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Kumar Shashwat

Graduate Student · MSc: IIT Roorkee, Chemistry · 1st year

Focus: To be determined

I am Shashwat, a first-year PhD student in the Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering at IIT Kanpur, with a postgraduate degree in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee. I am really keen on exploring the domain of next-generation carbon management technologies, given their relevance and indispensability for the future. I was drawn to sustainable energy because it combines fundamental science with real-world impact, working towards the goal of a carbon-neutral cycle and sustainability.

Education

MSc, Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
2020 – 2022
CPI 8.089/10. Master's project: Examining the reactivity of dioxygen and methane with boron clusters using in-silico methods, supervised by Dr Puneet Gupta, Computational Catalysis Centre.
BSc (Hons), Chemistry
Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
2017 – 2020
CPI 8.959/10. Relevant coursework: Green Chemistry, Analytical Methods in Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy. Executive Member, Chemical Society.

Experience

PhD Student
SWACHH Lab, Dept. of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur
August 2026 – present
Research topic to be determined.
Master's Project Student
Computational Catalysis Centre, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee
2021 – 2022
DFT study of O2 and CH4 activation on boron clusters, including transition states, intermediates, and quasi-restricted orbital analysis.

Publications

Awards & Honours

GATE Chemistry, All India Rank 989
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
2025
IIT-JAM Chemistry, All India Rank 129
Joint Admission Test for Masters
2020
JEE Mains, qualified
Joint Entrance Examination
2017
State Rank 6, Level 2
International Olympiad of English Language
2016

Talks & Presentations

Poster: Enzyme Engineering and its Application to Sitagliptin Synthesis
VISTAAR science fest, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi
2019

Certifications & Training

Advanced online course on Nuclear Science and Technology
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
Energy Materials: Fundamentals to Device Fabrication
CSIR Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Tamil Nadu
Workshop on High Performance Computing
IIT Roorkee and C-DAC India
Intellectual Property Awareness training
National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission
References available upon request.
Profile last updated: September 2026