{"id":1841,"date":"2024-02-28T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/?page_id=1841"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:04:19","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/index.php\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1841\" class=\"elementor elementor-1841\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5342b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed5342b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c73a23 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c73a23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ee3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3ee3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b069d22 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b069d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a4564 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56a4564\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9308ff2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9308ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Sunil\u2019s research group at Complex Fluids Lab is focused on understanding the structure and dynamics of soft and biological materials through theoretical modelling and computer simulations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffccf7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dffccf7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48b651 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a48b651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunilKumar-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunilKumar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunilKumar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunilKumar-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunilKumar-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sunilKumar.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c1c584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c1c584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prof. P. 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Sunil Kumar<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da83c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da83c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complex Fluids Lab\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f1a60 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6f1a60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfc3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cfc3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Morphology of biological membranes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95c351 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e95c351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1333488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1333488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">chromatin structure and dynamics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa70a93 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no 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Prior to this, I completed my MSc in Physics and BSc in Physics from the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/siji-s-saju-6www.linkedin.com\/in\/ritu-raj-05298b217949a3149\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin-in\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M100.28 448H7.4V148.9h92.88zM53.79 108.1C24.09 108.1 0 83.5 0 53.8a53.79 53.79 0 0 1 107.58 0c0 29.7-24.1 54.3-53.79 54.3zM447.9 448h-92.68V302.4c0-34.7-.7-79.2-48.29-79.2-48.29 0-55.69 37.7-55.69 76.7V448h-92.78V148.9h89.08v40.8h1.3c12.4-23.5 42.69-48.3 87.88-48.3 94 0 111.28 61.9 111.28 142.3V448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80835b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d80835b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7c148 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af7c148\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db70fc0 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"db70fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ritu.jpg\" alt=\"Ritu Raj\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ritu Raj<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Research Scholar -Active Membrane, Polymer models for Chromatin organization<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I joined PhD in 2023. I work on computational modeling of chromatin. I completed my bachelors from BIT Mersa, Ranchi and Masters from IIT Patna.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ritu-raj-05298b217\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin-in\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M100.28 448H7.4V148.9h92.88zM53.79 108.1C24.09 108.1 0 83.5 0 53.8a53.79 53.79 0 0 1 107.58 0c0 29.7-24.1 54.3-53.79 54.3zM447.9 448h-92.68V302.4c0-34.7-.7-79.2-48.29-79.2-48.29 0-55.69 37.7-55.69 76.7V448h-92.78V148.9h89.08v40.8h1.3c12.4-23.5 42.69-48.3 87.88-48.3 94 0 111.28 61.9 111.28 142.3V448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd5f6e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fd5f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53b6a1 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"a53b6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Akash_Singh-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Akash Singh\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Akash Singh<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Research Scholar -Membrane Biophysics, Polymer Physics<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I joined the PhD program in 2023, focusing on active membranes. I completed my MSc at IIT Mandi and my BSc at Calcutta University.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aakash-singh-76b2061b2\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin-in\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M100.28 448H7.4V148.9h92.88zM53.79 108.1C24.09 108.1 0 83.5 0 53.8a53.79 53.79 0 0 1 107.58 0c0 29.7-24.1 54.3-53.79 54.3zM447.9 448h-92.68V302.4c0-34.7-.7-79.2-48.29-79.2-48.29 0-55.69 37.7-55.69 76.7V448h-92.78V148.9h89.08v40.8h1.3c12.4-23.5 42.69-48.3 87.88-48.3 94 0 111.28 61.9 111.28 142.3V448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4a501 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f4a501\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21719d2 wpr-team-member-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"21719d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ajinkya S. Wadile<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Research Scholar <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I joined the PhD program in 2024. I completed my BSc from Mumbai University and MSc from NIT Trichy. I am working on liquid\u2013liquid phase separation in polymers.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d1183 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53d1183\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a9add wpr-team-member-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"e6a9add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Rupam Rakshit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Research Scholar <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I joined the Physics Department as a PhD student in January 2025. My research focuses on molecular dynamics simulations, with a current emphasis on lipid membranes.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af30008 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af30008\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a7d90 wpr-team-member-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"f1a7d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Anasuya<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">External PhD student<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I am an ML Systems Engineer and began my part-time PhD in 2026. I completed my BSc from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai, and my MSc from NIT Surathkal. My research focuses on using machine learning to infer interatomic potentials.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b116e7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b116e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c28f9 wpr-team-member-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"02c28f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Lokesh Soni<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Postdoc<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">Current research: Chromatin organisation and dynamics.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f0948 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31f0948\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4279a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4279a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c672c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92c672c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc41f53 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc41f53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d570a71 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d570a71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee95108 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"ee95108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AathiraMurali.jpg\" alt=\"Aathira Murali\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Aathira Murali<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Research Scholar<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I am currently working as a Post-Doc at Micron Technology, India. I completed my PhD at IIT Palakkad, focusing on stimuli-responsive polymers, from 2017 to 2024. Prior to my PhD, I earned my MSc and BSc in Physics from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=xqSBnaoAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-google-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256,8C119.1,8,8,119.1,8,256S119.1,504,256,504,504,392.9,504,256,392.9,8,256,8ZM185.3,380a124,124,0,0,1,0-248c31.3,0,60.1,11,83,32.3l-33.6,32.6c-13.2-12.9-31.3-19.1-49.4-19.1-42.9,0-77.2,35.5-77.2,78.1S142.3,334,185.3,334c32.6,0,64.9-19.1,70.1-53.3H185.3V238.1H302.2a109.2,109.2,0,0,1,1.9,20.7c0,70.8-47.5,121.2-118.8,121.2ZM415.5,273.8v35.5H380V273.8H344.5V238.3H380V202.8h35.5v35.5h35.2v35.5Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aathira-murali-6b7223236?utm_source=share&#038;utm_campaign=share_via&#038;utm_content=profile&#038;utm_medium=android_app\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin-in\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M100.28 448H7.4V148.9h92.88zM53.79 108.1C24.09 108.1 0 83.5 0 53.8a53.79 53.79 0 0 1 107.58 0c0 29.7-24.1 54.3-53.79 54.3zM447.9 448h-92.68V302.4c0-34.7-.7-79.2-48.29-79.2-48.29 0-55.69 37.7-55.69 76.7V448h-92.78V148.9h89.08v40.8h1.3c12.4-23.5 42.69-48.3 87.88-48.3 94 0 111.28 61.9 111.28 142.3V448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c4201 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"c9c4201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/home.iitm.ac.in\/sunil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/sandeep-e1708590194910.jpg\" alt=\"Sandeep Mathew\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Sandeep Mathew<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Research Scholar- Stimuli responsive polymers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">I am a PhD student specializing in membrane biophysics and polymer physics. 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B. Sunil Kumar Complex Fluids Lab Major focus areas of the group Morphology of biological membranes chromatin structure and dynamics Active polymers\u00a0 Structural changes of polymer films on external stimulation Current research topics Reversible shape morphism of Vapour-responsive polymer films Multiscale modelling of chromatin assembly and dynamics Tumbling dynamics of single active polymer in shear flow Active membrane recycling induced morphology changes in vesicles Polymer models for Chromatin organization Current members Siji S Saju Research Scholar &#8211; Active Polymers I started my PhD in 2017 at IIT Palakkad, focusing on the field of active polymers. Prior to this, I completed my MSc in Physics and BSc in Physics from the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Ritu Raj Research Scholar -Active Membrane, Polymer models for Chromatin organization I joined PhD in 2023. I work on computational modeling of chromatin. I completed my bachelors from BIT Mersa, Ranchi and Masters from IIT Patna. Akash Singh Research Scholar -Membrane Biophysics, Polymer Physics I joined the PhD program in 2023, focusing on active membranes. I completed my MSc at IIT Mandi and my BSc at Calcutta University. Ajinkya S. Wadile Research Scholar I joined the PhD program in 2024. I completed my BSc from Mumbai University and MSc from NIT Trichy. I am working on liquid\u2013liquid phase separation in polymers. Rupam Rakshit Research Scholar I joined the Physics Department as a PhD student in January 2025. My research focuses on molecular dynamics simulations, with a current emphasis on lipid membranes. Anasuya External PhD student I am an ML Systems Engineer and began my part-time PhD in 2026. I completed my BSc from St. Xavier\u2019s College, Mumbai, and my MSc from NIT Surathkal. My research focuses on using machine learning to infer interatomic potentials. Lokesh Soni Postdoc Current research: Chromatin organisation and dynamics. Past members Aathira Murali Research Scholar I am currently working as a Post-Doc at Micron Technology, India. I completed my PhD at IIT Palakkad, focusing on stimuli-responsive polymers, from 2017 to 2024. Prior to my PhD, I earned my MSc and BSc in Physics from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala. Sandeep Mathew Research Scholar- Stimuli responsive polymers I am a PhD student specializing in membrane biophysics and polymer physics. My current research focuses on computational modeling of biological membranes and their interactions with nanoparticles and polymers. 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