What's happening at the lab.

Paper accepted — Jana et al., "Co(II) complex promoted PVDF β-phase crystallization: innovations in pressure sensing and energy harvesting," Journal of Materials Chemistry A (IF 10.7).

PhD defense — Dr. S. Varun successfully defended his doctoral thesis, "Electrospun PVDF–MXene Nanofiber Generators for Self-Powered Sensing" (co-advised with Dr. Lity Alen Varghese, NITC).

Paper published — Salesh et al., "Multifunctional Lead-Free Halide Perovskite-Based Piezo/Triboelectric Hybrid Nanogenerator," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (IF 8.5).

Book published — Recent Technologies and Challenges in Water Remediation, co-edited volume in Springer Nature's Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering series (Vol. 581).

Group milestone — The MCPT Lab's citation count crossed 1,050 on Google Scholar. Many thanks to students, collaborators, and reviewers past and present.

Invited talk — Delivered keynote at the International Conference on Functional Polymers and Composites (ICFPC 2025), IIT Madras, on "From β-phase PVDF to deployable TENGs: a decade in pictures."

Paper — Kukreja & Mural, "High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Based on PVDF/2D Layered Mo₃AlC₂ Composites," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical.

Award — Suman Jana received the Best Poster Award at the MRS-India Spring Meeting for work on Co(II)-promoted PVDF crystallization.

Grant — SERB Core Research Grant awarded for "3D Printed Sustainable Polymeric Nano-energy Harvester for IoT Monitoring." ₹37.12 lakhs, 3 years.

International grant — AUA-NWEC collaborative grant with UAE partners for "Graphene-entrapped Polymer Fibers for Air Purification" (AED 399K).

Grant — BRNS project on perovskite-based triboelectric nanogenerators for self-powered sensing (₹29.5 lakhs).

Milestone — Joined IIT Bombay as Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science. The MCPT Lab opens its doors.