Sangeeta Mahala is an R&T Scientist at the Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), working on pyrocatalysis for water splitting to generate hydrogen (H₂) and for the degradation of dyes and other water pollutants. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Kansas, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC), USA, where she worked on an industrial project with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) focused on the conversion of alcohols to aromatic hydrocarbons over zeolites and designed a custom fixed-bed reactor. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from IISER Mohali, India, where her doctoral research involved the development of metal oxides, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, and mixed-oxide catalysts for the selective conversion of biomass-derived sugars. Her research expertise spans heterogeneous catalysis, reaction engineering, and reactor design, with experience in advanced materials characterization and batch and flow reactor operation, and a focus on sustainable catalytic processes and green energy applications.
