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IIT Madras Team: B.N. Shivananju, Balaji Srinivasan

International Collaborators: Kristian Helmerson (Monash University, Australia), Qiaoliang Bao (Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P. R. China)

Prof. Kristian Helmerson (Monash University, Australia)

Prof. Kristian's research areas of interest in the physics and application of ultra-cold atomic gases and the application of optical techniques to address problems in biophysics and biotechnology. Current experiments in biophysics include the development of techniques for isolating and studying single biomolecules, the behaviour of biomolecules in confined geometries and directed self-assembly of nanoscale objects from bio membranes.

Prof. Qiaoliang Bao (Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)

Prof. Qiaoliang Bao research interests include synthesis and optical characterization of two-dimensional materials as well as their incorporation into photonic, optoelectronics, and optical biochemical sensing device applications.