CV

Shashi B. Mishra

mshashi125@gmail.com
NY, , US

Summary

Currently Postdoctoral researcher at Department of Physics, SUNY Binghamton. My research interests include Computational Physics, Machine Learning, and High Performance Computing. I completed my Ph.D. in Physics from IIT Madras, India in 2020.

Education

  • Ph.D in computational Physics
    2020
    Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • M.S. in Physics
    2013
    Utkal University
  • B.S. in Physics
    2011
    Falkir Mohan University

Work Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    2023-04-01 -
    SUNY Binghamton
    Phonon-mediated superconductivity, tranport properties of topological materials, and EPW code development
  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    2021-04-01 - 2023-03-31
    University of California, Riverside
    First principle study of light-induced magnetic phenomena in metals for magnetic switching devices
  • Project Officer
    2020-06-01 - 2021-03-31
    IIT Madras
    Development of TiO2 based materials for gas sensing and solar cell applications

Skills

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • Fortran
  • Matlab
  • Bash Script

Computational Software

  • Quantum ESPRESSO
  • VASP
  • ab initio MD
  • Gaussian
  • Wannier90
  • Wannier Berri
  • EPW

Publications

  • Virtual synthesis of crystals using ab initio MD: Case study on LiFePO4
    2017
    AIP Conference Proceedings
    Ab initio molecular dynamics approach for virtual synthesis of crystal structures.
  • Quantum well Structure of Double Perovskite Superlattice and Formation of Spin-polarized Two-dimensional Electron gas
    2018
    Physical Review B
    Discovery of quantum well states and spin-polarized 2D electron gas formation in double perovskite superlattices.
  • Quantum-Mechanical Process of Carbonate Complex Formation and Large-scale Anisotropy in the Adsorption Energy of CO2 on Anatase TiO2(001) Surface
    2018
    Physical Review Materials
    Detailed quantum mechanical analysis of CO2 carbonate complex formation on TiO2 surfaces.
  • Facet Dependent Catalytic Activities of Anatase TiO2 for CO2 Adsorption and Conversion
    2020
    Applied Surface Science
    Systematic first-principles study of CO2 interaction with different anatase TiO2 facets.
  • Mechanistic Understanding of NO2 Dissociation on a Rutile TiO2(110) Surface
    2020
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    Electronic structure study of NO2 dissociation mechanisms on rutile TiO2 surfaces.
  • Fluorine Intercalated Graphene: Formation of a Two-dimensional Spin Lattice through Pseudoatomization
    2020
    Physical Review Materials
    Discovery of novel magnetic ordering in fluorine-intercalated graphene.
  • Density Functional Theory Studies of Si2BN Nanosheets as Anode Materials for Magnesium Ion Batteries
    2020
    ACS Applied Nano Materials
    First-principles study of Si2BN nanosheets for magnesium ion battery applications.
  • Development of Short and Long-range Magnetic order in Ba2MnTeO6
    2021
    Scientific Reports
    Study of magnetic ordering in double perovskite frustrated antiferromagnet.
  • Electronic Structure of Graphene/TiO2 Interface: Design and Functional Perspectives
    2021
    Applied Surface Science
    First-principles analysis of graphene/anatase TiO2 heterostructure interfaces.
  • Graphdiyne-A promising Cathode Material for Aluminium dual ion Battery
    2021
    ACS Applied Energy Materials
    First-principles design of graphdiyne as cathode material for aluminum ion batteries.
  • Adsorption and Degradation Mechanism of 2,4,6-TNT on TiO2 (110) surface
    2021
    Surface Science
    First-principles study of TNT adsorption and degradation mechanisms on TiO2 surfaces.
  • High energy ion induced modification in TiO2 nanorods
    2022
    Nanoscale Advances
    Study of high energy ion beam effects on TiO2 nanorods structure and properties.
  • Work Function of van der Waals Topological Semimetals: Experiment and Theory
    2022
    Applied Physics Letters
    Combined experimental and theoretical study of work functions in topological semimetals.
  • Design of Aluminium ion battery with Graphyne host
    2022
    Nanoscale Advances
    First-principles design of graphyne as anode material for aluminum-ion batteries.
  • Spin contribution to the inverse Faraday effect of nonmagnetic metals
    2023
    Physical Review B
    Theoretical investigation of spin contributions to inverse Faraday effect in nonmagnetic metals.
  • Specular inverse Faraday effect in transition metals
    2023
    Physical Review Materials
    Experimental measurements of inverse Faraday effect using transient ellipsometry.
  • Si2BN nanosheets as anchoring cathode material for Al-ion battery
    2024
    Journal of Energy Storage
    First-principles design of Si2BN nanosheets as cathode material for aluminum-ion batteries.
  • Hydrothermally Grown Halogen-Doped ZnO Nanorods for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
    2024
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    Combined experimental and DFT study of halogen-doped ZnO nanorods for water oxidation.
  • Stability-superconductivity map for compressed Na-intercalated graphite
    2024
    Physical Review B
    Comprehensive phase diagram of superconductivity in compressed sodium-intercalated graphite.
  • Electron-phonon vertex correction effect in superconducting H3S
    2025
    npj Computational Materials
    First implementation of vertex corrections beyond Migdal approximation for superconducting hydrides.
  • Inverse Faraday effect in 3d, 4d, and 5d transition metals
    2025
    Physical Review B
    Comprehensive first-principles study of inverse Faraday effect across transition metal series.
  • Electrostatic Self-assembly Driven Heterojunction of CeO2/g-C3N4 Nanosheets
    2025
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
    Hybrid experimental and theoretical study of CeO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction for photocatalysis.
  • Cubic BeB2: A metastable p-type conductive material from first principles
    2025
    Physical Review B
    First-principles study of cubic BeB2 as a metastable p-type conductive material.
  • Defects Dynamics in Photo-Excited CeO2 and their Influence on CO2 Photoreduction
    2025
    Advanced Functional Materials
    Study of defect dynamics in photo-excited CeO2 and their role in CO2 photoreduction.
  • Nonadiabatic and anharmonic effects in high-pressure H3S and D3S superconductors
    2025
    arXiv
    Investigation of nonadiabatic and anharmonic effects in high-temperature superconducting hydrides.
  • Phonon-limited carrier transport in the Weyl semimetal TaAs
    2025
    Physical Review B
    First-principles study of phonon-limited carrier transport in the Weyl semimetal TaAs.
  • Comparative study of phonon-limited carrier transport in the Weyl semimetal TaAs family
    2025
    arXiv
    Comparative study of carrier transport in the TaAs Weyl semimetal family.

Presentations

  • First-order vertex corrections to phonon-mediated superconductivity in H3S and Pb
    2025
    APS March Meeting 2025
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Stability-superconductivity map for compressed Na-intercalated graphite
    2025
    APS March Meeting 2025
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • First-principles study of phonon-mediated superconductivity beyond the Migdal approximation
    2024
    APS March Meeting 2024
    Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • Inverse Faraday effect for transition metals
    2023
    APS March Meeting 2023
    Las Vegas, NV, USA
  • Theory of inverse Faraday effect for non-magnetic materials
    2022
    APS March Meeting 2022
    Chicago, IL, USA
  • Design and Electronic Structure Analysis of Graphene/Anatase TiO2 (001) Interface
    2020
    International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
    Trieste, Italy
  • Magnetism in fluorine-intercalated graphene
    2019
    ICAMM 2019
    Rennes, France

Teaching

  • Electronics Laboratory
    2015
    IIT Madras, Department of Physics
    Role: Teaching Assistant
    Designed, prepared, and taught Electronics laboratory exercises to 60 Engineering Physics students
  • Advanced Physics Laboratory
    2016
    IIT Madras, Department of Physics
    Role: Teaching Assistant
    Prepared and taught Advanced Physics laboratory exercises to 50 Engineering Physics students
  • School on Electron-Phonon Physics
    2024
    University of Texas, Austin
    Role: Workshop Facilitator
    TA at the School on Electron-Phonon Physics, Many-Body Perturbation Theory, and Computational Workflows
  • Quantum ESPRESSO Hands-on
    2018
    SRMIST and IIT Madras
    Role: Teaching Assistant
    TA for hands-on exercises on Quantum ESPRESSO at EESTER 2018