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Meet The Team

Group Leader:

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Jino George

Associate Professor

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Research Interest:

Molecular strong coupling, physical chemistry, photochemistry/photophysics

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Education:
B.Sc & M.Sc Chemistry – St. Mary's College, Sulthan Bathery (University of Calicut, India)

Ph.D. -Chiral Plasmonics (2012)- NIIST-Trivandrum, India

Email:  jgeorge@iisermohali.ac.in

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Post-Doctoral Fellows:

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Jhuma Dutta

DST Women Scientist

Research Interest:  Strong light-matter coupling of organic-inorganic hybrid system  

Education:
B.Sc Physics honours from Darrang College, Tezpur, Assam 

M.Sc Physics from Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam 

Ph.D. Physics-IIT Kanpur

Hobbies: Listening music and singing

Email:  jhuma@iisermohali.ac.in

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Neeraj Mishra

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Interest: Light-matter interactions, Optoelectronic devices

Education:

B.Sc (Physics, Maths): Ewing Christian College, University of Allahabad, U.P.

M.Sc: University of Allahabad, U.P.

Ph.D.: Physics from IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Hobbies: Playing Cricket, Listening Music

Email: neeraj@iisermohali.ac.in

Ph.D. Students

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Kuljeet Kaur

Ph.D. Student

Research Interest: Polaritronics 

Education:
B.Sc from Punjabi University Patiala

M.Sc from Punjabi University Patiala

Hobbies:  Sketching and listening music

Email:  ph19021@iisermohali.ac.in

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Pallavi Garg

PhD Student

Research Interest: Polaritonic chemistry

Education:

Bsc Chemistry Honours from DAV University Jalandhar

Msc Chemistry from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala

Hobbies: Singing and Travelling

Email- ph21018@iisermohali.ac.in

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Nitin Yadav

Int. PhD (MP21)

Research Interest: Polaritronics 

Education:

BSc Physics(Hons.) from S.S. Jain Subodh PG (Autonomous) College, Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Hobbies: Athletics, Travelling

Email- mp21018@iisermohali.ac.in

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Kunal Banerjee

Int. PhD (MP21)

Research Interest: Polaritronics 

Education:

B.Sc Physics(Hons.) from Raghunathpur College Purulia 

West Bengal

Hobbies: Poetry, Cricket, Athletics

Email ID: mp21019@iisermohali.ac.in

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Nisha Devi

PhD Student

Research Interest: Polaritonic chemistry

Education:

B.Sc - Kurukshetra University.
M.Sc Chemistry- Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur 

Hobbies: Dancing, Listening music

Email ID: Ph24020@iisermohali.ac.in

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Satyavati 

PhD Student

Research interest: NA
Education: B.Sc - PDUS University Sikar
M.Sc Physics - IIT Bhubaneswar 
Hobbies: Yoga, Poetry and reading novels
Email: ph25061@iisermohali.ac.in

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Shashi Kumari

PhD Student

Research interest: NA
Education: B.Sc. - University of Rajasthan Jaipur 
M.Sc. - University of Rajasthan Jaipur 
Hobbies: Listening  music , playing cricket 

Email: ksnmeena9214@gmail.com

BSMS Students

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Pranaay Ranjan

BSMS (MS22)

Research interest: Polaritronics
Education: BS-MS Dual Degree, IISER MOHALI
Hobbies: Sketching, Reading biography and Table tennis
Email: ms22148@iisermohali.ac.in

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Akriti Adarsh

BSMS (2021) 

Research interest: Polaritronics
Education: BS-MS Dual Degree, IISER Mohali
Hobbies: Music, Reading and Writing- Literature and Poetry

Email: ms21155@iisermohali.ac.in

Alumni (Ph.D. /Post-Doc)

1.  Dr. Jyoti Lather - December- 2022
Present Address: Post-Doctoral Fellow @AMOLF, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Thesis title: "Cavity Catalysis: Controlling Chemical Reactions through Cooperative Vibrational Strong Coupling".

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Dr. Pooja Bhatt -August 2023

Present Address: Post-Doctoral Fellow @University of Bordeaux, France
Thesis title: "Polaritronics with 2D-materials"

3.
Dr. Akhila Kadyan -Dec 2023
Thesis title: "Understanding the Nature of Vibrational Strong Coupling in Small Molecules"

4.
Dr. Jaibir Singh -Dec 2024 

Present Address: Post-Doctoral Fellow @Tel Aviv Uni., Israel)
Thesis title: "Polaritonic Chemistry: Sculpting Reaction Energy Landscape by Vibrational Strong Coupling"

4.
Dr. Ben Johns -Apr 2024 (Post-Doc)

Present Address: Ultrafast Nanoscience Unit, Department of Physics, Umeå University,

Alumni (MS thesis completed)

1. Ms. Kripa Merin Joseph (University of Strasbourg)
2. Mr. Yogendra Sharma
3. Ms. Chithra P. R.
4. Mr. Athul Vijay V. C.
5. Ms. Parvathi Valsalan (Heidelberg University)
6. Ms. Yashika Gupta
7. Mr. Thabassum Ahammad (University of Southern California)
8. Mr. Monu
9. Mr. Muhammed Anjad
10. Ms. Sneha Mehra
11. Mohammed Dasthaheer PC (City College, New York)
12. Anand V. (Institute of Nanotechnology, CNR Lecce, Italy)

13. Aritrika Paul (Purdue University)
14. Ajad Ismail (Ashoka University)
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Molecular Strong Coupling Lab

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

Knowledge city, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manauli PO 140306, Punjab, India.

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