University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
PhD in Physics, Advisor: Prof. Thomas Folland
Quantum Nanophotonic Materials Lab, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Education
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
Master of Science (Research) in Physics
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
Bachelor of Science (Research) in Physics
Skills
FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) and Cryogenic Micro-FTIR Measurements; AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy); SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy); EBSD (Electron Backscatter Diffraction); EDS (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy); s-SNOM (Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy); XRD (X-ray Diffraction); Raman Spectroscopy; PL and TRPL (Photoluminescence and Time-resolved PL).
vdW Material Exfoliation; Dry and Semi-Dry Transfer; Electron Beam Deposition; Chemical Vapor Transport; Less Experience: Photolithography; EBL (Electron Beam Lithography); RIE (Reactive Ion Etching).
Polarized Photoluminescence and Raman Setup Development; Transmission Micro-FTIR Extension; Optical Alignment.
CST Studio Finite Element Method Simulations; Transfer Matrix Model Simulations; WVASE Ellipsometric Fitting.
OriginPro; Bruker OPUS; Python, MATLAB, and Mathematica.