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. Currently, he is working as a Translational Research Fellow (Postdoctoral Fellow) at IIT Indore in the same research group.
His research interests span Organic Photonics and Organic Electronics, with particular emphasis on organic optoelectronic materials, organometallic systems, and energy storage applications.
Education
2025 - Present
Translational Research Fellow
(Post Doctarate Fellow)
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
2020 - 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 (Postdoctoral Fellow) Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore, November 2025 – Present
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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