About me

Professional Experience:

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow:

Boston College, USA (January 2022-present)

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow: 

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India (June 2021-December 2021)

Education:

• 2015-2020: Doctor of Philosophy (Physics)  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, India

          Thesis title: Phonons, Quasiparticle Excitations and Their Coupling in Iridium Based Double Perovskites

• 2018-2020: Senior research fellow (SRF) Ph. D (Physics) at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India

• 2015-2018: Junior research fellow (JRF) Ph. D (Physics) at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India

• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) (Physics)  Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill , Shimla

          Thesis title: Synthesis and characterization of Lead free Ba1-xCaxTiO3 ferroelectric thin films prepared by chemical solution method

• Master of Science  (M.Sc) (Physics) Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill , Shimla

            Thesis title: Structural and micro-structural characteristics of Sock compressed Titanium

• Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) Govt. College Karsog under Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill , Shimla.

Expertise:  

Experimental:

• Custom build Raman setup: Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in designing and building a Raman spectroscopy setup on optical table in Lab, as well as optimization of experimental parameters such as precise laser alignment, appropriate selction of components for achieving high-quality Raman signal with maximum signal-to-noise ratio.

• Experments: Experties in performing low temperature Raman experiments using Custom build Raman setup and confocal Horiba LabRam HR (Raman/PL mapping) in temperature range from 4-330K with Montana cryostat and above 80K with Linkam Scientific using Liquid Nitrogen.

• High temperature (upto 650 K) study using Linkam Scientific 

• Experties in perforaming Raman experiments as a function of polarization (linear and circular polarized light).

• Experience in sample preparation using mechanical exfoliation method.

• Experience in dealing and handling UHV transfer system for air sensitive samples as well as vacuum pumps.

• Thin films deposition via thermal evaporation and spin coating.

Theoretical:

Density Functional Theoretical (DFT)

Structural, electronic, magnetic, topological and lattice dynamics (phonon) studies using following codes:

•  Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package (VASP), 

• Tight binding modeling, 

• Wien2K, 

• Quantum Espresso (DFT & DFPT), and Elk.

• Phonopy

Other:

• Matlab, Python , Origin and Mathematica.

Academic awards:

• • 2019     - International travel grant awarded by Science & Education Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India to attend "International conference on strongly correlated electron systems", at Okayama, Japan.

  • 2019     - Best Poster Presentation award with an amount of $200 (Australian Dollar) in "The 43rd Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting" at Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.

  • 2019 - International travel grant awarded by Indian Institute Technology Mandi (IIT), India, to attend "The 43rd Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting" at Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.

  • 2019     - International Student Travel Grant $1000 USD from Joint MMM-Intermag Conference (not received because not able to attend the Conference).

  • 2018     - Senior Research Fellowship from Ministry of Human Research Development, Govt. of India.

  • 2017     - Best Poster Presentation award in "Conference on Spectroscopy of Emerging Functional Materials (SEFM-2017)"  IIT Mandi, India.

  • 2015     - Junior Research Fellowship from Ministry of Human Research Development, Govt. of India.

  • 2015     - One Time Scholarship amount ₹75,000 form Chief Minister Incentive Scheme Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, India.

  • 2015     - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

  • 2010     - Best student of the college Vivekananda award, Govt. college Karsog, Himachal Pradesh, India.

  • 2010     - First position in Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), Govt. college Karsog, Himachal Pradesh, India.

  • 2005     - Scholarship amount of ₹10,000 from Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Membership of Academic Society:

• • American Physical Society (APS)

Other Co-curricular Activities:

• • Participated in Science Activity corner School and District level 2005-2007.

  • Vice-President and General Secretory of "Wonder Science Club" for two year (2009-2010), Govt. college Karsog, Himachal Pradesh, India.