Our Research Group
The mission of the MatERIAL Group is to contribute to India's stride of transitioning into low-carbon economy through innovation in material development and design. The long-term vision of the group is to create a lasting impact on the built environment through enhanced durability and reduced environmental impacts.
MatERIAL Group is rightly positioned to continue efforts in developing sustainable material technologies that support the country's push towards a "green" future.
The group focuses on innovations in low-carbon concrete and smart constructions. We have expertise in formulating cementitious composites using a range of synthesized biomaterials and inorganic fillers for additive manufacturing, carbon sequestration and durability under aggressive environments. The group PI has led developments of several cutting-edge building material technologies, to name a few, i) Engineering additives and material porosity to enhance carbon sequestration, ii) Resilient 3D-printable material developments for building and coastal applications by leveraging carbon sequestration and organic-mineral interactions, and iii) Engineering of natural fibres for application in 3D-printed stabilized earth constructions
Some of the technologies, including material development, printing processes and designs, have been translated to field applications, including efflorescence-free geopolymer tiles (used by industry) and artificial reefs deployed in the ocean off the southern coast of India
The Team
Dr. Souradeep Gupta
Group leader
The group lead, Dr. Souradeep Gupta obtained PhD from National University of Singapore (NUS) followed by post-doctoral research at NUS and The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. Dr. Gupta was awarded the prestigious Discovery Early Career fellowship (DECRA) by Australian Research Council (ARC) during his tenure at UNSW. He is the recipient of Ssangyong cement Gold medal for his work in the area of advanced concrete technology. At IISc, he was awarded the Infosys Young Investigatorship
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Dr. Salai Manimagudam
Research Associate and National Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. Salai received his PhD. in additive manufacturing from Vellore Institute of Technology.
He is currently working on the development of low-carbon materials and process for 3D-printed infrastructures.
Dr. Charitha Mudi
Research Associate
Dr. Charitha Mudi received her doctoral degree from IIT Kharagpur. At IISc, she is working on the engineering of natural fibres for the development of 3D-printed stabilized earth materials
Vardhman Manoj Lunawat (co-supervised)
Doctoral Researcher
B.E. and M.Tech in Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Research Area: Water filtration and treatment using engineered porous materials.
Ashutosh Dwivedi
Doctoral Researcher
B. Tech in Civil Engineering from RGPV, Bhopal and M. Tech in Construction Technology and Management from NITTTR, Bhopal.
Research Area: Carbon dioxide utilization to manufacture 3D-printed functionally-graded materials.
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Kushagra Singh
Doctoral Researcher
B.Tech in Civil Engineering from NIT Uttarakhand ; M.Tech in Structural Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.
Research Area: Carbon Dioxide Utilization to develop high-performing cementitious admixtures from plastic-wastes
Siva Jamjala
Doctoral Researcher
B.Tech in Civil Engineering; M.Tech in Structural Engineering from JNTU Anantapur.
Research Area: CO₂ utilization for resource recovery from industrial byproducts for low-carbon cementitious materials
Sahana C M
Doctoral Researcher
B. Tech in Civil Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum; M. Tech in Structural Engineering from NITK Surathkal.
Research Area:Development of engineered bio-based additives for low-carbon concrete.
Group Alumni
Dr. Bhanu Pratap Rathod
Former Research Associate
Dr. Bhanu Pratap Rathod
Former Research Associate
Dr. Tom Damion
Former Research Associate (IISc-IoE PDF)
Currently, Assistant Professor, Christ University
Dr. Nakkeeran G
Former Project Associate
Currently, Assistant Professor, Madanapalle Institutions of Technology & Science
Dr. Prabhath Ranjan Soda
Former Research Associate;
Currently, Senior Engineer - R&D, Modulus Housing
Mr. Subhamoy Roy
M. Tech project student;
Currently, Engineer, Border Roads Organization
Ms. Pradnya Aagale
Former Project Associate;
PhD. candidate, York University, Canada
Mr. Pitabash Sahoo
Former PhD. student;
(Joining NTU, Singapore soon)