Unconventional Superconductivity & Magnetism: Investigating the roles of spin and orbital fluctuations in the superconductivity and peculiar magnetisms in Ruthenates.

Mott-Hund’s Physics: Decoding the electronic origins of metal-insulator transitions and magnetic orders in 4d and 5d transition metal oxides (Osmates, Ruthenates).

Key Publications: Phys. Rev. Lett. (2023, 2020), Science (2023), Phys. Rev. B (2020,2022).

Dimensionality Control: Using epitaxial strain and superlattice engineering to stabilize metastable phases and "tune" the electronic landscape of quasi-2D oxide heterostructures .

Topological Phases: Exploring Weyl fermions and nodal-line semimetals in geometrically frustrated and magnetic systems.

Key Publications: Nature (2021), Nature Commun. (2022), Appl. Phys. Rev. (2025).

Beyond Conventional DFT: Development and applicationof advanced many-body techniques, including DFT+DMFT, GW, and cRPA .

Quantifying Interactions: Systematic calculation of Hubbard parameters using spectral methods to bridge the gap between first-principles theory and experimental reality .

Key Publications: Phys. Rev. B (2025, 2025,2018), npj Comput. Mater. (2024).

Next-Gen Battery Cathodes : Applying correlation physics in Li/Na-ion battery materials.

Polaron Dynamics: Exploring polaron physics in semiconductor and quantum materials.

2D systems: Dimensionally restricted electronic structures in 2D and quasi-2D systems.

Key Publications: Small (2022), Phys. Rev. Mater. (2021), PCCP (2023).