Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Foundations, Quantum Thermodynamics, Causality in Quantum World

Observation of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation, the afterglow of the Big Bang, and the analysis of cosmological and astrophysical data sets.

Semiconductor device physics and related cutting edge electronic as well as optoelectronic applications

Non-equilibrium Physics, Statistical and Quantum Field-theories

High energy astrophysics, Gamma ray bursts, Multi-wavelength and multi-messenger astronomy

Nanostructures and thin films, Surfaces and Interfaces, Defect induced properties of materials, Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors, Thermoelectric materials, Semiconducting Metal Oxides and graphene based Gas Sensors

Ultrafast and Terahertz spectroscopy

Wide bandgap materials and related devices, high-temperature electronics, Power and energy conversion devices, High-throughput techniques.

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Nanomagnetism & Spintronics, Functional Materials Engineering, Non-volatile Neuromorphic Memory, Energy efficient ICT

Particle physics phenomenology, Beyond the Standard Model, Collider physics, Matter under extreme conditions

Topological insulators, Fractional quantum Hall state, Strongly correlated electron systems.

Scanning probe microscopy, tunnelling induced luminescence, metal-semiconductor junctions

Quantum Phase transitions in low dimensional and low spin organic insulators as well as Heavy Fermions , Phase diagram of weakly pinned Type-II superconductors, Multiferroics,

Organic and hybrid optoelectronics,Spintronics, Metamaterials, Thermoelectrics, Application of Physics to biology and device applications, Solar Cell

Magnetism and Superconductivity

Nanophononics,Stimulated Brillouin/Raman scattering,Opto-mechanical interactions,Slow-light, Nonlinear optical phenomenon and devices, Soliton self-frequency shift

Black hole entropy in supergravity and string theory, Supergravity, AdS-CFT correspondence, Higher-Spin holography

Nonlinear Dynamics: Non-integrable systems, Chaotic Dynamics Bifurcation and Stability Analysis Synchronization Network Theory Complex Systems Time-delay Systems Delay-induced Phenomena Coupled Map Lattices Spatio-temporal Chaos Recurrence Analysis

Multifunctional nanostructured materials- Graphene, 2-dimensional layered nanostructures; Energy storage - Lithium ion batteries, Supercapacitors; Gas storage

Quantum Information theory and open quantum systems

Photoacoustic imaging (microscopy and tomography), speckle contrast imaging, spectroscopy for Biomedical applications

Low temperature electron transport on nanoscale devices: Quantum dots, Quantum point contacts, Nanowires & Superconducting tunnel junction systems and Topological insulators: Spin injection and diffusion in Topological insulator devices.

Atmospheric optics, Aerosols, Optical turbulence, Atmospheric boundary layer, Free-Space Optical communication

Effective Field Theory, Low-energy physics and Flavour Physics, Extra-dimensions, Quantum fields in curved space-time