Welcome to our research group webpage
We are part of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, based on the shores of the Arabian sea
PI: Dr. Ravi Venkatramani
TIFR, Department of Chemical Sciences Room # NMR 105 B
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Tel +91-022-22782792
Mumbai-400 005, Maharashtra, India email: ravi.venkatramani@tifr.res.in
Academic Profile
M.A. (Physics), 2001 University of Rochester, NY, USA
Ph.D (Physics), 2005, University of Rochester, NY, USA
Postdoc (Dept of Bioengineering), 2005-2007, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Postdoc (Dept of Chemistry), 2007-2012, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
TIFR, Department of Chemical Sciences Room # NMR 105 B
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Tel +91-022-22782792
Mumbai-400 005, Maharashtra, India email: ravi.venkatramani@tifr.res.in
Academic Profile
M.A. (Physics), 2001 University of Rochester, NY, USA
Ph.D (Physics), 2005, University of Rochester, NY, USA
Postdoc (Dept of Bioengineering), 2005-2007, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Postdoc (Dept of Chemistry), 2007-2012, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Research Overview
Our group develops and applies advanced computational algorithms and theoretical formalisms to tackle diverse problems in molecular biophysics, biochemistry, and physical chemistry. We seek an understanding of fundamental processes in organic and biological systems in molecular, atomisitic, and electronic detail. The theme of our research is to quantitatively describe how the thermal environment drives molecular and biomolecular motions (molecular dynamics) and then to examine how such motions might modulate physicochemical processes in nature and technology. Please click on the research tab or here to find out about our active projects.
Students in the lab will be exposed to an interdisciplinary research environment with the opportunity to learn rigorous theoretical formalisms and state-of-the-art high performance computational tools. Computational methods include molecular modeling and simulations (coarse grained, atomistic, and hybrid quantum mechanics molecular mechanics) in conjunction with accelerated sampling strategies. Students will learn to describe processes such as charge transport, optical response of molecules, and energy flow in organic frameworks using the theory of open quantum systems within a reduced density matrix framework. Close collaboration with experimental colleagues is a crucial component of our research and helps us realize our goals. Students will be encouraged to develop an understanding of the latest experimental techniques associated with their research area with a view towards developing predictive algorithms and proposing novel experiments to probe emerging concepts.
Students in the lab will be exposed to an interdisciplinary research environment with the opportunity to learn rigorous theoretical formalisms and state-of-the-art high performance computational tools. Computational methods include molecular modeling and simulations (coarse grained, atomistic, and hybrid quantum mechanics molecular mechanics) in conjunction with accelerated sampling strategies. Students will learn to describe processes such as charge transport, optical response of molecules, and energy flow in organic frameworks using the theory of open quantum systems within a reduced density matrix framework. Close collaboration with experimental colleagues is a crucial component of our research and helps us realize our goals. Students will be encouraged to develop an understanding of the latest experimental techniques associated with their research area with a view towards developing predictive algorithms and proposing novel experiments to probe emerging concepts.
Now recruiting students and post-doctoral researchers
Please click on the open positions tab or here to find out more.
