Research Areas
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Observation: Ramana Athreya
Theory: Diptimoy Ghosh, Prasad Subramanian, Arun M. Thalapillil, Arka Banerjee, Susmita Adhikari
Condensed Matter, Statistical, and Nonlinear Physics
Experiment: Ashish Arora, Ashna Bajpai, Vijayakumar Chikkadi, Shouvik Datta, Aparna Deshpande, Sunil Nair, Satishchandra Ogale*, Atikur Rahman, Surjeet Singh, Srinivasan Ramakrishnan*
Theory: Bijay Kumar Agarwalla, Arijit Bhattacharyay, Prasenjit Ghosh, Mukul Kabir, M. S. Santhanam, G. J. Sreejith
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Experiment: Bhas Bapat, Umakant D. Rapol, G. V. Pavan Kumar, Surabhi Jaiswal
Theory: Rejish Nath
Physics of Soft and Living Matter
Experiment: Vijayakumar Chikkadi, G. V. Pavan Kumar, Shivprasad Patil, Surabhi Jaiswal
Theory: Apratim Chatterji, Ushasi Roy*
Quantum Information and Quantum Dynamics
Experiment: T.S. Mahesh, Umakant D. Rapol
Theory: Bijay Kumar Agarwalla, Rejish Nath, M. S. Santhanam
Gravity and High Energy Physics
Experiment: Sourabh Dube, Seema Sharma
Theory: Sudarshan Ananth, Diptimoy Ghosh, Sachin Jain, Sunil Mukhi*, Arun M. Thalapillil, Suneeta Vardarajan
* Emeritus Professor / INSPIRE Faculty
Research Centres and Initiatives
Centre for Energy Science
Set up under the Department of Science and Technology's Nanomission, the Centre is comprised of a team of about 15-20 faculty members from the Physics and Chemistry Departments at IISER Pune who joined hands to perform cutting-edge research in this interdisciplinary field to develop applications with direct societal impact. Know more
Major Collaborations
I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation
The I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation has been set up as a Section 8 company at IISER Pune, with support from Government of India's Department of Science and Technology. The I-Hub has been set up with the aim to develop quantum computers and novel quantum materials for day-to-day applications. Led by members from the Physics department of the institute, this hub will have participation from up to 13 research groups from the institute and will network with over 20 participating institutes from within the country and with several collaborators from foreign universities and institutions. Know more