Ankit Jogdand

Biography
Ankit Jogdand is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Environmental
Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, working under the supervision
of Prof. Manish Kumar. He earned his BS–MS dual degree in Chemistry from
IISER Pune, India. His doctoral research focuses on designing and synthesizing
biomimetic artificial ion channels for selective transport and sustainable
resource recovery. During his master’s studies, he worked on the development
of peptide-based biomimetic ion channels under Prof. Manish Kumar (UT
Austin), investigated the suppression of protein aggregation by PEGylated
amphiphilic molecules during a summer internship with Prof. Kazushi Kinbara
(Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), studied lipid–protein interactions in
mammalian tissues under Prof. Siddhesh Kamat (IISER Pune), and synthesized
selective proton channels in Prof. Talukdar’s lab (IISER Pune). These projects
strengthened his interests in organic synthesis, supramolecular chemistry, and
membrane science. Outside the lab, he enjoys swimming, trekking, and
camping.