Former Members

Former PhD Students:

	Dr. Sumyra Sidiq B.Sc. (Medical): Govt. Degree College for Women, Anantnag, Kashmir (2007) M.Sc. (Chemistry): University of Kashmir, Srinagar (2010) PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2011- May 2016) Thesis Title: New Approaches to the Design of Liquid Crystal-based Biosensors Date of Thesis Defense: 13-05-2016 Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Government Degree College for women Anantnag
	Dr. Shilpa Setia B.Sc. (H. S.): Panjab University, Chandigarh (2006-2009) M.Sc. (H. S.): Panjab University, Chandigarh (2009-2011) PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2011- May 2016) Thesis Title: Functionalized Discotic Molecules for Optoelectronic Applications: Synthesis and Characterization Date of Thesis Defense: 16-05-2016
	Dr. Monika Gupta B.Sc.: Delhi University (2006-2009) M.Sc.: Delhi University (2010-2012) PhD: IISER Mohali (January 2013- January 2018) Thesis Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Discotic Liquid Crystals for Potential Applications in Opto-electronic Devices Date of Thesis Defense: 04-01-2018 Present Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Tokyo
	Dr. Dibyendu Das B.Sc. (Hons.): Krishnanagar Govt. College. (Kalyani University); (2007-2010) M.Sc.: IIT Hyderabad (2010-2012) PhD: IISER Mohali (Januray 2013- August 2018) Thesis Title: Biomolecule-Induced Ordering Transitions at the Liquid Crystal- Aqueous Interface Date of Thesis Defense: 03-08-2018
	Dr. Indu Verma Integrated BS-MS: IISER Mohali (2009-2014) PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2014 - December 2019) Thesis Title: Design of Aqueous-Liquid Crystal Interfaces for Biosensing Applications. Date of Thesis Defense: 17-12-2019 Present Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, IIT Bombay
	Dr. Harpreet Singh Taak Integrated BS-MS: IISER Pune (2006-2011) PhD: IISER Mohali (January 2014 - August 2020) Thesis Title: Design and Synthesis of Porous Organic Polymers for Sensing and Visible Light Photocatalytic Applications Date of Defense: 10-08-2020
	Dr. Joydip De B.Sc. (Hons.): Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur (University of Calcutta) (2010-2013) Integrated MS-PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2013-June 2021) Thesis Title: Self-Assembled Functional Discotic Liquid Crystals for Luminescence and Efficient Charge Transport Date of Defense: 04-06-2021
	Dr. Indu Bala B.Sc. (H. S.): Panjab University, Chandigarh (2010-2013) Integrated MS-PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2013-June 2021) Thesis Title: Functional Discotic Liquid Crystals Through Molecular Self-Assembly For Application in Organic Electronic Devices Date of Defense: 07-06-2021
	Supreet Kaur B.Sc.: (Hansraj College, University of Delhi) (2011-2014) Integrated MS-PhD: Joined IISER Mohali in August 2014 PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2016- July 2022) Thesis Title: Unconventional Behavior of Asymmetric Bent-Core Mesogens: Chemical and Physical Aspects Date of Thesis Defense: 20-07-2022
	Vidhika Punjani B.Sc.: (Hansraj College, University of Delhi) (2011-2014) Integrated MS-PhD: Joined IISER Mohali in August 2014 PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2016- Nov 2022) Thesis Title: Studies of the mesomorphic and electro-optic behaviour in cholesterol-based bent-shaped mesogens Date of Thesis Defense: 23-11-2022
	Ipsita Pani B.Sc.: College of Basic Science and Humanities, Bhubaneswar Integrated MS-PhD: Joined IISER Mohali in August 2015 PhD: IISER Mohali (August 2016- Jan 2023) Thesis Title: Dynamic Ordering Transitions of Liquid Crystals at Biomolecular Interfaces Date of Thesis Defense: 20-01-2023
	Varsha Jain B.Sc.: Hindu Girls College, Sonepat (Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak) (2010-2013) M.Sc.: Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal (2013-2015) PhD: IISER Mohali (December 2015- March 2023) Thesis Title: Phase Behaviors of Asymmetric Bent-shaped Mesogens and the Study of Interfacial Phenomenon involving Nematics Date of Thesis Defense: 02-03-2023

Former Post-doctoral Fellows:

	Dr. Satyam Kumar Gupta B.Sc.: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur (1999-2002) M.Sc.: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur (2002-2004) Ph.D.: Raman Research Institute, Bangalore (2005-2012) Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (May 2012-Sept 2012)
	Dr. Santosh Prasad Gupta B.Sc.: DDU Gorakhpur, University Gorakhpur (2002-2005) M.Sc.: DDU Gorakhpur, University Gorakhpur (2005-2007) Ph.D.: Raman Research Institute, Bangalore (2008-2014) Postdoctoral Fellow: KFU Graz. Austria (2014-2016) IISER Mohali (May 2016- Oct 2017) Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Patna
	Dr. Subrata Nath B.Sc.: Dibrugarh University, Assam (2003-2007) M.Sc.: Gauhati University, Assam (2007-2009) Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati (2012-2017) Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (March 2018- to Dec 2018) Present Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
	Dr. Rajib Nandi B.Sc.: The University of Burdwan, West Bengal (2004-2008) M.Sc.: Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (2008-2010) Ph.D.: Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (2010-2016) National Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (Aug 2016- Aug 2018) Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (March 2019- Sept 2019) Present Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
	Dr. Golam Mohiuddin B.Sc. (Hons.): Burdwan University (2003-2007) M.Sc.: Assam University (2007-2009) Ph.D.: Assam University (2010-2014) Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (2014-2016) National Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (Oct 2016-Oct 2018) Research Associate: IISER Mohali (Nov 2018-Sept 2019) Present Position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
	Dr. Nazma Begum B.Sc.: Goalpara College; Gauhati University (2003-2006) M.Sc.: Assam University (2007-2009) Ph.D.: Assam University (2010-2014) Women Scientist-A: IISER Mohali (Jan 2018-Sept 2019)
	Dr. Manisha Devi B.Sc. : Himachal Pradesh University (2003-2006) B.Ed : Himachal Pradesh University (2006-2007) M.Sc. : Himachal Pradesh University (2007-2009) M.Phil : Himachal Pradesh University (2009-2010) PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, H.P. (2011-2017) National Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (Oct.2017- Oct 2019) Research Associate: IISER Mohali (Nov. 2019 - May 2020) Institute Postdoctoral Fellow: IISER Mohali (June 2020 - June 2022) Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Former BS-MS Project students:

Nishtha Agarwal

BS-MS: IISER Mohali (2013-2014)

Present Position: PhD student at Cardiff Catalysis Institute, UK

Aneeshma Peter

BS-MS: IISER Mohali (2014-2015)

Present Position: PhD student at University of Quebec, Canada

Manmohan Sambharia

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2015-2016)

Aayush

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2016-2017)

Present Position: PhD student at Purdue University, USA

Mohamed Musthafa Iqbal

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2016-2017)

Present Position: PhD student at TU Vienna, Austria

Lisha Loitongbam

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2017-2018)

Vaishnavi S

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2017-2018)

Present Position: PhD student at Ohio State University, USA

Nitya Singh

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2017-2018)

Neelima P R

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2017-2018)

Swathy Lekshmy V S

BS-MS (Project Student): IISER Mohali (2017-2018)