Faculty

Uma Divakaran

Uma Divakaran

Associate Professor · Head

D03 GF, B03-119 (Head)
1515, 1500 (Head)

Joined: 2017

Research: Non-equilibrium dynamics, quantum phase transitions, quantum Information

Jayakumar Balakrishnan

Jayakumar Balakrishnan

Associate Professor

Joined: 2017

Research: Experimental condensed matter physics, 2D materials and perovskites

Prithvi Narayan P

Prithvi Narayan P

Associate Professor

Joined: 2018

Research: Quantum field theory, string theory

Soham Manni

Soham Manni

Assistant Professor

Joined: 2018

Research: Experimental condensed matter physics, magnetism and superconductivity, material science - single crystal growth

Kusum Dhochak

Kusum Dhochak

Assistant Professor

Joined: 2018

Research: Strongly correlated electron systems, quantum spin liquids, topological phases, disorder

Bibhu Ranjan Sarangi

Bibhu Ranjan Sarangi

Associate Professor

Joined: 2019

Research: Soft-matter physics, active matter systems, mechanobiology

Projjwal Banerjee

Projjwal Banerjee

Associate Professor

Joined: 2019

Research: Theoretical astrophyics, stellar evolution, galactic chemical evolution, big bang nucleosynthesis

Amit Kumar Pal

Amit Kumar Pal

Associate Professor

Joined: 2019

Research: Quantum information theory, quantum thermodynamics, quantum many-body physics, open quantum systems

Vishwas Venkatesh

Vishwas Venkatesh

Assistant Professor

Joined: 2019

Research: Amorphous solids, supercooled liquids, active matter systems, rheology

Ajeesh M. Omanakuttan

Ajeesh M. Omanakuttan

Assistant Professor

Joined: 2024

Research: Experimental condensed matter physics, quantum materials under extreme conditions

Manoj Gopalakrishnan

Manoj Gopalakrishnan

Professor

Joined: 2024

Research: Nonequilibrium statistical physics, stochastic processes, theoretical biophysics and soft matter

Akanksha Bhardwaj

Akanksha Bhardwaj

Assistant Professor

Joined: 2025

Research: Higgs and top physics, effective field theory, beyond standard model physics, collider phenomenology

Resmi PK

Resmi PK

Assistant Professor

Joined: 2025

Research: Experimental high energy physics, flavour physics, beauty and charm decays, CP violation and CKM parameters, lepton flavour universality, precision tests of standard model, silicon tracking detectors

Secondary Affiliation

Debarati Chatterjee

Debarati Chatterjee

Associate Professor

Joined: 2017

Secondary affiliation

Research: Theoretical chemical physics, biophysical processes, soft condensed matter, equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, dynamics of macromolecules, biopolymers

Swaroop Sahoo

Swaroop Sahoo

Associate Professor

Joined: 2017

Secondary affiliation

Research: RF and microwave, weather radar, microwave remote sensing, microwave radiometer