Machine Learning for Inelastic Scattering || Theoretical Quantum Mechanics || Quantum Dynamics of Inelastic & Reactive Scattering || Collisional Energy Transfer in Astrophysical Environments
Hello! My Name is Bikramaditya Mandal. I am a Postdoctoral Scholar working with Prof. Balakrishnan Naduvalath at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) since January 2023. My research at UNLV is primarily focused on quantum control of cold and ultracold scattering of inelastic collisions and reactions of alkali metal. Additionally, I initiated a project where we applied Machine Learning (ML) using Neural Networks (NNs) into my research to build databases of rate-coefficients to be used for astronomical modelling of atmospheres of exoplanets, interstellar medium (ISM), and comets. Please go to my Research Section to know more details about my current and previous research projects.
Prior to my tenure at UNLV, I worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar with Prof. Dmitri Babikov at Marquette University from May 2021 - December 2022. My primary research was to develop mixed quantum/classical theory (MQCT) to study inelastic scateering of molecules. A more detailed description of my projects during that period is provided in the Research Section.
I completed my undergraduate degree B.Sc. in Chemistry (Hons.) from Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India in the year 2013. Following that, I completed my master's degree (M.Sc.) from Visva-Bharati University in 2015. After that, I obtained my Ph.D. from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in May 2021. I received Denis J. O'Brien Summer Scholarship in 2019 and Dr. John J. Eisch Fellowship for academic year 2020-2021 for my research excellence. I also received American Institute of Chemists (AIC) award for my Ph.D. Thesis in 2021.
