Curriculum vitae
Positions
2026–present
TIFR Postdoctoral Fellow
Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines, NCBS–TIFR, Bengaluru
2024–2025
Simons Career Development Fellow
Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines, NCBS–TIFR, Bengaluru
2023–2024
Postdoctoral Researcher
IISER Mohali
Education
2015–2023
Integrated PhD (MS + PhD), Physics
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Thesis: Geometry-induced functionality in soft systems, defended June 2023.
2011–2015
B.Tech, Engineering Physics
Delhi Technological University
Publications
2026
Multi-particle gates on driven one-dimensional paths: probing deep traps
arXiv preprint, under review at Physical Review E
2023
Geometry-induced functionality in soft systems
PhD thesis, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
2021
Compression-controlled dynamic buckling in thin, soft sheets
Physical Review E
2020
Recharging and rejuvenation of decontaminated N95 masks
Physics of Fluids
2020
Molding three-dimensional curved structures by selective heating
Royal Society Open Science
Talks
2023
SOFA Week 2023
Finite-element simulation of non-linear soft materials, including self-contact and friction.
Mentoring
- Aan Susan BinoyMechanical properties of giant lipid vesicles through micropipette aspiration
- Shilviya RInterface transport dynamics of DOTAP model membranes
- Abhay MuralidharMechanics of self-replication
- Ashutosh PrajapatiDesign and construction of a kinematic self-replicating machine
- Arun BhaskarMolecular dynamics through diffusion analysis in aqueous environments
Teaching
2020
Physics, Grade 11
CFAL, Mangalore
2017
Mathematics, Grade 8 (volunteer, online)
eVidyaloka
Open-source software
- SpatialLightModulatorsControl code for spatial light modulators, used for holographic optical tweezers.
- GPIB PythonPython control of lab instruments over GPIB.
- HolmarcXYZControlMatlabMATLAB control of a Holmarc motorised XYZ stage.
- Euler buckling solverMATLAB solver for the fourth-order Euler buckling equations.