Sugata Mondal

Dr. Sugata Mondal is a Lecturer in Pure Mathematics at the University of Reading's Department of Mathematics and Statistics, part of the School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences. He serves as the School Director of Postgraduate Research Studies. His research focuses on spectral geometry, analysis of partial differential equations (PDEs), geometric analysis, and hyperbolic geometry. He obtained his PhD from Université Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, followed by postdoctoral positions at the Max-Planck Institute in Bonn and Indiana University. Previously, he held a Reader position at TIFR, Mumbai until 2022.

His academic qualifications include a BSc (Honors) in Mathematics from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (University of Calcutta) and an M.Math from ISI, Kolkata. His research explores geometric properties of Laplace eigenfunctions on domains and manifolds, with recent work addressing spectral instability, Schiffer's conjecture, and critical points on polygons. His publications span topics in spectral geometry, hyperbolic surfaces, and eigenvalue analysis.

Dr. Mondal’s work bridges pure mathematics with geometric analysis, emphasizing the interplay between spectral theory and geometric structures. He teaches Real Analysis I (MA1RA1) and contributes to the Pure Mathematics and Analysis research groups at Reading.