Malakar CZR group Summer 2025, (back row from left) Saurabh, Hanamant, Arindam, Xiaochen, Japhet, Chandan, (front row from left), Kira, Kaitlyn, Britt and Kalley.
Principal Investigator
MS in Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Graduate Student, co-advised with Dr. M. Kaiser (Ph.D., Expected Graduation May 2026)
M.Tech in Civil Engineering (Water Resources Engineering), IISc. Bangaluru, India
Graduate Student (Ph.D., Expected Graduation December 2026)
BS in Integrated Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Graduate Student (MS, Expected Graduation May 2026)
BS in Geology, University of Wyoming, MS Natural Resource Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Advisors: Dr. T. Franz and Dr. A. Malakar)
Graduate Student (Ph.D., Expected Graduation December 2028, co-advised with Dr. T. Franz)
MS in Chemistry, Amity University, Delhi, India
Graduate Student (Ph.D., Expected Graduation May 2027)
BS in Environmental Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Graduate Student (MS, Expected Graduation August 2026)
Research Technician II
BS in Environmental Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2025)
Visiting Scientist, Water for Advanced Research and Innovation Fellow, 2025-26
Scientist (Agronomy), National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Pune, India
Yvon Ukwishaka
MS in Natural Resources, May 2024.
Presently working as R&D Scientist and Chemistry Lab Analyst at Rare Earth Salts.
Dr. Preetismita Borah, Ph.D. in Chemistry
Visiting Scientist SERB-SIRE Fellowship at Malakar CZR Group, 2023-24.
Currently, working as Scientist at CSIR-CSIO, India.
Kaitlyn Richards, BS Environmental Studies Distinction and Thesis, May 2024.
Currently, MS student at Malakar CZR Group!
Kira Hall, BS Environmental Sciences, May 2025.
Currently working as research technician at Malakar CZR Group!