Dr. Alpana Nayak
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, IIT-Patna.
Ph.D. (2009) Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, India.
(affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi).
Masters of Science (Physics) Specialization in Solid State Physics (2003),
Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32, India.
Bachelor of Science [Physics (Honours), Chemistry & Mathematics] (2001),
Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32, India, University Gold Medal.
March 2016-present: Assistant Professor (regular), Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT-Patna), India.
December 2015 – February 2016: NEDO postdoctoral researcher, Dielectric
nanodevices group, Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC), Tohoku
University, Sendai, Japan.
Host Professor: Prof. Yasuo Cho.
April 2012 – March 2014: NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher, Atomic Electronics Group, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Japan.
Host Professor: Prof. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.
April 2009 – March 2012: MANA Postdoctoral Researcher, Atomic Electronics Group, World Premier International Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Japan.
Host Professor: Prof. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.
2005-2008: Senior Research Fellow, Soft Condensed Matter Group, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, India. Supervisor: Prof. Kattera A. Suresh.
2003-2005: Junior Research Fellow, Soft Condensed Matter Group, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, India. Supervisor: Prof. Kattera A. Suresh.
2017 Early Career Research Award by SERB-DST, New Delhi, India.
2003 Selected in Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-National Eligibility
Test (CSIR-NET) for the award of junior research fellowship.
2001 University Gold Medal for securing 1st rank in BSc Physics(Honours).
1998 National Merit Certificate for outstanding academic performance in higher secondary.