Academic Background

1) Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Aug. 2021 to present), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Area of Research: Ab initio study of structure-property relationships for two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

Supervisor: Prof. Sankha Mukherjee

2) M.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2019-2021), Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India

Thesis: Thermoelectric Transport Study of the Lithium-Based Zinc-Antimony System Using First-Principles Calculations

I conducted theoretical calculations on a newly discovered thermoelectric material (LiZnSb), using VASP and the Phonopy package for dynamic stability. I calculated the transport coefficients for both the cubic and hexagonal phases of LiZnSb, as well as its figure of merit.  To accomplish this, I utilized the second- and third-order force constants in conjunction with the electronic band structure in the BoltzTraP package, which solved the Boltzmann transport equation for electrons, providing me with important transport coefficients such as the Seebeck coefficient (S), electrical conductivity (σ), and electronic component of thermal conductivity (k).

Supervisor: Prof. Appala Naidu Gandi 

3) B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (2012-2016), APJAKTU (formerly UPTU)

Project: Analytical study of the vapor compression refrigeration cycle using a diffuser

Supervisor: Mr. Rohit Bhaduriya