PI (Ritesh Kumar)
Education and experience
Eric & Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (2022 – 2026)
Ph.D. in Materials Science
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2017 – 2022)
Hobbies
Strength training & cardio, meditation, hiking, reading books, watching movies & TV shows
Contact
View Ritesh’s full CV here.
Graduate Students
1. Payel Santra
Education and experience
M.Sc. in Physics
Visva-Bharati University, Sriniketan, India (2023 - 2025)
Research direction(s)
Multiscale modeling for investigation of interfacial and interphasial phenomena
Hobbies
Watching movies, listening audio books
Contact
2. Rushikesh K. Khandekar
Education and experience
M.Sc. in Physics
Fergusson College, SPPU, Pune, India (2023 - 2025)
Research direction(s)
Developing AI models to accelerate the discovery of next-generation battery electrolytes
Hobbies
Trekking, travelling, cooking
Contact
Postdocs
1. Samanvitha K. V. Shankar
Education and experience
M.Sc. in Physics
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India (2020 - 2022)
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, Nantes, France (2022 – 2025)
Research direction(s)
Developing machine learning polarizable force fields for liquid electrolytes for diverse next-generation battery chemistries
Hobbies
Reading books, solving crosswords
Contact
Interns
Lab alumni
1. Sourabh Subhashish Panda (ARC Summer Intern)
Duration
May to July 2026
Current position
M.Sc. in Physics (Central University of South Bihar, Bihar, India)