About
Nikhil Ji Tiwari was born in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he completed his early education. After schooling, he moved to Gorakhpur for higher studies. He received his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from St. Andrews College, Gorakhpur, affiliated with Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India, in June 2017. He subsequently completed his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Organic from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University in June 2019.
He later joined the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore) in January 2020, where he earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences under the supervision of Prof. Rajneesh Misra.
Following his doctoral studies, he continued his research in the same group at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, where he worked as a Translational Research Fellow (Research associate) from November 2025 under the guidance of Prof. Rajneesh Misra. Currently, he is working as a Translational Research Fellow (Postdoctoral Fellow) at IIT Indore in the same research group.
He is currently working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Konstanz, Germany.
His research interests span Organic Photonics and Organic Electronics, with particular emphasis on organic optoelectronic materials, organometallic systems, and energy storage applications.

Education
Aug 2026 - Present
Post Doctarate Fellow
University of Konstanz, Germany
Nov 2025 - Sep 2026
Translational Research Fellow
(Research Associate)
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
Jan 2020 - May 2026
Doctor of Philosophy
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
2017 - 2019
Master of Science
Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
2014 - 2017
Bachelar of Science
St. Andrews College, Gorakhpur
(Affiliated with Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur)
Awards
and
Scholarships
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Translational Research Fellow (Research Associate) Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore, November 2025 – September 2026
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Senior Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore, January 2022 – July 2025
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Junior Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore, January 2020 – December 2021
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Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) Awarded with All India Rank 109, June 2019