Publications & Preprints

• C Majhi, B Bhatt, S Gupta, and K Khare. "Effect of externally deposited nanoscale heterogeneities in thin polymer films on their adhesion behavior." arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.01627 (2023).

• S Kumar, C Majhi, K Khare, MK Singh. "Adhesion study at the interface of a PDMS-elastomer and borosilicate glass-slide: effect of modulus and thickness of the elastomer." Soft Matter 21 (13), 2493-2501 (2025).

• C Majhi, S Gupta, MK Singh, and K Khare. "Engineering interfacial adhesion of thin polymer films via nanoscale heterogeneity." npj Soft Matter 2, 13 (2026).

Project Work

• M.Sc. Course Project (2021–22):
  "Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Elastic Instabilities in Soft Matter"
  Conducted under the supervision of Prof. Krishnacharya, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

• Ph.D. Course Project (2022–23):
  "Effect of Externally Deposited Nanoscale Heterogeneities in Thin Polymer Films on Their Interfacial Behavior"
  Conducted under the supervision of Prof. Krishnacharya, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Conferences & Workshops

• Presented a poster on our research work at CompFlu 2023 (the 17th Annual International Conference on Complex Fluids and Soft Matter), organized by IIT Madras (December 17–20, 2023).

• Presented a poster on our work at CompFlu 2024, organized by IIT Hyderabad (December 15–17, 2024).

• Presented a poster on our research at Research Scholar Day 2025, organized by the Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur 

(awarded the Best Poster Prize).

• Presented a poster on our research work at CompFlu 2025, hosted by IISc Bangalore (December 15–17, 2025).

• Delivered a research presentation on our work at the International Nanotribology Forum (INF) 2026, organized by Swiss Tribology, during January 25–30, 2026 (awarded a full conference scholarship).