IITKGP
Poornachandra Sekhar Burada, IIT Kharagpur

Poornachandra Sekhar Burada

Associate Professor

Physics

+91-3222-283816

psburada@phy.iitkgp.ac.in

Looking for Ph.D. students (Theory and Simulations) in the fields of Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Soft-Condensed Matter Physics, and Fluid Mechanics. |

Research Areas

  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
  • Low-Reynolds number Hydrodynamics
  • Computational Physics

My research interests are broadly in the areas of Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Soft matter Physics, and Fluid Mechanics.
The research topics are :

(i) Diffusion of Brownian particles in confined environments

(ii) Active motion: swimming of microorganisms and artificial self-propelled bodies

(iii) Response of self-propelled bodies to external gradients (Chemotaxis)

(iv) Hydrodynamics of active droplets under various conditions

(v) Dynamic response of protein molecules to external radiation

  • Active particle transport in pulsating three-dimensional geometries by Sinha R., Gupta A. , Burada P. S. Physical Review Research 8 023069- (2026)
  • Chemotaxis of two chiral squirmers by Maity R., Burada P. S. Phys. Fluids 35 043611- (2023)
  • Hydrodynamics of a deformed axisymmetric swimmer by Biswas S., Burada P. S., Raja G. P. Applied Mathematical Modelling 158 116934- (2026)
  • Langevin Dynamics Modeling for Mechanistic Insights into Ultrasound Triggered Drug Release from Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates by C. P. K., Burada P. S., Khamrai M. , Dasgupta S. , Roy A. J. Chem. Phys. 164 044101- (2026)
  • Inertial active particles in a Poiseuille flow: upstream swimming and particle separation by Gupta A., Burada P. S. Physical Review E 112 065425- (2025)
  • Chiral swimmer with a regular arbitrary active patch by Biswas S., Burada P. S., Raja G. P. Fluid Dynamics Research 57 045502- (2025)
  • Microscopic machinery for ion-triggered drug release from gold nanoparticles-drug conjugates - Optical spectroscopy and molecular dynamics studies by C. P. K., Burada P. S., Roy A. , Dasgupta S. Physical Review E 111 054405- (2025)
  • Role of obstacle softness in the diffusive behavior of active Particles by Gupta A., Burada P. S. J. Chem. Phys 161 214901-214908 (2024)
  • Separation of interacting active particles in an asymmetric channel by Gupta A., Burada P. S. Physical Review E 108 034605- (2023)
  • Hydrodynamics of a slip-stick sphere with a non-axisymmetric patch by Biswas S., Burada P. S., Raja G. P. Phys. Fluids 35 033613- (2023)

Principal Investigator

  • Separation of active particles in microfluidic channels Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

Ph. D. Students

Bidhan Mandal

Area of Research: Active Matter Physics

Rahul Sinha

Area of Research: Active Matter

Ruby Shakya

Area of Research: Low Reynolds number hydrodynamics

Shiba Biswas

Area of Research: Hydrodynamics of self-propelled bodies

Soumyadiksha Halder

Area of Research: Active Matter Physics