Avinash Singh

PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Professor, Department of Physics


Specialization


Research Interest

 

Education

  • PhD, 1987, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Thesis Title: Localization and Interaction Effects in Disordered Electronic Systems
  • Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Eduardo Fradkin
  • M.Sc., 1981, Banaras Hindu University
  • B.Sc., 1978, Banaras Hindu University

Website(s)

CV

  • Finite U induced Competing Interactions, Frustration, and Quantum Phase Transition in a Triangular-Lattice Antiferromagnet - Avinash Singh Phys. Rev. B 71, 214406 (2005)

  • Correlation Effects in a Band Ferromagnet: Spin-Rotationally Symmetric Study with Self-Energy and Vertex Corrections - Avinash Singh Phys. Rev. B 74, 224437 (2006)

  • Spin-Charge and Spin-Orbital Coupling Effects on Spin Dynamics in Ferromagnetic Manganites - Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Bhaskar Kamble, and Avinash Singh J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 22, 396001 (2010)

  • Orbital Fluctuations, Spin-Orbital Coupling, and Anomalous Magnon Softening in an Orbitally Degenerate Ferromagnet - Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Bhaskar Kamble, and Avinash Singh Phys. Rev. B 81, 064430 (2010) (Featured in Physical Review's "Kaleidoscope")

  • Spin Waves in the (0,π) and (0,π,π) Ordered SDW States of the t-t' Hubbard Model: Application to Doped Iron Pnictides - Nimisha Raghuvanshi and Avinash Singh J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 22, 422202 (2010) (FAST TRACK COMMUNICATION), Selected for inclusion in IOP Select

 

PhD Students:

Nimisha Raghuvanshi
Sayandip Ghosh
Shubhajyoti Mohapatra
Ashish Kumar

  • 2012- Head, Physics Department, IIT Kanpur

  • 1999- Professor, IIT Kanpur

  • 1995-99 Associate Professor, IIT Kanpur

  • 1993-95 Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur

  • 1991-93 Visiting Faculty, IIT Kanpur

  • June 2006 - Sept 2006 Research Fellowship, Max Planck Institute, Dresden

  • Mar 2006 - May 2006 AvH Research Fellowship, Humboldt University, Berlin

  • June 1997 - July 1998 AvH Research Fellowship, University of Augsburg

  • June 1992 - July 1992 Visiting Scientist, JNCASR, I.I.Sc. Bangalore

  • 1988-91 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University

  • 1983-87 Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois

  • 1981-82 University Fellow, University of Illinois

  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, 1997

  • University of Illinois Fellowship, 1981

  • Banaras Hindu University Gold Medal in Physics, 1980

  • Prof. B Dayal Gold Medal in Physics, 1980

  • National Science Talent Scholarship, 1975

  • Research Fellowship, Max Planck Institute - Dresden (June 2006 - Sept 2006)

  • Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships:(i) Humboldt University – Berlin (Mar 2006 - May 2006)(ii) University of Augsburg − (June 1997 - July 1998)

  • Director's commendation for outstanding teaching at IITK - numerous times

 

Office

FB-376,
Department of Physics
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016

Office Phone: 0512-259-7047 (O)

Email: avinas[AT]iitk.ac.in

Correlated Electrons, Quantum Magnetism, Itinerant Magnetism, Spin Waves, Hubbard Model, Ferromagnetic Kondo Lattice Model, Metallic Ferromagnetism, Goldstone Mode, Quantum Corrections

 

   
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