
Assistant Professor
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
kcpradhan@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Development Economics; Sustainable Development; Applied Econometrics; Migration Studies; Labour Economics; Climate Change Impacts
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering
sunil@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems; Na-ion Batteries; All-Solid-State Rechargeable Batteries; Electroceramics
Dr. Onkar Game
Dr. Onkar Game
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
ogame@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:New Generation Solar Cells; Optoelectronic devices; Solar Fuel Generation; Functional Coatings; Quantum Emitters
Dr. Unmesh Khati
Dr. Unmesh Khati
Assistant Professor
Department of Astronomy & Space Engineering
unmesh.khati@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Remote sensing technique development; Earth Observation; Planetary remote sensing; UAV sensor; Microwave remote sensing
Dr. Mayur Shirish Jain
Dr. Mayur Shirish Jain
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
mayur.jain@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Anaerobic Digestion; Biochar; Composting; Circular economy; Water Quality; Soil Revitalization; Techno-economic assessment
Dr. Priyank J. Sharma
Dr. Priyank J. Sharma
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
priyanksharma@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Hydroclimatology; Climate Extremes; Basin Hydrology; Streamflow Modelling; Reservoir Operation & Management
Dr. Abhirup Datta
Dr. Abhirup Datta
Professor
Department of Astronomy & Space Engineering
abhirup.datta@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Observational Cosmology; Radio Interferometry; Ionospheric science; Machine Learning and Astrostatistics; Deep-field radio astronomy
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Professor
Department of Physics
rajeshkumar@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Experimental Solid State Physics; Organic and Inorganic Semiconductors; Nanostructures; Raman and PL spectroscopy; Lasers
Dr. Venkatesh Chelvam
Dr. Venkatesh Chelvam
Professor
Department of Chemistry
cvenkat@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Total synthesis of natural products; Ligands for cancers; Drug delivery systems; Bio-conjugate chemistry; Synthesis of Inhibitors

Core Members

Dr. Pritee Sharma
Dr. Pritee Sharma
Professor & Head
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
psharma@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Environmental Economics; Climate Change Adaptation and Vulnerability
Dr. Mohanasundari T
Dr. Mohanasundari T
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
mohana@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Agricultural Economics; Resource Economics; Environmental Economics; Ecological Economics

Associate Members

Dr. Kalandi Charan Pradhan
Dr. Kalandi Charan Pradhan
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
kcpradhan@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Development Economics; Sustainable Development; Applied Econometrics; Migration Studies; Labour Economics; Climate Change Impacts

Core Members

Dr. Abhishek Aggarwal
Dr. Abhishek Aggarwal
Assistant Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
abhiagr@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Computational Molecular Engineering for Sustainability, Computational Materials Science, Molecular Modeling, Energy Storage Systems, Energy Conversion, Carbon Capture, Water Desalination, ML/AI
Dr. Sachin Kumar
Dr. Sachin Kumar
Assistant Professor
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
sachink@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Plasma processing, green metallurgy, nanomaterial synthesis, computational modeling, and electrification of chemical processes.

Associate Members

Dr. Sunil Kumar
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Department of Metallurgical Engineering
sunil@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems; Na-ion Batteries; All-Solid-State Rechargeable Batteries; Electroceramics
Dr. Onkar Game
Dr. Onkar Game
Department of Physics
ogame@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:New Generation Solar Cells; Optoelectronic devices; Solar Fuel Generation; Functional Coatings; Quantum Emitters
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Professor
Department of Physics
rajeshkumar@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Experimental Solid State Physics; Organic and Inorganic Semiconductors; Nanostructures; Raman and PL spectroscopy; Lasers
Dr. Venkatesh Chelvam
Dr. Venkatesh Chelvam
Department of Chemistry
cvenkat@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Total synthesis of natural products; Ligands for cancers; Drug delivery systems; Bio-conjugate chemistry; Synthesis of Inhibitors

Core Members

Dr. Kiran Bala
Dr. Kiran Bala
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
kiranb@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Environmental Biotechnology
Dr. Pankaj Dey
Dr. Pankaj Dey
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
pankaj@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Stochastic Hydrology; Catchment and Large Sample Hydrology; Process-based modeling; Complex systems
Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal
Dr. Manish Kumar Goyal
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
mkgoyal@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Climate change; Hydrology and Glaciology; Irrigation; Carbon sequestration; Data Mining; Machine Learning Models
Dr. Saurabh Das
Dr. Saurabh Das
Mehta Family School of Sustainability
saurabh.das@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Radiowave propagation; Microwave remote sensing; Radar meteorology; Climate change and tropical rain; Machine learning

Associate Members

Dr. Unmesh Khati
Dr. Unmesh Khati
Assistant Professor
Department of Astronomy & Space Engineering
unmesh.khati@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Remote sensing technique development; Earth Observation; Planetary remote sensing; UAV sensor; Microwave remote sensing
Dr. Mayur Shirish Jain
Dr. Mayur Shirish Jain
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
mayur.jain@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Anaerobic Digestion; Biochar; Composting; Circular economy; Water Quality; Soil Revitalization; Techno-economic assessment
Dr. Abhirup Datta
Dr. Abhirup Datta
Department of Astronomy & Space Engineering
abhirup.datta@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Observational Cosmology; Radio Interferometry; Ionospheric science; Machine Learning and Astrostatistics
Dr. Priyank J. Sharma
Dr. Priyank J. Sharma
Department of Civil Engineering
priyanksharma@iiti.ac.in
Research Interests:Hydroclimatology; Climate Extremes; Basin Hydrology; Streamflow Modelling; Reservoir Operation & Management