Arindam Kundagrami
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Location
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Department of Physical Sciences, IISER Kolkata
Room No: Room 112R, Research Complex
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Email: arindam [at] iiserkol.ac.in
Tel: +91-98302-22545
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Research areas
- Current: Equilibrium statistical mechanics of polyelectrolytes (charged polymers) -such as isolated ionizable polymers, gels, brushes, semi-flexible polymers - and application to phenomena such as critical phase behaviours, polymer complex formation, coil-globule transition, and exciting new phases ("pearl-necklace phase"). Dynamics of phase transformations, such as swelling, in polyelectrolytes. Polymer crystallization and application of the concept of entropic barrier in the ordering of protein crystals. Moving boundary problems in a diffusive system, and its application to soft-matter and biological processes. Physics of soft matter and the role of charges in biology.Previous: Phase transitions, topological defects and chiral segregation in liquid crystals. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations in soft-matter (liquid crystal droplets) systems. Non-equilibrium dynamics of surface growth models.
Current: Equilibrium statistical mechanics of polyelectrolytes (charged polymers) -such as isolated ionizable polymers, gels, brushes, semi-flexible polymers - and application to phenomena such as critical phase behaviours, polymer complex formation, coil-globule transition, and exciting new phases ("pearl-necklace phase"). Dynamics of phase transformations, such as swelling, in polyelectrolytes. Polymer crystallization and application of the concept of entropic barrier in the ordering of protein crystals. Moving boundary problems in a diffusive system, and its application to soft-matter and biological processes. Physics of soft matter and the role of charges in biology.Previous: Phase transitions, topological defects and chiral segregation in liquid crystals. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations in soft-matter (liquid crystal droplets) systems. Non-equilibrium dynamics of surface growth models.
- PhD (Physics), University of Pennsylvania, 2003
- MS (Physics), IISc, 1997
- BSc (Physics, Honours), Presidency College, 1994
- Associate Professor, IISER Kolkata (2017 - Present)
- Assistant Professor, IISER Kolkata (2010 - 2017)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2004-2009)
- Mitra, Soumik and Kundagrami, Arindam. 2023."Polyelectrolyte Complexation of Two Oppositely Charged Symmetric Polymers: A Minimal Theory." The Journal of Chemical Physics, 158, 014904-20
- Sen, Swati and Kundagrami, Arindam. 2017."Charge-regularized swelling kinetics of polyelectrolyte gels: Elasticity and diffusion." The Journal of Chemical Physics, 147, 174901-11
- Mitra, Soumik and Kundagrami, Arindam. 2017."Kinetics of Swelling and Collapse of a Single Polyelectrolyte Chain." Macromolecules, 50, 2504-2517
- Muthukumar, M.; Hua, Jing and Kundagrami, Arindam. 2010."Charge regularization in phase separating polyelectrolyte solutions." The Journal of Chemical Physics, 132, 084901-9
- Kundagrami, Arindam and Muthukumar, Murugappan. 2010."Effective Charge and Coil-Globule Transition of a Polyelectrolyte Chain." Macromolecules, 43, 2574-2581
- Dean of Students Affairs (2017-2020)
- Chief Warden (2014-2017)