Current Position
Assistant Professor — Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Punjab, India.
Education
- Ph.D. in Physics — Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, 2017. Thesis: Coupled Plasmonic Nanowires: Dual-Channel Fourier Microscopic Studies.
- BS–MS Dual Degree — INSPIRE (SHE) Fellow.
Awards & Fellowships
- ANRF-PMECRG Research Grant (PI) — 2026
- ANRF-PAIR Research Grant (Consortium, Member-PI) — 2025
- Institute Scheme for Innovative Research and Development (ISIRD) (PI), MoE, 2024
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, BArilan University, ISRAEL, 2019-2022
- University Matching Fellowship, Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2017-2019.
- Travelling grant for UK-Israel Shaoul Fund IAS international workshop, 2017.
- INSPIRE (AORC) Fellowship for doctoral research — 2013-2017
- National Photonics Fellowship (NPF), Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, 2012.
- INSPIRE (SHE) Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, 2007-2012.
Research Interests
- Nanophotonics and Plasmonics
- Meta-optics and Metasurfaces
- Mid-Infrared & Thermal Photonics
- Topological Insulators for Photonic Applications
- Curved-Space Photonics & Non-Euclidean Optics
- Advanced Optical Microscopy & Spectroscopy
Resources
For a detailed CV including a complete list of publications, conference presentations, teaching, and academic service, please get in touch or visit my Google Scholar profile.