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The Materials Research Lab

The people who shape the science.

Doctoral students and project fellows who have passed through the Materials Research Lab at ARSD College. Data pulled from Prof. Singh's April 2026 CV.

2
Ph.D. awarded
2
Ph.D. pursuing
2
Postdocs & fellows

Ph.D. — Awarded

Awarded 2023
Dr. Little Nagyal
University of Delhi

Design and characterization of pillared-clay adsorbents (Sn-, Al-pillared bentonite) for the removal of cationic dyes from wastewater.

Wastewater RemediationCurrently: Postdoctoral researcher
Awarded 2022
Dr. Rashmi Rani Padhy
Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University

Synthesis and applications of functional zeolitic materials for catalysis and gas storage.

Material ChemistryCurrently: Faculty position

Ph.D. — Currently Pursuing

Registered 2022
Mr. Vishnu Kumawat
University of Delhi

N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Silver(I) Complexes for Medicinal Applications

Lead author on two recent papers: NHC–Ag(I) complexes review (Curr. Bioact. Comp., 2026) and transition-metal nanoparticle/graphene composites (J. Electron. Mater., 2025).

Registered 2021
Mr. Kartik Jain
University of Delhi

Hybrid nanomaterials for environmental remediation

Postdocs & Project Fellows

Guest Researcher — 2014 – 2017
Dr. Amit Kumar
JAIST, Japan

Bio-based, biodegradable, high-performance polyimides.

Co-authored the highly-cited Polymer (Elsevier) paper on ultrahigh-performance bio-polyimides from 4,4′-diaminostilbene.

UGC Project Fellow — 2013 – 2016
Mr. Neeraj Kumar Mishra
ARSD College, University of Delhi

Synthesis of single-source molecular precursors of Al(III), V(V) and Ti(IV) for ceramic materials (sol–gel route).

A note on this list: Compiled from the CV (April 2026) and publication co-authorship data. If a name is missing or a detail is out of date, please write to rajeev@arsd.du.ac.in.