Ajit Kumar Jena

About Ajit Kumar Jena

I am a Computational Materials Scientist with six years of post-PhD experience. I use density functional theory (DFT) based first-principle calculations and advanced post-processing tools to examine materials properties such as electronic structure and electrical transport, magnetism and magnetotransport, atomic diffusion, thermal conductivity and gas sensing studies both on bulk and 2D materials using High-Performance Computing Environment. I have experience in working on varieties of materials, e.g. semiconducting, insulating, metallic, non-magnetic and magnetic systems, cathode materials, thermoelectric materials, materials for spintronics applications (mainly on Heusler alloys), gas sensors etc. It is important to note that I have been collaborating with the experimental teams and we have reported excellent agreement between theoretical and experimental results. Once we match with the experimental findings, we go beyond the experimental limitation to predict and explain the materials properties.

Experience

1. Researcher

   Indo-Korea Science And Technology Center

   Nov 2019 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   I am involved in various research activities such as electronic structure and electrical transport, magnetism and magneto transport in spintronic materials, thermal conductivity studies in semiconducting systems, MXenes as potential gas sensors etc.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  2011 — 2017

• Ravenshaw University

  M. Sc

  2005 — 2007

• North Orissa University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

  2001 — 2004

• University of Hyderabad

  Master of Technology - MTech

  2009 — 2011