At the Laboratory of Soft and Living Materials, we welcome students and researchers who would like to investigate the dynamics of micro/nanoscopic active motor assemblies using complementary experimental and theoretical methodologies. We call for students who are enthusiastic about understanding the fundamentals of active systems and who have the vision to take it one step beyond. Applications are invited from individuals from all science and engineering disciplines who possess basic skills and expertise for experimental research. We heavily emphasize on interdisciplinary studies and if you feel that you, with your background, can contribute to our quest for developing highly intelligent active systems, then by all means, hop on!

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If you are interested in joining our lab, then please refer to the problem statements given below, go through the papers mentioned and send us a concise and quantitative response along with a copy of your latest CV to: k.dey[at]iitgn.ac.in

 

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For doctoral and postdoctoral positions:

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It has been observed in the study by Sengupta et al. that enzymes undergo directional chemotactic motion up the substrate gradient. However, a study published by Jee et al.  observed that enzymes undergo anti-chemotaxis. Please pen your thoughts on this apparent discrepancy.

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The observation that enzymes undergo enhanced diffusion in presence of their substrates in a concentration dependent manner has been a really intriguing one. What possible implications could this phenomenon have over the dynamics of molecules within the cellular interior? Please provide quantitative explanations in support of your argument.

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For masters students and interns:

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Refer to these review papers on 'Chemically Propelled Molecules and Machines' and 'Enzymes as Active Matter' to gain a basic understanding of the field of active matter and self propelled systems. Going through the current work we carry out, try formulating a research question you would like to tackle in our lab and explain how you would go about doing it.