Dr. Prakash Parida

Dr. Prakash Parida
Asst. Professor
Physics
Condensed Matter Theory

PhD (Theoretical Sciences Unit, JNCASR)

Ph: (0612 302) - 8122
pparida[*AT]iitp.ac.in
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=w1oSYW4AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Research Areas
  • Condensed Matter Theory:

    • Quantum Transport in Low-Dimensional Systems
    • Topological Insulators
    • Charge-Spin-Heat Transport
    • Strong Correlated Electronic Systems
    • Light-Matter Interaction
    • Smart Materials for Renewable Energy & Energy-Storage
Courses taught at IIT P
  • B.Tech.:

    • 1. PH001 (Preparatory Physics-I)
    • 2. PH002 (Preparatory Physics-II)
    • 3. PH103 (Physics-I)
    • 4. PH110 (Physics Lab)
    • 5. EP203 (Electromagnetic Theory)
    • 6. EP2101 (Quantum Physics)
    • 7. PH402 (Solid State Devices)
    • 8. EP301 (Numerical Techniques)
    • 9. EP3104 (Solid State Physics(LAB))

    M.Sc.:

    • 10. PH425 (Quantum Mechanics-I)
    • 11. PH426 (Electrodynamics)
    • 12. PH427 (Numerical Techniques)
    • 13. PH428 (Computational Physics)
    • 14. PH511 (Nanoelectronics)
    • 15. PH523 (Solid State Physics)
    • 16 PH5207/PH6203 (Condensed Matter Physics -II): Course introduced
    • 17 PH5222/PH6222 (Quantum Materials)

    PhD:

    • 18. PH703 (Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics)
    • 19. PH6225 (Quantum Transport in Mesoscopic Systems): Course introduced
Students
Sr. No.PhotoArea of ReasearchDegree
1
Shashikant Kumar
Thesis Title: Topological and optical properties in two-dimensional Dirac-flat band systems: a theoretical study of Lieb and Kagome lattices PhD(Thesis submitted)
2
Pritam Samanta
Lithium-ion Batteries, Thermoelectricity and Optoelectroinics PhD(SRF, ongoing)
3
Amit K. Jana
Light-Matter Interactions and Floquet Topological Insulators PhD(JRF, Ongoing)
Former Students
Sr. No.PhotoArea of ReasearchCurrent Position
1
Gulshan Kumar(PhD)
Thesis Title: "Photodriven Quantum Systems: A Study of the Floquet Quasienergy Spectrum"
2
Dr. Parbati Senapati(PhD)
Thesis Title: "Thermoelectric Transport Properties in Low-dimensional Quantum Systems" Research Associate, SINP, Kolkata
3
Dr. Ajay Kumar (PhD)
Thesis Title: "Computational Investigation of Thermoelectric and Electrochemical Performance of a few Two-Dimensional Materials" Assistant Prof., Department of Physics, Government Degree College, Chatroo, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
4
Sashank K Pandey(M.Sc., 2025)
5
Md Ayan Nawaz(M.Sc., 2025)
6
Abhishek Shaw(B.Tech., 2025)
7
Rajat Chandna(B.Tech., 2025)
8
Sabuj Bairagi(M.Sc., 2024)
9
Aman Saxena(M.Sc., 2022)
{|PhD, IIT Delhi|}
10
Pawan Singh Kushwaha(M.Sc., 2021)
11
Abhirup Nayak(M.Sc., 2020)
Staff(JTS), IIT Patna
12
Aditya Dey(M. Tech., 2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor: Department of Physics, IIT Patna, ( July 2018 – Present)
    • Assistant Professor: Department of Physical Sciences, Central University of Punjab (Nov. 2016 – July 2018 )
    • Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Germany ( 2012 - 2016)
Administrative Experience
  • Warden of Boys Hostel (Kalam Hostel): May 2019 - July 2021

Books
    • Interacting Electrons in Graphene
      T Stauber, P Parida, M Trushin, MV Ulybyshev, DL Boyda, J Schliemann, Handbook of Graphene, Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, 95 (2019)
Publications / Journals