National Postdoctoral Fellow · IIT Bombay

Dr. Santosh
Kumar

Environmental Biotechnology & Bioelectrochemical Systems

Advancing photosynthetic microbial fuel cells, biological carbon capture, dark fermentation for clean biohydrogen, and integrated resource recovery from municipal and industrial wastewaters.

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Dr. Santosh Kumar National Postdoctoral Fellow · IIT Bombay

12+

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Scholarly Book Chapters

2025–Now

ANRF National Postdoctoral Fellow

10+

National & International Awards

Academic Trajectory

IIT Pedigree & Landmark Milestones

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2025 – PRESENT

IIT Bombay

National Postdoctoral Fellow (NPDF)

Principal Investigator of ANRF-funded NPDF project at the Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED). Next-gen BES & carbon capture.

2017 – 2024

IIT Kharagpur

Ph.D. & M.Tech (Bioenergy & Agri Biotech)

P. K. Sinha Centre for Bioenergy. Ph.D. under Prof. M. M. Ghangrekar investigating photosynthetic microbial fuel cells and wastewater bioenergy.

2011 – 2015

IIT Roorkee

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Biotechnology Department. Rigorous foundational training in biochemical engineering, molecular biology, and bioprocess engineering.

Doctorate Convocation IIT Kharagpur Convocation Day

With Joint Supervisor Doctoral Degree Presentation Ceremony

With Ph.D. Supervisor Book Token from Prof. M. M. Ghangrekar

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