Dr. Dhruv Pratap Singh
Assistant Professor (Feb 2019-Present)
Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai
Email: dhruv@iitbhilai.ac.in
Phone: +91-771-2973605-6142
Professional profile: Google Scholar , Research Gate, ORCID
Research interests:
Active Matter: Artificial active matter systems, Active colloids, Swimming at low Reynolds number.
Self-propelled Microrobots: Microrobots for targeted drug delivery, non-invasive surgery, and environmental monitoring.
Colloidal Self-assembly: Fabrication of novel materials via colloidal self-assembly with properties like programmable shapes and re-configurability.
Fabrication of hybrid nanostructures: Nanostructures for novel properties suitable for Plasmonics, gas sensing, and optical filters etc.
Professional Experience :
Assistant Professor (2019 - present) Physics Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India.
Guest Scientist (2019 - present) Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Stuttgart, Germany.
Research Scientist (2014–2019) Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart, Germany.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (2013–2014), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea.
Visiting Scientist (2018), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
Institute Responsibilities:
Faculty Incharge (FIC) Central Intrumentation Facility (CIF), IIT Bhilai, Since June 2020.
Warden, Hostel Dio (Boys), Since July 2019.
Vice-Chairman JEE IIT Bhilai, Since 2020.
ARIIA (Atal Ranking on Institutions on Innovation Achievements) Coordinator, IIT Bhilai, Since 2020.
Coordinator SPIC MACAY IIT Bhilai chapter, Since 2019.
Member Institute Innovation Council (IIC) IIT Bhilai.
Teaching:
Classical Mechanics, PH-501, Sem-1, 2019-20, 2020-21
Quantum Mechanics, IC-151, Sem-2, 2019-20, 2020-21.
Self-propelled micro nanorobots, PH-208, Sem-2, 2019-20
Experimental Methods, PH513, 2020-21, 2021-22
Physics Lab, IC-107, Sem-2, 2020-21, 2021-22.