Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU
Professor Anindya Das, Indian Institute of Science
This public lecture will be given by Professor Anindya Das from the Indian Institute of Science, laureate of the Young NanoScientist India Award 2021. The award is sponsored by Oxford Instruments and is presented biennially to a scientist, younger than 45 years of age, for outstanding research in the fabrication and characterisation of nanomaterials and nanostructures in physical or bio nanotechnology. The prizewinner is invited to give a lecture at selected universities around the world.
Exploring quantum matter through transport phenomena
Transport phenomena serve as a powerful tool for probing the quantum nature of solids, from single-particle behaviour to many-body physics. In this talk, Professor Das will discuss how various transport measurements such as electrical, thermal, and thermoelectric are employed in his group to investigate diverse forms of quantum matter. Specifically, he will highlight studies on anyonic quantum matter and twisted quantum systems based on two-dimensional materials.
Professor Das completed his PhD in Physics at IISc, Bangalore, and is currently an Associate Professor of Physics at IISc. He received the Anil Kumar Award for the best PhD thesis in Physics in 2009. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship (SJF) from the DST (India). He also received the fourth Oxford Instruments Young NanoScientist India Award in 2021 and the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize in 2023.
Refreshments available at 9.30am prior to the lecture at 10am.