Present Members of SPACE Research Group

Dr. Chandra Khatua, Post-Doctoral Fellow (April 2024)

Area of Research: Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Dr. Sankalp Gour, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Jan 2026)
Area of Research: Non-linear Material Modeling, Mechanics of Soft Material, Soft Active Materials

Nikhil Kumar, Ph.D.
Area of Research: Smart drug delivery vehicle

Praveen S, Ph.D. (WP)
Area of Research: Sound and vibration damping with elastomer based composites

Baitali Ghosh, Ph.D. (WP)
Area of Research: Polymers blends and composites

Mrinmoy Mondal, Ph.D. (WP)
Area of Research: Finite Element-Based Rubber Flow Simulation

 Roumita Hore, Ph.D.
Area of Research: Smart rubber based new generation composites

Akash Ghosh, Ph.D.
Area of Research: Polymer Nanocomposite

Piyush Gupta, Ph.D.
Area of Research: Development of halogen-free flame retardant for silicone rubber composites

Aparajita Pal, Ph.D.
Area of Research: Developing flexible electronics for bio-sensors, health monitoring devices, and flexible displays.

 Ramya Devi, Ph.D.

Area of Research: Smart Nanocomposites for Aerostat Applications

Soumajyoti Ghosh, Ph.D. (Dec - 2022)
Area of Research: Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Nikhil Rambharosh Dhore, Ph.D. (July 2024)
Area of Research: Sustainable Polymers

Debesh Harh, Ph.D. (July 2024)
Area of Research: Tissue Engineering

Akshay Man, Ph.D. (Dec 2025)

Area of Research: Functionally-graded Elastomers for Smart Applications

Kaushiki Bora, Ph.D. (Dec 2025)

Area of Research: Bio-inspired Hybrid Soft Material for Biomedical Applications

Souvik Dutta, Ph.D. (WP) (Dec 2025)

Area of Research: Silicone Rubber 

Sayantani Barma, Ph.D. (July 2026)

Area of Research: Smart Polymer based composites for Speciality Applications

Shibam Bera, Ph.D. (July 2026)

Area of Research: Smart polymer based multi-phase materials for biomedical application