Soft Matter and colloids with focus on interface-dominated structure and properties: droplets, films, wetting, interfacial energy and mass transfer, fluid dynamics, Colloidal deposits and patterning, liquid crystals, colloidal suspensions of functional materials.
Academic Qualification: PhD, IIT Kanpur, India (2019)
Professional training: Postdoc, IIT Bombay (2019-2024)
ORCID: 0000-0002-8794-499X
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Scientific Social Responsibilities (SSR):
Transforming fundamental colloids and interface science to forensic applications: Bloodstain pattern analysis fostering an expidited criminal justice.
Transforming fundamental physics of liquid crystals and multiphase flows to aid inkjet printed and spray-coated graphene-based coating industries, critical for electrical and energy storage applications.
Transforming fundamental interfacial flow dynamics to delineate the mechanism of respiratory disease spread: public safety during global pandemics like COVID-19.
Membership of professional societies
Member: American Chemical Society, Membership number: 32387929
Member, “The Indian Society of Rheology” (ISR) with membership number: 5280976
Life member, Alumni Association, IIT Kanpur with membership number: 13109884
