VIVEK TIWARI [PI][Joined Dec 2018]Email - vivektiwari@Twitter - @softpolaronFavorite Scientist - Werner Heisenberg and Richard Feynman
Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. students
SANJOY PATRA[Integrated Ph.D. Joined May 2019]Email - sanjoypatra@Hometown - Purba Medinipur, West BengalB.S. Chemistry Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, NarendrapurFavorite Scientists - Michael Faraday and Albert EinsteinInterests - reading autobiographies, watching motivational lectures and videos, writing a diary
ATANDRITA BHATTACHARYYA[Integrated Ph.D. Joined Dec 2020]Prime Minister's Research FellowEmail - atandritab@Hometown - Bolpur, Birbhum, West BengalB.S. Chemistry Viswa-Bharati UniversityFavorite Scientists - Acharya J.C. Bose, Paul Dirac and Richard FeynmanInterests - Reading, Singing (favorite singer: Bob Dylan)
SAYAN GHOSH[Ph.D. Joined Aug 2022]Email - gsayan@Hometown - Midnapore, West BengalB.S. ChemistryRamakrishna Mission NarendrapurM.S. Chemistry Midnapore CollegeFavorite Scientist - Nikola TeslaInterests - travel, cricket
INDRANIL ROY[Integrated Ph.D. Joined May 2023]Email - indranilroy@Hometown - Alaipur, West BengalB.S. Chemistry Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, NarendrapurFavorite Scientists - Galileo Galilei, Prafulla Chandra RayInterests - history, badminton, travel
RITTIKA DEY[Ph.D. Joined Aug 2023]Email - rittikadey@Hometown - Kolkata, West BengalB.S. ChemistryUniversity of CalcuttaM.S. Chemistry IISER BhopalFavorite Scientists - Max Planck, Marie Curie, Werner Karl HeisenbergInterests - music, travel, reading
NIRANJANA GHOSH[Integrated Ph.D. Joined May 2024]Email - niranjanag@Hometown - Kolkata, West BengalB.S. ChemistryPresidency UniversityFavorite Scientists - C.V. RamanInterests - music, travel and exploring cultures, gardening, badminton, painting
ARHAT TEWARI[Integrated Ph.D. Joined May 2025]Email - arhattewari@Hometown - Nainital, UttarakhandB.S. ChemistryKumaun UniversityFavorite Scientists - Isaac Newton, Albert EinsteinInterests - music, art, reading, travel
SANDEEPKUMAR[Ph.D. Joined August 2025]Email -sandeep2@Hometown - Mangra, BiharB.S./M.S. ChemistryIIT KharagpurFavorite Scientist - Michael FaradayInterests - movies, philosophy, podcasts
UNDERGRADUATES
SASHI RAAM VV[B.S. Thesis, Joined July 2025]Email - sashiv@Hometown - Madurai, Tamil NaduB.S.. ChemistryIISc Bangalore, 2022-Favorite Scientists - SN Bose, Max Born, Leonhard EulerInterests - composing music, singing, badminton, philosophy
AADIL AHMAD[Project Student, Joined July 2025]Email - aadil1@Hometown - DelhiB.S./M.S. Physics IISc BangaloreFavorite Scientists - Erwin Schrodinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul DiracInterests - music, singing, travel
Alumni
Dr. AMITAV SAHU[Jan 2019 - Aug 2024]Ph.D. Aug 8, 2024B.S. Physics F.M. University, BalasoreM.S. Physics North Orissa University CurrentPostdoctoral Fellow in Pullerits Group, Lund University, Sweden
Dr. ASHA S. THOMAS[Jan 2019 - March 2025]Prime Minister's Research FellowPh.D. Mar 28, 2025B.S./M.S. Chemistry IISER-TVM CurrentPostdoctoral Fellow in Ogilvie GroupUniversity of Ottawa
VIVEK NAGENDRA BHAT[Aug 2019 - Jun 2025]Ph.D.B.S./M.S. Physics Karnataka University, Dharwad CurrentStarting soon as Postdoctoral Fellow in Hauer Group at Technical University Munich
CAMELIA ROY[May 2024 - May 2025]B.S. ThesisB.S. Chemistry, IISc Bangalore2020-2024Silver MedalCurrentPh.D. student, Northwestern University
SOURADEEP DAS[May 2021 - May 2022]Semester ProjectB.S./M.S. Physics IISc Bangalore2020-2024CurrentFinal year BS at IISc Bangalore
JYOTIRADITYA MISHRA[May 2024 - May 2025]Semester ProjectB.S./M.S. Physics, IISc Bangalore2019-2024CurrentPh.D. student, Rice University
JO SONY KURIAN[May 2019 - Jul 2019]Summer InternB.S./M.S. ChemistryIISER Bhopal 2016-2021 CurrentPh.D. student at University of Colorado
JITU MALLICK[Jun 2023 - Apr 2024]Semester ProjectB.S. ChemistryUniversity of CalcuttaM.S. Chemistry IIT KanpurCurrent Ph.D. student at University of Michigan
VEDANSHI PANCHOLI[June - July 2025]Summer InternB.S./M.S. PhysicsIISER Pune, 2022-2027Current 4th year, IISER Pune