Appointment

The Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Saurabh Kumar, who has joined the Jyoti Bhupat Mehta School of Health Science & Technology as Assistant Professor in September 2026.

Dr Kumar specialises in

• Biosensors

• Flexible and wearable sensors

• 2D nanomaterial MXene synthesis and applications

• Rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices,

• Non-invasive diagnostics

He also has expertise in quality management systems and internal audit (IS/ISO/IEC 17025:2017), medical device testing and calibration, and regulatory affairs under MDR-2017.

Dr. Kumar comes to IIT Guwahati after serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Devices, NIPER Guwahati. 

His work experience includes

• DST-INSPIRE Faculty, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Functional Nanomaterials and Device Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

• Project Assistant, Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University

• Project Assistant, Biomedical Instrumentation Section, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Delhi

Dr. Kumar completed his PhD in Biotechnology at Delhi Technological University, Delhi, in 2017, under the supervision of Prof. B. D. Malhotra. His thesis work was on Nanomaterials Modified Paper-Based Biosensors for Cancer Detection. He also holds an MSc in Bioelectronics and Instrumentation from Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, and a BSc (Honours) in Biotechnology from CCS University, Meerut.

It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. Kumar to the Institute and we wish him the very best for his academic career at IIT Guwahati.