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Quantum Light Matter Science Group
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Assistant Professor
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Dr. Anoop Thomas
After completing my master's degree (M.Sc. in Chemistry) from St. Thomas’ college Thrissur, I joined the group of Prof. K. George Thomas (IISER-Thiruvananthapuram) for my doctoral studies and defended my thesis in 2015. In 2012, I received the Indo-Swiss joint research fellowship and worked on the characterization of mixed-ligand metal nanoparticles under Prof. Francesco Stellacci, EPFL Switzerland.
I joined the group of Prof. Thomas Ebbesen (Kavli Laureate 2014), University of Strasbourg, France as a postdoctoral researcher in 2015. Experiments in Strasbourg led to the first demonstration of modified chemical reactivity, chemoselectivity, superconductivity and enhanced ferromagnetism under vibrational strong coupling. Other than strong coupling, I was associated with Dr. Cyriaque Genet (CNRS director of research, University of Strasbourg), to develop the Mueller polarimetry based tool to study chiroptical features of hierarchical supramolecular assembly.
LAB MEMBERS
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Subha Biswas
PhD Student
Hi, I am Subha. I am from Kamarhati, near Kolkata, West Bengal. I completed the Integrated Bachelor's and Master's (BS-MS) program at IISER-Bhopal with a major in chemistry (2014-2019). I joined IISc Bengaluru in February 2021. I work on the electronic and vibrational strong coupling of organic molecules in optical cavities. I love to watch anime, sci-fi movies, and sports.
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Kavya S Mony
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PhD Student
I am Kavya and I am a native of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. I did my Bachelors in Chemistry from MG College, Thiruvananthapuram and Masters from University of Kerala, Kariavattom and passed with a Gold Medal. I joined at IISc in August 2021 and I work on vibrational strong coupling. I enjoy reading, listening to music and singing.
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Indrajit Dutta
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PhD Student
I am Indrajit Dutta. I did my BSc (Chemistry) from Bankura Sammilani College, West Bengal, and MSc (Chemistry) from IIT ISM Dhanbad in 2021. I joined as a PhD student at IISc Bengaluru in January 2022. I like to play cricket and football.
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Harsh Baliyan
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PhD Student
Hi, myself Harsh. I am from Muzaffarnagar (West U.P), I did my Bachelor's from Acharya Narendra Dev College (D.U) and my Master's from IIT Guwahati. I love to play and watch different kinds of sports, traveling and listening to music are also part of my hobbies.
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Dr. Malay Krishna Mahato
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IoE Post-doctoral fellow
I am Malay Krishna Mahato from Purulia, West Bengal. I completed my Ph.D. from IIT Madras, and joined IISc Bengaluru as a post-doctoral fellow in August 2023. I love to watch and play cricket.
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Gokul C
Project Assistant
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I am Gokul C, from Kottayam, Kerala. I started my academic journey at SGM UPS, Olayanadu, Kerala. I did my BSc in Physics at St.Dominic’s College, Kanjirapally (2010-2013) and completed MSc in Physics from St.Thomas College, Pala (2013-2015). I worked as a guest lecturer in the Dept.of Physics, St.Dominic’s College, Kanjirapally and as an Asst.Professor in the Dept.of Basic Science & Humanities, Mangalam College of Engineering, Kottayam. I joined IISc in May 2022. I love sports like Badminton, Cricket, and Football.