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WISER Awardees 2024

Indian Awardees

  • Dr. Tauheed Mohammad, IISc Bangalore

    Host: AMO GmbH, Aachen

    Area of Work: Integrated Perovskite on-Chip Laser. He intends to combine perovskite nanocrystals and quasi 2-D perovskites with silicon nitride to integrate first order distributed feedback grating resonators or ring resonators in order to produce on-chip lasers.

  • Prof. Aloka Sinha, IIT Delhi

    Host: Prof. Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin, University of Freiburg

    Area of Work: Unlocking synergies between liquid crystal-polymer composites: study and design of advanced thermoelectric generators for real-world applications

  • Dr. Archana Singh, CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal

    Host: Prof. Anjana Devi, Leibniz Institute of Solid State and Materials Research

    Area of Work: Design and development of high-performance electrocatalysts for urea assisted hydrogen generation (Ecat-UH2)

  • Dr. Athira Gopinath, IIT Palakkad

    Host: Prof. Karl Christian Thienel, University of the Bundeswehr Munich

    Area of Work: Durable and sustainable low-carbon cements using local clays and biomass ashes - A local approach to future cements

  • Dr. Deepshikha Jaiswal Nagar, IISER Thiruvananthapuram

    Host: Prof. Philipp Gegenwart, University of Augsburg

    Area of Work: Delving into metamagnetic quantum criticality in magnetic insulators: Thermal expansion and magnetocaloric effect studies

  • Dr. Kanti Kiran, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar

    Host: Dr. Friedrich Kragler, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology

    Area of Work: Transgene-free edited wheat through grafting for enhanced agricultural benefits.

  • Dr. Pydi Bahubalindruni, IISER Bhopal

    Host: Dr. Mathias Rommel, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB

    Area of Work: SiC based multi-sensing system for UV, magnetic field, temperature, and pressure monitoring in real world applications

  • Ms. Sadaf Ansari, CSIR-NIO, Goa

    Host: Dr. Rainer Kiko, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Area of Work: AI-driven advanced plankton image analysis for ocean monitoring

  • Dr. Sharmistha Anwar, CSIR-IMMT

    Host: Dr. Mandy Holn, Fraunhofer Institute Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS

    Area of Work: Development of optically-transparent anti-scratch coatings based on Al-Ge-N

  • Dr. Shilpi Verma, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

    Host: Dr. Harald Horn, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

    Area of Work: Development of upconversion photocatalytic materials for efficient degradation of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water using solar activation

  • Dr. Shobhana Singh, IIT Jodhpur

    Host: Dr. Klarissa Niedermeier, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

    Area of Work: Integration of macro-encapsulated phase change material in packed-bed thermal energy storage for high-temperature applications

  • Dr. Juan Li, Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research Wilhelm-Klauditz WKl

    Host: Prof. Vasant Matsagar, IIT Delhi

    Area of Work: Aging of hybrid fiber reinforced polymer composites meausred by AFM and DMTA

  • Dr. Ute Distler, Institute for Immunology, University Medical Center Mainz

    Host: Prof. Nishith Gupta, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

    Area of Work: Proteomics-based identification of host determinants and diagnostic biomarkers of Toxoplasma infection in human skeletal muscle cells