Meher Wan

DR. MEHER WAN

Researcher and science educator

I studied about lasers, nonlinear optics and basics of quantum information theory in my masters course. Further, I obtained PhD from Physics Department, University of Allahabad, India. During my PhD, my focus was to enhance the heat transfer properties of fluids using nano-suspensions. Currently, I am Post Doctoral Fellow (Funded by institute) at Micro/Nano-Robotics and Fabrication Facility, Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (WB) India. At IIT-Kharagpur, I am associated with the a very interdisciplinary research group which is using micro/nano-fabrication in signle nanowire based devices, gas sensors, photonic sensors, metamaterials, optical fibers, 3D printing and tissue engineering. I was actively engaged in setting up the "Micro/Nano Robotics and Fabrication Facility" which is a state of art nano-fabrication facility with clean room environment.

I love to communicate science to students and common public by writing articles, giving workshops, and developing study materials. I have keen interest in experiments based on virtual reality environment. I authored one popular science book and several articles for different newspapers, magazines of national repute. I have interviewed several Nobel Laureates and distinguished scientists. I wrote scripts of science popularization programs for All India Radio and Vividh Bharti. I am associate member of Bollywood Screen Writers Association, India