Bivas Saha

Bivas Saha is an Associate Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, India. He is part of the International Center for Materials Science and the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Science unit. Saha earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Materials Engineering in 2014, following an M.S. from JNCASR in 2010 and a B.Sc. from Jadavpur University in 2007.

Before joining JNCASR as a faculty member in 2018, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he focused on energy-efficient materials and processes for thermoelectric and nano-electromechanical relay applications. His research contributions include the development of epitaxial single crystalline metal/semiconductor superlattices and innovations in mechanical relay switch devices for computing. His current research interests lie at the intersection of materials science, electrical engineering, physics, and chemistry, particularly in energy-efficient electronics and solid-state energy conversion.12

Dr. Saha has received several accolades, including the Purdue University College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award in 2014 and recognition from the Materials Research Society of the USA for outstanding research in 2013. He is also involved in editorial responsibilities for scientific publications and serves as the Faculty Director of the JNCASR Nano-fabrication facility.12