Group Leader
Dr. Swarup K Panda
Education:
B.Sc. Physics (Hons), Vidyasagar College, University of Calcutta, India (2000 - 2004)
M.Sc. Physics, IIT Bombay, India (2005 - 2007)
Thesis Title: Confined one and two electron systems
Supervisor: Prof. S. H. Patil
PhD, IACS, Kolkata, India (Aug, 2007 - Oct, 2013)
Thesis Title: Study of the electronic structure of strongly correlated systems
Supervisors: Prof. I. Dasgupta and Prof. D. D. Sarma
Post-Doctoral Experiences:
Postdoctoral Researcher, Uppsala University, Sweden (Oct, 2013 - April, 2016)
Mentor: Prof. Olle Eriksson
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecole Polytechnique, France (May, 2016 - Sept, 2018)
Mentor: Prof. Silke Biermann
Professional Appointments:
Assistant Professor, Bennett University, India (Oct, 2018 - June, 2022)
Associate Professor, Bennett University, India (July, 2022 - Present)
Office: M-block (M-119)
PhD Scholars
Joining: August, 2020
M.Sc.: Doon University, Dehradun, India
Research Area: Spin-orbit coupled phenomena in strongly correlated materials
Office: B-block (BLA-303)
Email: e20soe802@bennett.edu.in
Joining: January, 2023
M.Sc.: IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Research Area: Magnetic Topological Materials
Office: B-block (BLA-305)
Email: e22soep0056@bennett.edu.in
Joining: June, 2023
M.Sc.: Vidyasagar University, Medinipur, India
Research Area: Electronic structure and complex magnetism in Strongly Correlated materials
Office: B-block (BLA-305)
Email: e22soep0076@bennett.edu.in
Joining: August, 2023
M.Sc.: Aliah University, Kolkata, India
Research Area: Rare earth based materials under high Pressure and Temperature
Office: B-block (BLA-305)
Email: e23soep0009@bennett.edu.in
Divya Chaudhary
Joining: January, 2025
M.Sc: Gurukul Kangri University, Uttarakhand
Research Area: Density Functional Theory
Office: B-block(BLA-305)
Email: e24soep0018@bennett.edu.in
Past Members
Shilpa Maity
PhD Student (Jan, 2019 - Jan, 2020)
Present Position: School Teacher, India
Aadit Sen
UG Student (2017-2021)
Present Position: M.Sc. in Physics from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Munavvar Husain
PhD Student (Aug, 2022 - April, 2023)
Present Position: PhD at Wydział Chemii Uniwersytet Warszawski, Polland
Nikhil Saraswat
UG Student (2018-2022)
Present Position:. PhD in Physics at Institut Laue-Langevin, France