{"id":13,"date":"2020-02-04T07:58:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T02:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.physics.iisc.ac.in\/~aksy\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:37:05","slug":"personnel-lab-characters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/physics.iisc.ac.in\/~aksy\/personnel-lab-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Personnel\/Lab characters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Current lab members<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Akshay Singh<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor’ 2020
\naksy@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include all that is on this website, including optical ultrafast spectroscopy and material synthesis. Also interested in physics, books, music and tennis. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Manpreet Kaur<\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Fellow’ 2025
\nmanpreetkaur@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests are cavity and nanostructure engineering, their integration with 2D materials for the development of single-photon emitters and advanced photonic quantum computing and information processing. Also interested in classical dance and gardening.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Ajit Kumar Dash<\/strong>
\nPhD student’ 2019
\najitdash@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include Defect and strain engineering of 2D Materials for single photon emitter applications, Exciton physics in 2D moire heterostructures. Also interested in playing cricket, and cooking delicious dishes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Manvi Verma<\/strong>
\nInt. PhD student’ 2019
\nmanviverma@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include 2D materials & their heterostructures, material synthesis, electron microscopy. Also interested in music and dancing.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Mainak Mondal<\/strong>
\nInt. PhD student’ 2019
\nmainakm@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include 0ptical microscopy and dynamics of excitons in moire heterostructures. Also interested in movies, music and travel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Keerthana S Kumar<\/strong>
\nPhD DST-INSPIRE fellow’ 2020
\nkeerthanas@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include Experimental condensed matter, Two dimensional materials, Material synthesis. Also i<\/em>nterested in Reading, Writing , Music, Drama, Dance, Art& craft.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Abhishek Jangid<\/strong>
\nInt PhD student’ 2021
\nabhishekj@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include the synthesis of 2D vdW materials and their heterostructures. Also interested in Gym, Music, Playing Frisbee and Cooking<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Hardeep<\/strong>
\nInt PhD student’ 2021
\nhardeep1@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interest include optical properties of 2D in-plane anisotropic materials. Also interested in reading books, traveling new places and spending time with nature.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vivek Kumar<\/strong>
\nInt PhD student’ 2022
\nvivekkumar15@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include 2D materials (magnetic & TMDC) & their heterostructures, material synthesis and characterisation, and playing around with electronics. Also interested in books, coding, and web series.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Ranju<\/strong>
\nInt PhD student’ 2022
\nranju2021@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include understanding the microscopic phenomenon at atomic scales in 2D TMDs by devising them into heterostructures using ultrafast optical spectroscopies. Also interested in\u00a0sketching, listening music, reading books, cooking.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Madhumita Ghosh<\/strong>
\nPhD student’ 2024
\nmadhumitag@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include understanding optical properties and microscopic phenomenon at atomic scales in 2D TMDs. Also interested in painting, listening to music and stories, books and cooking.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Project Assistants\/Junior Research Fellows and Undergraduate Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Priya A<\/strong>
\nProject Assistant’ 2024
\npriyaa@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include the optical properties of 2D materials and the fabrication and calibration of gas sensors. Currently working on automating the stacking process of 2D material heterostructures. Other interests include reading, watching movies and web series, photography and exploring different cuisines.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Amar Jyoti Biswal<\/strong>
\nProject Assistant’ 2025
\namarjyoti@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include studying light\u2013matter interactions at the nanoscale in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), with a focus on heterostructure fabrication and the development of single-photon emitters for emerging applications in quantum computing. Alongside my scientific pursuits, I have a keen interest in literature, enjoy Hindustani classical-inspired music, and write poetry in Odia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Oviya G<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher’ 2025
\noviyag@iisc.ac.in
\nResearch interests include 2D materials and their moir\u00e9 superlattices with particular focus on exciton physics. Also interested in reading novels, painting and visual arts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Alumni<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Postdoctoral Researchers<\/em>
\nHariharan S (2021-2023)
\nSharad Kumar Yadav (2023-2025)<\/p>\n

Long-term Undergraduate Researchers<\/em>
\nSoumadeep Saha (2023-2024)
\nPreetpal Bezbaruah (2023-2025)<\/p>\n

Long-Term Project Assistants\/JRF<\/em>
\nPushp Raj Prasad (2021-2022)
\nSandeep Jajjara (2021-2022)<\/p>\n

Summer and short-term interns<\/em>
\n2025- <\/em>Priyanshu Agarwal (NISER), Adway Banerjee (IISER Kolkata), Bhavesh Kumar Acharya (IISc), Geeth Sameer Batta (IISc), Kabyadeep Das (IISc)
\n2024<\/em>– Chaarumathi Murugan (Regional Institute of Education, Karnataka), Prachiti Sharma (IISER Berhampur), Shrestha Gupta (IISER Thiruvananthapuram), Yash Dewangan (IISc), Sirur Disha Sujay (NISER), Pratyush Srivastava (IISER Mohali).
\n2023<\/em>-Surabhi AS (Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru); Pawni Manchanda (IISER Kolkata); Nivedith (IISc Bengaluru);\u00a0 Akash Saha (IISc); Sankalp Samdariya (IISc), Abhinav Sinha (IISc); Nandeesh Kumar K M (IISc)
\n2022<\/em>-Pawni Manchanda (IISER Kolkata); Nivedith KA (IISc Bengaluru); Akash Saha (IISc); Shreejith Malenki (IISER Bhopal)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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