Optics and Microfluidics Instrumentation (OMI) Lab

                        Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics
                                                          Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Prof. Sai Siva Gorthi

Associate Professor (March 2018)
Gore Subraya Bhat Chair in Digital Health

Head, RRC-Health Technology Assessment in India @IISc

Assistant Professor at Department of Instrumentation & Applied Physics, IISc, (July 2012)

Postdoctoral Research in Rowland Institute at Harvard University, Cambridge, USA (March 2011)

Ph.D. in Optical Metrology, from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland (2010)

Masters in Optical Instrumentation at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2006)
E-mail: saisiva@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn, Google Scholar

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Aditya Kurdekar (March 2020)
Qualification: Ph.D. Nanotechnology
Research interests: Point of care medical devices in rural setting & Nanomaterials
E-mail: adityakurdek@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn, Google Scholar

Doctoral Students

Rajesh Srinivasan (Aug 2015)
Qualification: Ph.D (Platform Technologies for In vitro Point-of-Care Diagnostics), IISc, Bangalore; M.Tech (Molecular Biology & Human Genetics), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Research Interests:Molecular biology and cell biology, Immunology applications in clinical diagnostics
E-mail: srajesh@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Ansuman Sahu (Aug 2019, CPDM - Jointly advised with Prof. Manish Arora)
Qualification: M.Des Product Design & Engineering, CPDM, IISc ,Bangalore
Research Interests: Physics based Modelling, Additive Manufacturing, Thermal & Mechanical behavior of Polymers
Email: ansumansahu@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Biplab Nath (Aug 2021)
Qualification: M.Tech (Biomedical Engineering), IIEST, Shibpur
Research Interests: Medical diagnostics
E-mail: biplabnath@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn, Google Scholar
Neelam Verma (Aug 2021)
Qualification: M.Tech (Instrumentation and Control), NIT Jalandhar
Research Interests: Low Cost Diagnostics
E-mail: neelamverma@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn

MS Thesis

P Gayathri Vinod (August 2022)
Qualification:5th year, BS-MS Programme, Physics, IISER Tirupati
Research interests: Optics, fluid dynamics
E-mail: gayathripayvin@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn

Project Associates / Assistants

Gourav Samal (August 2022)
Qualification: B.Tech. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NIT Rourkela
Research interests: Point of Care Diagnostics, Microfluidics and Additive Manufacturing
E-mail: samalgourav2000@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn, Portfolio Website

Ph. D.

Dr. Rajesh Srinivasan (May 2022)
Duration: Aug 2015 - May 2022
E-mail: srajesh@iisc.ac.in
Profile: Google Scholar
Dr. Prasobhkumar P. P. ( Oct 2021)
Duration: Aug 2015 - Oct 2021
E-mail: prasobhp@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Dr. Prateek Katare (September 2022)
Duration: Aug 2017 - September 2022
E-mail: prateek.katare@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Radhika N. K. (Aug 2020)
Duration: Jan 2016 - August 2020
E-mail: radhikan@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Dr. Manish A. Saxena (Dec 2019)
Duration: Aug 2013 - Dec 2019
E-mail: msaxena.1976@gmail.com
Profile: Associate Director, SATNAV-PO, ISRO-HQ
Dr. Gangadhar E. (Dec 2018)
Duration: Aug 2013 - April 2018
E-mail: eluru.gangadhar@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Dr. Earu Banoth (Nov 2017)
Duration: Aug 2012 - Nov 2017
E-mail :veerendra.ouce@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Dr. Veerendra Kalyan Jagannadh (Aug 2017)
Duration: Aug 2013 - Aug 2017
E-mail: srinivas.veerendra@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn

M.Sc. Engg.

Swetha M. (2017)
Duration : Aug 2014 - Jan 2017
Email: swetham92@gmail.com
Profile: Scientific officer, NPCIL
Mani Ratnam Rai (2017)
Duration: Aug 2014- Nov 2017
E-mail: maniratnam@iisertvm.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn

M. Tech.

Ashuthosh Pati (2018)
Duration: Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
Email: ashutoshpati@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Alekhya Kosaraju (2017)
Duration : June 2016- June 2017
Email: alekhya.kosaraju@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn

M.S.

Rajas Poorna (Sept 2019-Aug 2020)
M. Sc.: Physics
E-mail: rajaspoorna45@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Priyalaxita Chanda (Aug-May 2017)
M. Sc.: Physics
E-mail:priyalaxitachanda@gmail.com
Current position:

B.Sc.

Sarath Chandra Kant Tirumala (Aug-May 2017)
B. Sc.: Physics
E-mail:sarat.kant@gmail.com
Current: Ph. D. student at University of Rochester

Post doctoral fellows

Dr. Vikram S.
Duration: March 2017 - June 2022
E-mail: viksr2@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn, Google Scholar
Dr. S.C.G. Kiruba Daniel
Duration: Feb 2015 - July 2016
E-mail: crossguevara@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Dr. Kaushik Rajaraman
Duration: Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
E-mail: rkaushikmbt@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn

Project Associates

Roopa Ashwath
Duration: Jun 2018 - Dec 2021
E-mail: roopa1502@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Aravind Venukumar
Duration: Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
E-mail: varavind@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Kapil Singh Rawat
Duration: May 2018 - May 2022
E-mail: eugene.christo@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Eugene Christo
Duration: Oct 2017 - Oct 2020
E-mail: eugene.christo@gmail.com
Profile: Google Scholar
Niraj Jadhav
Duration: Oct 2017 - Sept 2018
E-mail: nirajjadhav1995@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Varun S.
Duration: Aug 2017- Oct 2017
Current : Ph. D. at University of British Columbia
E-mail: varunpmna@hotmail.com
Prateek Katare
Duration: October 2015- July 2016
E-mail: prateekk@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Sakshi Agarwal
Duration: June 2017- Oct 2017
Current:
E-mail: sakshionline1983@gmail.com
Malar Mathi
Duration : November 2015- May 2017
Current:
E-mail: malarmathikbm@gmail.com
Printo Joseph
Duration: July 2015- April 2016
E-mail: printojoseph@iap.iisc.ernet.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Bindu Bhat
Duration : September 2014- May 2017
Current:
E-mail: bindupbhat@gmail.com
Resume:
Albina L. Nirupa
Duration : Aug 2014 - Jan 2016
Current: Research assistant at Jens Ducree's lab, Dublin City University
E-mail: albinanirupa@gmail.com
Abhishek Pathak
Duration: May 2014- July 2017
Current: Principal Project Scientist, IIT Delhi
E-mail: abhi.pathak2909@gmail.com, apathak.cstaff@iitd.ac.in
Rashmi S
Duration: 2014- Jan 2017
Current: Project Assistant at Spectrum Lab , IISc
E-mail: rashmi.srm@gmail.com
Nikhil K
Duration: November 2014 -December 2015
Current:
E-mail: nikhilkoyyodan@gmail.com
Vaishnavi A.D (2015)
Duration: September 2015- November 2015
Current:
E-mail: vaishnavidwarakanath@gmail.com
Rajesh Srinivasan (2013)
Duration : May 2013 - July 2015
E-mail: srajesh@iisc.ac.in
Profile: LinkedIn
Lakshmi S. (2014)
Duration : Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
Current:
E-mail:
Venkanagouda S. Goudar (2014)
Duration: September 2014- January 2015
Current: Ph. D. student at National Tsing Hua University
E-mail: venkatesh.gdr23@gmail.com
K.P.Akhila (2014)
Duration: August 2014- September 2014
Current:
E-mail: kpakhila.2012@gmail.com
Issac Michael (2014)
Duration: June 2014- Aug 2014
Current : Ph. D. at Ulsan National Institute of Science, South Korea
E-mail: issacbiomed@gmail.com
Vishal Gupta (2013)
Duration: Aug 2013- October 2013
Current : Ph.D. at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
E-mail:
Manjari Ghanshyam (2013)
Duration: Aug 2012- December 2013
Current :
E-mail:

Research / Project Assistants

Pavan Nagendra
Duration: Aug 2016- July 2017
Current:
E-mail: pavann3008@gmail.com
Jayesh V. Adhikari
Duration : July 2014- July 2016
E-mail: jayeshadhikari@gmail.com
Profile: LinkedIn
Koushik S. (2015)
Duration: November 2014 - February 2016
Current: Visiting student at Raman Research Institute
E-mail: skoushik333@gmail.com
Akhil Chaturvedi (2015)
Duration: August 2015- January 2016
Current: M. S. at Carnegie Mellon University
E-mail: akhilchatur@gmail.com
Sharan Duggirala
Duration: Jan 2016- March 2016
Current: M. S. San Jose State University
E-mail:
Nitin Jayakumar (2014)
Duration: September 2014- September 2015
Current: Research assistant at CeNSE
E-mail: nitinjayakumar3@gmail.com
Jayant Borana (2015)
Duration: October 2014 - July 2015
Current: Graduate research assistant at University of Toronto
E-mail: jainuiitg2010@gmail.com
Madabhushi Balaji Muralidhar (2014)
Duration: May 2014- June 2015
Current: M. S. student at Southern Methodist University
E-mail: muralimb@iap.iisc.ernet.in
Vamshi Krishna (2014)
Duration: September 2014- April 2015
Current: M.Sc Mechatronics, Universitat Siegen
E-mail: krishnavamshi555@gmail.com
Veerendra Kalyan Jagannadh (2013)
Duration: April 2013- July 2013
Current: Senior Engineer, Vijna Private Labs Ltd.
E-mail:srinivas.veerendra@gmail.com
Niranjani Rajagopal (2013)
Duration: Aug 2012- Dec 2013
Current: Research Assistant Graduate Student at NUS, Singapore
E-mail:

M. Tech Project Student

Ramya Sekhar (Aug 2016- May 2017 )
M.Tech : Biomedical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology
email: ramyasekhar39@gmail.com
Resume:
Akhil Sai Naidu (Oct 2016- May 2017)
Integrated M. Tech. : Nanotechnology, Jharkhand Central University
email:akhilsai.70@gmail.com
Resume:
Varun S. (Jan 2016- May 2016 )
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC)
email: varunpmna@hotmail.com varun_p190052ch@nitc.ac.in
Karthik Mahesh (2014)
M.Tech : Biotechnology, M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
email: kmblr6@gmail.com
Rashmi S. (2014)
M.Tech. : SDMCET, Dharwad
email: rashmi.srm@gmail.com

B. Tech. Project Students

Vishaalini Kamali R. (Nov 2017- April 2018)
B.Tech.: Biotechnology, Jeppiar College of Engineering
email: vishaalinikamaliraja@gmail.com
Niraj Jadhav (Jan-May 2017)
B.Tech.: Genetic Engineering
email: nirajjadhav1995@gmail.com
Mounika Vanka (Jan 2016- May 2016 )
B. Tech. :Biomedical Engineering, PSG college of Technology
email: mouni94@gmail.com
Rithvik Vasan (Jan 2015- May 2015 )
B. E. : Mechanical Engg., BITS Pilani
email:
Akshay Menon (Jan 2015- May 2015)
B. E. : Mechanical Engg., BITS Pilani
email:
Vishaal D. (Jan 2015- May 2015)
B. E. : Civil Engg., BITS Pilani
email:
Akhil Chaturvedi (Jan 2015- May 2015)
B. E. : Chemical Engg., BITS Pilani
email:

International Visiting Scholars

Rishikesh Kulkarni
Ph.D. Student: EPFL, Switzerland. [July 2013 - September 2013]
E-mail: rishi.instru@gmail.com
Mark D. Mackenzie
Ph.D. Student: Heriott Watt University [August 2014- September 2014]
E-mail: M.Mackenzie@hw.ac.uk

Summer Interns 2022

Name: Garvita Bhateja
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
I am currently work on the Artificial Pancreas System for type 1 diabetic patients. My current role entails design and development of hardware for a virtual type 1 diabetic patient.
Profile: LinkedIn

Summer Interns 2017

Name: Nithya Pandey
M. Sc. Physics, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur
Name: Seemesh Bhaskar
M. Sc. Physics, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Name: Kaushik S Kalmady
B. Tech. Computer Science, NIT K
Name: Adithya S Kamath
B. Tech. Computer Science, NIT K

Summer Interns 2016

Name: Dhiraj Indana
B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Name: Nishal Ancelette Pereira
B. E. MSRIT, Bangalore

Summer Interns 2015

Name: Sripada Siva Sanket
B. Tech. Biotechnology, IIT Madras
Name: Sai Madhav Modumudi
BS-MS. INSPIRE Fellow, IISER, Kolkata

Summer Interns 2014

Name: Shivansh Gupta
B. Tech. EE,IIT-BHU,Varanasi
Name: Sai Madhav Modumudi
BS-MS. INSPIRE Fellow, IISER, Kolkata
Name: Harsh Chhajer
B. Sc. BS, IISc, Bangalore
Name: Abhishek Pal
B. Sc., IISc, Bangalore
Name: Vidhi Aggarwal
B.E. Engg. Physics Delhi College of Engg., Delhi
Name: Aarthi E.M
B.E. ICE, Sri Sairam College of Engg., Chennai
Name: Gajalakshmi G
B.Tech. EEE, BMSCE, Bangalore

Summer Interns 2013

Name: Rahul Soni
B.Tech. ECE, IIT, Guwahati
Name: Soumyadip Nag
B.Tech. EE, NIT, Durgapur
Name: Soumyadip Nag
B.Tech. EE, NIT, Durgapur
Name: Pooja Gitty
M.Sc. Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin

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