{"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":"2026-07-29T20:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:33:56","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/physics.iisc.ac.in\/~aksy\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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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Navya Biju<\/strong>
\nPostdoctoral Fellow’ 2026
\nnavyaelsa [at] gmail [dot] com
\nResearch interests include exciton dynamics in 2D materials and vdW heterostructures. Also interested in music and web series.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Manvi Verma<\/strong>
\nInt. PhD student’ 2019
\nmanviverma [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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\/ M Tech\/ Undergraduate Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Priya A<\/strong>
\nProject Assistant’ 2024
\npriyaa [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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 [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] 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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P Joel<\/strong>
\nMTech Researcher’ 2026
\njoelp [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] in
\nResearch interests include the simulation, design, and engineering of nanophotonic cavities and nanostructures, with an emphasis on their integration with 2D materials to realize efficient single-photon emitters for photonic quantum computing applications. Also interested in coding, reading books, listening to music, and playing keyboard.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Geeth Sameer<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher’ 2026
\ngeethsameer [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] in
\nResearch Interests include Quantum technologies and Quantum Optics and their computational modelling primarily, but also interested in other fields of Physics. Currently working on Computational Modelling of Excitons, and Cavity Quantum Materials. Also interested in Music, Art, Photography, Motorsports, Cycling, and Football.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Pritesh Jogdhankar<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher’ 2026
\npriteshr [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] in
\nResearch interests include 2D material and heterostructure fabrication, robotics, materials characterization, and semiconductor manufacturing. I am particularly interested in developing automated systems that combine precision robotics, imaging, and advanced materials research. Also interested in Coding, robotics, open-source software, web development, algorithmic problem solving, hiking, and watching drama, science fiction and historical TV series<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Sayak Maji<\/strong>
\nUndergraduate Researcher’ 2026
\nsayakmaji [at] iisc [dot] ac [dot] in
\nResearch interests include optical properties of 2D materials & their heterostructures, quantum light sources, and their applications in integrated quantum photonics and quantum computing. Currently working on automating the stacking of 2D material heterostructures. Also interested in robotics, coding, visual arts, and movies.<\/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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PhD Students<\/em>
\nAjit Kumar Dash (2019\u20132025), now a Postdoc at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Researchers<\/em>
\nHariharan S (2021-2023)
\nSharad Kumar Yadav (2023-2025), now a postdoc at KAUST<\/p>\n

Long-term Undergraduate Researchers<\/em>
\nSoumadeep Saha (2023-2024), now a PhD student at Penn State, USA
\nPreetpal Bezbaruah (2023-2025)
\nOviya G (2025-2026), now a PhD student at the University of Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n

Long-Term Project Assistants\/JRF\/MTech<\/em>
\nPushp Raj Prasad (2021-2022)
\nSandeep Jajjara (2021-2022)
\nJitendra Verma (2025-2026)<\/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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