About My Research
I investigate phase transitions, elastic anomalies, phonon instabilities and thermodynamic behavior of Earth and planetary minerals under extreme pressure-temperature conditions. My work bridges computational simulations with Raman and X-ray diffraction experiments.
Research Experience
Junior Research Fellow (SERB), IIT Gandhinagar (2024–2026)
- Investigating high-pressure phase transitions in GeOâ‚‚ up to 120 GPa using Density Functional Theory.
- Computing elastic constants, phonon dispersion and thermodynamic properties using Phonopy and QHA.
- Integrating first-principles simulations with Raman spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction measurements.
Project Intern, IISER Kolkata (2021)
- Worked under Prof. Bipul Pal on aeroacoustic overblowing in whistles.
Technical Software & Skills
Programming: Python, MATLAB, LaTeX
Simulation Packages: Quantum ESPRESSO, Phonopy, QHA, ElaStic, Mineral-CIJ, EOS-Fit, Gibbs2, CP2K, XtalOpt, OriginLab
Experimental: Powder XRD, Raman Spectroscopy, Equation of State Analysis
Interactive Publications
High-pressure phase transition of olivine-type Mg2GeO4 to a metastable forsterite-III type structure and their equations of state
High-pressure elastic properties of GeO2 polymorphs up to 120 GPa
Investigating the Kaps whistle tone at low- and high-flow rates of nitrogen gas
Equation of state of the rutile and CaCl2-type phases of GeO2 to 70 GPa
Uncovering the limits of lithium cobalt oxide
Phenomenon of Overblowing for Flute or Whistle
