Current Members

Group Leader


Prof. M. M. Shaijumon

shaiju@iisertvm.ac.in


M. M. Shaijumon is currently a Professor in School of Physics at Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, India.

Before joining IISER, he worked as a post doctoral research associate at RPI, New York and Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA and at Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. He obtained his Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology Madras.


Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Dr. Indu M S

indu93@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Associate

Research Interests:  Interface engineering, Solid state battery, Lithium-sulfur battery 
Education:
Ph.D. in Physics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

Dr. Merin K Wilson

merinkwilson@iisertvm.ac.in

Post Doctoral Fellow

Research Interests:   Li-ion cells, Solid electrolytes, and All-solid-state batteries
Education:
PhD, CUSAT, Kerala, India.

Dr. Vishnu Surendran

vishnusurendran12@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Associate

Research Interests:   Na-ion cells, Solid electrolytes, and Na-Chalcogen Batteries
Education:
PhD, IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Doctoral Students



Bibin P

bibin.p16@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Nanomaterials for Energy Generation and Storage Devices
Education:
-B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut (2014)


Sreelakshmy K J

sreelakshmy199419@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Hybrid Ion Capacitors
Education:
-M.Sc. Physics, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu (2018)


Renjith N

renjithn199520@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Novel Heterostructures, Chemical Vapour Deposition, Energy Devices
Education:
-M.Sc. Physics, University College Thiruvananthapuram (University of Kerala) (2018)


Aswathy P

aswathypsuresh20@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Solid State Batteries
Education:
-M.Sc.Physics, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka (2019)


Vipin Yadav

vipinyadav21@iisertvm.ac.in

Prime Minister Research Fellow

Research Interests: 2-Dimensional layered nanomaterials for energy conversion
Education:
-M.Sc.Physics, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat(2021)


R. Rajesh

rajesh22@iisertvm.ac.in

Affiliated to CAMRIE

Research Interests: Li/Na-Ion Cells and All Solid State Batteries
Education:
-M.Sc.Physics, CUSAT, Kerala(2022)


Sreelakshmy T

sreelakshmyt22@iisertvm.ac.in

Prime Minister Research Fellow

Research Interests: Sodium ion batteries
Education:
-M.Sc.Physics, Central University of Kerala (2021)


Bhargav Rajbongshi

bhargav23@iisertvm.ac.in

Affiliated to CAMRIE

Research Interests: Synthesis of materials by chemical vapor deposition for energy related applications
Education:
-M.Sc.Physics, IISER Thiruvananthapuram (2023)


Nilesh Pande

nileshpande21@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Interface Engineering, Sodium ion Battery Anodes
Education:
-BTech- Electrical Engineering Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata (2019)


Souvik Ghosh

svk721@iisertvm.ac.in

Affiliated to CAMRIE

Research Interests: Development of high performance solid state battery
Education:
M.Sc (Physics) – 2023, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala –


Ayush Kumar Shaw

ayush22@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion
Education:
-B.Sc- Jadavpur University, Kolkata (2022)


Master’s Students


ABHISHEK VIJAYAN K

abhishekvijayank20@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Catalysis for renewable energy sources
Education:
-BS-MS, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2025)


ADITHYAN C B

adicb20@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Li/Na ion batteries,Interface Engineering
Education:
-BS-MS, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2025)


AISHWARYA K

aishwaryak20@iisertvm.ac.in  

Research Interests: Nanotechnology, Energy devices, Batteries
Education:
-BS-MS, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2025)


AKSHAY S SUNDAR

akshayssundar720@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Solid-state Batteries
Education:
-BS-MS, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2025)


VRINDHA P

vrindha20@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Na-ion batteries, ML application in nanoscience
Education:
-BS-MS, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2025)


ABOORVA ANAND

aboorvaanand23@iisertvm.ac.in

Research Interests: Development of cathode material for Na ion batteries
Education:
-M.Sc, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2025)

Project Staff/ Visiting Staff


SHELISH LAIMAYUM

shelishl20@iiserbpr.ac.in

Research Interests: Oxygen Reduction Reaction for Metal Air Battery
Education:
-BS-MS, IISER Berhampur, Odisha, India (2025)

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