Rivin George

Bio and research interests
Rivin George completed his Master’s degree in Applied Chemistry from Calicut University in 2022. His thesis, conducted under the guidance of Prof. Ratheesh K. Vijayaraghavan at IISER Kolkata, focused on the core substitution of Naphthalene Diimide (NDI) molecules for potential applications in electron transport devices. In June 2023, he joined Süd-Chemie India Pvt. Ltd. (a Clariant Group company), where he gained over a year of R&D experience in the design and evaluation of noble metal-supported metal oxide catalysts. He also contributed to scientific communication as a Subject Matter Expert and Technical Writer. Since June 2025, Rivin has been a predoctoral researcher at Universitat Jaume I’s Electrocatalysis and Energy (ECATEN) group within the STECH project (Sustainable Tools for Energy Storage and Chemical Co-production). Under the supervision of Dr. Elena Mas Marzá, his research focuses on developing advanced catalytic materials for photoelectrochemical biomass valorization to enable sustainable hydrogen production and the generation of value-added chemicals in a biorefinery context.