SNAIL members
Principal Investigator
Prof. Paresh Kumar Samantaray
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, UAH (Nov 2022- present)
Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship Trainee, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech (June 2021- June 2023)
Research Fellow, IINM WMG, University of Warwick (Jan 2020- Jan 2021)
Ph.D., BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2017-2019)
MS. Engg., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015-2017)
B.Tech., Plastics Engineering, Central Institute of Petrochemical Engg. and Technology (2010-2014)
Honours and Service:
2023 Presidential Postdoctoral Awardee, California Institute of Technology
2023 James LuValle Awardee for Promoting DEI Initiatives at Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
2023 Younger Leader Track Award by Younger Chemists Committee, American Chemical Society
2021 and 2022 Outstanding Reviewer for Royal Society of Chemistry| RSC Advances
Advisory Board member of American Chemical Society Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholar Advisory Board
Career Advancement Committee Member, Materials Research Society
Postdoctoral Scholars
No positions are available. If you are interested in applying for a fellowship with Prof. Paresh, please feel free to reach out!
Examples of external fellowships: Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Scholars | FAS Research Administration Services (harvard.edu)
Graduate Students
Reshma K (joining fall 2024)
MS (Research) in Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2022-2024)
M.Sc. Polymer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology (2018-2020)
B.Sc. Physics, Kerala University (2015-2018)
Awards:
Second Rank in (M.Sc.) Polymer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology (2020)
Aspire Fellowship from the Kerala State Government for pursuing a Master's thesis at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2020), Summer Research Fellowship jointly sponsored by the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), The National Academy of Sciences (NASI) India (2019)
Academic Proficiency award (First Rank) for B.Sc in Physics, Christian College Chengannur, Kerala University (2018)
Professional Experience: Assistant Professor (Junior), School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (April 2021-May 2022)
Hobbies: Dancing and cooking
Samridhi Surial (joining fall 2024)
Scientific Assistant, National Forensic Sciences University, Delhi Campus (Sep 2023- May 2024)
M.Sc. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (2021-2023)
B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, University of Delhi (2018-2021)
Awards: Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) under Innovation inScience Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) by DST, GOI (2018-2023). Hobbies: Hiking &Trekking, Cycling, and Watching Movies & Web Series.
Hitesh Duggal (joining fall 2024)
M.S., Advanced Materials: Innovative Recycling (AMIR), University of Bordeaux (France) and University of Liège (Belgium), (September 2020-July 2022)
B.Sc. (Hons) Polymer Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi University (India), (July 2017-August 2020)
Awards:
AVSA Scholarship, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (January 2021-January 2022)
Charpak Master's BCS Scholarship, French Embassy of India (September 2020-June 2021)
Award for Stellar Performance in Academics (3rd rank) in B.Sc. [H] Polymer Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi University, (2019)
Hobbies: Playing cricket and listening to music.
Masters Students
Undergraduate Students
Michael Newton
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering with a focus in Materials Science, in progress at UAH (Graduating Spring 2025)
Professional Experience: Process Engineering Co-op, Viskase Companies Inc. (May 2022 - July 2023)
Hobbies: Time with friends, gaming, time outdoors, AIChE.
Michael McElhaney
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering with a focus in Materials Science, in progress at UAH