I am G.V. Pavan Kumar, the author of this blog.
My research interests are :
- Optics and Soft Matter Physics
- History of Science
In my research group, we study the interaction of light with soft-matter from a photonics viewpoint.
Until now, I have supervised 11 PhD theses, 11 MS theses, a few post-docs and several undergraduate students at IISER Pune (see my group members – past and present). I continue to learn a lot from them.
See our publications sorted by : topics / chronology.
Another strand of my research is the history of science. I am interested in the historical evolution of ideas in physical sciences and technology. I research the life and work of past scientists, innovators, and people driven by curiosity, and I write about them from an Indian and Asian perspective. My motivation is to humanize science.
Writing has been an integral part of my life since my childhood (1980s), and I have been in the process since the ‘pre-internet’ era. I have been blogging since 2008 or so. You can access my old blog site here.
Also connected to my blog are:
YouTube channel – Science meets History,
podcast – Pratidhvani: Humanizing Science.
My blog integrates all of the above.
You can access and listen to my audio podcast – Pratidhvani – Humanizing Science, on -Spotify, YouTube (audio), Google Podcast or Apple podcast (all links below).
Podcast Pratidhvani -Google podcast
Podcast Pratidhvani -Apple podcast
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Note: My blogs/podcasts/videos are motivated by my research, teaching and learning. I create them in my personal capacity.
VISMAYA - History & Philosophy of Science 