Welcome Saathana Ambikaibalan, New PhD Student to Sarkar Lab

Welcome Saathana Ambikaibalan to Sarkar Lab. Saathana Ambikaibalan is a new PhD student at the School of Chemical and Process Engineering funded by the CDT Molecules to Product (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)). In her PhD, she will work on wax crystal-stabilized Pickering emulsions where wax is derived from byproducts. She will be supervised by Prof. Anwesha Sarkar (PI, Sarkar Lab) and co-supervised by Prof. Michael Rappolt, Prof. Andy Brown from SCAPE and Dr. Sepideh Khodaparast (School of Mech Eng). Her aim is to understand the organic crystal formation at the interface of a single droplet to understand the true stabilization mechanism.

Before starting her PhD, she completed her bachelors in Newcastle College as part of an apprenticeship with P&G. She worked within cross sector where she learnt several physical characterisation techniques. She loves travelling and exploring new cities and towns, hiking and nature walks, reading and trying new cuisines. We welcome Saathana to an exciting PhD journey!