Das Group of Quantum Matter Theory
TanmoyDas1
Tanmoy Das - PI

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics 

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012

Contact: +91 80 2293 3166
Email: tnmydas@iisc.ac.in, tnmydas@gmail.com
Positions/Educations
  • 2015 – Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science.
  • 2010 – 2015 Adjunct Research Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, Boston, USA.
  • 2014 – 2015 Senior Research Scientist at Graphene Research Center, NUS, Singapore.
  • 2010 – 2014 Postdoctoral fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA.
  • 2009 – 2010 Postdoctoral fellow at Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA.
  • 2005 – 2009 PhD at Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA.
Awards
  • 2021 Listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists published by Stanford University.
  • 2021 APJ Abdul Kalam HPC Award in Young Researcher by Hewlett-Packard and Intel.
  • 2020 Top cited paper award from the IOP Publishing.
  • 2017 Infosys Young Investigator award
  • 2013 High Impact Science Achievement award in the Early Career from the NERSC supercomputer center at LBNL, Berkeley, USA.
  • 2012 Postdoc Distinguished Performance Award at Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA.
  • 2012 Best poster at Material Research Science (MRS), San Francisco, USA.
Administrative Assistance:
R. Yashaswini
Administrative Assistance:
Contact: +91 80 2293 2010
Email: yashaschaarvi@gmail.com
Current postdocs
Current PhDs
Yogendra
K. B. Yogendra

Email: balayogikale@iisc.ac.in, balayogi.kale@gmail.com

Education: (2012-2016) Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering  from RGUKT, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh
Research interests: He is interested in strongly correlates systems and topology. Presently he is working on Quantum Spin Liquids, focusing mainly  on Kitaev model.

Priyanshi
Priyanshi

Email: priyanshi1@iisc.ac.in

Education: (2013 - 2016) Bachelor of Science (Honors) Physics, University of Delhi, India;
(2016 - 2018) Master of Science Physics, University of Delhi, India.
Research interests: Priyanshi is presently working on building quantum theory for non-Hermitian Hamiltonians.


Rahul_Satapathy
Rahul Satapathy

Email: rahulsatapat@iisc.ac.in

Education: (2023) MSc from NIT Rourkela 
Research interests: He is presently studying open quantum systems using non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, quantum geometry and field theory perspective.
Former postdocs
AnanayaGhatak
Ananya Ghatak (2015-2018)

Email: gananya04@gmail.com

Education:  PhD (2015) Banaras hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India “Various Interactions in Quantum Theories”
Research interests: Non-Hermitian quantum theory
Positions:

- 2022-present : Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) Cardiff University, United Kingdom
- 2018-2022: Postdoc at University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands

RajeshSharma
Rajesh Sharma (2021-2024)

Email: sharmarajesh0387@gmail.com

Education: 2014 – 2018 PhD at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India.

Research Interests:  He is interested in DFT and QMC simulation of quantum materials and low-dimensional model systems. He is currently investigating the electronic, magnetic and topological properties of square-octagon superconductors.

Former PhD Students
SujayRay
Sujay Ray (PhD 2022)

Email: raysujay91@gmail.com

Education: 2014 BSc from Presidency College, Kolkata

Research interests: Strong correlated electrons, Skyrmions, topological band theory, quantum Monte Carlo method, DMFT, tensor network
Thesis: “Correlation, superconductivity, and topology in twisted and untwisted layered systems”: pdf
Current  position: Postdoct at  University of Fribourg, Switzerland
PriyoAdhikary
Priyo Adhikary (PhD 2022)
Email: priyophysics@gmail.com
Education: MSc (2014)  from Indian Institute of   Technology, Kanpur
Research interests: Theory of superconductivity, Kondo insulator,
Thesis: “Superconductivity in strongly correlated
systems: Heavy fermions, Cuprates, Infinite-layer Nickelates”
Current  position: Postdoc at Indian Institute of Technology, Madrass, India
SujayRay
Gaurav Gupta (PhD 2018)


Email: gkgupta.bhu@gmail.com

Education: BSc (2013) :Banaras Hindu University, Ind
Research interests: Topological phases of matter, spin-orbit density wave, correlated electron systems, band theory of solids
Thesis: “ Interplay of Interaction and Topology - From Topological Band Theory to Topological Field Theory”
Positions: 2018- 2022 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel 

Former Project Students
Suman Karmakar (Post MS project 2021-2023, IISc Bangalore):  Now at BARC, Mumbai
                               "Generic nearest-neighbour square-kagome model: XXZ and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions" arXiv:2403.15090
Prithwiraj Das (Summer project 2022, NISER, Bhubaneswar):  NISER Bhubaneswar
                             "Quantum Mechanics of Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians"
Arpit Raj (BS project 2019: IISc Bangalore):  Now at PhD student at Northeastern University, Boston
                 "Rigidity of topological invariants to symmetry breakings" Phys. Rev. B 103, 075139 (2021)
Nepal Banerjee (Post MSc Project 2017-2018 from Presidency University, Kolkata):  PhD candidate as University of Seoul, South Korea
                            "Rigidity of topological invariants to symmetry breakings" Phys. Rev. B 103, 075139 (2021)
Sayantan Roy (BS Project 2016-2017 from IISc Bangalore):  PhD candidate as University of Maryland USA
                           "Simulating Spin Systems with Neural network" 
Pranoy Subhash Varma (Summer 2015 from IIT Madras):  
                 "Quantum oscillations from `open' Fermi surface in quasi-one-dimensional lattices: Application to  YBa2Cu3O6 cuprates, organic salts, ladder compounds, and related systems" arXiv:1602.05269 
Sanjib Das (Summer 2015 from IISER Mohali): PhD: Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, IFW Dresden, Germany
                     "Importance of atomically generated Feshbach resonance to the emergent phenomena arising in the electronic states of condensed matter systems"