Academic History: B.Sc. In materials engineering from Azrielli - college of engineering in Jerusalem (2021)
Final project: controlling and tailoring the surface area properties of “Daika” wood through laser etching.
M.Sc student in chemistry in the hebrew university of Jerusalem (present) Research area: Cold sintering process of salt and the effects on its mechanical properties
Improving polyaniline conductivity through optimization of production processes and doping (2024 at Azrieli College of Engineering)
Effect of firearm handling nature on caliber post-fired marks (2024-2025 at Azrieli College of Engineering and the MAZAP - Forensic Identification Police laboratory)
Current research area:
Electrodeposition of carbon from molten salts at high pressure (2025 – present at HUJI)
Reinvention of the Electrochemical Interface Enabling Flexible Batteries for Wearable Electronic (2025 – present at HUJI in collaboration with UIUC)
Academic History: Ph.D. (2020): Nano biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil nadu, INDIA. M.Sc (2014): Nano technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
Research Area: Nanoparticle Synthesis; Characterization of Nanoparticles; synthesis of core-shell nanoparticles; Bacterial Biofilm; Chromium reduction; Microbial Isolation; Environmental Nano remediation; Nano fertilizers
Publications: 1. Ravikumar, K. V. G., Kubendiran, H., Gupta, R., Gupta, A., Sharma, P., Alex, S. A., ... & Mukherjee, A. (2020). In-situ coating of Fe/Pd nanoparticles on sand and its application for removal of tetracycline from aqueous solution. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 36, 101400. 2. Ravikumar, K., Debayan, G., Mrudula, P., Chandrasekaran, N. and Amitava, M. (2020), 'In situ formation of bimetallic FeNi nanoparticles on sand through green technology: Application for tetracycline removal', Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 14 (1), 16. 3. Giri, R. K.V.G, Raju, L. S., Nancharaiah, Y. V., Pulimi, M., Chandrasekaran, N. and Mukherjee, A. (2019), 'Anaerobic nano zero-valent iron granules for hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solution', Environmental Technology & Innovation 100495. 4. Kvg, R., Das, S., Osborne, J. W., Natarajan, C. and Mukherjee, A. (2019), 'Novel nano-bio (Nano Zerovalent Iron and Klebsiella sp.) composite beads for congo red removal using response surface methodology', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 103413. 5. Ravikumar, K., Argulwar, S., Sudakaran, S. V., Pulimi, M., Chandrasekaran, N. and Mukherjee, A. (2018), 'Nano-Bio sequential removal of hexavalent chromium using polymer- nZVI composite film and sulfate reducing bacteria under anaerobic condition', Environmental Technology & Innovation 9 122-133. 6. Ravikumar, K., Kubendiran, H., Ramesh, K., Rani, S., Mandal, T. K., Pulimi, M., Natarajan, C. and Mukherjee, A. (2019), 'Batch and column study on tetracycline removal using green synthesized NiFe nanoparticles immobilized alginate beads', Environmental Technology & Innovation, 17, 100520. 7. Ravikumar, K., Singh, A. S., Sikarwar, D., Gopal, G., Das, B., Mrudula, P., Natarajan, C. and Mukherjee, A. (2019), 'Enhanced tetracycline removal by in-situ NiFe nanoparticles coated sand in column reactor', Journal of environmental management 236, 93-99. 8. Ravikumar, K., Sudakaran, S. V., Ravichandran, K., Pulimi, M., Natarajan, C. and Mukherjee, A. (2019), 'Green synthesis of NiFe nano particles using Punica granatum peel extract for tetracycline removal', Journal of Cleaner Production 210, 767-776. 9. Ravikumar, K., Santhosh, S., Sudakaran, S. V., Nancharaiah, Y. V., Mrudula, P., Chandrasekaran, N. and Mukherjee, A. (2018), 'Biogenic nano zero valent iron (Bio-nZVI) anaerobic granules for textile dye removal', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 6 (2), 1683-1689. 10. Ravikumar, K., Sudakaran, S. V., Pulimi, M., Natarajan, C. and Mukherjee, A. (2018), 'Removal of hexavalent chromium using nano zero valent iron and bacterial consortium immobilized alginate beads in a continuous flow reactor', Environmental Technology & Innovation 12, 104-114. 11. Ravikumar, K., Dubey, S., Chandrasekaran, N. and Mukherjee, A. (2016), 'Scale-up synthesis of zero-valent iron nanoparticles and their applications for synergistic degradation of pollutants with sodium borohydride', Journal of Molecular Liquids 224, 589-598. 12. Ravikumar, K., Kumar, D., Kumar, G., Mrudula, P., Natarajan, C. and Mukherjee, A. (2016), 'Enhanced Cr (VI) Removal by Nanozerovalent Iron-Immobilized Alginate Beads in the Presence of a Biofilm in a Continuous-Flow Reactor', Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 55 (20), 5973-5982. 13. Ravikumar, K., Kumar, D., Rajeshwari, A., Madhu, G., Mrudula, P., Chandrasekaran, N. and Mukherjee, A. (2016), 'A comparative study with biologically and chemically synthesized nZVI: applications in Cr (VI) removal and ecotoxicity assessment using indigenous microorganisms from chromium-contaminated site', Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23 (3), 2613-2627. 14. Gopal, G., Ravikumar, K. V. G., Salma, M., Chandrasekaran, N., & Mukherjee, A. (2020). Green synthesized Fe/Pd and in-situ Bentonite-Fe/Pd composite for efficient tetracycline removal. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 104126. 15. Guha, T., Ravikumar, K., Mukherjee, A., Mukherjee, A. and Kundu, R. (2018), 'Nanopriming with zero valent iron (nZVI) enhances germination and growth in aromatic rice cultivar (Oryza sativa cv. Gobindabhog L.)', Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 127 403-413.
Academic history: B.Sc (2014): B.Sc. honours in Chemistry from Ramjas College, University of Delhi, India. M.Sc. (2016): Master's degree in Chemistry with an Inorganic specialization from the University of Delhi, India. Ph.D. (2022): Ph.D. in Chemistry (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) from the Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India.
Research area: Material synthesis (Hydrothermal, Colloidal and Sol-gel), Characterization ( XRD, FTIR, Raman, TGA-DTA, TEM-STEM-HAADF, XPS, AFM, SEM-EDAX), Application (Energy storage, and Conversion).
Publications: 1. L. Kumar, H. Chauhan, N. Yadav, N. Yadav, S. A Hashmi, S. Deka, Faster Ion Switching NiCo2O4Nanoparticle Electrode-Based Supercapacitor Device with High Performances and Long Cycling Stability. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 6999-7006. Impact factor (2021): 6.959.
2. B. Antil, L. Kumar, K. P. Reddy, C. S. Gopinath, S. Deka, Direct Thermal Polymerization Approach toN-Rich Holey Carbon Nitride Nanosheets and Their Promising Photocatalytic H2 Evolution and Charge-Storage Activities, ACS Sust. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7, 9428-9438. Impact factor (2021): 9.224.
3. L. Kumar, P. K. Boruah, M. R. Das, S. Deka, Superbending (0–180°) and High-Voltage OperatingMetal-Oxide-Based Flexible Supercapacitor. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 37665-37674. Impact factor (2021): 10.383.
4. L. Kumar, M. Chauhan, P. K. Boruah, M. R. Das, S.A. Hashmi, S. Deka, Coral-Shaped BifunctionalNiCo2O4 Nanostructure: A Material for Highly Efficient Electrochemical Charge Storage and Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 6793-6804. Impact factor (2021): 6.959.
5. L. Kumar, P. K. Boruah, S. Borthakur, L. Saikia, M. R. Das, S. Deka, Cuco-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheet-Based Polyhedrons for Flexible Supercapacitor Cells. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4, 5250-5262. Impact factor (2021): 6.140.
6. B. Antil, L. Kumar, R. Ranjan, S. Shenoy, K. Tarafder, C.S. Gopinath, S. Deka, One-Dimensional Multichannel g-C3N4.7 Nanostructure Realizing an Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Its Theoretical Investigations, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4, 3118-3129. Impact factor (2021): 6.959.
7. J. Muhommad, L. Kumar, P. K. Baruah, M. R. Das, S. Deka, All‐Solid‐State Flexible Symmetric Supercapacitor Based on Morphology Oriented Amorphous Cu−Co−B Alloy Nanosheets for Energy Storage. Batteries & Supercaps, 2022, 5. Impact factor (2021): 6.043.
8. L. Kumar, B. Antil, A. Kumar, M. R. Das, S. Deka, An Insight into Superior and Stable Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction by One-Dimensional FeCoP colloidal nanostructure, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 4, 5468-5477. Impact factor (2021): 10.383.
9. L. Kumar, B. Antil, M. R. Das, S. Deka, N-Doped Graphene Modulated N-Rich Carbon Nitride Realizing a Promising All-Solid-State Flexible Supercapacitor, J. Energy Storage 2022, 54, 104731. Impact factor (2021): 8.9.
10. B. Antil, L. Kumar, S. Deka, Incorporating NiCoP into Hollow Rings of ZnCo-Metal-Organic Frameworks to Deliver Platinum Co-Catalyst Like Visible-Light Driven Hydrogen Evolution Activity, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 11113. Impact factor (2021): 6.959.
P. N. Patil, S. Kumar, A. Anshu, V. M. Jali, B Sahoo, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2025) 36:825
S. Kumar, R. Kumar, N. Goyal, SK Parida, A. Anshu, A. Yadav, F. Yan, B. Sahoo, RSC, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, DOI- https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA09282A
S. Kumar, D. Tripathi, A. Anshu, R. Kumar, A. Yadav, P. Chauhan, B. Sahoo, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2024, 7, 18, 21603–21616, DOI- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c03509
S. Kumar, R. Kumar, N. Goyal, A. Yadav, BM Swetha, B. Sahoo, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2024, 7, 14, 16422–16437, DOI- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c02278
S. Kumar, R. Kumar, N. Goyal, A. Vazhayil, A. Yadav, N. Thomas, B. Sahoo, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2024,7,7865−7882, DOI-https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c00479
R. Kumar⁑, S. Kumar⁑, SG Chandrappa, N. Goyal, A. Yadav, N. Ravishankar, A. S. Prakash, B. Sahoo, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2024, 984, 173862, DOI-https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.173862 (⁑Equal Contribution)
Ph.D. (2025): Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Israel
M. Phil Inorganic Chemistry (2020): Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Chemical Sciences, Kerala, India
Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry (2017): Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kerala, India
Research area
Laser- processed hybrid systems, Synthesis and characterization of functional materials, electrochemical energy storage and energy conversion applications.
Publications
Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Dutta, A.; Yadav, M. K.; Borenstein, A. Laser‐Induced HKUST‐1 Derived Porous Electrocatalyst: An Innovative Approach to Boost Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis. Adv. Sustain. Syst. 2025, 00441, 1–11. doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202500441.
Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Dutta, A.; Catherin Sesu, D.; Yadav, M. K.; Borenstein, A. Palladium-Embedded Laser-Induced Graphene for Efficient Formic Acid Oxidation. E`nergy & Fuels2024, 38 (19) ,1893018939. doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03417
Lal, A.; Ebenezer, J.; Velayudham, P.; Borenstein, A.; Schechter, A. Laser-Induced Pd-PdO/RGO Catalysts for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrate into Ammonia. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16 (28), 36433–36443. doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c06378.(equal authorship).
Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Hirsch, L. O.; Cahan, R.; Borenstein, A. Laser-Assisted Direct Coating of Graphene-Based Films on Plastic Substrates with Bactericidal Properties. Appl. Surf. Sci.2024, 643 (August 2023), 158660. doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158660.
Lal, A.; Sathiyan, K.; Borenstein, A. Laser Processed Magnetite Nanoparticles Embedded on RGO Composites for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Adv. Sustain. Syst.2022, 6 (7), 2200076. doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202200076.(equal authorship).
Dutta, A.; Krishnappa, M.; Porat, H.; Lavi, R.; Lal, A.; Yadav, M. K.; Mandić, V.; Makrinich, G.; Laikhtman, A.; Zak, A.; Borenstein, A. Plasma-Treated 1D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. J. Mater. Chem. A2024, 25176–25185. doi.org/10.1039/d4ta02976c.
Porat, H.; Lal, A.; Dutta, A.; Yadav, M. K.; Sesu, D. C.; Minnes, R.; Borenstein, A. Nickel-Oxide Embedded Laser-Induced Graphene for High-Performance Supercapacitors. Nanoscale2025, 17, 2243-2251. doi.org/10.1039/D4NR03227F.
Yadav, M. K.; Dutta, A.; Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Zidki, T.; Borenstein, A. Laser-Induced Synthesis of Copper-Based Nanomaterials for CO2 Electroreduction into Methanol. ACS Appl. eng. Mater. 2025, 8 (17), 12641–12650. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.5c01617.
Sesu, D. C.; Porat, H.; Lal, A.; Dutta, A. A Laser-Induced Catalyst for the Electrosynthesis of Ammonia. Nanoscale2026, 18, 806-814.https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01544h.
Research area: 1. 3D printed antibacterial implants
Publications:
1. Naim, G., Bruchiel-Spanier, N., Betsis, S., Eliaz, N., & Mandler, D. (2023). Vat Polymerization by Three-Dimensional Printing and Curing of Antibacterial Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Embedded in Poly (ethylene glycol) Diacrylate for Biomedical Applications. Polymers, 15, 3586, 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15173586
2. Bruchiel-Spanier, N., Betsis, S., Naim, G., & Mandler, D. (2022). Electrochemical and electrophoretic coatings of medical implants by nanomaterials. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, (2022) 26;1871-1896. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-022-05235-6
3. Guy Naim, Magdassi, Shlomo , and Mandler, Daniel . (2024). “Continuous Material Deposition On Filaments In Fused Deposition Modeling”. Polymers, 16, 20, Pp. 2904. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/16/20/2904
Academic History: 2013-2017: BSc in chemistry at the Hebrew University. 2018 - 2020: MSc in chemistry at the Hebrew University. 2020 – present: PhD student in chemistry at the Hebrew University.
Research area:
1. Investigating the selectivity of anisotropic nanoparticle shapes, such as Au nanorods (GNRs), through imprinted polymer matrices.
2. Conducting a kinetic study of single-entity electrochemistry (SEE) nano-impact using imprinted polymer matrices.
B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (2021). Final project: Electrochemical assay for kinase inhibition. B.Sc. in Materials Engineering from Azrielli - College of Engineering in Jerusalem (2023). Final project: Electrochemical characterization of galvanic corrosion during chemical-mechanical planarization. M.Sc. student in Chemistry at Hebrew University in Jerusalem (present).
Research Area: Chemical-mechanical planarization, corrosion, galvanic corrosion, electrochemistry
Publications: 1. O. Solomon, H. Sapir, E. Mervinetsky, Y.-J. Chen, A. Friedler, S. Yitzchaik, Chem. Eur. J.2022, 28, e202104227
2. O. Solomon, Z. Shpilt, H. Sapir, S. Marom, S. Bibas, Y.-J. Chen, E. Y. Tshuva, S. Yitzchaik, A. Friedler, Isr. J. Chem.2022, 62, e202200041.
Academic History: 2019-present: BSc in chemistry and physics at the Hebrew University.
Research area: Studying the recognition of metallic NPs based on Nanoparticles Imprinting matrices (NAIM).
1. Studying the recognition of chiral NPs and NPs stabilized with structural isomers ligands. 2. Studying the interaction between matrixes and NPs ligand shells. 3. Studying numerical simulations of electrochemical processes.
Publications: 1. Shell–Matrix Interaction in Nanoparticle-Imprinted Matrices: Implications for Selective Nanoparticle Detection and Separation Zelikovich, D .,Dery, S ., Bruchiel-Spanier, N .,Tal, N .,Savchenko, P.,Gross, E , and Mandler, D . ACS Applied Nano Materials 2021 4 (10), 10819-10827. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.1c02256.
2.The Effect of the Capping Agents of Nanoparticles on Their Redox Potential. Pavel Savchenko, Din Zelikovich, Hadassah Elgavi Sinai, Roi Baer, and Daniel Mandler. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024146 (32), 22208-22219. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02524
Simulation of one electron reduction of ferricyanide to ferrocyanide on a nanometric electrode:
1.Simulated Cyclic Voltammetry
2. Simulation of one electron reduction of ferricyanide to ferrocyanide on a nanometric electrode
Academic History: 2016-2019: BSc in chemistry at the Hebrew University. 2019 - 2020: MSc in chemistry at the Hebrew University. 2020 – present: PhD student in chemistry at the Hebrew University.
Research area: 1. Studying the recognition of metallic NPs based on Nanoparticles Imprinting matrices (NAIM) system. 2. Studying the recognition of chiral NPs and NPs stabilized with structural isomers ligands. 3. Studying the interaction between matrixes and NPs ligand shells.
Publications: 1. Shell–Matrix Interaction in Nanoparticle-Imprinted Matrices: Implications for Selective Nanoparticle Detection and Separation Zelikovich, D., Dery, S ., Bruchiel-Spanier, N .,Tal, N .,Savchenko, P.,Gross, E , and Mandler, D . ACS Applied Nano Materials 2021 4 (10), 10819-10827. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.1c02256
2. Electrochemistry of molecular imprinting of large entities. Din Zelikovich, Linoy Dery, Daniel Mandler, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2022.100967.
3. High Recognition of Isomer-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles through Matrix Imprinting Zelikovich, D., Savchenko, P., & Mandler, D. (2023). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsami.3c04311
5. The Effect of the Capping Agents of Nanoparticles on Their Redox Potential. Pavel Savchenko, Din Zelikovich, Hadassah Elgavi Sinai, Roi Baer, and Daniel Mandler. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2024146 (32), 22208-22219. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02524 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.4c02524
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