Research Experience

Postdoctoral Associate 

(May 2023 - Present): Department of Physics, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48859, United States

(April 2021- May 2023): Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, United States. 

(January 2019- April 2021): Material Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, United States. 

(August 2015- November 2018): Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea. 

Education

Ph.D. Physics (July 2010-July 2015): Theoretical Physics Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India.

MSc Physics (2007-09): Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
BSc (Hons.) Physics (2004-07): Department of Physics, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India 

Research Interests

1. Development of many-body theories and their applications to atomic, molecular, and material systems (Coupled-Cluster, RPA, MP2, DFT, GW theory).

2. Perovskites for blue light optoelectronic applications.

3. Catalysis: Biomass conversion, electrocatalysis (ORR, HER, OER reactions) for efficient and sustainable energy technologies (e.g. Fuel cells). 

4. Designing anode material for alkali ion batteries.

5. Parity (P) and Time-reversal (T) violations in atomic and molecular systems.

6. Machine learning methods to scan chemical space.