Somnath Bhowmick

Somnath Bhowmick serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His academic career spans theoretical and computational approaches to understanding material properties at atomic and electronic levels, with specialization in Computational Materials Science.

Dr. Bhowmick's research portfolio includes:

• Electronic structure calculations & strong correlations
• Ab-initio thermodynamics
• Theory of electron scattering and electron diffraction
• Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of graphene & siblings
• Size dependent properties of nanomaterials
• Multi-scale simulation methods

His scholarly work demonstrates expertise in graphene nanostructures, electron vortex beam applications for magnetic property measurement, and polymorphism of two-dimensional materials. The research bridges theoretical physics, materials science, and nanotechnology with implications for next-generation electronic and magnetic devices.

Dr. Bhowmick maintains affiliation with the Samtel Centre for Display Technologies at IIT Kanpur, indicating practical applications of his theoretical work in display technology development. His educational background includes a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2010), where his thesis focused on graphene nanostructures under the supervision of Professor Vijay B Shenoy.