2023- Present : Assistant Professor, IIT Ropar, India.
2020 - 2022 : Postdoctoral fellow, Barilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Bar Ilan University, Israel.
2017- 2019 : Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
2016 : Visiting Research Scholar, ICB, University De Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
2012- 2017: Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science education and Research (IISER) Pune.
Research Topic: Coupled Plasmonic Nanowires: Dual Channel Fourier Microscopy Studies
2007-2012: BS-MS - Indian Institute of Science education and Research (IISER), Pune
BS: Major in Physics.
MS: Optical characterization of Plasmonic nanostructures
Research Topic: Light propagation and localization in end-to-end coupled silver nanowire.
Plasmonics, Semiconductor Meta-optics and nanophotonics.
Optics instrumentation: Design and development.
Compact beam shaping process using binary phase-functional mask milled directly on the facet of nonlinear crystal.
Development of Advanced Dual-Channel (4pi) Fourier Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy System.
Nanofabrication of unique geometry of coupled plasmonic nanowire geometries using bottom-up synthesis.
Polarization Controlled Light propagation and Emission End-to-end Coupled Plasmonic Nanowire.
Directional Out-Coupling of Light from Plasmonic Nanowire-Nanoparticle Junction.
Angular Emission from an Organic Waveguide Resonator at an interface.
Delocalization of SHG in single silver nanowire and nanowire-nanoparticle systems.
Plasmon assisted light propagation and Raman Scattering Hot-Spot in End-to-end Coupled Silver Nanowire.
Softwares: Lumerical Solutions (FDTD), Matlab and LaTeX.
Optical Microscopy Techniques: Brightfield and darkfield microscopy; Dual channel (4pi) Fourier microscopy and NSOM,
Optical Spectroscopy Methods: Raman, Fluorescence, Photoluminescence spectroscopy and imaging measurements; nonlinear spectroscopy and imaging measurements.
Clean Room Fabrication Instruments: Focused Ion Beam (FIB), E-beam Lithography, Photolithography and AFM.
Light control and manipulation in metallic and dielectric optical systems, SNU, 27th January 2022
CVD grown selenium spherical resonators for mid-infrared meta-optics, Photonics West, SPIE, 26th January 2022.
Light control and manipulation in metallic and dielectric optical systems, IIT Dharwad, 25th January 2022.
Light control and manipulation in metallic and dielectric optical systems, IIT Patna, 17th January 2022
Subwavelength Mie-Resonant Selenium Resonators for Mid-Infrared Meta-optics, Faculty Retreat/meeting, Kfar Blum, Israel, 29th September 2021.
Subwavelength Mie-resonators for mid-infrared meta-optics, Proc. SPIE 11795, Metamaterials, Meta devices, and Metasystem 2021, 1179512 (1 August 2021).
Plasmonic and semiconductor Meta-systems: Optical functionalities and Applications, IISER Mohali, 15th May 2021, India.
Complex photonics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, 22 – 24 February 2017.
Optics and electro-optics, OASIS 7, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1-2 April 2019.
Physical-Electronics conference, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 15th Feb. 2018.
Emerging Applications of Optical Nanostructures, International Winter School 2017 - UK-Israel Shaoul Fund IAS International, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 19-23 February, 2017,.
Complex photonics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, 22 – 24 February 2017.
Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, 2016.
Nanofabrication Familiarization workshop (INUP), at Indian Institute of technology, Bombay (IITB), December 16-18, 2015.
Discussion Meeting on Nanophotonics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Goa, 2 - 4 December 2015.
Fluorescence and Raman Techniques (FluoRa), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, 13 – 19 December 2014.
Second Inter-IISER Physics Meet, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, March 15-16, 2014.
Symposium on collaboration between industries and academia, British council and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, October 28 – 29, 2013.
PHOTONICS 2012, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, 9 – 12 December 2012.
Awarded University Matching Fellowship, Tel Aviv University, Israel. (July 2017 – December 2019).
Awarded INSPIRE (AORC) Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology (DST), India. (October 2013- May 2017).
Offered National Photonics Fellowship (NPF), Department of Science and Technology (DST), India. 2012
Awarded INSPIRE (SHE) Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology (DST), India. (Aug 2007 – May 2012).
Appointed for Indo-French (CEFIPRA) research project for the study of nonlinear optical properties of plasmonic nanostructures. (15th June 2016 - 15th July 2016).
Certificate of recognition for the mentorship in Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) national fair, 2014.
Awarded travelling grant for UK-Israel Shaoul Fund IAS international workshop 2017.
Teaching Assistant (TA) at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
Advanced Physics Lab (January 2012 – April 2012)
Thermodynamics course (August 2013 – December 2013)
Advanced Physics Lab (January 2014 – April 2014)
STUDENT SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE
2015 - 2016 Ashwathy (Master student), IISER Pune
2012 - 2013 Sruthi Polali (Master student), IISER Pune
2015 - 2017 Deepak K Sharma (Doctoral student), IISER Pune
2018 – 2019 Dolev (Doctoral student), Tel Aviv University
Reviewer: Optics Letter, Optics Express (OPTICA), former name - OSA
Reviewer Board Member, MDPI Photonics (link)
Mentorship in Exciting Science Group (ESG) on the project of “Low frequency radio waves are safer for small animals”. The project was selected for IRIS national fair.
Participated in the teaching of primary school kids in Prarambh (NGO), non-profit organization.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Dec 4, 2011: INDIAN EXPRESS newspaper highlights our research
March 2012: IISER Pune, Plasmonics: Getting a Grip on Light