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Department of Chemistry · Deccan Institute of Science

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People

Our lab brings together chemists, physicists, engineers and data scientists from six countries.

Principal Investigator

Prof. Ananya Rao

Professor of Chemistry

Ananya leads the lab. She loves a good cyclic voltammogram and a better cup of chai.

Research Scientists

Dr. Daniel OkaforSenior Research ScientistResearch focusSynchrotron X-ray methodsIn the lab2018–Emaild.okafor@example.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Lena FischerPostdoctoral ResearcherResearch focusSolid-state electrolytesIn the lab2023–

Dr. Arjun MehtaPostdoctoral ResearcherResearch focusBattery ageing modelsIn the lab2024–

PhD Students

Priya NatarajanPhD StudentResearch focusSodium layered oxidesIn the lab2021–

Sam KowalskiPhD StudentResearch focusHard-carbon anodesIn the lab2022–

Mei ChenPhD StudentResearch focusOperando spectroscopyIn the lab2022–

Ravi IyerPhD StudentResearch focusElectrolyte additivesIn the lab2023–

Fatima Al-SayedPhD StudentResearch focusPolymer electrolytesIn the lab2023–

Jonah BrooksPhD StudentResearch focusMachine learning for materialsIn the lab2024–

Master's Students

Ana SouzaMaster's StudentResearch focusSelf-healing bindersIn the lab2025–

Undergraduate Researchers

Kiran DesaiUndergraduate ResearcherResearch focusBattery recyclingIn the lab2025–

Lab Management

Meera PillaiLab ManagerIn the lab2017–Emaillab@example.edu

Alumni

Dr. Tomás HerreraCurrent positionAssistant Professor, University of ChilePostdoctoral Researcher, 2019–2023

Dr. Aisha BelloCurrent positionScientist, a battery start-up in BengaluruPhD Student, 2017–2022

Dr. Vikram ShahCurrent positionPostdoc, Stanford UniversityPhD Student, 2016–2021