CV
Education
2021–present: Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA2016–2021: Master of Science in Physics
Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal2012–2016: Bachelor of Science in Physics
Butwal Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Butwal, Nepal
Research Experience
2021–present: Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Project synopsis: Design, synthesis, and low-temperature characterization of quantum materials, with emphasis on frustrated magnetism, topological phases, and correlated electron systems.2017–2021: Junior Research Fellow
Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Madhav Prasad Ghimire
Project synopsis: First-principles investigation of electronic, magnetic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of correlated and functional materials using density functional theory.
Awards
- Group on Magnetism and Its Applications (GMAG) Student Travel Award, American Physical Society, March 2025.
- Certificate of participation and paper presentation at the 1st International e-Conference on Recent Advances in Physics and Material Science (IC-RAPMS 2020), Kurseong College, India, July 2020.
- Best Poster Presentation Award at the International Conference on Nanoscience and High Energy Physics (ICNHEP 2019), Central Department of Physics, Kirtipur, Nepal, February 2019.
- Research grant from Sainamaina Municipality, Rupandehi, Nepal, for the project “Signatures of Low-Dimensional Magnetism and Short-Range Magnetic Order in Co-Based Trirutiles,” 2019.
Collaborations
2024: Collaboration with Dr. Eun Sang Choi on Finite spinon density of states in triangular-lattice delafossite TlYbSe₂, focusing on ultra-low-temperature AC magnetization measurements.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.2024: Collaboration with Dr. Johannes Knolle and Dr. Shi Feng on Finite spinon density of states in triangular-lattice delafossite TlYbSe₂, providing theoretical input.
Technical University of Munich (TUM), School of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics, Garching, Germany.2021: Collaboration with Dr. Linda Ye and collaborators to identify a large anomalous Hall effect in single crystals of the kagome Weyl ferromagnet Fe₃Sn.
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.2020: Collaboration with Dr. Sobhít Singh on pressure-induced creation and annihilation of Weyl points in Td-W₀.₅Mo₀.₅Te₂ and 1T″-W₀.₅Mo₀.₅Te₂.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.2018: Collaboration with Dr. Harikrishnan S. Nair and collaborators on signatures of low-dimensional magnetism and short-range magnetic order in Co-based trirutiles.
Department of Physics, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA.
Technical Skills
Crystal growth
- Single-crystal synthesis: flux growth, chemical vapor transport (CVT), Bridgman growth
- Polycrystalline sample synthesis: solid-state reaction
- Quartz tube sealing using a blowtorch
- Safe handling of chemicals with proper laboratory management
- Operation of glove boxes for air-sensitive materials
Characterization
- Single-crystal Laue X-ray diffraction
- Powder X-ray diffraction
- Neutron scattering experiments
- Magnetization, heat capacity, and transport measurements using Quantum Design MPMS and PPMS
- Two-dimensional sample exfoliation
Data analysis and theoretical calculations
- Density functional theory (DFT) calculations of electronic, magnetic, optical, and topological properties
- X-ray diffraction data analysis
- Neutron scattering data analysis
Programming languages and computational tools
- LaTeX, Fortran, Python, Origin, Gnuplot, XMGrace
- FullProf, GSAS-II, Mantid, SARAh
- Full-Potential Local-Orbital (FPLO) code
- WIEN2k
- Quantum ESPRESSO
- Windows and Linux
Publications
Talks
Preliminary Exam: Signature of Order and Disorder in Low-dimensional Spin-1/2 Frustrated Magnets
Talk at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Magnetism in Ytterbium-Based Spin-½ Triangular-Lattice Delafossites
Conference talk at Global Physics Summit 2025 (APS March Meeting), Los Angeles, CA, USA
Teaching
Membership
- Condensed Matter Physics Research Center (CMPRC), Butwal, Nepal (2016–present)
- Treasurer, Nepali Society at Purdue, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA (2022–2023)
Language Proficiency
- English
- Nepali
- Hindi