Research Overview
Exploring quantum materials, sustainable energy systems, and the wider implications of science and emerging technologies
My research focuses on quantum materials and functional materials for sustainable energy applications. I investigate the physical mechanisms underlying emergent phenomena by designing, synthesizing, and experimentally characterizing novel materials. My work draws on advanced techniques such as X-ray diffraction, magnetometry, spectroscopy, and muon spin spectroscopy, supported increasingly by computational and data-driven approaches.
Alongside my laboratory research, I am interested in the broader relationship between science, technology, education, and society. This includes the public understanding of science, the governance of emerging technologies, and the role of higher education in developing scientific capability and human capacity.
Research Areas
Quantum & Emerging Technologies
Exploring quantum and emerging technologies to design and optimize next-generation materials that enable a sustainable technological future.
Advanced Materials
Designing functional materials, with advanced characterization expertise in muon spin spectroscopy at TRIUMF, PSI, and RAL, to investigate their behavior under extreme conditions, including high pressure, ultra-high magnetic fields, and sub-millikelvin temperatures.
Science, Technology & Governance
Studying how scientific breakthroughs and emerging technologies reshape societies by influencing governance systems, economic structures, ethical discourse, and global power dynamics.
👥 Research Group
Current PhD Students
PhD Candidate
Asha Bhandarkar
Since Feb 2024
Research: Sustainable Energy Materials
Background: M.Sc. Physics, MAHE, Manipal, Karnataka
PhD Candidate
Anusha TT
Since Feb 2025
Research: Multivalent Battery Materials
Background: M.Sc. Computational Chemistry, CUP, Bathinda, Punjab
Undergraduate Researchers
Johan S. Denial
Since November 2023
Research: Vulnerabilities and comprehension abilities of LLMs
Background: B.Tech. MIT Bengaluru
Aniruddh Pooli
Since May 2025
Research: Data-driven design of energy materials
Background: B.Tech. MIT Bengaluru
Open Research Projects
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I welcome motivated students interested in quantum materials, green energy, and computational physics. PhD and undergraduate research positions available.
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