Principle Investigator
Assistant Professor
School of Petroleum Technology,
Pandit Deendayal Energy University Gandhinagar-382421
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
E-mail: rohit.s@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Ph.D Scholar
Avni obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Chemistry(2017) from Saurashtra University, India and currently she is in her first year of PhD at the School of Petroleum Technology, PDPU. While working for Norway based European Mud Company (EMCAS) her main research interest lies in the direction of Drilling fluids and additives used in Oil & Gas Industry. Her doctoral research investigates the use of nanotechnology to develop drilling fluids under the guidance of Dr Rohit Shrivastava.
E-mail: avni.gphd20@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Ph.D Scholar
Hari Pavan Yalamati
Hari Pavan obtained Bachelor's (B.Tech) in Mechanical engineering from Bonam Venkata Chalamayya Engineering college Andra Pradesh and Masters (M.Tech) in Pipeline Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kakinada. His current research focus on design and development of Hydrogen based fuel cell and low cost electrolyzer system for green hydrogen production.
E-mail: hari.yphd21@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Ph.D Scholar
Riya Panchal
Riya completed her B.Tech in Petrochemical Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, in 2025. She is currently pursuing a PhD at PDEU with a research focus on Green Hydrogen and Sustainable Development. Through her work, she aims to advance cleaner energy technologies and contribute to a more sustainable future.
E-mail: Riya.ppc21@spt.pdpu.ac.in
National & International Collaborations
Dr. Bishnu Bastakoti, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, USA.
Prof. Dmitry Yakhvarov, Federal Research Center Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
Dr. Pei Meng Woi, University of Malaya, Malaysia.
Prof. Son Do Ngoc, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam.
Dr. Ajay Kumar, IIT Tirupati.
Dr. Hema Srivastava, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.