Staff Members

Divya Bhandari

Junior Technician

Email: divyab@iitk.ac.in

Office: NL-2/302 | Phone: +91-512-679-6538

Responsibilities :

  • Equipment Operation & Log Book: HP-LC, BET, Advanced Rheometer, FESEM, Sputter Coater.
  • Back Up Operator: DSC, GC-MS.
  • Training of users on HP-LC, BET, FESEM.

Krishnendra Tripathi

Senior Technician

Email: krish@iitk.ac.in

Office: NL-2/302 | Phone: +91-512-679-6538

Responsibilities :

  • Equipment Operation & Log Book: DSC, UTM, FESEM.
  • Preparation and documentation of monthly user charge statements.
  • Processing payments: transfers to LDA account for IITK and external users.
  • Coordination of tax invoice generation for external users through Dean R&D.
  • Processing of consumable, NC, and LTAS bills.
  • Procurement and management of AMC/CMC service contracts.
  • Record-keeping and documentation of testing service contracts.
  • Submission of purchase files, IR generation, and vendor payment processing.
  • Updating and maintaining content for the PGRL webpage.

Manoj Kumar Sambharwall

Junior Technician

Email: manojks@iitk.ac.in

Office: NL-2/302 | Phone: +91-512-679-6538

Responsibilities :

  • Equipment Operation & Log Book: ICP-MS, Ion Chromatography.
  • Back Up Operator: FESEM, Sputter Coater, DSC, GC-MS.
  • Managing refilling of gas cylinders for laboratory operations.
  • Processing of User Charges.
  • Training of users on ICPMS & Ion Chromatography.

Rajesh Kumar Singh

Technical Superintendent

Email: rajeshsg@iitk.ac.in

Office: NL-2/302 | Phone: +91-512-679-6538

Responsibilities :

  • Equipment Operation & Log Book: BET, Rheometer, Polarization Microscope, UTM.
  • Management of laboratory gas cylinder refilling and upkeep.
  • Monitoring and enforcement of lab safety practices.
  • Maintenance of stock registers and support in write-off documentation.
  • Training users on BET, Polarization Microscope, and UTM.
  • On-call support for overnight user access to JB-PGRL.

Sandeep Kumar

Junior Technician

Email: ksandeep@iitk.ac.in

Office: NL-2/302 | Phone: +91-512-679-6538

Responsibilities :

  • Equipment Operation & Log Book: GC-MS, FESEM, DSC, Sputter Coater.
  • Back Up Operator: ICP-MS, HP-LC, BET, Ion Chromatography.
  • Responsible person for all I-STEM slot allocation and Records Retention.
  • Processing User Charges & Consumable Bills.
  • Managing refilling of gas cylinders for laboratory operations.
  • Training of users on FESEM, GC-MS.
  • On-call support for overnight user access to JB-PGRL.

Shuchi Dubey

Junior Technician

Email: shuchid@iitk.ac.in

Office: NL-2/302 | Phone: +91-512-679-6538

Responsibilities :

  • Equipment Operation & Log Book: DSC, Polarization Microscope, MVA.
  • Collating & Maintaining Record of Standard Sample Run Data.
  • Training of users on DSC, Optical Microscope, MVA.