Timir Datta

Timir Datta is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of South Carolina, affiliated with the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. He collaborates with Nobel Laureates, leads superconductivity research, and mentors at Benedict College, a minority institution.

• Research spans Dirac-Fermionic systems, superconductivity, phase change materials (PCM), Arago Optics, and quantum transport.
• Key projects: mesoscale manipulation of superconductivity, charge-phonon decoupling in GST, geometric control of graphene bandgaps.
• Leadership: Team leader at 2019 American Physical Society meeting, session chair (Devices & Applications, Boston 2019).
• Advocacy: Founding member of College Diversity Committee, promotes outreach and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Publications highlight trends in quantum hall effects, memristor physics, thermoelectric transport, and mesoscale engineering, with applications in materials science and electronics.