Ph.D: Pune University, 2021
Ph.D Theme: Carbon Nitride Monolayers as Sensors
Associated since: March, 2023
Email: swapnildeshpande@hri.res.in
Ph.D: IIT Kanpur, 2023
Ph.D Theme: Metal and Metal Oxides for Electrochemical Fuels
Associated since: March, 2023
Email: shailendrasharma@hri.res.in
Ph.D: Barkatullah University, 2021
Ph.D Theme: First-principles Calculations of Sensing Properties
Associated since: Nov, 2023
Email: vanshreeparey@hri.res.in
Ph.D: IISER Bhopal, 2024
Ph.D Theme: First-principles investigations of structural phase transitions in MHyPbX3
Associated since: May, 2024
Email: pradhisrivastava@hri.res.in
Ph.D: IIT Hyderabad, 2026
Ph.D Theme: Ferroelectric and Perovskites Materials
Associated since: September, 2026
Email: manishsaha@hri.res.in
Ph.D: Central University of Gujarat, 2018
Ph.D Theme: Lower Dimensional Materials
Period: March, 2022 - Feb, 2023 (Institute Postdoctoral Fellow)
Email:mirshowkat07@gmail.com
Ph.D: SVNIT, Surat, 2021
Ph.D Theme: 2D Boron Monochalcogenides
Period: Oct, 2021 - Nov, 2022 (CoE-CTFM Research Associate)
Email:mishrapushkar95@gmail.com
Ph.D: IIT Kharagpur, 2022
Ph.D Theme: DFT Studies on PVDF-based Composites
Period: March, 2022 - Dec, 2022 (CoE-CTFM Research Associate)
Email:ranjinisarkar.kgp.1991@gmail.com
(Jointly with Dr. Tisita Das)
Ph.D: Jiwaji University, 2022
Ph.D Theme: First-principles study of halide perovskites
Period: Jan, 2024 - May, 2024
Email:muskannabi@hri.res.in
M.Sc: Physics, Mysore University
Associated since: Aug, 2019
Research Theme: Emerging Perovskites under Pressure
Email: manasagb@hri.res.in
M.Sc: Physics, Ravenshaw University
Associated since: Jan,2020
Research Theme: Van der Waals Heterostructures and Defects
Email: arijeetsarangi@hri.res.in
M.Sc: Physics, IIT Guwahati
Associated since: Aug, 2024
Research Theme: DFT+ML based Prediction of Materials for Emerging Properties
Email: abhijeetmishra@hri.res.in
Integrated Ph.D: Physics, S.N.B.C.B.S, Kolkata
Associated since: Aug, 2025
Thesis Topic: Electron-Phonon physics for Superconductivity and QEDFT
Email: indrajitbanerjee@hri.res.in
M.Sc.: Physics, Utkal University
Associated since: Aug, 2026
Thesis Topic: Ligh-Matter Interactions and QEDFT
Email: a.rajmohandora@gmail.com
M.Sc: Physics, BHU, Varanasi
Associated since: Aug, 2024
Thesis Topic: Electron-Phonon Physics in Emerging Materials
Email: spramanickraine@gmail.com
M.Sc: Physics, Allahabad University
Associated since: Aug, 2025
Thesis Topic: Exited State Physics in Lower-dimentional Materials
Email: 04smritisaxena@gmail.com
M.Sc: Physics, Andhra University
Period: Aug, 2019 - Jul, 2025
Research Theme: Rashba Physics and Excitonic Effect
Email: jagjitkaur@hri.res.in
M.Sc: Physics, Mysore University
Period: Jan, 2020 - Jan, 2026
Research Theme: 2D Excitonic and Schottky Barrier Solar Cells
Email: ponnappakp@hri.res.in
M.Sc: Physics, Agra University
Period: Jan, 2020 - Jan, 2026
Research Theme: Rashba on Catalytic and Excitonic Effect
Email: dhirendrakumar@hri.res.in
M.Sc: Physics, FM University
Period: Aug, 2020 - July, 2026
Research Theme: Rashba Physics in Catalytic Materials
Email: prajnaparimitamohanty@gmail.com
(JRF under DST Solar)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at Copernicus University, Poland
M.Sc: Physics, HRI
Period: Jan, 2023 - Dec, 2025
Research Theme: Rashba Physics in Hybrid Perovskites
Email:sankalpa10.bora@gmail.com
(HRI Master's Thesis, JRF with Dr.Tisita Das)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at CNRS, Toulouse, France
M.Sc : Physics, HRI
Period: Jan, 2024 - Aug, 2026
Research Theme: Modelling of 2D and Hybrid perovskites
Email:ayushitripathi@hri.res.in
(HRI Master's Thesis & Project Student)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at McMaster University, Canada
M.Sc: Physics, HRI
Period: Jan, 2025 - Aug, 2026
Research Theme: Neuromorphic Computing
Email:debs1205shikharkya@gmail.com
(Master's Thesis)
M.Sc: BS-MS, IISER Kolkata
Period: May,2025 - May,2026
Research Theme: Quasiparticles in Lower-dimensional structures
Email:rr21ms050@iiserkol.ac.in
(HRI Master's Thesis)
M.Sc: Physics, HRI
Period: May,2025 - May,2026
Research Theme: Electron-Phonon Physics in Lower Dimension
Email:rajdip.bandyopadhyay@hri.res.in
(HRI Master's Thesis)
M.Sc: Physics, HRI
Period: May,2025 - May,2026
Research Theme: High Tc Superconductivity
Email:soumyatanu.ganguly@hri.res.in
(HRI Master's Thesis)
M.Sc: Physics, HRI
Period: May,2025 - May,2026
Research Theme: QEDFT for Light-Matter Interactions
Email:indranil.das@hri.res.in
(Master's Thesis & Project Student)
M.Sc: Physics, Doon University
Period: Jan,2025 - May,2026
Research Theme: Neuromorphic Computing
Email:arawat1909@gmail.com
(Master's Thesis & Project Student)
M.Sc: Physics, Central Univeristy Haryana
Period: Jan,2025 - May,2026
Research Theme: Rashba Splitting and Electron-Phonon Coupling in 2D Materials
Email:garudadityag@gmail.com
(Master's Thesis)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at IISc Bangalore
M.Sc : BS-MS, IISER Kolkata
Period: May,2023 - May,2024
Research Theme: Topological Insulators and semi-metals
Email:rajibsarkar2218@gmail.com
(Master's Thesis)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at Georgia Tech, USA
M.Sc : M.S Student, IIT Madras
Period: May, 2022 - Apr, 2024
Research Theme: Rashba Driven Catalysis
Email: bankit12@gmail.com
(Project Student)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at University of Utah, USA
M.Sc : Aurangabad University
Period Nov, 2023 - Apr, 2024
Research Theme: 2D Catalytic Materials
Emailpratikaher393@gmail.com
(IIT Indore Master's Thesis)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at University of Duisburg, Germany
M.Sc: Physics, IIT Indore
Period: Jan, 2020 - May, 2021
Research Theme: Pressure induced Optical Properties Tuning
Email:diwakarhaldaur99@gmail.com
(IIT Indore Master's Thesis)
Subsequent Position:Ph.D. at IIT Delhi
M.Sc: Physics, IIT Indore
Period: Jan, 2020 - May, 2021
Research Theme: Rashba Physics in Hybrid Perovskites
Email:priyanka0909yadav@gmail.com
(Master's Thesis)
Subsequent Position: Ph.D. at IIT Jodhpur
M.Sc: C.U. Haryana
Period: Jan,2020 - May,2020
Research Theme: Phase Transitions in Perovskites
Email:jeevanram27@gmail.com
(IIT Indore Master's Thesis)
Subsequent Position:IIT Kanpur
M.Sc: Physics, IIT Indore
Period: Jan, 2020 - May, 2021
Research Theme: ML for Ultrathin Materials
Email:vardhman.dwivedi@gmail.com
Subsequent Position: Lecturer, Tinsukia College, Assam
(Project Student)
M.Sc : IIT Guwahati
Period: Feb, 2024 - Feb, 2025
Research Theme: Excitonic Effect in Ultrathin Materials
Email:borgohaintaranga65@gmail.com