Most of Prof. Bhargava’s work is centred around particulate materials. His group, while working on basic research, has always maintained a keen interest in application oriented or product development research. He and his group has also been undertaking research on scaling up of previously developed processes in the lab. He is a co­founder of several companies in the domain of particulate processing / ceramics (ANTS Ceramics, Digident LLP, Metwiz Materials). Some of the technology development work undertaken includes ­ Electrophoretic deposition of diamond particles on phosphor bronze wheels for jewellery diamond sawing applications, Conductive silver paste for flexible membranes for use in keyboards, Ceramic carbon resistors for electrical power applications, A process and machine for spinning ceramic (alumina) fibres, A process for making kg level quantity of nanozirconia, Ceramic foams for high temperature thermal insulation and machine for continuous production of ceramic foams.

Prof. Prasanna Kumar’s research interests are in the area of Polymer nanocomposites for developing sustainable technologies to meet energy and water demand. His work involves the synthesis of nanoparticle preparation, tailoring the nanoparticles with suitable chemical functionalities, polymer nanocomposite preparation, and materials characterization that benefit in developing suitable nanocomposite material which may assist in emerging sustainable technologies. His work is interdisciplinary research that involves bridging to connect nanotechnology from lab setup to industrial scale to meet energy and water demand. A major aspect of his research is the development model system for process integration of new avenues in developing future products. During his tenure at NIT Calicut, Kerala he established nanogenerator material for energy harvesting. His team at IITB is looking into developing multifaceted materials for energy, water, and sensor applications [1,2,3].

Prof. Dusane has over the last 30 years carried out fundamental and applied research in the area of semiconductor thin films and devices, surface modification and plasma processing of various materials with a view to develop new processes and materials in thin film and nano structure form, capable for a variety of applications ranging from solar cells, thin film light emitting devices (TFLEDs), microelectronic devices, sensors and actuators (MEMS) and batteries. He has done pioneering work in the area of Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition (HWCVD) process in this country. Several patents have resulted out of this work and some successful industrial collaborations have also been undertaken. Over these years he has established state of the art facilities for thin film deposition and characterization. Recent significant work from his group is the Silicon nanowire­based anode for Li­ion battery. The work carried out till now has demonstrated the capabilities of the Hot Wire process in diverse areas like Microelectronics, Biocompatible materials, surface functionalization and modification, barrier layers etc. This has given new directions to the applicability of the HWCVD process in the area of MEMS and sensors. Recently he has designed and developed a HWCVD multi­chamber cluster tool, the first of its kind in the country.

Prof. Shobha Shukla specializes in research areas including 3D/4D micro/ nanofabrication using two­photon lithography, wastewater treatment, biophotonics, and plasmonic devices. She collaborates extensively with industry, government, and academic partners, employing both experimental and computational approaches to address global environmental challenges related to air, water, and energy. Recently, her team at IIT Bombay has developed the first additive­free all­carbon composite for patterning of fluorescent micro/nanostructures [1]. Another team is focused on wastewater treatment, using graphene­based porous materials and nanocomposite polymer membranes. They have developed a range of working devices, like Oil Shark_R, Dye Monster, H­ MetaS, and Oil Trapper, aimed at resource recovery and water purification [2]. The development of a miniaturized nano­ sensor for the detection of the arsenic species in water, is another example of work which lies at the intersection of chemistry, photonics and water quality monitoring. In addition to her research, Prof. Shukla serves as the Center­in­ Charge at the Water Innovation Center: Technology Research & Education (WICTRE). She is also an associated faculty member at the IITB­Ohio State Frontier Science and Engineering Research Center. She also serves an an Editorial Board member of 'Scientific Reports' (Nature Publishing Group), 'Journal of Physics­Photonics' and 'Nanotechnology' (IoP Publishing), and the Editorial Advisory Board Member of 'Materials Open Research' by Taylor & Francis. She has also been involved as a Guest Editor for “Thematic issue in Graphene synthesis & patterning” by 'Frontiers in Materials' and a special issue focussed on "Metaphotonics" in 'Journal of Physics­Photonics.”