Associate Professor: April 2026 -Present

Assistant Professor: March 2022-April 2026

E-mail: prasannamural[at]iitb.ac.in

Fax: (+91-22) 2572 7635

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fHYMqZIAAAAJ&hl=en

Website:  https://prasannamural.github.io./index.html

ORCID: 0000-0001-9908-0490

 Academic Background

  • PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India,
  • M.Tech., Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, India,
  • B.Tech., National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India

Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Bombay
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Bombay
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa

Research Interests

  • Polymer nanocomposites and multifunctional materials
  • Piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators
  • Energy harvesting and self-powered sensors
  • Electrospinning and membrane fabrication
  • Water remediation and antibacterial membranes
  • Smart materials and IoT-enabled sensing systems
  • Structure–property relationships in polymers
  • Machine learning for materials design
  • Hydrogen Generation

Research Profile Summary

Dr. Prasanna Mural is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Bombay, recognised for developing multifunctional polymer nanocomposites that address critical challenges in sustainable energy harvesting and environmental remediation. His research spans from fundamental materials design through nanoparticle engineering and polymer processing to device fabrication and advanced characterisation

Selected Publications

  • Sravandas et al., 2026. Halogen-Tuned BiOI-Cl Solid Solutions with Enhanced Built-In Electric Field for Superior Piezo-Photocatalytic Performance. Langmuir,
  • Mural, P.K.S. et al., 2026. Photo-assisted energy harvesters using PVDF-based perovskite systems. ACS Applied Electronic Materials.
  • Kukreja, K., Pratihar, S., Mural, P.K.S., 2025. PVDF/2D layered composite nanogenerators for energy harvesting. Sensors and Actuators A.
  • Varun, S. et al., Mural, P.K.S., 2024. Machine learning insights in materials design. Chemical Engineering Journal.
  • Chandran, A.M., Mural, P.K.S., 2022. PVDF nanocomposites with functionalized nanoparticles. Sustainable Energy & Fuels.