Gaurav was a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at New York University. His research interests lay in applications of Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics to soft matter systems. Before moving to the United States for his doctoral studies, Gaurav completed his undergraduate studies in India, which comprised a 3-year Bachelor's in Science (with Honors in Chemistry) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and a 2-year Master's in Science (Major: Chemistry) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. His research at IIT Kanpur under the supervision of Dr. Srihari Keshavamurthy involved characterizing the transition states of a typical isomerization reaction using theoretical methods in spectroscopy. At NYU, Gaurav's thesis focused on the self-assembly of systems through dynamic bonding motifs, including DNA-coated oil emulsion droplets, nanoparticles, and proteins.
New York University
2018 - 2024
- Graduate Student in the Department of Chemistry
- Thesis: Coarse-Grained Simulation Studies of Self-Organization in Soft Matter Systems Interacting via Dynamic Bonds
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2016 - 2018
- M.A. in Chemistry
- Advisor: Srihari Keshavamurthy
St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
2013 - 2016
- B.A. in Chemistry, with Honors