Education & Experience
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Columbia University
Advisor: David Reichman
Investigating coherent and incoherent phenomena induced by light-matter interaction: transport, dispersion and chemical kinetics.
Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry
University of Rochester
Advisor: Pengfei (Frank) Huo
Developed new quantum dynamics approach for on-the-fly non-adiabatic dynamics. Developed theoretical frameworks for molecular quantum electrodynamics. Investigated new chemical reactivities induced by the quantum mechanical interplay of proton, electrons, phonons and photons.
"Outstanding Dissertation Award" in the Natural Sciences in Arts, Sciences and Engineering.
M.S. in Chemistry
University of Rochester
Learned Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Computational Chemistry, Advanced Numerical and Mathematical Methods for Optics, Physics and Theoretical Chemistry.
M.Sc in Chemistry
Visva-Bharati University
Specialization in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Performed research on the influence of noise on the optical properties of quantum dots.
Summer Research Internship
National Chemical Laboratory, India
Advisor: Sarika Maitra Bhattacharyya
Performed molecular dynamics simulations to understand the "Levitation Effect" which leads to the enhancement of diffusion of ions in water.
B.Sc. in Chemistry
Visva-Bharati University
Major in Chemistry and Minor in Physics and Mathematics. Developed 100s web-applications (calistry.org) to aid fellow students learning chemistry which now receives ~a million visitor every year. Gained research experience as summer research intern at National Chemical Laboratory.
Summer Research Internship
National Chemical Laboratory, India
Advisor: Sarika Maitra Bhattacharyya
Performed molecular dynamics simulations to assess the validity of Stokes-Einstein relationship. This work has been published in JPCB.
AWARDS
Poster Award
University of California, San Diego
A runner up poster award for presenting "Transport and Dispersion in Multimode Cavities" at Strong Coupling with Organic Molecules (SCOM), 2023. Sponsored by Nanophotonics (De Gruyter).
Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2022
University of Rochester
Outstanding Dissertation Award (2022) for the Natural Sciences in Arts, Sciences and Engineering. This award is in recognition of the outstanding dissertation and exceptional research of a graduate student at the University of Rochester.
Esther M. Conwell Graduate Fellowship
University of Rochester
The Conwell fellowship is intended to honors the contributions of graduate students in physical chemistry who have excelled in their graduate careers.
ACS Graduate Award in Theoretical Chemistry, 2020
American Chemical Society
Graduate Award in Theoretical Chemistry from the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry, sponsored by the Journal of Physical Chemistry.
Departmental Travel Award
University of Rochester
Travel award in support of attending National Meeting.
Elon Huntington Hooker Fellowship
University of Rochester
The Elon Huntington Hooker Fellowship is a one-year dissertation fellowship for students from various fields of science whose work is primarily and clearly concerned with chemistry. The fellowships are funded by a gift from Mrs. Hooker in memory of Mr. Elon Huntington Hooker, a graduate and, for many years, a Trustee of the University. Mr. Hooker was founder of the Hooker Chemical Company and a graduate of the University of Rochester.
Arnold Weissberger Fellowship
University of Rochester
The purpose of the Weissberger Fellowship in Chemistry is to reward and encourage outstanding promise for productive scientific careers by advanced PhD students. Each Fellow receives a substantial supplement for basic support and funds to travel to a major scientific meeting to report the results of his or her research. The fellowship is awarded on the basis of outstanding research achievement and potential for continued growth, ideals which Arnold Weissberger exemplified during his lifetime and which he recognized and encouraged in others.
Best Poster Award
Boston University
This award was sponsored by the Journal Physical Chemistry, and was given at the Cokerfest a special symposium honoring Professor David F. Coker’s contribution to theoretical chemistry at Boston University.
Best Poster Award
Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire
At the Path-Integral Quantum Mechanics School hosted by the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM) at Laussane, Switzerland.
Sherman-Clarke Fellowship
University of Rochester
The Sherman-Clarke Fellowship is a merit fellowship awarded to graduate levels students based on coursework and Teaching Assistant performance.
Best Applied Technological Award
Eastern Indian Science & Engineering Fair
The Eastern Indian Science and Engineering Fair was hosted by the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum at Kolkata and was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India. Students from thirteen eastern Indian states take part in this Science Fair.
Best Group Exhibit
Eastern Indian Science Fair
This three-tier mega science exposition is held at District and State levels in all the 13 states of eastern India. Selected candidates from the state level participate in the Eastern India Science Fair at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum. Also won the special prize at the State Level and the first prize in the District Level.
Oral & Poster Presentations
Gordon Research Conference on Light and Matter
Salve Regina University
Poster Presentation
The Strong Coupling with Organic Molecules
University of California, San Diego
Poster Presentation
Invited talk at Hsu Group, Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
Oral Presentation
Invited talk at Telluride Workshop on Polaritons
Telluride Science and Research Center
Oral Presentation
Invited talk at Hsu Group, Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica
Oral Presentation
Invited talk at CCQ, Flatiron Institute
Flatiron Institute
Oral Presentation
Invited Talk at VISTA
Virtual International Seminar on Theoretical Advancements
Oral Presentation
Invited Talk at ITAMP, Harvard
Harvard University
Oral Presentation
ACS NERM
American Chemical Society
Oral Presentation
Invited talk at CCQ, Flatiron Institute
Flatiron Institute
Oral Presentation
ACS National Meeting, Fall
American Chemical Society
Oral Presentation
Quantum Frontiers in Molecular Science
Telluride Science Research Center
Oral Presentation
Invited Talk at Shakib Group
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Oral Presentation
Departmental Seminar (Chemistry)
University of Rochester
Oral Presentation
APS March Meeting
American Physical Society
Oral Presentation
Gordon Research Conference on Light and Matter
Salve Regina University
Poster Presentation
Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics
University of Rochester
Poster Presentation
APS March Meeting at Boston
American Physical Society
Oral Presentation
Path Integral Quantum Mechanics Workshop
Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire
Poster Presentation
Cokerfest
Boston University
Poster Presentation
MolSSI Workshop on Modular Software Infrastructure for Excited State Dynamics
University of Buffalo
Oral Presentation
Penn Conference of Theoretical Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania
Poster Presentation
Reviewing Activities
Physical Review Letters
American Physical Society
Advanced Materials
WILEY
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
American Chemical Society
Communications Physics
Nature
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
American Chemical Society
Chem
Cell Press
Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
American Chemical Society
Physical Review A
American Physical Society
Physical Review B
American Physical Society
Chemical Physics Letters
Elsevier
Physica Scripta
Institute of Physics
nanomaterials
MDPI
materials
MDPI
photonics
MDPI
