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10 Mar
Lecture Series 32

Dr. Dhawal Shah Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Nazarbayev University (NU), Kazakhstan

Lecture Series 32
Title: "Bridging the Gap from Regional Air Quality to Molecular Mitigation Strategies"
10th Mar 2026 (Tuesday), 03:30 PM, LH-13
Poster Link
25 Feb
Lecture Series 31

Prof. Vikram Jayaram (Honorary Professor at Indian Institute of Science)

Lecture Series 31
Title: "Digital image correlation (DIC) for high-throughput mechanical property evaluation through cantilever bending and for very high temperature mechanical testing"
25th Feb 2026 (Wednesday), 11:00-12:00 Noon, LH-08
Poster Link
19 Jan
Short-term Lecture Series

The Indo-Australian Short-term Lecture Series

NetZero Dialogue
"The Energy Transition and Renewable Integration Challenges"
19 January 2026 at CC @ IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster
27 Nov
Workshop

One-day workshop on NetZero Dialogue 5th Edition

NetZero Dialogue
"Rationalizing Production Within Planetary Boundaries"
27 November 2025 at CST (near FSID) @ Indian Institute of Science
Workshop Poster Website Link
24 Nov

Prof. Suresh K. Bhargava AM (Distinguished Multidisciplinary Scientist)

Title: "Multidisciplinary Entrepreneurship Lab to the Market Place"
24th Nov 2025 (Monday), 03:00 PM, LH-08
Poster Link Picture Link
21 Nov

Mr. Deepank Arya (Senior Engineer - FGD Operations)

Title: "From classroom to powerplant: My Journey with NTPC Limited"
21th Nov 2025 (Friday), 04:00 PM, Seminar Room, 306, DJAC
Poster Link
13 Oct

Prof. Vikram Dalal (Anson Marston Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University)

Title: "Advance in Inorganic perovskite solar cells"
13th Oct 2025 (Monday), 12:00 PM, Seminar Room, 306, DJAC
Poster Link
08 Oct

Mr. Sushil Reddy

B. Tech. in Energy Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay and M.Sc. in Sustainability and Social Innovation from Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris.
Title: "The SunPedal Ride"
08th Oct 2025 (Wednesday), 04:30 PM, Seminar Room, 306, DJAC
Poster Link
31 Aug

3rd Departmental Research Scholar Day

Research Scholar Day
The Departmental 3rd Research Scholar Day was successfully organized on August 31, 2025.
Picture Link
19 Sep
Sustainability Leadership Program

"Lead the Change. Build a Sustainable Future"

CII IITK
Organized by: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) & IIT Kanpur
Gurugram
19-20 September 2025
Brochure Link
23 Jun
Convocation

58th Convocation Ceremony

Convocation Ceremony
We are delighted to announce the 58th Convocation Ceremony. This significant event will honor the remarkable achievements of our graduating students, celebrating their perseverance and dedication over the years.
02:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Venue: LH-09
Picture Link
11 Feb

Mr Manojit Sengupta (Delivery Centre Head - Eastern Region, TCS)

Title: "Sustainability in Power Utility Sector"
11th Feb 2025 (Tuesday), 05:15 PM, LH-03
Poster Link
29 Jan

Dr Virender K. Sharma (Professor at the Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Material Engineering at the University of Miami, Florida)

Title: "Ferrates in Water, Energy, Food, and Human Health"
29th Jan 2025 (Wednesday), 04:00 PM, LH-12
Poster Link
03 Jan

Dr. Asit Kumar Mishra (Research Engineer, Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow)

Title: "Designing classrooms of the future - Sustainability, resilience, and health"
03rd Jan 2025 (Friday), 04:15-05:15 PM, LH-13
Poster Link Picture Link
19 Dec

Dr. Sudhanshu Shukla (Senior Researcher at Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), Belgium)

Title: "Addressing the Material Challenges for Photoelectrochemical Solar Fuels Generation: Lessons from Photovoltaics"
19th Dec 2024 (Thursday), 04:00-05:00 PM, Seminar Room, 306, DJAC
Poster Link
05 Nov
Conference

Two Days Schmidt Sciences Conference

Schmidt Sciences Conference
"Energy Technologies for India's Decarbonization"
05-06 November 2024, Outreach Auditorium, IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster Website Link Event Picture Link
09 Oct

Hybrid Dialogue on Advancing Sustainable Urban Future (IEDASUF)

Organized by APSWDP. Panel II: "Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Urban Future" Oct 9, 2024 | 11:00 a.m.
Do join us
31 Aug

Prof Husain Kanchwala (Assistant Professor, Center of Automotive Engineering and Tribology at IIT Delhi)

Title: "Research paradigms in Automotive Engineering"
31st Aug 2024 (Saturday), 10:00-11:00 AM, LH-12
Poster Link
31 Aug

One-day workshop on "NetZero Dialogue 4th Edition"

31 August 2024 at ATREE Auditorium Bangalore
Workshop Poster Website Link
29 Aug

Mr. Ajay Phatak (Trustee, The Ecological Society, Pune, India)

Title: "Energy Transition, challenges and opportunities"
29th Aug 2024 (Wednesday), 05:15-06:30 PM, LH-11
Poster Link
24 Aug

Departmental Second Research Scholar Day

The second Departmental Research Scholar Day was held on August 24, 2024.
Picture Link
14 Aug

Mr. Manish Chourasia (Managing Director of Tata Cleantech Capital)

Title: "Navigating Climate Finance: Empowering Future Leaders for Sustainable Change"
14th Aug 2024 (Wednesday), 05:00-06:00 PM, IME Classroom C2
Poster Link
20 Jul

Departmental Orientation for Y24 Students

Orientation Y24
Picture Link
29 Jun
Convocation

57th Convocation Ceremony

57th Convocation
We are delighted to announce the 57th Convocation Ceremony. This event honors the achievements of our graduating students, celebrating their dedication over the years.
29th June 2024 | Session II Time: 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM | Venue: LH-12
Picture Link
28 Jun

Mr. Chandrashekhar Chincholkar (Director - Corporate Advisory at CES India Pvt Ltd, Pune)

Title: "Board Strategy for ESG and Corporate Sustainability - Understanding the BRSR"
28th June 2024 (Friday), 05:00-06:00 PM, LH-08
Poster Link
24 Jun
Workshop

Two Days Sustainable GeoCommunities Workshop

GeoCommunities Workshop
24-25 June 2024, Outreach Center, IIT Kanpur, Noida
Workshop Poster Website Link
16 Apr

Mr. Chaitanya Gade (Head of Sustainability Monitoring and Evaluation at Govardhan Eco Village)

Title: "Exploring Sustainable Solutions: The Symbiotic Recycling Model of Govardhan Eco Village"
16th April 2024 (Tuesday), 05:30-06:30 PM, LH-14
Poster Link Picture Link
09 Apr

Mr. Pawan Joshi (Senior Manager, Tata Motors, Pune, India)

Title: "My experiences with the Automobile Industry"
09th April 2024 (Tuesday), 05:30-06:30 PM, Online
Poster Link
04 Apr

Dr. Rodion Stepanov (Institute of Continuous Media Mechanics, Perm, Russia)

Title: "WRF simulations of mid-latitude atmospheric waves"
04th April 2024 (Thursday), 05:15-06:15 PM, LH-14
Poster Link Picture Link
19 Mar

Dr. Rohan Shetty (Postdoctoral Scientist, Faculty of Science UJEP)

Title: "Vegetation response to Climate Change in the sub-arctic, alpine and tropical environments: Current projects and future ideas for research and development of sustainable landscapes"
19th March 2024 (Tuesday), 05:30 PM, LH-13
Poster Link Picture Link
14 Mar

Mr. Sanjay Khare (Executive Advisor-Sustainability, Skoda-Volkswagen India)

Title: "Sustainability-Beyond Greening to Conscious Capitalism, a 30 Trillion $ opportunity"
14th March 2024 (Thursday), 05:30 PM, LH-08
Poster Link Picture Link
12 Mar

Dr. Satyam Sahay (INAE & John Deere Fellow)

Title: "Technology Led Sustainability Solutions for Precision Agriculture"
12th March 2024 (Tuesday), 05:30 PM, LH-13
Poster Link Picture Link
28 Feb

Dr. Pramod Pandey (Distinguished Professor, University of California)

Title: "Implementation of Innovative Sustainable Technologies for Methane Emission Reductions and Mitigating Unintended Environmental Impacts in California"
28th February 2024 (Wednesday), 02:00 PM, Conference Room, 102, Ground Floor, National Aerosol Facility
Poster Link Picture Link
26 Feb
Symposium

India-UK Symposium on Decarbonization and Sustainability

India-UK Symposium
"Engaging Academia and Industries for Net- Zero [Sustain-NZ]"
26-27 February 2024, CCE Seminar Room, Outreach, IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster Website Link Event Pictures
15 Feb

Mr. Rajendra Bhattarai (President of Clean Water Strategies, Austin, Texas)

Title: "Strass: The First Net Energy Positive Wastewater Treatment Plant in the world"
15th February 2024 (Thursday), 05:00 PM, Lecture Hall-8
Poster Link Picture Link
30 Oct

Dr. V. Balaji (Distinguished Fellow, Schmidt Futures)

Title: "Climate Models: Whence they came, where they're going and why you should trust them"
30 Oct 2023 (Monday), 4:00 PM, L-17
Poster Link Picture Link
04 Sep

Shri Sanjay Dubey, IAS (Principal Secretary, Department of Energy and Renewable, MP)

Title: "India's EnergyTransition: Challenges and Way Forward"
04 September 2023 (Monday), 6:15 PM, L-17
Poster Link
02 Sep
Workshop

Policy Pulse, Climate Finance and Sustainable Transitions

NetZero Dialogues IITGN
Academic Block 4/112, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Workshop Poster Website Link
22 Aug

Dr. Ajay A. Deshpande (Adjunct Professor, AD-CPS, IIT-Bombay)

Title: "Environmental Governance: Opportunity of Synergy of Science and Law in Emerging areas of Remediation and Restoration"
22nd August 2023 (Tuesday), 5:15 PM, L-13
Poster Link
05 Jun
Special Celebration

World Environment Day 2023

World Environment Day
Organized by the Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering in collaboration with SIIC, CESE, Chandrakanta Kesavan Center and the Office of R&D at L-13, Lecture Hall Complex, IIT Kanpur.
17 Apr
Symposium

India-UK Symposium: Sustainability

Sustain-WEF
"Addressing Water-Energy-Food nexus [Sustain-WEF]" on 17-19 April 2023, Outreach, IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster Website Link Event Pictures
17 Mar

Dr. Ram Ramaswamy (Director of NOAA GFDL)

Title: "Climate Change: Lessons from the Past for the Future Temperature and Hydrologic Impacts"
17th March 2023 (Friday), 12:00 PM, DJ-306 (Diamond Jubilee)
Poster Link
02 Mar
Symposium

Demystifying UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP)

COP Symposium
"International Negotiations vs Local Climate Action" on 02 March 2023 at L-13, IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster Website Link
10 Feb

Mr. Rajendra Bhattarai (President of Clean Water Strategies)

Title: "Austin's 100-Year Water Plan: Resilient, Reliable, and Sustainable to Address the Effects of Climate Change"
10th February 2023 (Friday), 05:00 PM, DJ-306 (Diamond Jubilee)
Poster Link
10 Feb

Dr. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt (Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU)

Title: "In search of justice in coal transition in India"
10th February 2023 (Friday), 01:00 PM, Online
Poster Link
19 Jan

Dr. Usha Iyer-Raniga (Professor, RMIT University)

Title: "Using circular practices to achieve the UN SDG Goal 12"
19th January 2023 (Thursday), 11:00 AM, SEE Seminar Room
Poster Link
01 Dec
Webinar

Revealing Entrepreneurship path in Clean Energy Industry

Clean Energy Entrepreneurship
An insightful webinar with Dr. Kanwar Nalwa unpacking domain options that can fulfill the gaps in the existing clean energy stream.
1st Dec 22 | 5:30 PM IST
Register Now Poster Link Visit Hackathon
03 Nov

Dr. Anna Agarwal (Visiting Fellow, CPR's Initiative on Climate, Energy and Environment)

Title: "Changing cooling energy demand patterns in urban households in India"
3rd November 2022 (Monday), 3:30 PM, L-13
Poster Link
12 Oct
Symposium

India's Sustainable Future: Challenges and Opportunities vis-à-vis Global Perspectives

Sustainability Symposium
12 October 2022 at Outreach Auditorium IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster Website Link
11 Oct
Workshop

Developing an Actionable Approach to Carbon Neutrality

Carbon Neutrality Workshop
11 October 2022 at IME Seminar room, IIT Kanpur
Workshop Poster Website Link
22 Sep
FORTECH: Industry-Academia Series

Prof. Kanwar Nalwa (Associate Professor, Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur)

Prof Kanwar Nalwa Talk
This talk highlights strategies his group is adopting to reach out to the industries and solve practical deployment problems related to energy storage and solar cells.
12 Sep

Dr. Amitabh Verma (Advisor to Aditya Birla Solar Limited)

Title: "Solar PV through the lens of Industry"
12th September 2022 (Monday), Starting at 5:00 PM
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26 Aug

Dr. Shibani Ghosh (Fellow at CPR & Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India)

Title: "Regulating air quality in India: Challenges and the way forward"
26th August 2022 (Friday), starting at 3:00 PM
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06 Jun

Atul Gopal (Co-founder and Trustee under Peepal Tree umbrella)

Title: "Ending the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) age"
Mon, 6 June 2022, L13, 02:30 PM IST
Know More
27 May
Meeting

Kick-Off Meeting of DST Materials MAP

DST Materials MAP
Held at IIT Kanpur on 27 - 28 May 2022. Attended by the DST officials and professors from 13 elite institutions of India. Prof. Kanwar Singh Nalwa is the Head of the DST-IIT Kanpur center on Materials.
27 Apr

Prof. Rakesh Agrawal (Distinguished Professor at Purdue University & Alumnus of IITK)

Title: "Engineering Solutions for a Solar Economy"
Wed, 27 Apr 2022, 04:00 PM IST
View Details
15 Apr
Symposium

IITGN-IITK Joint Symposium on Energy Technologies

The joint symposium was successfully configured at IITGN campus on 15-16 April 2022.
Symposium Poster
12 Apr

Dr. Soumyabrata Roy (Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Rice University)

Title: "Developing Sustainable Pathways to Fuels and Chemicals from GHGs and H2O"
Tue, 12 Apr 2022, 04:00 PM IST
08 Apr

Dr. Sudarshan Narayanan (Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Oxford)

Title: "Characterisation, design and engineering of interfaces in energy materials"
Fri, 8 Apr 2022, 04:00 PM IST
31 Mar

Dr. Ankit Singhal (Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)

Title: "Decentralized Approaches for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Integration into the Electric Grid"
Thu, 31 Mar 2022, 05:00 PM IST
24 Mar

Dr. Barun Kumar Barman (JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, NIMS, Japan)

Title: "Carbon Based Nanostructures: Green Synthesis to Energy Generation and Storage"
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:00 PM IST
22 Mar

Dr. Ahamed Irshad M (Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Southern California, USA)

Title: "Electrochemistry for a Sustainable Future"
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:00 PM IST
14 Mar

Dr. Siddavatam Ravi Prakash Reddy (Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Houston)

Title: "High-performance Control of Induction Motor Drives for Electric Vehicle Applications"
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:00 PM IST
11 Mar
Workshop

Exploratory Workshop: Balancing the Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability

Carbon Neutrality
Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India
Workshop Poster Website Link Events Pictures
08 Mar

Dr. Mahamad Nabab Alam (Assistant Professor, NIT Warangal)

Title: "Protection of Networked Microgrids"
Tue, 8 Mar 2022, 04:00 PM IST
04 Mar

Dr. SuryaPrakash Singh (Principal Scientist, IICT Hyderabad)

Title: "New Light-Harvesters: Molecular Engineering and their Applications"
Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:00 PM IST
03 Mar

Dr. Kaushik Pal (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Northwestern University, USA)

Title: "Autonomous Computational Discovery of Sustainable Energy Materials"
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 04:00 PM IST
28 Feb
Industrial Visit

EIL Team Visited SEE Department

EIL Team Visit
EIL team visited SEE department to explore collaboration possibilities in fields including materials testing for transportation, Hydrogen storage, generation, and carbon capture solutions.
25 Feb

Dr. Tushar Sikroria (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne)

Title: "Examination of flow dynamics using optical diagnostics"
Wed, 25 Feb 2022 04:00 PM IST
23 Feb

Dr. Amarendra Edpuganti (Post-doctoral Fellow, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi)

Title: "New Multiport Converter for the Solar PV Panels of CubeSat"
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:00 PM IST
10 Feb
Symposium

UK-India SUNRISE Symposium on Transition to NetZero

SUNRISE Symposium
Co-organized by Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering (Dr. K. S. Nalwa) and Chandrakanta Kesavan Center on a virtual platform to handle Food-Water-Energy-Climate Nexus transitions.
For More Information
26 Oct

Dr. Rajeev Jindal (Sr. VP and Business Head at C & S Electric Ltd)

Title: "c-Silicon Photovoltaic Trends and Opportunities"
26 October 2021, 04:30 PM IST
20 Oct

Prabodh Bajpai (Associate Professor, IIT Kharagpur)

Title: "Resiliency Framework for Electrical Power Networks"
20 October 2021, 03:30 PM IST
05 Oct
Webinar

Optimizing battery materials and their performance using XRD

2-day free webinar hosted by Panalytical in collaboration with IITK, coordinated by Dr. Kanwar Singh Nalwa.
05 - 06 October 2021
Free Registration Webinar Flyer
29 Sep

Dr. Amitava Banerjee (Directors Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)

Title: "Materials Modelling for Energy Conversion-Storage and oxide defect thermokinetics"
29 September 2021, 10:00 - 11.00 AM IST
27 Sep

First Department Advisory Committee Meeting

Committee Meeting
Held on 27 September 2021 via Zoom platform.
24 Sep

Dr. Deepika Swami (Climate Change-Fellow, Government of Karnataka)

Title: "Climate policy assessment at ground level and Energy resource planning"
24 September 2021, 10:30 AM IST
21 Sep

Dr. M. Ulaganathan (Ramanujam Fellow from CSIR -CECRI)

Title: "Modifications of Porous Separator for Hindering the Ion-crossover in Zn-Br2 Redox Flow Battery"
21 September 2021, 11:00 AM IST
17 Sep

Dr. Poonam Pandey (Assistant Professor, FLAME University, Pune)

Title: "Biofuel Policies, Straw Burning and Agri-Energy Futures in India"
17 September 2021, 11:00 AM IST
14 Sep

Dr. Subrahmanyam Hariharan (Post-doctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute)

Title: "Advanced Materials for high-performance secondary battery applications"
14 September 2021, 04:30 PM IST