Professional Background

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, JNCASR, Bangalore (2014-2015)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany (2015-2021)
  • Assistant Professor, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata (2021 - present)

Educational Background

  • Master of Science: Chemistry and Physics of Materials unit, JNCASR, Bangalore (2010)
  • PhD: Chemistry and Physics of Materials unit, JNCASR, Bangalore (2014)

Main area of Research:

  • Single crystal growth of quantum materials
  • Electrical transport properties of topological materials
  • Dirac and Weyl semimetals, large magnetoresistance and high mobility materials


  • Fermiology of metals by Shubnikov-de Haas and de Haas-nav Alphen effect
  • Anomalous Hall effect and Quantum anomalous Hall effect in ferromagnetic metals


Selected Awards & Achievements:

  • Max Planck Fellowship (2015-2017)
  • Max Planck-India Partner Group (2022-2027)

Student Supervision:

  • 4 PhD (Ongoing)
  • 4 Post Docs (including 1 ongoing)

Research Grants:

  • From three-dimensional to two-dimensional quantum anomalous Hall effect in ferromagnetic topological quantum materials. PI, 27.27 Lakh Rs., 2022-2025, SERB, DST.
  • Novel quantum states in quasi-one-dimensional materials, PI, 1,00,000 Euro, 2022-2027, Max Planck Society.
  • Search for novel magnetic and topological materials, Co-PI, 82.52 lakh Rs., DST-RSF (Indo-Russian).

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