Dr. Shubham Kumar

Postdoctoral Researcher

Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki,  Japan

I am a researcher in theoretical and computational chemistry interested in the microscopic origins of relaxation and dynamic heterogeneity in complex liquids and glass-forming systems. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), working with Prof. Shinji Saito, where I use molecular dynamics simulations and statistical mechanical approaches to understand how structural fluctuations influence jump dynamics and give rise to dynamic disorder in supercooled materials.

I completed my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, under the supervision of Prof. Biman Bagchi, where I studied dynamical processes in complex systems, including binary mixtures, electrolyte solutions, nanoconfined water, and glass transition phenomena, with an emphasis on theoretical modeling and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. I received my Master’s degree in Chemistry from IIT Bombay, developing a strong foundation in statistical mechanics and computational modeling that continues to shape my research.

Email: kshubham@ims.ac.jp