Nandalal Girichandran

I hail from Bangalore, India. I completed my Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India, in 2016. Subsequently, I undertook a brief role as a graduate engineer trainee at an optical fibre manufacturing plant in Aurangabad, India. Following this, I pursued my Master's in Chemical Engineering, Applied Sciences faculty at TU Delft between 2017 and 2019, specializing in process engineering. For my thesis, titled "Controlling crystal polymorphism using surface decorated liquid-gel interfaces," I work with Dr Burak Eral in the Process & Energy Department at 3ME faculty.

Remaining at TU Delft, I transitioned into a doctoral researcher position within the Kortlever group in December 2019. My doctoral research focused on the high-pressure electrochemical reduction of CO2 to fuels, with particular emphasis on optimizing engineering and operational parameters. I gained extensive experience in reactor design, flow electrochemistry, and material synthesis throughout this period.

Presently, I am employed as a postdoctoral researcher at the Industrial Catalysis Lab, Applied Sciences faculty working alongside Dr Atul and Dr Atsushi. My current research centres on optimizing the continuous synthesis of cyclic carbonates from CO2 in a packed bed reactor. 

In my free time, I play in a soccer league on the weekends and occasionally bring out the creative in me to do some shade art.