Mayank's research primarily focuses on the modelling and simulation of reaction processes, transport phenomena, and microstructural changes in building materials. He is particularly interested in investigating the mechanical properties and durability of geopolymers, with a special emphasis on their response to carbonation. Additionally, he is actively studying the shrinkage behaviour of geopolymers, with a specific focus on analyzing the micropore structure and gel formation processes.

Mayank is a postdoctoral researcher in the micro lab. His current focus is on utilizing numerical simulation techniques to study the reaction process and conduct reactive transport modelling of geopolymers exposed to carbonation. Mayank obtained his PhD from concrete lab., University of Tokyo, Japan (2019 to 2022). Prior to that, he completed his master's degree at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi. He was also a research intern at Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany for which he received DAAD-WISE scholarship.

During his PhD, he worked on the application of expansive additives (EA) in concrete. His project was focussed on the understanding the expansion characteristics of concrete with EA (under free and restraint conditions) and preparing a poromechanical framework to model the expansion of concrete. His master’s project was focused on the multiscale micromechanical modelling of strength of concrete.