Siddharth V Patwardhan

Professor Siddharth V Patwardhan is a faculty member at the University of Sheffield within the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, holding the title of Professor of Sustainable Chemical and Materials Engineering. He leads the Green Nanomaterials Research Group and serves as an EPSRC Fellow, focusing on scalable, sustainable synthesis of nanomaterials for energy, environmental, biomedical, and industrial applications.

• Education: BE (Pune, 2000), MS and PhD (Cincinnati, 2003), Post-Doc (Delaware/Nottingham, 2003-2008)

Research Interests center on bioinspired green nanomaterials, emphasizing their synthesis, scalability, and application in lithium-ion battery anodes, carbon capture, water remediation, and biomedical delivery systems. His work bridges fundamental discoveries with industrial commercialization, evidenced by a book, 70+ publications, and multiple patents.

Recent Article Trends highlight advancements in green synthesis of mesoporous silica, CO2-assisted manufacturing, bioinspired drug delivery, and techno-economic analysis of scalable nanomaterials. These studies span energy storage, environmental remediation, and computational process design.

• Scientific Awards: EPSRC Fellow, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Dedicated Outstanding Mentor (4x), Teaching Excellence (2x), SuperVisionary Award
• Grants: EPSRC Fellowship (EP/R025983/1), Bioinspired Energy Storage Materials (EP/R027471/1), Industry/Scottish Enterprise Funding, SynBio Nanomaterials (EP/P00689/1)

Supervision includes PhD students in green nanomaterials and porous silicon projects, alongside PDRAs in computational and experimental studies. His consultancy addresses waste valorisation, CO2 reduction, and green manufacturing for energy and environmental sectors.