IIT INDORE PHD 2012-13

Rolling Advertisement for Admission to Ph.D. Program in Physics
Candidates highly motivated to pursue a research career in Physics are invited to apply for Ph.D. program
in Physics in IIT Indore. A candidate must satisfy anyone of the following criteria.
1. M.Phil/MTech degree in relevant branch of science with good academic background.
2. An academically good Masters degree in a Science/Engineering/Technology subject with CSIR-JRF or 
UGC-JRF or a valid GATE score.
3. An academically good B.Tech. from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT).
4. Applicants with equivalent foreign degrees, at Bachelors or Masters level will also be considered.

The Research topics currently being offered by Physics faculty are
Faculty  Research Area/topics offered 
Dr. Preeti. A. Bhobe  
(pbhobe@iiti.ac.in)
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; functional materials, strongly 
correlated electronic systems, thermoelectric power, x-ray absorption 
spectroscopy
Dr. Sarika Jalan 
(sarika@iiti.ac.in) 
Synchronization, spatially extended systems, time delay systems, Spectra of
Complex biological and social networks, random matrix theory, 
graph theory, Evolution, adaptative dynamics; Cytoplasmic flow 
Dr. Krushna Mavani 
(krushna@iiti.ac.in) 
1.Condensed Matter Physics (Experimental) 
2. Terahertz Spectroscopy. 
Dr. Manavendra Mahato 
(manav@iiti.ac.in) 
General relativity, Holographic condensed matter, Holographic 
hydrodynamics, Properties of black holes in string theory, Gauge/gravity 
correspondence, Applications of string theory to magnetohydrodynamics, 
Dr. Subhendu Rakshit 
(rakshit@iiti.ac.in) 
Particle Physics Phenomenology: Beyond Standard Model Explorations
with Supersymmetry, Extra Dimensions, Grand Unified Theories. Neutrino
Physics, LHC Phenomenology, Physics studies with India-based Neutrino
Observatory. 
Dr. Ankhi Roy 
(ankhi@iiti.ac.in) 
Experimental Hadron Physics, Rare Decay Channels of Mesons; 
Transition Form Factor of Different Mesons, Simulation and Development 
of PANDA detector. 
Dr. Raghunath Sahoo 
(raghunath@iiti.ac.in) 
Experimental Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions (ALICE Experiment at
Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Geneva), Phenomenology of Quark Gluon
Plasma (QGP), related to global properties of the plasma, heavy flavor
production and application of statistical thermal model to heavy ion physics. Any candidate finding one particular research group interesting to work with should contact (through 
email) the respective faculty member. Please email complete CV and copy of valid GATE score/CSIR-JRF 
certificate copy to raghunath@iiti.ac.in or post them to Dr. R. N. Sahoo, Discipline of Physics, IIT Indore, 
IET-DAVV Campus, Khandwa Road,  Indore - 452017, Madhya Pradesh, India.