Resume

EMPLOYMENT

• 2016 - present: Associated faculty, Centre of Nanotechnology, IIT Roorke, India
• 2016 - present: Assistant Professor, IIT Roorkee, Physics Department, India
• 2015 - 2016: Visiting Researcher, Lund University, Chemical Physics Department, SWEDEN
• 2012 - 2015: Postdoctoral fellow at UMass Amherst, Department of Chemistry, USA
• 2011 - 2012: Postdoctoral fellow at JNCASR, CPMU, Bangalore, INDIA

EDUCATION

• 2006 - 2011: PhD student, JNCASR, CPMU, Bangalore, INDIA
• 2004 - 2006: M.Sc (Physics) University of Pune, Department of Physics, Pune, INDIA
• 1999 - 2003: BE (Electrical) Jadavpur University, Electrical Engg. Dept. Kolkata, INDIA

TALKS

• Role of ion migration on Perovskite stability: Electrochemical impedance and super-resolution micro spectroscopy (invited talk), Workshop on "Perovskite Semiconductor Solar Cells", SERIIUS, IIT Bombay 2016, INDIA.
• Role of ion transport on the stability of perovskite solar cells, (Talk), Chemical Physics Department, Lund University, 2015, Lund, Sweden.
• Organic and organic/inorganic hybrid electronics: A new generation solar cells, (Invited talk), IISER Kolkata, 2015 Kolkata, INDIA.
• From Molecules To Functional Materials: Controlling Morphology At Multiple Length-Scale, (Talk), 6th Annual Young Investigator Meeting - Boston, Boston, USA, 2014.
• Efficient charge transport through surfactant-stabilized polymer nano particles assembly, (Talk), MRS Fall meeting 2013, Boston, USA.

• Transport Dynamics and Fluctuations in Active Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells, (invited talk), IISER Kolkata, 2011, Kolkata, INDIA.
• Low band-gap polymer photo-diode as near IR detector and its possible application in telecommunication systems, (Talk), CPMU Unit Day 2010, JNCASR, Bangalore, INDIA.

• General Features in Light Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Response of Bulk-heterojuction Polymer Solar cells, (Talk), MRS Spring Meeting 2010, San Francisco, USA.
• Universality in Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy in Bulk-Hetero-Junction Polymer Solar Cells, (Talk), JNCASR Annual In-House Symposium 2009, JNCASR, Bangalore, INDIA.

TEACHING ASSOCIATES

• PHN-202 Electricity & Magnetism Spring, 2015-16
• PHN-001 Mechanics Autumn, 2016-17, 2017-18
• NTN-602 Technology of Nanostructured Fabrications Autumn, 2016-17, 2017-18
• PHN-004 Applied Physics Spring, 2016-17
• PHN-708 Solar Photovoltaic Spring, 2016-17
• PHN-712 Optoelectronics Spring, 2016-17
• NTN-604 Physics of Nanomaterials Spring, 2016-17, 2017-18
• PHN-733 Solid State Lighting Spring, 2017-18

SCHOOL AND CONFERENCE ATTENDED

• International Winter School on Chemistry of Materials, ICMR-JNCASR, 2006 , Bangalore, INDIA.
• Conference on Photonic Materials / Active Organic Materials, IUMRS- ICAM-2007, Bangalore, INDIA
• International Winter School for Graduate Students on Organic Electronics and Optoelectronics, SCDT-IITK-NNIN, 2008, Kanpur, INDIA
• Participated in ScienceQuest 2012, UMass Amherst, USA. Photo link.
• Participated in Summer Nanotech Institute Program 2013, UMass Amherst, USA. Photo link.
• Participated in ScienceQuest 2014, UMass Amherst, USA.

AWARDS

• 2015: Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sweden (selected)
• 2008: Senior Research Fellowship, CSIR.
• 2006: Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR.
• 2006: JEST (Physics), All India rank 37.
• 2006: Late Satish Bhide Prize for best Project in M.Sc. (Physics) Examination.
• 2006: Secure highest marks in M. Sc. (Physics)