Meet The Team
Dr. Bhagwati Prasad
(Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor (CV),
Department of Materials Engineering
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Ph.D. (Materials Science)
University of Cambridge, UK
Tel- 080 2293 2679
Email- bpjoshi@iisc.ac.in
Scientific Contributions
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Publications (33) (Published and Communicated): Research papers published in reputed refereed journals (Nature-3, Nature Materials, Advanced Materials-4, Nano Letters-2, Nature Communications-3, Science Advances-2, Applied Physics Letters-3, etc.)
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Number of citations: 2000+; h-index :19
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Average impact factor of top 10 research papers: 42
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Average impact factor of top 25 research papers: 22
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Patents– 40+: 30+ US Patents, 10+PCT, 1 German and 4 Indian Patents
Memberships
Materials Research Society of India (Lifetime), Indian Institute of Metal (Lifetime), IEEE, IEEE magnetics society, Materials Research Society (MRS), American Ceramic Society (ACS), St John’s College, University of Cambridge (Lifetime), Indian Physics Association (Lifetime), Cambridge Philosophical Society (1012-2015) and Institute of Physics (2012-2016).
Awards
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SERB-International Travel Support (ITS) Award (2022)
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IISc Institute of Eminence (IoE) Travel Grant (2022)
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First prize poster award in the Innovation Bazaar (2021): Western Digital, San Jose, CA, 2021
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Innovator of the Year: WDC, USA (2021)
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Nehru Trust for Cambridge University Fellowship (2011-2014)
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St John’s College, Cambridge University Fellowships (2011-2014)
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Academic Excellence Award (2007-2008)-M.Tech. (IITK)
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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) [Physics]; All India Rank-61
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National Eligibility Test (NET) (2005) - Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
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Gold Medallist (1st in University)- (2004): H N B Garhwal University
Editorial Services
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Principal Editor - MRS Advances
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Member of Editorial Board - Nature Scientific Reports
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Guest Editor - Scientific Reports (Topic: Neuromorphic engineering /computing)
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Guest Editor-APL Materials (Topic: Materials Challenges for Nonvolatile Memory),
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Guest Editor-Electronics (Topic: Recent Advanced Applications of Magnetic materials and Quantum Material)
Education
2011-2015
Ph.D. (Materials Science and Metallurgy): University of Cambridge, UK,
2006-2008
M.Tech. (Materials Science): Departmental Rank-1 (1st in Class), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
2002-2004
M.Sc. (Physics): Gold Medalist (1st in University) H. N. B. Garhwal University, India
Work Experience
2021 -Present
Assistant Professor; Materials Engineering department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, KA, India
2018 – 2021
Principal Research Scientist: Non-volatile Memory Research Group, Western Digital (erstwhile IBM Research), San Jose, CA, USA
2016 – 2018
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher; University of California Berkeley, USA
2015 – 2016
Scientist; Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
2008- 2011
Scientist (Sr. Manager); R&D Division, Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, India
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Vinod Kumar
vinodkiitb@gmail.com
Education:
M.Sc (Physics): IIT, Bombay
Ph.D. (Physics): IIT, Bombay
Research interest: Spintronics, 2D magnetism
Education:
M.Sc (Physics): IIT Kanpur
Ph.D. (Physics): UGC-DAE CSR, Indore
Research interest: Applied Spintronics
Dr. Arup Kumar Mandal
arupmandal@iisc.ac.in
Google Scholar
Education:
M.Sc (Applied Physics): ISM(IIT) Dhanbad
Ph.D. (Physics): UGC-DAE CSR, Indore
Research interest: Multiferroic thin film
Dr. Suchit Kumar Jena
suchitkumarjenaiitg@gmail.com
Education:
M.Sc (Physics): IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
Ph.D. (Physics): IIT Guwahati
Research interest: 2D Multiferroic, Spintronics
PhD Students
Naveen Negi
negin@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttrakhand
M.Sc (Physics): Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttrakhand
Research interests: Magnetoelectrics, ferroelectrics
Suryakanta Mondal
suryakantam@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore
M.Sc (Physics): Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Research interest: Spin-orbit torque based non-volatile memory devices
Astha Khandelwal
asthak@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Banasthali University, Rajasthan
M.Sc (Physics): Banasthali University, Rajasthan
Research interest: Investigation of 2D materials for non-volatile memory applications
Kaushal Tiwari
kaushalt@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
M.Sc (Physics): University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Research interest: Unconventional ferroelectric based memory devices
Uma Ganguly
umag@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Calcutta University
M.Sc (Physics): Calcutta University
Research interest:
Promila
promila2023@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
M.Sc (Physics): Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
M.Tech (Solid State Physics): IIT Delhi
Research interest:
MTech Students
Neeru Rajak
neerurajak@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Tech (Metallurgical Engineering): BIT Sindri, Dhanbad
Research interest: Nanocomposites based Magnetoelectric
BS (Research) Student
Yash Vardhan Bhobia
yashvardhan@iisc.ac.in
Education:
Bachelor of Science (Research): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Research Interest:
Ashish Omar
ashishomar@iisc.ac.in
Education:
Bachelor of Science (Research): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Research Interest:
Project Assistant
Ashin Varghese Mathews
ashinvm@gmail.com
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
M.Sc (Physics): Manipal Institute of Technology, Udupi, Karnataka
Research Interest: Micromagnetic simulations and Device simulation
Kousik Malai
kousikmalai@iisc.ac.in
Education:
BS-MS (Physics Major): IISER Berhampur
Research Interest: Magnon phonon and Magnon -Magnon scattering
Project Intern
Tannmoy
tannmoy2017@gmail.com
Education:
B.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering): NIT Rourkela (Expected 2024)
V P Sreenath
sreenathvp13@gmail.com
Education:
B.Tech(Metallurgical and Materials Engineering): NIT, Trichy (Expected 2024)
Research Interest: Machine learning in multi-phase composites
Ismat Jamil
ismatjamil.22@gmail.com
Education:
B.Sc (Physics): Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
M.Sc (Physics): Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Research Interest: Multiferroics
Maruthi Gowda
maruthigowda3715@gmail.com
Education:
M.Sc (Physics): Bengaluru City University
Research Interest: Synthesis of 2D ferromagnetic materials
Sunandan Panda
sunandan.panda@niser.ac.in
Education:
Integrated M.Sc (School of Physical Sciences): National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar, HBNI
Research Interest: Spintronics, Ferromagnetism, Spin Hall Effect, 2D Thin films
Secretarial Assistant
Priyadarshini R
rpriyadarshi@iisc.ac.in
Education:
B.Com (Accounting): Bangalore University
M.Com (Accounting and taxation): Bangalore University