NK
Nitin Kumar
IIT Bombay, University of Chicago, Indian Institute of Science, Panjab University
0000-0003-2697-4842
About
IIT Bombay, Department of Physics
Living Matter, Active Matter, Statistical Physics, Liquid Crystals, Soft Condensed Matter
Employment
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IIT Bombay Associate Professor2025 - Present
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IIT Bombay Assistant Professor2019 - 2025
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University of Chicago Postdoctoral Researcher2015 - 2019
Education
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Indian Institute of Science PhD2009 - 2015
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Indian Institute of Science MS2006 - 2009
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Panjab University B.Sc. (Hons.)2003 - 2006
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (17)
- An Active Soft Condensed Matter Approach to the Physics of Living Systems Save
- Erratum: Uncovering universal characteristics of homing paths using foraging robots [PRX Life 2 , 033007 (2024)] Save
- Spontaneous Emergence of Run-and-Tumble-Like Dynamics in a Robotic Analog of Chlamydomonas : Experiment and Theory Save
- Nematic Ordering via Vertical Stratification in Drying Clay Nanotube Suspensions Save
- Uncovering Universal Characteristics of Homing Paths using Foraging Robots Save
- Programming tunable active dynamics in a self-propelled robot Save
- Quantifying nematic order in the evaporation-driven self-assembly of halloysite nanotubes: nematic islands and the critical aspect ratio Save
- Catapulting of topological defects through elasticity bands in active nematics Save
- Spatiotemporal control of liquid crystal structure and dynamics through activity patterning Save
- Phases and excitations of active rod-bead mixtures: Simulations and experiments Save