Aditya H. Kelkar

Dr. Aditya H. Kelkar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). His primary research focuses on accelerator-based atomic/molecular physics, specializing in heavy ion collisions, fullerenes, and plasmon resonance phenomena.

Education:

• PhD in Physics (2009) from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai. Thesis: Interaction of fast heavy ions with C60 fullerene and giant dipole plasmon resonance (Supervisor: Prof. Lokesh C. Tribedi)
• M.Sc. in Physics (2002) from Devi Ahilya University, Indore
• B.Sc. (2000) from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi

Research Focus: Dr. Kelkar investigates low/medium-energy heavy ion interactions with atomic/molecular clusters and fullerenes, with emphasis on plasmon excitations, ionization dynamics, and collective effects in nanoscale systems. His accelerator physics work includes beam-target interaction studies relevant to nuclear instrumentation.