NRC Research Associate Resume Example

Materials physicist with experience in highly interdisciplinary research fields. Proficient in scientific writing/editing, oversight/management of scientific research and outreach skills.

• NRC/ASEE Research Publication Award (2020); The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• National Research Council (NRC) Fellowship (2017); The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• Doctoral Finishing Fellowship (2012); Michigan Technological University, MI, USA
• Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship (2011); Michigan Technological University, MI, USA

26. S. Mukhopadhyay*, David J. Singh, Thomas L. Reinecke; “Ultra-low thermal conductivity in Cs-Sb-Se compounds: Lattice instability vs. lone-pair electrons” Chem. Mater. (In Press, September 2020).

25. S. Mukhopadhyay*, T. L. Reinecke; “Lone-Pair Electron-Driven Thermoelectrics at Room Temperature”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.10, 4117 (2019).

24. S. Mukhopadhyay*, D. S. Parker, B. C. Sales, A. Puretzky, M. A. McGuire, L. Lindsay*; “Two-channel model for ultralow thermal conductivity of crystalline Tl3VSe4”, Science360, 1455–1458 (2018).

[Selected for Research Highlights in 12 media outlets including ORNL Research News: “New insights bolster Einstein's idea about how heat moves through solids”]

23. S. Mukhopadhyay*, D. Bansal, O. Delaire, D. Perrodin, E. B.-Courchesne, D. J. Singh, L. Lindsay; “The curious case of cuprous chloride: Giant thermal resistance and anharmonic quasiparticle spectra driven by dispersion nesting”Phys. Rev. B (Rapid)96, 100301 (2017).

22. L. Poudel, A. F. May, M. Koehler, M. A. McGuire, S. Mukhopadhyay, et. al.“Candidate elastic quantum critical point in LaCu6-xAux”Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 235701 (2016).

21. S. Mukhopadhyay*, L. Lindsay, D. J. Singh; “Optic phonons and anisotropic thermal conductivity in hexagonal Ge2Sb2Te5”Scientific Reports6, 37076(2016).

20. S. Mukhopadhyay*, L. Lindsay and D. S. Parker; “Optic phonon bandwidth and lattice thermal conductivity: the case of Li2X (X=O, S, Se, Te)”Phys. Rev. B93, 224301(2016).

19. S. Mukhopadhyay*, J. Sun, A. Subedi, T. Siegrist, D. J. Singh; “Competition of ionic and covalent bonding in Ge-Sb-Te phase change materials”Scientific Reports6, 25981 (2016).

18. S. Mukhopadhyay, T. Thompson, J. Sakamoto, A. Huq, J. Wolfenstine, J. L. Allen, N. Bernstein, D. A. Stewart, M. D. Johannes; “Structure and stoichiometry in supervalent doped Li7La3Zr2O12”Chemistry of Materials27, 3658 (2015).

17. J. Sun, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Subedi, T. Siegrist, D. J. Singh; “Transport Properties of Cubic Crystalline Ge2Sb2Te5: A Potential Low-temperature Thermoelectric Material”Appl. Phys. Lett.106, 123907 (2015).

16. X. Chen#, A. Weathers#, J. Montana#, S. Mukhopadhyay#, O. Delaire, D. Stewart, N. Mingo, S. Girard, D. P. Sellan, J. Yan, S. Jin, J. Zhou, Li Shi; “Twisting Phonons in Higher Manganese Silicide of a Complex Nowotny Chimney Ladder Structure”Nat. Commun. 6, 6723 (2015).

15. S. Mukhopadhyay and D. A. Stewart; “Polar Effects on Thermal conductivity of cubic Boron Nitride under pressure”Phys. Rev. Lett.113, 025901 (2014).

14. S. Mukhopadhyay, and D. A. Stewart; “A First Principle Study of the Phonon Dispersion and Dielectric Properties of Wurtzite InP: Role of In 4d Electrons” Phys. Rev. B.89, 054302 (2014).

13. S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Pandey, S. P. Karna: “Microscopic Insight into Molecular Orbital Gating" (Invited article) Ind. J. of Phys. (March, 2014).

12. A. Güthlera, S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Pandey, I. Boustani, “The Route to MBxNyCz Molecular Wheels: II. Results Using Accurate Functionals and Basis Sets”Solid State Sciences30, 94 (2014).

11. A. Pandey, A. Dwivedi, S. Mukhopadhyay, N. Misra “Ab Initio Study of Different Probable Structures of Group III Antimonides” J. Theo. and Comp. Chem. 12, 1350056 (2013).

10. R. G. Amorim, X. Zhong, S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Pandey, S. P. Karna; “Strain- And Electric Field-induced Band Gap Modulation In Nitride Nanomembranes”J. Phys.: Condens. Matter25, 195801 (2013).

9. X. Zhong, S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Pandey and S. P. Karna; “Applicability of CNTs and BNNTs as Biosensor: Effect of Molecular Adsorption on the Transport Properties of Boron Nitride Nanotube and Carbon Nanotube”Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 133705 (2013).

8. S. Mukhopadhyay, R. Pandey, S. P. Karna; “Controlling the performance of a three-terminal molecular transistor: Conformational vs. Conventional gating”J. Phys. Chem. C116, 4840 (2012).

7. S. Mukhopadhyay, H. He, R. Pandey, S. P. Karna; “Conformation vs voltage gating in a molecular transistor: A first-principles quantum chemical study”Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 12th IEEE Conference, 1-3 (2012).

6. S. Mukhopadhyay, R. H. Scheicher, R. Pandey, S. P. Karna; “Sensitivity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes toward molecules of different polarities: A new detection mechanism”J.Phys. Chem. Lett.2, 2442 (2011).

5. V. Shewale, P. Joshi, S. Mukhopadhyay, M. Deshpande, R. Pandey, S. Hussain, S. P. Karna; “First-Principles Study Of Nanoparticle-Biomolecular Interactions: Anchoring Of A (ZnO)12 Cluster On Nucleobases”J. Phys. Chem. C115, 10426 (2011).

4. S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Gowtham, R. H. Scheicher, R. Pandey, S. P. Karna; “Theoretical Study Of Physisorption Of NucleobasesOn Boron Nitride Nanotubes: A New Class of Hybrid Nanomaterials”Nanotechnology1, 165703(2010).

[Selected for the featured article in Apr 6, 2010 issue of LAB TALK: New nano-bio hybrid-material unveiled; http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/42205].

3. S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Gowtham, R. Pandey, A. Costales; “Theoretical Study of Small Clusters of Indium Oxide: InO, In2O, InO2, In2O2”J. Mol. Struc.: THEOCHEM, 948, 31 (2010).

2. C. Ozdogan, S. Mukhopadhyay, W. Hayami, Z. B. Guvenc, R. Pandey, I. Boustani; “The Unusually Stable B100 Fullerene, Structural Transitions In Boron Nanostructures, And A Comparative Study of α- And γ-Boron and Sheets”J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 4362 (2010).

1. S. Mukhopadhyay, H. He, R. Pandey, Y. K. Yap, I. Boustani; “Novel spherical boron clusters and structural transition from 2D quasi-planar structures to 3D double-rings”J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.176, 012028 (2009).

1. K. Aryana, J. Nag, M. Grobis, S. Mukhopadhyay, D. Stewart, J. Read, H. Olson, E. Hoglund, J. T. Gaskins, P. E. Hopkins; “Electron and Phonon Thermal Conductance in Ultra-thin (≤ 40 nm) Ge2Sb2Te5 Layers in Phase Change Memory Devices” (Under Review; Nat. Commn. 2020).

2. S. Mukhopadhyay*; “Quartic anharmonicity and ultra-low thermal conductivity in Cs3VSe4” (To be Submitted).

3. S. Mukhopadhyay*, A. F. May, J. W. Hong, L. Lindsay, M. A. McGuire J.-Q. Yan*; “Unexpected phonon resonance scattering in EuTiO3 single crystals” (In Preparation).

4. S. Mukhopadhyay*, C. Ellis, D. Ratchford, J. G. Tischler, T. L. Reinecke, M. Johannes; “Identification of natural hyperbolicity in bulk Calcite” (In Preparation).

• “Ab-initio phonon transport: Theory and Applications” University of California, Riverside, CA (April, 2020).
• “Unveiling the secret life of phonons from first-principles” University of Texas, El Paso, TX (March, 2018).
• “Thermal conductivity and often underrepresented optic phonons” University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (March, 2016).
• “Ab-initio Lattice Dynamics for materials with Energy Applications” University of California, San Diego, CA (July, 2014).

• Reviewer (Selected): Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters, Nature Communication, Journal of Applied Physics, Chemistry of Materials and Journal of Physical Chemistry.
• Associate Editor: Journal of Scientific Research and Advances.

• Thomas L. Reinecke (Postdoc mentor)

Senior Scientist

U. S. Naval Research Laboratory

mail: tom.reinecke@nrl.navy.mil

• Ravindra Pandey (Thesis advisor)

Professor and Chair

Department of Physics

Michigan Technological University

mail: pandey@mtu.edu

• Derek Stewart (Postdoc mentor)

Principal Research Scientist

HGST, A Western Digital Company

mail: Derek.Stewart@wdc.com

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