• Simulated lattice-matched triple-junction solar cells (InGaP/InGaAs/Ge) and inverse metamorphic cells using TCAD software to optimize performance for space applications• Led design and enhancement of power conversion efficiency by 20% through layer thickness and doping optimization, reaching a total of 35% (compared to approx. 31% in commercially available cells)• Integrated quantum well structures and distributed Bragg reflectors to improve efficiency in radiation-rich environments further• Elucidated defect formation and I-V characteristics in cells under exposure to electron/proton radiation• Optimized GaAs etching process for front contact metallization• Designed and optimized anti-reflective coatings for AM0 transmission enhancement of 4%

Instructed core Physics courses to undergraduates and postgraduates and supervised them on DST-funded projects:(a) Python programming for envisaging Simple Quantum Mechanical Systems, (b) COMSOL model for anticipating Plasmonic Properties of Metallic Nanoparticles (c) Band Structure of Semiconductor Materials Using Density Functional Theory

• Tested the set-up of the Advanced Picosecond Electron Accelerator by measuring transient absorption in DI water, ZnO and ZnS at W-band microwave frequencies• Led experimental studies on semiconductor materials and conjugated polymers using high- energy pulsed-electron irradiation (nano- and pico-second), femtosecond laser pump to probe microwave (Ka-band), optical absorption along with pre-and post-irradiation electronic and structural analyses• Developed kinetic and quantum-level models to explain fundamental optoelectronic phenomena occurring within van der Waals materials

• Initiated, designed, and executed 2 projects, studying surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy on self-assembled gold nanorods to attain attomolar sensitivity of glucose molecules and devised a technique to conjugate gold nanorods and cadmium telluride nanorods to study exciton-plasmon coupling • Collaborated with graduate researchers from National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) and Pune University for Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron spectroscopy and filed-effect emission studies • Collaborated with engineers from Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) to setup two-element interferometer to study solar activities at 191.4 MHz under the program of International Heliophysical Year of United Nations (UN) • Performed data analysis using Excel and Origin• Performed basic FTDT simulation using Comsol• Managed and negotiated ordering for lab consumables and services. Assisted in lab maintenance and organization• Mentored and trained 2 junior graduate students in aqueous synthesis of gold nanoparticles and high-temperature synthesis of cadmium telluride and zinc oxide nanorods