Computational and theoretical physicist; materials chemist
Currently working in Prof. Taketsugu group at Hokkaido University, Japan. In the Institute of Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), my broad area of research is catalysts design for energy related applications and so on.
Key interests in nutshell:
catalysis (heterogeneous and homogeneous), chemical reactions, thermoelectrics, thermal transport, defects, and programming using Fortran and Python (developed software package EStA).
Current Office Address:
Mix-office, Room 4-217, Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan, office phone: +81-11-706-9649
Positions (Current and past):
Postdoc at ICReDD, Japan (continuing since July 2019 - present)
Postdoc at IISc Bangalore, India (Jan 2018-June 2019)
Faculty at CUHP, India (July 2017-Nov 2017)
Postdoc in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, PSE division, KAUST with Prof. Udo Schwingenschlögl (Feb 2014-April 2017)
Highest Degree:
PhD from Physics Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. (July 2008-2013)
My native place is Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Kangra valley and Dhauladhar range make this place full of natural beauty, and I love to visit home whenever I find time.
Old addresses:
IISc Address: Lab123, Materials Research Centre (MRC), IISc Bangalore, Pin-560012, India
KAUST address: 3254-WS04, IBN Sina building, Department of Material Science & Engineering, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal-55455, KSA
IIT Delhi Physics Department: MS-516, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India http://physics.iitd.ac.in
Panjab University: Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India http://physics.puchd.ac.in