Poulomi Nandi has earned three degrees in chemistry: bachelor's degree in 2016 from St. Xavier's College, India, master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (ITT), Hyderabad, and PhD from ITT, Bombay. Since 2024, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona, where she is developing an automated high-throughput electrochemical testing platform integrating Opentrons and Bayesian optimization for Zn-ion batteries. During her PhD, she gained expertise in synthesizing MXenes and porous nanocarbons via template-assisted methods, coupled with electrochemical characterization, positioning her to tackle pressing challenges in battery performance such as energy density, cyclability, and scalability. She envisions establishing a research program focused on next-generation energy storage for electric vehicles and renewable energy grids. She was a team leader for the 2023 Sakura Science Exchange Program in Japan, representing IIT Bombay as one of the top 50 candidates nationwide, and she won the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 2022 International Conference on Smart Materials for Sustainable Technology. She has contributed to science outreach programs for rural high school students, using interactive experiments to demystify electrochemistry and spark STEM curiosity, and she has guided junior researchers in experimental design and data analysis. Nandi believes that engineering thrives when everyone has a seat at the table, so she will strive to champion initiatives like peer mentoring networks, ensuring that engineering is a field where all can excel.

Research Interests

Energy storage devices