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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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Ben Johns

Post Doctoral Fellow

Research Interest:  Strong coupling and nano-optics

Education:

B.Sc & M.Sc Physics from IISc, Bangalore, India

Ph.D. Infrared polaritons (2022), IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India

Hobbies: Music, Football

Email: ben.johnsj@gmail.com

Ph.D. Students

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Akhila Kadyan

PhD Student

Research Interest: Spectroscopy

Education:
B.Sc from Maharishi Dayanand University

M.Sc Chemistry from Maharishi Dayanand University

Hobbies: Sketching, dancing and solving puzzles

Email:  ph18022@iisermohali.ac.in

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Jaibir Singh

PhD Student

Research Interest: Polaritonic Chemistry

Education:
B.Sc Chemistry (Hons.)  From Delhi University 

M.Sc Chemistry From Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak

Hobbies: Music and Sci-fi movies. 

Email:  ph18068@iisermohali.ac.in

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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

BSMS Students

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Mohammed Dasthaheer PC

BSMS (MS19)

Research interest: Photophysics and Polariton chemistry
Education: BS-MS Dual Degree, IISER MOHALI
Hobbies: Reading, music, and football
Email: ms19126@iisermohali.ac.in

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Anand Vinod

BSMS (MS19)

Research interest: Polaritronics  and  Optoelectronics
Education: BS-MS Dual Degree, IISER MOHALI
Hobbies: Athletics, Football, travelling, and music
Email: ms19087@iisermohali.ac.in

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Aritrika Paul

BSMS (MS20)

Research interest: Polaritonic Chemistry
Education: BS-MS Dual Degree, IISER MOHALI
Hobbies: Books, sketching, singing, and traveling
Email: ms20174@iisermohali.ac.in

Alumni (Ph.D. awarded)

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
Thesis title: "Polaritronics with 2D-materials"

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
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