Nick (Aagnik) Pant
Univ. of Texas at Austin (Postdoc) ← Univ. of Michigan (Ph.D.) ← McGill Univ. (B.Eng.)
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Hello! My research uncovers how how microscopic electronic and atomic interactions give rise to macroscopic material and device behaviour. This allows allows us to tackle critical societal challenges relating to energy efficiency and security. I use high-performance computing and artificial intelligence to model materials from electrons to atoms to devices. This first-principles approach does not just describe but predicts the physical mechanisms that cause energy loss in complex material systems that support classical and quantum photonic systems, the clean energy, and emerging AI hardware.
I have a track record in tackling fundamental engineering challenges through collaborations with experimentalists and industry partners, such as Lumileds, one of industry's most significant and pioneering LED manufacturers. To learn more, read this invited feature article I wrote for Compound Semiconductor.
I am a recipient of the NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship and the MICDE Graduate Fellowship.