Kanchana V

Professor Kanchana V is affiliated with the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, where she leads the Materials Design and Simulation Lab and Computational Condensed Matter Physics Lab. Her research focuses on topological materials, thermoelectrics, spintronic materials, and lattice dynamics using first-principles calculations within Density Functional Theory (DFT).

Research Interests:

• Condensed Matter Theory and Material Science
• Topological Phase of Matter and Anomalous Hall Effects
• Thermoelectric Transport Beyond Relaxation Time Approximation
• Magnetic Materials and Magneto-Optical Applications
• Battery Materials for High Energy Density and Ionic Diffusion
• Lattice Thermal Conductivity and Phonon Dynamics

Scientific Awards & Recognitions:

• Bronze Medal (SMC, 2023)
• MRSI Medal (IIT Madras, 2021)
• Fellow, Institute of Physics (UK, 2021)
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Electronic Structure (IOP, 2021)
• Royal Society of Chemistry Fellowship (FRSC, 2020)
• Young Achiever Award (DAE Symposium, 2014)
• National Academy of Science Member (2014)
• Associate Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences (2012)

Her group has secured active research grants from CSIR, DST-SERB, and DRDO. Former students and associates have joined institutions like Howard University, BARC, John Hopkins University, and ICTP. The lab emphasizes interdisciplinary studies in topological materials and energy-related nanotechnology.