Group Members

Group Leader

Short Biography: Dr. Manukumara Manjappa received his Integrated M.Sc in physics from University of Mysore, India in 2009 and M.S (Research) from National University of Singapore in 2013. He received his PhD in 2019 for the work on Reconfigurable Terahertz Metamaterials in Prof. Ranjan Singh's Lab at NTU Singapore. He did his initial postdoctoral works at the center for disruptive photonic technologies (CDPT), NTU Singapore. He later joined Prof. Junichiro Kono’s lab at Rice University, USA as a postdoctoral research associate from 2021-2022, where he worked on quantum photonics experiments in carbon nanotubes. He joined the Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP) department, IISc as an Assistant Professor in Nov. 2022. His research interests include ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy, ultrastrong polaritonics, cavity quantum materials, metamaterials, THz spintronics and quantum photonics.

1. Kowsika N, IAP, IISc

2. Theeda Krishnakumar, IAP, IISc

3. Gaurav Chandrakar, IAP, IISc