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Doctoral Candidate
Physics

Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research
Kaitzer Strasse 4
Dresden, 01069
(+49) 351 4658 745
ravichandir@ipfdd.de

I am a doctoral candidate in physics at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Reserach and Technical University Dresden. I work at the Institute Theory of Polymers under the supervision of Prof. Jens-Uwe Sommer and Prof. Abhinav Sharma. I use principles of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and computer simulations to work on problems in biophysics and active matter.

During my master's I worked with Prof. Meheboob Alam at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. My thesis was concerning the hydrodyanamics and rheology of rarefied molecular and granular flows.

I hail from Bengaluru, a city in Southern India. My interests include Carnatic classical music, sports (mainly football, basketball, tennis, and American football), and reading. I also play table tennis and the Mridangam (a two-faced south Indian drum).

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Physics, (Ongoing)
    Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research & TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
  • MS in Engineering Mechanics, 2023
    Jawaharalal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Researach, Bengaluru, India
  • B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, 2020
    National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India