the BSM lab @ IIT Hyderabad
      

  • Principal Investigator


  • For prospective research students, who wish to join this vibrant group - If you have CSIR/UGC-JRF fellowship; you can join the group throughout the year.


  • Research Scholars
    • Jaya Priya S. [2026]
      MoE-JRF
      MSc: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
      Biswajit Dhal [2026]
      UGC-JRF
      MSc: Central University of Punjab
      Sushen Chandra Bhoi [2025]
      MoE-JRF
      MSc: Pondicherry University
      K. Karthik [2025] CSIR-JRF | MSc: NIT Puducherry
      Area: C-N coupling on heterogeneous surfaces using ML-accelerated MD methods
      RIKEN R-CCS International HPC Computational Science Internship Program(JAN 2026)
      Aliva Singh [2025], CSIR-JRF
      MSc: Sambalpur University
      Area: C-C coupling through heterogeneous catalysis
      H3ACE Summer School 2026 - Heidelberg University
      Devarakonda Koteswaramma[2025]
      UGC-JRF
      MPharm: Andhra University
      Kishore Reddi [2024]
      MoE-JRF
      MSc: University of Hyderabad
      Area: Quantum computing and Machine learning
      Nicholas Thongbam [2023], MoE-JRF
      MSc: NIT Manipur
      Area: Machine Learning Models - Dynamics and Spectroscopy
      Asian School on HPC and AI, RIKEN R-CCS, Japan(Jan, 2026)
      International HPC Computational Science Internship Program, RIKEN, (Oct-Dec, 2026)
      Pratik Nilaram Kalode [2023]
      External
      MSc: Pune University
      Area: Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
      Koushik Makhal [2022]
      PMRF
      MSc: IIT Delhi
      Area: Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers
      Surya Babu S [2021]
      MoE-SRF
      MTech: SRM Inst. Sc. and Techn.
      Area: Metal-CO2 battery
      Joint ID PhD program with
      Prof. C. S. Sharma
      Bibhuti Bhusan Behera [2021]
      MSc: Utkal University
      Area: Metal-O2 chemistry




  • Alumni

  • Ph.D.
      10. Deewan Singh Teja [2026]
      Thesis: Constant-Potential Atomistic Simulations of Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction at Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces(submitted)
      Publication: 8


      9. Dr. Ritesh Goutam Nayak [2026]
      Thesis: A Multiscale Modeling Study of Solvation Energetics and Heterogeneous Transport Dynamics in Potassium-Ion Electrolytes
      Publication: 6


      8. Dr. Rachita Panigrahi [2025]
      Thesis: Computational modeling of the structure and dynamics of cathode materials for metal-ion batteries
      Publication: 11


      7. Dr. Adyasa Priyadarsini [2023]
      Thesis: Computational Catalytic Studies of Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Heterosurfaces
      Publication: 24
      Postdoc, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(PNNL), USA


      6. Dr. Aritri Biswas [2022]
      Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Simulation-guided Spectroscopy of Infrared Probes Assessing Structure and Dynamics of Ionic Liquids
      Publications: 17
      Present: Postdoc, University of Delaware, USA


      5. Dr. Thejus R. Kartha [2021]
      Thesis: Structure and ion transport in electrolytes for energy storage devices from classical molecular dynamics simulations

      Publications: 7
      Present: Assistant Professor, Vijaybhoomi School Of Science, Maharashtra, India

      4. Dr. Koteswara Rao Gorantla [2021]
      Thesis: First Principles Molecular Dynamics Studies of Mechanistic Insights into the Catalytic Oxygen Evolution Reactions

      Publications: 17
      Present: Assistant Professor, VIT-AP University

      3. Dr. Sathish Dasari [2021]
      Thesis: Ionic Liquids as Alternative Solvents to Assess the Structure and Dynamics of Bio-relevant Molecules from Advanced Sampling Methods

      Publications: 10
      Present: Assistant Professor (Chemistry), SR University

      2. Dr. Dhileep N. Reddy [2020]
      Thesis: Computer Simulations of Structure and Dynamics of Ionic Liquids and their Mixtures with Molecular Solvents

      Publications: 15
      Present: Designated Assistant Professor, Okayama University, Japan

      1. Dr. Sohag Biswas [2017]
      Thesis: Computational study of structure, dynamics and spectral signature of water molecules around neutral and charged solutes

      Publications: 16
      Present: Postdoc, cuola Normale Superiore, Italy