Shyamprasad Natarajan Raja

Shyamprasad Natarajan Raja is a Researcher at the Department of Micro and Nanosystems at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His work focuses on developing solid-state nanogap and nanopore platforms for single molecule sensing applications. He holds a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras (India), and MSc and PhD degrees from ETH Zurich (Switzerland). His research spans nanomaterials, nanofabrication, microfluidics, and sensing technologies, with a strong emphasis on phonon transport in low-dimensional materials like nanowires and graphene.

His research has been supported by grants such as the SSF Sweden Israel Research Collaboration (2022–2027) and the Ragnar Holm Foundation (2018). Key areas of exploration include nanofabrication techniques for precise sensors, molecular interactions using nanopores, and thermal properties of nanomaterials. Recent advancements include scalable fabrication of silicon nanopores, high-bandwidth measurement systems for tunnel junctions, and studies on graphene thermal conductivity under annealing conditions.

Raja’s publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, blending materials science, electronics, and biotechnology. His work on crack-defined gold break junctions and phonon transport limits in nanowires demonstrates a deep integration of experimental and theoretical methodologies. Future research directions include expanding applications of nanopore-based biosensors and optimizing nanogap platforms for real-time molecular analysis.