Dr Venkata Srinu Bhadram is an experimental physicist with research interests spanning across hard condensed matter physics, chemistry, and materials science disciplines. He is deeply engaged in studying matter at extreme pressures in order to discover new technologically relevant materials. He frequently collaborates with computational physicists and chemists for materials modelling and simulations. Other areas of interest include phononics using Raman light scattering spectroscopy, phonon-quasi particle interactions, and the study of metastable phases.

Dr Bhadram obtained his Masters degree in Physics from IIT Roorkee and PhD in Materials Science from JNCASR in Bangalore. After a short stint at Purdue University in West Lafayette as a Visiting Researcher, he did his postdoctoral studies at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC and Sorbonne University in Paris.

He has mentored undergraduate interns during his PhD and postdoc tenures. He emphasizes hands-on learning and took part in developing and teaching practical oriented courses for summer interns during his PhD. Outside academic life, he enjoys sports (TT, cricket, and badminton), travelling, gardening, and cooking.

Research

Materials under Extreme conditions

Metastable Phases of Materials

Inelastic Light Scattering Spectroscopy (Raman and Brillouin)

Publications

1. P. Makam, S. Yamijala, V. S. Bhadram, L. Shimon, B. Wong, E. Gazit, “Single amino acid bionanozyme for environmental remediation”, Nature Communications, 13, 1 (2022)

2. V. S. Bhadram, B. Joseph, D. Delmonte, K. Beneut, E. Gilioli, Y. Le- Godec, R. Lobo, and A. Gauzzi,“Reentrant phase transition and suppression of Jahn-Teller distortion in the quadruple perovskite structure under high pressure” Physical Review Materials,5,1 04411 (2021)

3. S. Das, R. Dhanya, V. S. Bhadram, C. Narayana and A. J. Bhattacharya, “Brillouin Scattering Investigation of Solvent Dynamics in Pyrrolidium based Ionic Liquids” Solid State Ionics, 363, 115603 (2021)

4. V. S. Bhadram, A. Sen, A. Sundaresan, and C. Narayana, “Pressure Induced Evolution of PerovskiteDistortions in RCrO3: The Curious Case of LaCrO3” Solid State Sciences, 119, 106708 (2021)

5. D. Swain*, V. S. Bhadram*, G. K. Pradhan and C. Narayana, “Understanding the Mechanism of Ferroelectric Phase Transition in RbHSO4” Inorganic Chemistry, 59, 7960 (2020) (*Equal contribution)
6. V. S. Bhadram, H. Liu, E. Xu, T. Li, T. A. Strobel, “Semiconducting Cubic Titanium Nitride inthe Th3P4 structure.” Physical Review Materials, 2, 011602 (R) (2018)
7. T. A. Strobel, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, L. L. Daemen, V. S. Bhadram, T. A. Jenkins, C. M.Brown, and Y. Chen, “Quantum Dynamics of H2 trapped within Organic Clathrate Cages.” Physical Review Letters, 120, 120402 (2018).
8. V. S. Bhadram, Q. Cheng, C. K. Chan, Y. Liu, K. Landskron, and T. A. Strobel, “ZnxMn1-xOSolid Solutions in the Rocksalt Structure: Optical, Charge-Transport and Photoelectrochemical Properties” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1, 260 (2018).
9. V. S. Bhadram, L. Krishna, E. Toberer, et al, “Pressure-Induced Structural Transition in Chalcopyrite ZnSiP2.”Applied Physics Letters, 110, 182106 (2017)
10. M. Mandal, C. Liu, T. Sanders, F. Haso, V. S. Bhadram, I. Arsla, T. Liu, Y. Fei, K. Landskron.“Periodic Mesoporous Hexagonal Boron Nitride at High-Pressure” Chemistry Select, 2, 740(2017).

Teaching Modules

PHYS226 – Oscillations & Waves

PHYS227 – Classical Optics

PHYS221 – Classical Mechanics: Work & Energy I

PHYS224 – Classical Mechanics: Feilds I

PHYS327 – Advanced Optics

PHYS 443 – Advanced Optics and Spectroscopy

PHYS110 – Physics exploration – An experimental Approach

PHYS 341 – States of Matter

KCCS121 – Scientific Reasoning