Student Details

Supervisors: IITB Supervisor(s): Prof. Amrita Bhattacharya; Monash Supervisor(s): Prof. Nikhil Medhekar

Short Bio and Project Details:

I am currently a Joint Ph.D. candidate in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Nikhil Madhekar, and the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at IIT Bombay, under the supervision of Professor Amrita Bhattacharya. My primary research focuses on predicting, realising, and understanding the transport properties of Heusler compounds for their application as thermoelectric materials (TEMs). I employ state-of-the-art first principles calculations and advanced machine learning techniques to scan a large number of compounds, identifying those with high electronic transport and low thermal transport coefficients.

I hold a Bachelor's degree (BTech) in Mechanical Engineering from Tezpur Central University, Assam, India, and a Master's degree (MTech) in an interdisciplinary program with a specialisation in Polymer and Biosystem Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Hyderabad), India. During my Bachelor's and Master's programs, I worked on a diverse range of topics including Metal Sulfur Batteries, Lithium-ion Batteries, the synthesis of bacterial cellulose, solar thermal energy, the processing and characterization of natural fiber-based composites, carbon-based materials, and biopolymers.

Additionally, I worked as a Project Scientist/Research Associate in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at IIT Madras, where I focused on the synthesis and characterization of 2D materials such as MAB, MAX, MBenes, and MXenes.

Apart from these I am a professional Musician, I play different types of percussion instruments. I do write poems in my own native language, Assamese. Painting is also one of my favourite hobbies.