Shubham Ketan SHARMA received his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Indraprastha Engineering College in 2018 with a B.Tech (Hons.) degree and his Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur in 2021. He has cleared the GATE examination in 2019 and has received a degree of "Gold Medalist in Environmental Engineering". He has worked on E-waste management and resource recovery as a part of his master's thesis. His research interest includes adsorption of metals from aqueous and brine solutions, membrane-based technologies, advanced oxidation process, treatment of landfill leachate, resource recovery and urban mining. Dr. Shubham successfully defended his PhD on 4th July 2025 in desalination and water treatment.
Mr. Akshit received bachelors in Civil Engineering from GBPATU, Pant nagar, Uttarakhand, India. He joined the Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee, India for postgraduation in 2020. During research work under Prof. Deka at IIT Roorkee, Mr. Akshit learned and developed innovative membranes for desalination application and completed his postgraduation with honors, filed two patents and drafted scientific article (for reputed journal) based on research findings. Mr. Akshit received job offer from AECOM, India through campus placement.
Priya Sonkar completed her Master's degree from the Department of Hydrology. Her research interest includes membrane fabrication, optimization of forward osmosis process.
Mohammad Sahil completed his Master's degree from Department of Hydrology. His research interest includes resolving wetting issues in hydrophobic membrane, Membrane distillation.
Mr. Yahaya recived his Bachelor of Science in Irrigation and water resource engineering from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania in 2014. He is working with Rufiji Basin Water Basin under Ministry of Water (Government Institution) as Water Engineer since 2015. Mr. Yahaya has completed one year M.Tech research work on title "Maize Stem Derived Bioadsorbent for Manganese Removal: From Agricultural Waste to Water Remediation" under the supervision of Prof. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka
Mr. Begraj received his Bachelor in Civil Engineering from The Institution of Engineers, India. He is working with Irrigation Department of Uttarakhand, India (Government Institution) as Additional Assistant Engineer since 2013. Mr. Begraj has completed one year M.Tech research work on title "Green Technologies for Leachate Management: Ferrate Oxidation and Advanced Membrane Filtration" under the supervision of Prof. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka
Ms. Srijoni earned Bachelor of Science with Honours in Microbiology from Calcutta University in 2020. Following that, she obtained master's degree in microbiology from Lady Brabourne College (Calcutta University) in 2022. Currently, Ms. Srijoni has completed Master of Technology in Nanotechnology from IIT Roorkee.
Inzaman completed BTech (bachelor's in technology) in Civil Engineering from GOVIND BALLABH PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY PANTNAGAR.
Mr. Inzamam has completed MTech (Hydrology) with specialization in watershed management from IIT Roorkee. His research work on fabrication of membrane for CO2 gas separation.
Mr. Pawan is an enthusiastic M.Tech student specializing in watershed management at IIT Roorkee. With a strong foundation in core physics from MJPRU Bareilly, Pawan is passionate about sustainable water resource management. His research interests include hydrology, environmental science, circular economy concepts applied to wastewater treatment and synthesis of efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen production. Pawan aims to contribute innovative solutions to address water-related challenges and promote sustainable practices