Fluorescence and Laser Spectroscopy, Plasmonics, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
B103, Department of Chemistry Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Hyderabad Campus Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal Dist.-Medchal-500 078 Telangana, India
Students with interest in any of the following topics: nanoscience, plasmonics and Laser spectroscopy, may apply for PhD positions in our group. One can directly write to - amitnag@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in.
Current PhD Students -
1. Mr. Ronak Lazarus (2021-)
M.Sc.- GITAM University, Hyderabad
Proposed research topic - Luminescence thermometry and its applications
2. Ms. Shreya Sarkar (2023-)
M.Sc. - UPES, Dehradun
Proposed research topic - Understanding Plasmonic Catalysis via in-situ SERS
3. Ms. Vibhawari Pundir (2024-)
M.Sc. - UPES, Dehradun
Proposed research topic - Design and development of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for theranostics
4.Ms. Rojalin Behera (2024-)
5. Mr. Joel Kingston (2024-)
Graduated PhD Students-
1. Dr. Shweta V. Pawar (2014 - 2019)
M.Sc.- NIT Nagpur Thesis - Detailed Investigation of Nanoscale Light-Matter Interaction for Useful Sensing Applications (DST INSPIRE Fellow)
Current Position - Post-doctoral Fellow at Bar Ilan University, Israel
2. Dr. Deepthi Priyanka Damera (2016 - 2021)
M.Sc.- Osmania University, Hyderabad
Thesis - Biocompatible Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery, Sensing and Theranostics Application
Current Position - Post-doctoral Associate at the University of Virginia, USA
3. Dr. Sravani Kaja (2018 -2023)
M.Sc.- Osmania University, Hyderabad
Thesis - Harnessing Plasmon-Enhanced Spectroscopy for Ultra-Sensitive Analyte Detection and Theranostics
Winner of Challa Gold Medal Award-2024 (Best PhD thesis award, Dept. of Chemistry)
