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ABOUT ME

Currently, I am working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the University of Notre Dame. I am working with Prof. Gregory Timp on the project to study 3D arrays in an optical tweezers Trap.

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Before joining the University of Notre Dame,  I was working as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Clemson University under the supervision of Dr. Joshua Alper, Dr. Kimberly Paul, and Dr. Lukasz Kozubowski. I was working on projects to study the biophysics of Trypanosome motility and septin formation. 

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I have done my Ph.D. at the Department of Physics or Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, under the guidance of Prof Vasant Natarajan. My Doctoral work was to study malaria-infected red blood cells (RBC). 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Biophysics of trypanosomes motility 
    Motility is an important aspect of trypanosomes' survival. I in this project we are trying to study the biophysical aspects of trypanosomes motility and how it gets affected.  
     

  • Biophysical role of septin formation 
    Septin plays a crucial role in the cell division of yeast. In this project, we are studying the physics of septin formation. 

Work Experience

  • Nov 2020 - Now: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA. 

  • Jan 20019 - Nov 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

  • March 2017 - Dec 2018: Research Associate, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. 

Education

  • 2017: Ph.D., Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India

  • 2008: M.Sc. (Physics), Department of Physics, Kalyani University, Kalyani, WB, India

  • 2006: B.Sc. (Honours in Physics), Kandi Raj College, Kandi, WB, India

Synergistic Activity

  • 2020-2020: Interim Secretary, Clemson University Postdoctoral Association (CUPDA)  

  • 2019-2020: Treasurer for the Clemson University Postdoctoral Association (CUPDA).  

  • 2019: Poster and Presentation Judge for the Clemson Biological Sciences Annual Student Symposium (CBASS).  

  • 2013: Served as one of the volunteers in the International Conference on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (ICQIQC). 

  • 2010-1016: Each year served as a volunteer at the Open Day, IISc. I have done science demos as well as crowd management. 

  • 2011-2014: Each year I was one of the volunteers to help manage local transportation and accommodation of the student in the Vijyoshi National Science Camp by KVPY. 

  • 2007-2008: General Secretary, Hall Day Committee, PG-III Hostel, University of Kalyani, to organize the annual hall day and reunion program of the hostel. 

  • 2007-2008: Auditor, PG-III hostel, University of Kalyani, to audit the monthly expenditure of the hostel. 

  • 2006-2007: General Secretary, Departmental reunion committee, Department of Physics, University of Kalyani, to organize the annual reunion. 

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