Principal Investigator
Krishna Kanti Dey
Associate Professor, Physics
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Education:
Postdoctoral Researcher: Pennsylvania State University, USA (2012 - 2016)
Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2011)
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Research Interests: Active matter, Colloidal dynamics and Nanotechnology
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Ph.D. Students
Rik Chakraborty
Lab member since 2020
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Education:
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M.Sc. (Nanoscience & Technology): Manipal University, Karnataka (2016)
B.Sc. (Physics): Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata (2013)
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Research Interests: Soft active matter, Enzyme dynamics and Nanozymes
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chakraborty_rik[at]iitgn.ac.in
Arnab Maiti
Lab member since 2020
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Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (2019)
B. Sc. (Physics): Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (2017)
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Research Interests: Active colloids, Soft matter photonics, and Micro/nano-motor dynamics
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maiti_arnab[at]iitgn.ac.in
Nividha
Lab member since 2019
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2020)
B. Sc. (Physics): Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow (2017)
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Research Interests: Active matter systems, Enzyme powered micro/nanomotor dynamics and Intracellular transport
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nividha.18510054[at]iitgn.ac.in
Niyati Shah
Lab member since 2021
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2022)
B. Sc. (Physics): St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad (2020)
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Research Interests: Active systems, Self propelled micromotors, Microbubbles, and Enzyme dynamics
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niyatis[at]iitgn.ac.in
Project Student
Satya Ranjan Padhi
Lab member since 2023
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2024)
B.Sc. (Physics): Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Odisha (2022)
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Research Interests: Artificial and intercellular crowding, Enzyme dynamics, Protein folding
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padhisatya[at]iitgn.ac.in
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Sabarmati Bridge Fellow
Jaishree Yadav (2023), M. Sc. (Biotechnology): Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Venkatesh Jha (2023), Int. M. Sc. (Physics): National Institute of Science and Education Research Bhubaneshwar
Sirsha Ganguly (2023), B.E. (Chemical Engineering): Jadavpur University
Alumni
Post Doc
Dr. Palash Dhara (2021-2023), Post-Doctoral Fellow at Stanford University, USA
Dr. Shirsendu Mitra (2020-2022), Assistant Professor, Pandit Deendayal Energy University
Dr. Satyapriya Bhandari (2019-2020)
Dr. Ashish Shukla (2016-2023), Post-Doctoral Fellow at Korea University of Technology and Education, South Korea
Nikita Sharma (2020-2021)
Sunita Kumari (2020-2021)
Shubham Malik (2020-2021)
Siyaram Mina (2019-2020)
Sneha Yadav (2019-2020)
Vishal Badoliya (2019-2020)
Vruddhi Jani (2021-2022)
PhD
SRIP Interns
Junior Research Fellow
Project Students
Lab member since 2022
Education:
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M. Sc. (Physics): Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (2023)
B. Sc. (Physics): St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad (2020)
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Research Interests: Active Matter, Enzyme dynamics, Artificial crowding and Active colloids
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ayushibhatt[at]iitgn.ac.in
Ayushi Bhatt