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./PhD:

    • 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