Group

 

 

 

Principle Investigator 

              Mahesh K Gangishetty, PI

              Assistant Professor-2020

              Department of Chemistry

             Mississippi State University

             Bio: PhD, University of Saskatchewan, Canada -2017

             Postdoc, Harvard University,  Rowland Institute – 2020

          CV    | Google scholar  | Twitter

Postdoctoral Researchers 

Anuraj Kshirsagar (Ph.D.)

Anuraj is a postdoctoral associate joined in April 2021. Anuraj completed his PhD from Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) Pune, India in 2019. He completed his first postdoctoral research at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India. Anuraj is interested in light-matter interactions, understanding of photophysical mechanisms and fabrication of light emitting devices (LEDs). With his experimental expertise he aims to develop efficient materials for LED fabrication.

In free time he enjoys to listen music, play and watch cricket, badminton and table tennis.

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Graduate Researchers 

Udara Madushanka Kuruppu – PhD

Udara finished his B.Sc. Special (Hons) in Chemistry, USJ (SL) – 2017 in Sri Lanka. He is a graduate student started in Jan 2021. He enjoys working on the analytical  instruments. His research is focused on developing efficient light emitting diodes, ad building variety of optical setup to investigate the photophysical aspects of devices. 

In free time, he likes to google and learn about new technologies, watch Cricket matches, and listen to music.

 

 

Wisdom Koku Evadzi, PhD

Wisdom graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah university of Science and Technology in 2015 in Ghana. He is a graduate student and started in January 2022. Wisdom research is currently focused on investigating the plasmonic effect of Ag/Au nanomaterials and how they can be used in device.

In his free time, Wisdom enjoys writing codes, listening to music and watching soccer.

 

Palani Karthikeyan, PhD
Palani completed a Master’s degree in chemistry in 2023 and a specialized research course in Materials Science (PGDMS-2024) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), India. Where he worked on harvesting ambient triplet excitons from organic small molecules for optoelectronic applications.

Palani is passionate about light-matter interaction and light-emitting devices. In Gangishetty lab , he is working on the synthesis of inorganic-organic hybrid perovskites and study their photophysical properties for the development of efficient light-emitting diodes.
Outside of the lab, he enjoys reading, playing chess, and discovering new places to hike, camp, and explore.
 
Suprabhat, Paramanick, PhD
Suprabhat  graduated with BS honors from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, and later earned my MS in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IITP). As a recipient of the prestigious Inspire Scholarship from the Government of India (2018-2023), He developed a passion for research. In Gangishetty lab, his interests lie in analytical instrumentation and exploring innovative applications in perovskites, nanofibers, LED technology.
Outside of academics, he is passionate about cooking, listening to music, staying active through badminton and cycling, and embracing a healthy work-life balance.
 

Undergrads 

Swarup Bhattarai – B.S Electrical Engineering

Swarup is an Electrical Engineering undergraduate student from Nepal, and he is very interested in Optics and Materials Science. He is currently focused on designing Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for devices.
In his free time, he likes to watch soccer, play chess, and learn to play piano

 

Timothy Usey- B.S Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 Timothy (Ty) is a senior electrical engineering student with an interest in the material properties of optoelectronic and power devices. He is currently focused on fabricating thin films for organic LEDs, and he has previous experience in power electronics research and public policy internships.

In his free time, Timothy enjoys cooking, cycling, and hiking

 

High School Students 

  • Jonathan Stancill – MSMS 

Fulltime Members 

“Boxy”

Boxy is a full time member of the lab, who helps all the groups members with device fabrication and other chemistry.

In free time, well! she is not supposed to have any free time, however,  she likes to scream for N2 and seek attention by scaring the lab members.  

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Alumni  

  1. Garrett Wells – B.S 2024
  2. Ian Bunker – B.S 2024
  3. Ryan Cook – Summer REU – 2021
  4. Ian Johnson – Summer REU – 2021
  5. Peyton York – BS 2022
  6. Ayinla Ridwan Tobi -MS 2023
  7. Contessa Maggard- MS Chem Education
  8. Seth Taylor – Summer REU – 2023
  9. Rachel Cooper – Summer REU – 2023
  10. Rongjing Yan, MS-2024
  11. Anikur Rahman, Mohammad, MS 2024
  12. Jackson Crawford – B.S Physics 2024