Antik Sihi, PhD

Antik completed his Integrated Ph.D. (M.Sc + Ph.D.) from the School of Physical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi in 2022. Before joining Prof. Mandal's group, he was a postdoc at the School of Physics and the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. His preliminary research interests are focused on the development of various beyond-DFT electronic structure methods to understand the quantum behavior of many-body interactions for magnetic and correlated materials. He loves to read and loves to watch sports, especially football, cricket, and hockey.  

Purna Paudel, PhD

Purna earned his Ph.D. in 2024 and his M.S. in 2019 from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at West Virginia University. Before joining Prof. Mandal's group, he was a graduate student in the same department. During his Ph.D., he studied the topological superconductivity of semiconductor-superconductor hybrid quantum devices. His research primarily focuses on studying the topological superconductivity of quantum materials through first-principles techniques. Outside of his research pursuits, he enjoys painting, reading literature, and hiking. 

Christopher Jacobs

Christopher Jacobs received his M. Sc. in Mathematics and his undergraduate degree in Physics from Purdue Fort Wayne prior to joining Prof. Mandal's group at WVU in the Fall of 2022.  In past, he studied correlated photons and the growth of MoS2 thin films which led to his interest in quantum materials. In his free time, he can be found at the chess club, learning guitar at home, and going on walks in nature to clear his mind. 

Baishali Mandal 

Baishali Mandal received her M.Sc. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2022 and her B.Sc. in Physics (with honors) from the University of Calcutta in 2020. She has worked on multiferroic systems in her M.Sc. Besides Physics, she enjoys cooking, music, and painting.

We are actively looking for graduate students in our group.  Please email the P.I. or knock on room#441 in White Hall@WVU for more information.  

We are actively looking for graduate students in our group.  Please email the P.I. or knock on room#441 in White Hall@WVU for more information.  

Caden Ginter is an undergraduate at WVU pursuing dual degrees in Physics and Computer Science. Before joining Prof. Mandal's group, he worked with Harrisburg University, QuSecure, and Amazon Web Services on simulations of ideal quantum computers. He has interests in high-performance computing, materials science, and quantum computing and spends his free time reading and experimenting with new libraries and computer languages.

We are interested to recruit undergraduate researchers to our group.  For more information, please contact the P.I. If you have any questions, you can also stop by the Physics office in White Hall.