About Me

Academic details:

• B.Sc. (Physics honors), 1997-2000, Fakir Mohan University, Orissa, India (1st division with distinction)
• M.Sc. Physics (Solid state physics specialization), 2000-2002, Utkal University, Odisha, India (1st division)
• Ph.D. (Experimental condensed matter physics) 2004-2010, Department of Physics, IISc, Bangalore, India. (Awarded Best thesis)
  Thesis title: On the magnetic and magnetotransport studies of cobaltates and superconductor/ ferromagnet heterostructures

Work experience:

1. March, 2016-present: Reader-F, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India.
2. March, 2014- March,2016: Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Solid Stat Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
   Research project:
   • Heterostructures of spin-orbital coupled systems and 3D-Dirac semimetals
3. June, 2011-March, 2014:Postdoctoral researcher, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, The Netherlands.
   Research project:
   • Novel structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of ultrathin cuprate layers and heterostructures at unit cell level
   • Superconducting T_C enhancement by proximity in hybrid thin-film oxide systems
4. July, 2010-May, 2011: Research Associate, Department of Physics, IISc, Bangalore, India.
   Research project:
   • Unconventional low temperature magnetic, and transport properties of SrRuO₃ and proximity effect in superconductor/ferromagnet hybrids