Education & Experience

Current Status

PhD Student — Aug 2025 - Present

Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, USA

Research Topic: THz emission from altermagnetism materials

Supervisor: Prof. Ranjan Singh, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame

Skills: THz spintronics, altermagnetism, device fabrication and characterization, cleanroom, sputtering, lithography

Education

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

2025 - Present

University of Notre Dame

USA

Electrical Engineering & Materials Science

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Master of Technology

2023 - 2025

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur

India

Quantum Technologies & Quantum Devices

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Master of Science (M.Sc)

2021 - 2023

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela

India

Physics - Condensed Matter

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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)

2018 - 2021

Ramjas College

University of Delhi (DU)

India

Physical Sciences

Major Research Projects

Photodetectors for Quantum Communication: Schottky and Avalanche Devices

April 2024 - May 2025

Master Thesis | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, India

Supervisor: Prof. Harshit Agarwal & Dr. Pragya Kushwaha, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jodhpur, India

Skills: Lumerical, Device fabrication and characterization, Photonics

Structural, Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Electrical Properties of Lead-free K₀.₅Bi₀.₅TiO₃-BaTiO₃ Ceramic

July 2022 - May 2023

Master Thesis| National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, India

Supervisor: Prof. Dillip K. Pradhan, Department of Physics, NIT Rourkela, India

Skills: Rietweld Refinement, Impedance & Dielectric Spectroscopy, Material synthesis

Synthesis and characterization of Thin Film inorganic Perovskite Materials for Photovoltaics Applications

Aug 2021 - July 2022

Research Project | National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, India

Supervisor: Prof. Pawan Kumar, Department of Physics, NIT Rourkela, India

Skills: Thin Film Deposition, XRD, Raman, PL spectroscopy

Research Internships

Enhancing Electrical Properties of Mixed Halide Perovskites through Machine Learning Enhanced Synthesis and Characterization

May 2023 - July 2023

Research Fellow | LASC (Industry), Gandhinagar, India

Skills: Machine Learning, Data Science

Synthesis and Characterization of Thin Film and Single Crystal Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications

Dec 2022 - Jan 2023

Research Intern | PDEU, Gandhinagar, India

Skills: Single Crystal synthesis, Basic Characterization I-V, C-V, Impedance Measurements

Studies of Structural, Microstructural, Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties of Lead-free Ba₀.₈₅Sr₀.₁₅TiO₃ Solid Solution with Doping of ZnO

May 2022 - July 2022

Research Intern | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India

Skills: Material Synthesis and Basic Characterization XRD, FESEM, P-E Loop, Dielectric Study

Fellowships & Awards

Fellowships

Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Aug 2025 - Present

University of Notre Dame, USA

Supporting graduate-level instruction and research in Electrical Engineering and Materials Science.

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)

Jan 2024 - May 2025

CSIR, India

Awarded for pursuing research at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, India.

Indian National Scholarship (MHRD)

July 2023 - Dec 2023

Ministry of Education, India

Merit-based scholarship for Master in Technology (M.Tech) at IIT Jodhpur.

Achievements & Awards

CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET)

Oct 2023

Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professor in Physical Sciences.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

2021, 2022, 2023

Qualified GATE in Physics with competitive rankings across multiple attempts.

Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM)

2021

Qualified JAM in Physics, demonstrating strong command in fundamental and applied physics.