PU STUDENT GETS SELECTED FOR NEWTON BHABHA PHD PLACEMENT PROGRAM

Chandigarh January 20, 2022               

Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh student, Sahil Kumar has been selected for prestigious Newton Bhabha PhD placement program.

The Newton Bhabha PhD placement program is funded by the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Newton Bhabha Fund.

Sahil, a PhD student of Dr. S. Saravanamurugan (Scientist-F, CIAB Mohali) and Prof. Sushil Kumar Kansal of Dr. S S Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engg. & Technology, PU, is registered at the department of PU Energy Research Center. 

Under the program, Sahil will visit the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow(UK) for a period of four months. He will be working on development of process for production of alkyl glycosides from mango seed shell under the guidance of Dr. Xiaolei Zhang in the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.