Professor of Physics @IISERPune; Light-Matter Interaction, History & Philosophy of Physics; Scientist+Writer+Podcaster; Humanizing Science+Open Source On my own
Pune, India
Joined September 2009
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I am looking for an intern (paid), remote, 10-20 hours per week (flexible), to be a TA for an online AI course. Work involves answering student questions; working with me to build AI-based systems for monitoring and evaluation—and then monitoring and evaluating those systems
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New in Dialogue: Phogat et al report on a survey of Indian researchers working on Sodium Ion Batteries, querying them about their perception of strengths, weaknesses and bottlenecks in this important area.
dialogue.ias.ac.in/index.php…
Some relevant points made in the below thread...especially from a theoretical physics viewpoint
AI has impacted all things linguistic and computational..
from an experimental physics viewpoint it is a good tool in the kitty..but the hardware 4D world is a different beast...
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Check out my latest article: QUANTUM PHYSICS | TRANSMISSION THROUGH A BARRIER
“The original idea then was not to build a microscope but rather to perform spectroscopy locally …”
Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer, Nobel lecture (1986).
linkedin.com/pulse/quantum-p… via @LinkedIn
This was a good science talk for the public, and the hall was almost full on a Thursday evening
+ good crowd from outside IISER
Pune city (young & old) likes & values science...for utility and curiosity.
How do I draw this inference?
The quality of questions after the talk
YouTube link to Dr. Homi Bhabha memorial lecture
youtube.com/live/zplaEC8_Exc…
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One centre, one point of contact for industry.
Today, we launched the IISER Pune Centre for Industry-Academia Collaboration (iCIAC). It brings everything industry under one roof-from research funding & consultancy to technical services & sponsored PhDs.
iciac.github.io/iCIAC/
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, one of the physics greats with marvelous clarity + creativity...has passed away...
Immensément triste de vous annoncer le décès de mon oncle
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, prix Nobel de physique en 1997, est décédé à l’âge de 93 ans
lefigaro.fr/sciences/claude-…
G V Pavan Kumar retweeted
Congratulations to Ashoke Sen on winning the Oscar Klein award. Here's a Sen story to celebrate
One of my favorite Ashoke Sen stories is when a PhD student wrote a letter to him(this was in the early 90s) as a last ditch effort to understand some concepts that were eluding her.
Unknown to her, Sen was due to visit her institute a week or so later. When Sen arrived, the very first thing he did after checking in was to find the student and answer all her questions.
Live stream on YouTube:
youtube.com/live/zplaEC8_Exc…
Happening today... at 5 pm..
Join us on Oct 22, 2026, 5 pm, at CV Raman Auditorium, for Dr. Homi Bhabha Memorial Public Lecture organised by #PhysicsDepartment of #IISERPune! Prof. Krishna Thyagarajan (Former Professor of Physics, IIT Delhi) will speak on Quantum Photonic Revolution
iiserpune.ac.in/events/6199/…
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Now now, if I had serious money, I'd be going shopping from these people - what is your favourite from this list? sophiararebooks.cdn.bibliopo…
Here's a hint of my preference
Leibniz's handwritten note on calculus....wonderful to see..
There is a recent interview in Quanta magazine that has an interesting discussion related to the history of mathematical notation.
See my blog for some comments and the related interview: historyofscience.in/2026/10/…
15-year grant..unheard of...and a bold move...
China has selected its first group of young researchers to receive funding for up to 15 years, in one of the longest research grants on offer to scientists globally
go.nature.com/4z4Q3pw
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Announcing the fourth edition of the SURGE workshop. This all expenses paid 7-day long workshop is for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/Women students studying in a Master's course in institutes located in non-metro cities.
sites.google.com/acads.iiser…
Kindly help in spreading the word.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
The concept of classical physics will always remain the basis for any exact and objective science.
--Werner Heisenberg
Some good points here..
Student @reionize @caltech ponders the value of PhD training in the AI era.
quantumfrontiers.com/2026/10…
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Join us on Oct 22, 2026, 5 pm, at CV Raman Auditorium, for Dr. Homi Bhabha Memorial Public Lecture organised by #PhysicsDepartment of #IISERPune! Prof. Krishna Thyagarajan (Former Professor of Physics, IIT Delhi) will speak on Quantum Photonic Revolution
iiserpune.ac.in/events/6199/…