I am Swetalina. I completed my Integrated MSc in Chemistry from the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, where I worked in the field of bioinorganic chemistry.
I joined the Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering as a PhD scholar in 2025. My current research focuses on waste valorisation using catalysis, with the aim of converting waste materials into valuable products and contributing to sustainable energy solutions.
Education
Integrated MSc, Chemistry
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
2019 – 2024
Master's dissertation: Synthesis and Characterization of Trans A2B Corroles and Metallo-Corroles.
Experience
PhD Student
SWACHH Lab, Dept. of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur
September 2025 – present
Catalysis for waste-to-wealth conversion.
Summer Intern
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
May 2022 – July 2022
Synthesis and characterization of different corroles.
Publications
Awards & Honours
National Renewable Energy Fellowship
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India
December 2025 – present
Institute Assistantship
IIT Kanpur
August – November 2025
GATE Qualified (AIR 528)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
2025
DISHA Fellowship
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt. of India
2019 – 2024
Talks & Presentations
Seminar group presentation on Sustainability and Circularity
IIT Kanpur
2025
Seminar group presentation on Nuclear Energy
IIT Kanpur
2026
Certifications & Training
Hands-on Workshop on GC-MS & its Applications
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
January 2026
International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM)
IIT Kanpur
March 2026