Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Electrochemistry, Catalysis at Electrified Interfaces, Energy Conversion and Storage, Inorganic Materials, Energy and Materials Chemistry
Office
FB 436, Faculty Building,
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Office Phone: 0512-259-2374
Email: ananths[AT]iitk.ac.in
PhD (2018), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR – Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India
04/2023 – 08/2023: Research Assistant Professor, SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chennai, TN, India
04/2021 – 03/2023: Assistant Professor (Junior Researcher), Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
01/2019 – 03/2021: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Working in the area of energy-efficient production of H2 via water electrolysis (WE) for over a decade, we have set our priorities now to make the whole process of WE lucrative, catalysts used thereby affordable, and the methods deployed to screen those catalysts reliable. Our specific interests are in water-small molecules co-electrolysis, developing advanced non-precious metals-based electrocatalysts for energy conversion, and revamping ages old electroanalytical techniques for achieving better precision and accuracy in the results reported.