Bio:

Dr. Rohit Srivastava received his Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry from the Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi, India, in 2015. He subsequently pursued postdoctoral research at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India, and Harvard University, USA. During his postdoctoral tenure at Harvard University, he worked on an industry-sponsored research project fully funded by Repsol, a global energy company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. His research was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Juan Pérez-Mercader, an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics and the European Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the founding Director of the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Spain.

Dr. Srivastava is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), Kanpur, India, where he joined in October 2026. His research focuses on the design and development of advanced nanomaterial-based catalysts for sustainable energy applications. His major research interests include green hydrogen production, electrochemical CO₂ reduction, functional nanomaterials, electrochemical and photoelectrochemical technologies, energy storage and conversion, and the chemical origins of life.

His research aims to develop innovative materials and sustainable technologies that contribute to clean energy generation, carbon utilisation, and the advancement of energy conversion systems.