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Dr. Pramod M. Gawal is Postdoctoral Researcher at Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at IIT Guwahati as a Prime Minister’s Research Fellow (PMRF). His research focuses on developing nanostructured materials for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, water splitting, pollutant degradation, and other clean-energy applications.

He has authored 15+ research papers in reputed journals, received multiple Best Presentation Awards, and serves as a reviewer for leading journals published by ACS, Elsevier, RSC, and Springer.

Dr. Gawal has strong expertise in nanomaterial synthesis, advanced material characterization, DFT modeling, photoelectrochemical analysis, and bioprocessing. He has developed a range of CdS-based composites and heterostructures, integrating experimental studies with computational insights to enhance catalytic performance.

He holds a B.Tech from LIT Nagpur and an M.Tech from ICT Mumbai, and has previously worked at TERI, New Delhi, on downstream fermentation purification. He is passionate about advancing sustainable energy technologies through innovative catalyst design and interdisciplinary research.