Nirmal Punetha

• Assistant Professor, (November 2021 onwards)
  Amity University Haryana, Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, 122413, India

• Guest Faculty, (February 2020 – May 2020, September 2021 – November 2021)
  Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 India

• Guest Scientist, (July 2016 – September 2018)
  Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Straße 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany

• Research Associate, (April 2014 – June 2016),
  Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007 India

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• Peer-reviewer for 

  • Phys. Rev. Lett. (American Physical Society) since 2017, 

  • Phys Rev. E (American Physical Society) since 2014, 

  • Phys. Rev. Research (American Physical Society) since 2024.

  • Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science (American Institute of Physics) since 2024. 

  • Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer Nature) since 2024

  • Chaos Solitons and Fractals (Science Direct, Elsevier) since 2023.

  • Journal of Computational Science (Elsevier) since 2023.

  • Journal of Applied Nonlinear Dynamics (L & H Scientific Publishing, USA) since 2024. 

  • Pramana: Journal of Physics (Indian Academy of Science) since 2014.

  • Personal Research Grants (Israel Science Foundation, Israel) 2023.

• Executive Commettee Member of "Society of Dynamical Systems"

• SERB Start-up Research Grant (SRG) - (SRG/2022/002002), from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST) (Approval date: 23-08-2022; Duration of the project: 24 months)

• Award of Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship-2016, University Grants Commission (UGC), India.

• Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in Department of Science and Technology, India (DST) funded project titled “Understanding the dynamics in counter–rotating coupled oscillators”.

• Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in Department of Science and Technology, India (DST) funded project titled “Exploring the dynamics of time–delay coupling in nonlinear systems”.

• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE 2007. 

• Ph. D. (2014): School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; [ Date of Award of Degree - August 06, 2014 ].

• Pre Ph. D. (2008): School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India; ( CGPA 6.88/9.0 (73.8 %) ).

• M. Sc. in Physics (2005): Kumaun University Nainital, Uttaranchal, India. 

• B. Sc. (2003): Kumaun University Nainital, Uttaranchal, India. 

• Intermediate (2000): U. P. Board, India.

• Highschool (1998): U. P. Board, India.

Title of the Thesis: “Better late: The effects of time–delay in coupled systems”

Thesis advisor:
Prof. Ram Ramaswamy,
Current Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER),
Berhampur Odisha, 760003, India

Previously: JNU, HCU, IIT Delhi,

email: r.ramaswamy@gmail.com,
web: www.ramramaswamy.org

Area of research -- Physics: Nonlinear Dynamics, complex systems

1. 2025 Co-organized Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “From Research To Real World: Data Science Connecting Academia and Industry” (June 30 - July 04, 2025), Online mode, Amity University Haryana.

2. 2024 Organized the conference “Dynamics Day (DD)-2024” (Nov 16, 2024), Offline mode, Amity University Haryana in collaboration with ‘Society for Dynamical Systems’ (SDS) and ‘Pangea Society’.

3. 2023 Organized a workshop “Industrial Applications of Data-Science Tools and Technologies” (Sep 01, 2023), Offline mode, Amity University Haryana.

• Conference “Biotechnology Education and Research: Inspiring the Scientists of Tomorrow”, (Sep 10–12, 2025), Amity University Haryana, India.

• Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Generative AI in Computer Vision, (Nov 14–18, 2025) organized by Department of Computer Science & Engineering, NIT Rourkela);

• Conference “Dynamical Day” (DD), (Nov 08, 2025) organized by BML Munjal University, Gurugram, Haryana, India and Society of Dynamical Systems (SDS);

• Mentor/Instructor at workshop on “Designing and Prototyping of Laboratory Modules in Dynamical systems”, (Nov 06 – 07, 2025) organized @ Design Innovation Center (DIC), Cluster Innovation Center (CIC), University of Delhi, Delhi, India;

• Resource Person (Course instructor) at Summer School on “Dynamical Systems and Complex- ity” (ScDSC), (June 23 – July 11, 2025) organized @ School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India;

• Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Emerging Trends in 5G, IoT and Communication Systems using AI”, (March 03–08, 2025) organized by: Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India;

• Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Harnessing AI & ML for Social Impact and Smart Industries, (February 24–28, 2025) organized by: Electronics and ICT Academy, NIT Patna and Techno Main Salt Lake, India;

• International Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Advances in Non-linear Dynamics: Methods and Applications” (ANDMA 2024), (June 11–15, 2024), organized by: VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh, India;
  Resource Person at “Recent Trends in Physical Sciences”, (Mar 27–Mar 28, 2024), organized by: LSM Campus, Pithoragarh, SSJ University Almora, Uttarakhand India;

• Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Applications of Machine Learning Techniques in Sustainable Technologies”, (Jan 24–Jan 28, 2024), organized by: NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India.

• Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Blockchain Technology for Next-Generation Appli- cations”, (Jun 19–Jun 24, 2023), organized by: NIT Patna, Electronics & ICT Academy, Algorand Foundation, Meity and Govt. of India, India.

• Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Data Science For All”, (Mar 22–Apr 01, 2022), organized by: IIT Roorkee, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Patna, PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur and NIT Warangal, India.

• Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Data Science and Its Applications with Python”, (Aug 09–19, 2021), organized by: E & ICT of National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Warangal, India 

• Presented a talk at the conference “International Conference on Nonlinear Science and Applications (CNSA-2023)” (October 12–14, 2023), Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India.

• Presented a talk at the conference “Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics (PNLD-2023)” (August 01–04, 2023), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
  Talk's YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGPmbUlPOE0

•  Presented a talk at the conference “Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics (CNSD- 2018)” (October 11–14, 2018), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

• Presented a poster and a short talk at the summer school (workshop) “VIII GEFENOL Summer School on Statistical Physics of Complex Systems” (July 02–13, 2018), IFISC, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  (Travel Supported by MPI-PKS, Dresden, Germany)

• Presented a talk at the conference “Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics (PNLD-2016)” (July 25–29, 2016), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
  (Travel Supported by the organizers)

• Presented a talk at the conference “International conference on Complex Dynamical Systems and Applications (CDSA-2016)” (February 15–17, 2016), National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India.

• Presented a poster at the conference “Dynamics Days Asia Pacific (DDAP-8)” (July 21–24, 2014), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.

• Conference “Symposium on Complex Systems: From Physics to Biology” (October 15–16, 2013), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

• Presented a talk at the conference “Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics (PNLD-2013)” (July 15–18, 2013), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

• Presented a poster at the conference “International Conference on Complex Processes in Plasma and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (ICCPPNDS-2012)” (November 06–09, 2012), Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

• Presented a talk at the conference “Dynamics Days Asia Pacific (DDAP-7)” (August 05–09, 2012), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
  (Travel supported by the organizers and Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.)

• Presented a poster at the conference “Dynamics Days Europe 2011” (September 12–16, 2011), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.
  (Travel supported by the organizers and National Board for Higher Mathematics (NBHM), DAE, India.)

• Presented a poster at “March Meeting, SPS @ 25: Looking Forward” (March 10–11, 2011), School of Physical Sciences, JNU, Delhi, India.

• Presented a poster at the conference “STATPHYS Kolkata 7” (November 26–30, 2010), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India.

• Presented a poster at the conference “Perspectives in Nonlinear Dynamics (PNLD)” (July 26–29, 2010), I.I.Sc. Bangalore, India.

• SERC School (Workshop) on “Nonlinear Dynamics” (December 8–24, 2009), Delhi University, Delhi. India.

• Presented a poster at the International Conference on “Delayed Complex System” (October 3–9, 2009), Max Plank Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany.
  (Travel supported by the organizers and Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.)

• International Conference on “Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and Turbulence” (July 17–22, 2008), I.I.Sc. Bangalore, India.

• SERC School (Workshop) on “Nonlinear Dynamics” (June 26–July 16, 2008), I.I.Sc. Bangalore, India.

• Conference on “Non-equilibrium Phenomena in Condensed Matter”, (Feb 21–23, 2008), I.N.S.A., Delhi, India.