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Divyansh Mishra

Predoctoral Researcher · Project Associate · MSc: NIT Warangal, Chemistry (Analytical)

Focus: Next-generation catalytic process development

Hello researchers, I am Divyansh Mishra. I hold an MSc in Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. Today's world is facing catastrophic events due to global warming and the burden of overpopulation: every day our lifestyle affects the environment, driving rising temperatures and more disastrous weather events. Motivated to do impactful work that can help save our Earth and nature, I work on sustainable energy conversion and storage, currently as a Project Associate in the SWACHH Lab at IIT Kanpur.

My research interests span heterogeneous catalysis, biomass valorisation, C1 conversion, carbon capture and utilisation, and molecular chemistry and photophysics. My lab routines involve synthesising nanomaterials that can perform chemistries with greenhouse gases and convert them into more valuable products, and establishing structure-activity relationships to enhance catalytic activity. I am always curious to learn new techniques, concepts, and skills that make me better as a person and a researcher. Outside the lab, I enjoy playing badminton, philosophy, and fruitful debates.

Education

MSc, Chemistry (Analytical)
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal
August 2023 – May 2025
CGPA: 9.0/10. Thesis: Investigating the intramolecular photo-induced energy transfer events in a water-soluble benzothiazole-functionalized boron dipyrromethene donor-acceptor dyad (supervisor: Dr Raghu Chitta). Relevant coursework: Nanomaterials, Organometallic Chemistry, Advanced Chromatographic Methods, Statistics and Quality Control in Analytical Chemistry, X-Ray and Microscopic Methods of Analysis, Computational Chemistry.
BSc, Physics and Chemistry
Jananayak Chandrashekhar University (JNCU), Ballia
October 2020 – June 2023
Percentage: 73.72%.

Experience

Project Associate
SWACHH Lab, Dept. of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur
June 2026 – present
Next-generation catalytic process development for decarbonisation technologies.
Project Associate
CSIR–Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
June 2025 – May 2026
Scale-up and performance evaluation of alkaline earth–modified La2Ce2O7 catalysts for low-temperature oxidative coupling of methane; biomass valorisation with agricultural waste and monosaccharides; instrument operator for HPLC, benchtop PXRD and GC-TCD-FID. Supervisors: Dr Rajaram Bal (Chief Scientist) and Dr Prem Lama (Senior Scientist).
Graduate Research Assistant
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal
December 2024 – May 2025

Publications

Awards & Honours

Talks & Presentations

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Water Splitting (seminar project; literature review focused on metal oxide composite inorganic perovskites)
NIT Warangal
Detection of Alzheimer's Disease in Early Stages Using Fluorescent Probes (seminar project; BODIPY- and curcumin-based probes)
NIT Warangal
Raman Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials (lecture presentation, MSc 3rd semester)
NIT Warangal

Certifications & Training

Workshop on Nanotheranostics: From Basic Principles to Clinical Utility
Dept. of Chemistry, NIT Warangal (SPARC, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)
January – February 2025
Workshop on DFT: A Versatile Tool for Molecular Modelling
Dept. of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
Workshop on Emerging Trends in Material Science
Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS)
References available upon request.
Profile last updated: July 2026