Biosketch
A. Employment History
2. Position: Assistant Professor
3. Year: 14th February - 2022 to date
3. Institution: Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Mohali, Punjab, India.
1. Position: Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
3. Year: 3rd January - 2022 to 11th February - 2022
3. Institution: Department of Physics, IIT - Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
B. Post Ph. D. Research Experiences
3. Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate
3. Year: November - 2020 to December - 2021
3. Research Area: Phase Separation in Active Matter Systems and Soft Glassy Rheology
3. Hosted by: Prof. Peter Sollich
3. Institution: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany
2. Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
3. Year: October - 2017 to October - 2020
3. Research Area: Granular Matter, Amorphous Solids, and Thermal Glasses
3. Hosted by: Prof. Itamar Procaccia
3. Institution: Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
1. Position: Visiting Research Fellow
3. Year: June - 2017 to August - 2017
3. Project title: Towards continuum description of dense granular flow
3. Hosted by: Prof. Moshe Schwartz
3. Institution: School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
C. Educational Qualifications
5. Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Physics
3. Year: August - 2011 to May - 2017.
3. Thesis Title: Kinetics of Clustering and Growth in Nonequilibrium Systems
3. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Sanjay Puri
3. Specialization: Kinetics of Phase Transition and Granular Matter
3. Institution: School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
3. Date of Thesis Defense: 30 January 2018, Date of Award: 05 March 2018
3. Ph. D. Course work CGPA: 8.60 out of 9.0
4. Degree: Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Physics Honours
3. Year: 2011
3. Institution: School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
3. Result: 1st Class 1st (CGPA 8.21 out of 9.0)
3. Degree: Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) in Physics Honours
3. Year: 2009
3. Institution: A. B. N. Seal College, Coochbehar under University of North Bengal, India.
3. Result: 1st Class 1st with Distinction (80% in Physics Hons.)
2. Degree: Higher Secondary Examination (STD XII)
3. Year: 2006
3. Institution: Kamakhyaguri High School, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, India
3. Result: 1st Class (89.5%), Rank 717 in the Board
1. Degree: Secondary School Final Examimation (STD X)
3. Year: 2004
3. Institution: Kamakhyaguri High School, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, India
3. Result: 1st Class (84%)
D. Other Qualifications
1. Qualified JAM - 2009 with All India Rank – 11.
2. Qualified CSIR - JRF - December 2010 with All India Rank – 22.
3. Qualified GATE - 2011 with All India Rank – 34.
4. Qualified JEST - 2011 with All India Rank – 15.
5. Stood First in JNU Pre-Ph.D course work – 2012 (Grade-8.6 out of 9.0).
E. Awards
1. Recipient of Gold Medal for topping in North Bengal University (2009) in Physics(Hons).
2. Jawaharlal Nehru University Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship during M.Sc period.
3. Recipient of Gold Medal for topping in Jawaharlal Nehru University (2011) in Physics(Hons).
4. Junior Research Fellowship - CSIR (28-July-2011 to 31-July-2013).
5. Senior Research Fellowship - CSIR (01-August-2013 to 31-July-2016).
6. Best Poster Presentation Award in "SPS March Meeting - 2016" at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
7. UGC - ISF Project Fellow (Senior Research Fellow) - funded by UGC Project (01-August-2016 to 30-September-2017).
8. Recipient of Postdoctoral fellowship from Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
9. Recipient of Postdoctoral fellowship from Georg August University, Goettingen, Germany.
F. Talks Delivered
1. "Pattern formation in Ferroelectric thin films" at "National Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics - 2012", IISER - Pune, India.
2. "Molecular Dynamics Simulations:Some Applications to Statistical Physics" Journal Club, SPS, JNU, New Delhi.
3. "Domain Kinetics in Ferroelectric Films" at "Current Trends in Condensed Matter Physics - 2015", NISER - Bhubaneswar, India.
4. "Surface-directed Spinodal Decomposition on Patterned Substrates" at "Student's In-house Colloquium", School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
5. "Dynamical Properties of Granular Gases" at "Dynamic Day-Aligarh 2015", Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
6. "Order-disorder Transition in Binary Alloys: A Monte Carlo Study", at "CCP-2015", 02 - 05th December, 2015 at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India.
7. "Granular Systems and Solid Friction" on 13th October-2017 at Journal Club, SPS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
8. Invited talk at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India on "Scaling Theory of Shear-induced Inhomogeneous Dilation in Granular Matter", 18th January 2019.
9. Invited talk at Current Trends in Non-equilibrium Physics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India on "Scaling Theory of Shear-induced Inhomogeneous Dilation in Granular Matter", 22nd to 26th November 2021.
10. Invited talk at Discussion Meeting on Statistical Physics and Complex Systems, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India on "Universal density of Low-frequency States in Amorphous Solids", 18th to 20th July 2022.
11. Invited talk at 10th Soft Matter Young Investigator's Meet, Jim Corbett National Park, Ram Nagar, Uttarakhand, India on "Domain Kinetics in Critical and Off-critical Active Matter Systems", 14th to 17th June 2023.
G. Teaching Experiences
1. Teaching Assistant for the course 'Quantum Many-Body Theory', SPS, JNU, Jan - May, 2012.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Deepak Kumar.
2. Teaching Assistant for the course 'Quantum Mechanics - I', SPS, JNU, Aug - Dec, 2012.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Ajay Kumar Ghatak.
3. Teaching Assistant for the course 'Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena', SPS, JNU, Jan - May, 2013.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Sanjay Puri.
4. Teaching Assistant for the course 'Advanced Statistical Mechanics', SPS, JNU, Aug - Dec, 2013.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Shankar Prasad Das.
5. Teaching Assistant for the course 'Advanced Statistical Mechanics', SPS, JNU, Aug - Dec, 2015.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Sanjay Puri.
6. Teaching Assistant for the 'Seminar Course on Classical-Quantum Connections', Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany, Apr - Jul, 2020.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Peter Sollich.
7. Teaching Assistant for the course 'Advanced Statistical Physics', Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany, Oct 2021 - Feb 2022.
3. Course Advisor : Prof. Peter Sollich.
H. School/Conference Participation
1. Attended "SPS March Meeting - 2011 (SPS@25)" at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067.
2. Attended "Current Topics in Condensed Matter Physics" at IISER - Kolkata, October 2011.
3. Attended "DST-SERC School on Nonlinear Dynamics" at IISER - Pune, December 2011.
4. Attended "International Non-equilibrium Winter School" at IISER - Kolkata, December 2011.
5. Present a Poster on “Pattern formation in Ferroelectric Thin Films” at "SPS March Meeting" at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, March 2012.
6. Present a Poster on “Pattern formation in Ferroelectric Thin Films” at "National Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics", July 2012 at IISER - Pune, India.
7. Science Academies Workshop on Ergodic theory and Dynamical Systems, 1st October 2012 at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067.
8. Dynamic Day Delhi on 10th November 2012 @ Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi - 110025.
9. SERC School-cum-Symposium on Molecular Simulations, applications in Engineering Sciences, 27 - 30 November 2012 at Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT - Kanpur.
10. Present a Poster on “Surface Directed Spinodal Decomposition at Physically and Chemically Patterned Substrates” at "Conference on Condensed Matter and Biological Systems", Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, India, 11 - 14 January 2013.
11. Present a Poster on “Surface Directed Spinodal Decomposition on Physically and Chemically Patterned Substrates” at "SPS March Meeting" at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, March 2013.
12. RRI school on Statistical Physics-IV, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, 1 - 13 April 2013.
13. Symposium on Complex Systems: From Physics to Biology, organized by SC&IS and SPS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067, 15 - 16 October 2013.
14. SERB School on "Rheology of Complex Fluids: Advanced Computational Methods", organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, 16 - 18 December 2013.
15. Present a Poster on “Phase Separation in Binary Fluid Mixture - Model H Study” at "Symposium on Rheology of Complex Fluids - 2013", Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, 19 - 20 December 2013.
16. Present a Poster on “Phase Separation in Binary Fluid Mixture - Model H Study” at "National Symposium on Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics", January 2 - 4, 2014 organized by Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences, Jadavpur, Kolkata - 700032.
17. Lectures on Computational Material Science by Prof. Sushil Auluck, 3 - 5 March 2014 at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067.
18. A Symposium on "Physics of Soft Condensed Matter", 10th March 2014 at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067.
19. A cluster of topical meetings on "Current Trends in Condensed Matter Physics" organized by National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, 19 - 22 February 2015.
20. School of Physical Sciences In-House Symposium, 27 - 28 March 2015, organized by SPS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067.
21. Student's In-house Colloquium, 30th September 2015 at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi - 110067.
22. Growing Length Scale Phenomena in Condensed Matter Physics, 08 - 10 October 2015 at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
23. XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics (CCP-2015), 02 - 05 December 2015 at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India.
24. SPS March Meeting "Quantum Optics and Optics of Quantum Systems" 18 - 19 March 2016 at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
25. SPS March Meeting "Perspectives in Graphene and Graphene-like 2D Materials" 17-18 March 2017 at School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
26. CECAM Conference on "Next Step in Random Walks: Understanding Mechanisms Behind Complex Spreading Phenomena" in Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel (2018).
27. Summer School on "Introduction to Biological Physics for Students of Science and Engineering" in Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (2018).
28. Summer School (ZOOM) on "Hands-on Materials Modelling Course by E. B. Tadmor and R. E. Miller" in Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (2020).
29. Present a Poster on “Instabilities of Time-averaged Configurations in Thermal Glasses” at the digital meeting on "Recent Advances on the Glass Problem" organized by CECAM-HQ-EPFL, 06-08 January 2021.
30. Attended "ESI: Interdisciplinary Challenges in Nonequilibrium Physics (Online)", organized by Erwin Schrödinger Institute, 12 - 16 April 2021.
31. Attended "ESI: Memory Effects in Dynamical Processes: Theory and Computational Implementation (Online)", organized by Erwin Schrödinger Institute, 23 - 25 June 2021.
32. Attended "Bangalore school on Statistical Physics-XII (Online)", organized by ICTS - TIFR, Bangalore, 28 - 09 July 2021.
33. Attended "Combining particle-based and continuum modeling in soft matter physics with ESPResSo, PyStencils, and LbmPy (Online)", organized by CECAM-DE-SMSM, Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, 11 - 15 October 2021.
34. Attended "Edinburgh - Goettingen workshop: Statistical mechanical theories of emergence in biological systems ", organized by Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August University, 14 - 15 October 2021.
35. Attended "Mixed-gen Season 2 – Session 5: Simulating glasses (Online)", organized by CECAM-HQ-EPFL, 24th February 2022.
I. Projects Done
1. Title: Surface Directed Spinodal Decomposition and Domain Growth in Ferroelectrics.
3. Project Supervisor: Prof. Sanjay Puri, SPS, JNU, New Delhi, India.
3. Duration: 10-12-2010 to 30-04-2011.
2. Title: Towards continuum description of dense granular flow.
3. Project Supervisors: Prof. Sanjay Puri, SPS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
3. Project Supervisors: Prof. Moshe Schwartz, School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
3. Funding Agencies: UGC, India, and ISF, Israel under UGC-ISF Joint Research Framework.
3. Duration: 01-11-2014 to 31-10-2017.
J. Academic visits to Institutes
1. S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata February-2012.
2. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 22nd July to 3rd September 2015.
3. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 4th August to 15th September 2016.
4. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 24th May to 19th August 2017.
5. Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Mohali, Punjab, India, 13th and 14th September 2021.
6. Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research - Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 20th and 21st December 2021.
K. Computational Skills
1. Advanced user of Linux [Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat, etc.] and Microsoft Windows.
2. Fortran 77 & 90, C, C++ Programming language.
3. Rigorous work experience on utilities like Grace, Gnuplot, Latex etc.
4. Shell Scripting.
5. Basic Programming with Matlab, Mathematica.