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Dr. Sudhanwa Patra
Ph.D. (Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad)
Assistant Professor, IIT Bhilai
Department of Physics
sudhanwa@iitbhilai.ac.in
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Academic Qualification

  • PhD (2011), Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
    • PhD Superviser: Prof Utpal Sarkar
  • MSc (2007), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

Employment/Professional Experiences

Period Employment/Professional Experiences/
2017-Till Now Asst. Professor (Grade-I), Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
2012-2017 Assistant Professor, Siksha `O'Anusandhan University Bhubaneswar
2015 Post Doctoral Fellow at Max-Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany with Prof. Werner Rodejohann
2011-2012 Post Doctoral Fellow in Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
2011 Post Doctoral Fellow in Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad

Awards and Honours

Year Award/Honour
2018 Young Scientist Award by National Academy of Sciences, India
2019 Member for Indian National Young Academy of Sciences, INSA New Delhi, 2019-2023
2020 Young Scientist Award by Odisha Bigyan (Science) Academy
2023 Kalinga Kohenoor Award by Technical Education Minister, Odisha
2015 Visiting Scientist position at Max-Planck-Institut for Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany
2005 Best Graduate Award by Rotary Internation Club
2014 Youngest Researcher Award by SOA University Bhubaneswar
2015 Glorious Student and Young Scientist Award by Manatira High School
2016 Young Scientist Award by Odisha Physical Society

Research Interests and Research Funding

Research Interests

  • High Energy Physics, Astro-Particle Physics
  • Neutrino Physics at Energy, Intensity and Cosmic Frontiers
  • Neutrino oscillations, CP and T-violation Study
  • Low scale seesaws, onubetabeta and their Testability
  • LRSM, Pati-Salam model and Grand Unifieed Theory
  • Dark matter: Direct, Indirect and Collider Studies
  • Gravitational wave signals and new physics
  • Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Information Theory

Research Funding

  • SERB-MATRICS: 2024-2026
  • SERB-CRG: 2014-2017
  • Implementation of VSK, Education Department of Chhatisgarh: 2023-2028

Research Guidance/Supervisions at MSc/PHD

  • PhD Guidance/Supervision
    • My 1st PhD student, (Dr. Prativa Pritimita, PhD degree awarded-2018, Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Urjit Yajnik, IIT Bombay from 2019-2022, now at IISc Banglore since 2023.
    • My 2nd PhD student, (Dr. Purushottam Sahu, PhD degree provisionally awarded-2023, Post Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Umasankar, IIT Bombay
    • My 3rd PhD student, (Utkarsh Patel, PhD Thesis submitted-2024
    • Dr. Nitali Dash worked her post-doctoral work under my mentorship and completed her PhD from TIFR and HBNI, now Asst. Professor, Degree College, Odisha)
    • Currently, 4 PhD students working under my supervision: Kiran Sharma (DAAD Fellowship recipient), Taramati (DST Inspire Fellowship), Pratik(Institute Fellowship) and Rajrupa (Visveswaraya Fellowship)
  • Academic Accomplishment/Research Highlights
    • Purushottam Sahu awarded prestigious STEP-ICTP Fellowship at ICTP, Italy with Prof. S.T. Petcov for 2022-2023 and Kiran Sharma awarded prestigious DAAD Fellowship at KIT, Germany with Prof. Thomas Schwartz.
    • Study of CP-violation in Neutrino Oscillation using decay and decoherence effects; Sudhanwa Patra (2024-2026) Project Fund: Rs. 660000; SERB, Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.
    • Implementation of Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) for the Department of Education, Government of Chhattisgarh; Sudhanwa Patra and others (2023-2028); Project Fund: Rs. 5 crore; Education Department, Chhatisgarh
    • Neutrino Masses and Lepton number, lepton flavour and baryon number non-conservation in gauge theories beyond the SERB, Department of Science and standard model Sudhanwa Patra and MK Parida(2014-2017); Project Fund: Rs. 1368000; SERB, Department of Science and Technology (DST), India
  • Adminstrative Responsibilities
    • Faculty-in-Charge, Dean of Academic Affairs, IIT Bhilai, 2018.
    • Head of Department, Department of Physics, IIT Bhilai [2022-2025].
    • Convener, Dept of Post Graduation Committee, Physics IIT Bhilai 2017-2020
    • Co-ordinator, Faculty shortlisting, Dept of Physics, IIT Bhilai, 2018-2023
    • Engaged as expert/examiner for conducting VIVA/Thesis for various Universities in Odisha and Chhattisgarh state.

Teaching Experiences

UnderGraduate Level

  • Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics: IC200 (BTech-PH)
  • Quantum Mechanics: IC151 (BTech-PH)
  • Mathematical Methods: PH503 (MSc)
  • Complex Varibales: MA2130 (BTech-MA)
  • Matrix Analysis: EE1510 (BTech-EE)

PostGraduate Level

  • Quantum Mechanics (MSc)
  • Mathematical Methods (MSc-PhD)
  • Advanced Quantum Mechanics (PhD)
  • Quantum Field Theory (PhD)
  • Particle Physics (PhD)

Selected list of Publications

2024
  1. Utkarsh Patel, Pratik Adarsh, Sudhanwa Patra , Purushottam Sahu; Leptogenesis in a left-right symmetric model with double seesaw ; JHEP 03 (2024) 029.
  2. Sabya Sachi Chatterjee, Sudhanwa Patra , Thomas Schwetz, Kiran Sharma; Model-independent search for T-violation with T2HK and DUNE ; Under review in JHEP; arXiv:2408.06419.
  3. Utkarsh Patel, Avnish, Sudhanwa Patra , Kirtiman Ghosh; Multi-particle Dark Matter in a gauge theory of leptons ; Under review in JHEP; arXiv:2407.06737.
  4. Taramati, Rameswar Sahu, Utkarsh Patel, Kirtiman Ghosh, Sudhanwa Patra ; Singlet-Doublet Fermionic Dark Matter in Gauge Theory of Baryons ; Under review in JHEP; arXiv:2408.12424.
  5. C. Dash, S. Mishra, Sudhanwa Patra , P. Sahu; Gauge coupling unification in a minimal non-supersymmetric E6 GUT ; Int.J.Mod.Phys.A 39 (2024) 04, 2450018.
  6. Rajrupa Banerjee, Kiran Sharma, Sudhanwa Patra , Prasanta K. Panigrahi; Geometrical Interpretation of Neutrino Oscillation with decay ; Under review; 2312.08178.
2023
  1. Kiran Sharma, Sudhanwa Patra ; Impact of CP violation searches at MOMENT experiment with sterile neutrino ; JHEP 08 (2023)100.
  2. Sudhanwa Patra , S. T. Petcov, Prativa Pritimita, Purushottam Sahu; Neutrinoless double beta decay in a left-right symmetric model with a double seesaw mechanism ; Phys.Rev.D 107 (2023) 7, 075037.
  3. Sabila Parveen, Kiran Sharma, Sudhanwa Patra , Poonam Mehta; CP and T violation effects in presence of an eV scale sterile neutrino at long baseline neutrino experiments ; Under review in EPJC; arXiv:2305.16824.
2022
  1. Purushottam Sahu, Aishwarya Bhatta, Rukmani Mohanta, Shivaramakrishna Singirala, Sudhanwa Patra ; Flavour anomalies and dark matter assisted unification in SO(10) GUT ; JHEP 11 (2022)029.
  2. N. Dash, S. Patra , P. Pritimita, Urjit A Yajnik; Effect of large light-heavy neutrino mixing and natural type-II seesaw dominance to lepton flavor violation and neutrinoless double beta decay ; Eur.Phys.J.C 82 (2022) 9, 847.
  3. P. Sahu, Sudhanwa Patra , P. Pritimita; Neutrino mass and lepton flavor violation in A4-based left–right symmetric model with linear seesaw ; Int.J.Mod.Phys.A 37 (2022) 06, 2250030.
  4. Sudhanwa Patra , Utkarsh Patel, Purushottam Sahu; LHC signatures of sterile neutrinos in a minimal radiative extended seesaw framework ; Int.J.Mod.Phys.A 37 (2022) 01, 2150263.
  5. Kiran Sharma, Aryabrat Mahapatra, Prasanta K. Panigrahi, Sudhanwa Patra ; Imprints of LGI violation in Mesons ; Under review in EPJC; arXiv:2208.07709.
  6. Kiran Sharma, Sudhanwa Patra ; Study of matter effects in the presence of sterile neutrino using OMSD approximation ; Under review in NPB; arXiv:2207.03249.
  7. Hiranmaya Mishra, Prasanta K. Panigrahi, Sudhanwa Patra , Utpal Sarkar; MSW effect with quark matter: Neutron Star as a case study ; Under review; arXiv:2208.08278.
  8. Utkarsh Patel, Sudhanwa Patra ; Numerically analyzing self-interacting dark matter ; Under review in JCAP; arXiv:2204.11551.
  9. Pritam Kumar Bishee, Purushottam Sahu, Sudhanwa Patra ; Effect of right-handed currents and dark side of the solar neutrino parameter space to Neu- trinoless Double Beta Decay ; Published in IJMPA; arXiv:2204.07334.
  10. Utkarsh Patel, Sudhanwa Patra , Lekhika Malhotra, Urjit A. Yajnik; Cogenesis of visible and dark sector asymmetry in a minimal seesaw framework ; Under review; arXiv:2211.04722.
2021
  1. Takaaki Nomura, Hiroshi Okada, Sudhanwa Patra; An Inverse Seesaw model with A 4 modular symmetry ; Nucl. Phys. B 967 (2021) 115395.
  2. C. Dash, S. Mishra, S. Patra, P. Sahu; Vanishing threshold uncertainties and prediction for proton decay in non-supersymmetric E 6 GUT with intermediate trinification symmetry ; Nucl.Phys.B 962 (2021) 115239.
  3. Itishree Sethi, Sudhanwa Patra ; Phenomenological study of type II seesaw with Δ(27) symmetry ; J.Phys.G 48 (2021) 10, 105003.
  4. Utkarsh Patel, Sudhanwa Patra ; Numerically analyzing self-interacting dark matter ; Under review in JCAP; arXiv:2204.11551.
  5. Pritam Kumar Bishee, Purushottam Sahu, Sudhanwa Patra ; Effect of right-handed currents and dark side of the solar neutrino parameter space to Neu- trinoless Double Beta Decay ; Published in IJMPA; arXiv:2204.07334.
  6. Utkarsh Patel, Sudhanwa Patra , Lekhika Malhotra, Urjit A. Yajnik; Cogenesis of visible and dark sector asymmetry in a minimal seesaw framework ; Under review; arXiv:2211.04722.
2020
  1. C. Dash, S. Mishra, S. Patra ; Theorem on vanishing contributions to Sin square of Wienberg mixing angle and intermediate mass scale in Grand Unified Theories with trinification symmetry ; Phys. Rev. D 101 (2020) 5, 055039.
  2. P.S.B. Dev, R. Mohanta, S. Patra , S. Sahoo; Unified explanation of flavor anomalies, Radiative neutrino mass and ANITA anomalous events in a vector leptoquark model ; Phys.Rev.D 102 (2020) 9, 095012.
  3. C. Majumdar, S. Patra , P. Pritimita, S. Senapati; Neutrino mass and muon g−2 explanation in U(1)Lmu −Ltau extension of left-right theories ; JHEP 09 (2020) 010.
  4. C. Majumdar, S. Patra , P. Pritimita, S. Senapati; A comparative study of neutrinoless double beta decay in symmetric and asymmetric left-right model ; Nucl. Phys. B 954 (2020) 115000.
  5. C. Majumdar, S. Patra , S. Senapati, Urjit A Yajnik; Neutrinoless double beta decay in minimal left-right symmetric models with gauge coupling unification ; Nucl. Phys. B 951 (2020) 114875.
  6. S. Mishra, M. Behera, R. Mohanta, S. Patra , S. Singirala; Neutrino Phenomenology and Dark matter in an A4 flavour extended B-L model ; Eur. Phys. J.C 80 (2020)5, 420.
2019
  1. S. Mishra, M. Behera, R. Mohanta, S. Patra , S. Singirala; Neutrino Phenomenology and Dark matter in an 𝐴4 flavour extended B-L model; Under review in JCAP
  2. P. Bolton, F. Deppisch, C.Hati , S. Patra , U. Sarkar; An alternative formulation of left-right symmetry with B-L conservation and purely Dirac Neutrinos; Under review in Phys. Rev. D
  3. C. Majumdar, S. Patra, S. Senapati, U.A Yajnik; Neutrinoless double beta decay in minimal left-right symmetric models with gauge coupling unification; Under review in Phys. Lett. B
2018
  1. F. Deppisch, C. Hati, S. Patra, P. Pritimita, U. Sarkar; Neutrinoless double beta decay in left-right symmetric models with a universal seesaw; Phys. Rev. D 97 (2018) no.3, 035005
  2. N. Narendra, S. Patra, N. Sahu, S. Shil; Baryogenesis via Leptogenesis from asymmetric Dark matter and radiatively generated neutrino mass; Phys. Rev. D 98 (2018) no.9, 095016
  3. S. Singirala, R. Mohanta, S. Patra, S Roy; Majorana Dark Matter in a new B-L model; JCAP 1811 (2018) 11, 026
  4. D. Borah, A. Dasgupta, S. Patra; Dominant light-heavy neutrino mixing contribution to neutrinoless double beta decay in minimal left-right symmetric model with universal seesaw; Int. J. Mod. Phys., 33 (2018) 35, 1850198
  5. M. Srutilaya, R. Mohanta, S. Patra; A4 realization of Linear Seesaw and Neutrino Phenomenology; EPJC 78 (2018) 9, 719
  6. S. Singirala, R. Mohanta, S. Patra; Singlet scalar Dark matter in U(1)BL models without right-handed neutrinos; Eur.Phys.J.Plus 133 (2018) no.11, 477
  7. C. Hati, S. Patra, P. Pritimita, U. Sarkar; Neutrino Mass and Leptogenesis in left-right symmetric models: A review from a model building prospective; Front. in Phys. 6 (2018) 19
  8. M. Srutilaya, R. Mohanta, S. Patra; Neutrino mass and Neutrinoless double beta decay in SO(10) Grand Unified Theory with Pati-Salam symmetry; J. Phys. G 45 (2018) no.7, 075004
  9. F. Deppisch, C. Hati, S. Patra, U. Sarkar, JWF Valle; SU(6) Grand Unification of 3-3-1 Model; Springer Proc. Phys. 203 (2018) 377-380
2017
  1. A. Dasgupta, D. Borah, S. Patra; Common Origin of 3.55 keV X-ray line and Gauge Coupling Unification with Left-Right Dark Matter Phys.Rev. D96 (2017) no.11, 115019
  2. C. Hati, S. Patra, M. Reig, J.W.F. Valle, C.A. Vaquera-Araujo; Towards gauge coupling unification in left-right symmetric SU(3)C x SU(3)L x SU(3)R x U(1)X theories; Phys.Rev. D 96 (2017) no.1, 015004
  3. S. Patra, S. Rao, N. Sahoo, N. Sahu, Gauged U(1) model in light of muon g-2 anomaly, neutrino mass and dark matter phenomenology; Nucl. Phys. B 917 (2017) 317-336
  4. D. Borah, S. Patra; Universal Seesaw and neutrinoless double beta decay in new 3331 left-right symmetric model; Phys.Lett. B771 (2017) 318-326
  5. D. Borah, A. Dasgupta, U.K. Dey, S. Patra, G. Tomar; Multi-component Fermionic Dark Matter and IceCube PeV scale Neutrinos in Left-Right Model with Gauge Unification; JHEP 1709 (2017) 005
2016
  1. S. Patra, W. Rodejohann, C.E. Yaguna, A new B-L model without right-handed neutrinos, JHEP 1609 (2016) 076
  2. S. Patra, F.S. Queiroz, W. Rodejohann; Stringent Dilepton Bounds on Left-Right Models using LHC data; Phys.Lett. B752 (2016) 186-190 [38 citations]
  3. S. Patra; Dark matter, lepton and baryon number, and left-right symmetric theories; Phys. Rev. D 93 (2016) no.9, 093001
  4. P. Pritimita, N. Dash, S. Patra; Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay in LRSM with Natural Type-II seesaw Dominance; JHEP 1610 (2016) 147
  5. F. F. Deppisch, L. Graf, S. Kulkarni, S. Patra, W. Rodejohann, N. Sahu, U.Sarkar; Reconciling the 2 TeV Excesses at the LHC in a Linear Seesaw Left-Right Model; Phys.Rev. D93 (2016) 1, 013011 [61 citations]
  6. S. Bhattacharya, S. Patra, N. Sahoo, N. Sahu; 750 GeV Di-photon excess at CERN LHC from a dark sector assisted scalar decay; JCAP 1606 (2016) 010 [56 citations]
  7. F.F. Deppisch, C. Hati, S. Patra, P. Pritimita, U. Sarkar; Implications of the diphoton excess on leftright models and gauge unification; Phys. Lett. B 757 (2016) 223-230 [60 citations]
  8. S. Patra, S. Rao; Singlet fermion Dark Matter within Left-Right Model; Phys. Lett. B 759 (2016) 454-458
  9. D. Borah, S. Patra, S. Sahoo; Subdominant Left-Right Scalar Dark Matter as Origin of the 750 GeV Diphoton Excess at LHC; Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 31 (2016) no.17, 1650097 [50 citations]
  10. F.F. Deppisch, C. Hati, U. Sarkar, S. Patra, J.W.F. Valle; 331 Models and Grand Unification: From Minimal SU(5) to Minimal SU(6) Phys.Lett. B762 (2016) 432-440
  11. A. Dasgupta, C. Hati, S. Patra, U. Sarkar; A minimal model of TeV scale WIMPy leptogenesis; arXiv:1605.01292 [hep-ph]
2015
  1. J. Heeck, S. Patra ; Minimal Left-Right Dark Matter; Phys. Rev. Lett. 115 (2015) 12, 121804 [56 citations]
  2. S.F. Ge, M. Lindner,S. Patra; New physics effects on neutrinoless double beta decay from right-handed current; JHEP 1510 (2015) 077 [26 citations]
  3. P. Humbert, M. Lindner, S. Patra, J. Smirnov, Lepton Number Violation within the Conformal Inverse Seesaw, JHEP 1509 (2015) 064; [18 citations]
  4. S. Patra, N. Sahoo, N. Sahu, Dipolar dark matter in light of 3.5 keV X-ray Line, Neutrino mass and LUX data, Phys.Rev. D91 (2015) 11, 115013
  5. F.F. Deppisch, T.E. Gonzalo,S. Patra, N. Sahu, U. Sarkar, Double Beta Decay, Lepton Flavour Violation and Collider Signatures of Left-Right Symmetric Models with Spontaneous D Parity Breaking, Physical Review D 91 (2015) 1, 015018 [64 citations]
2009-2014
  1. F.F. Deppisch, T.E. Gonzalo, S. Patra, N. Sahu, U. Sarkar, A Signal of Right-Handed Charged Gauge Bosons at the LHC ?, Physical Review D 90, 053014 (2014) [78 citations]
  2. M. Borah, D. Borah, M.K. Das, S. Patra, Perturbations to mu-tau Symmetry, Leptogenesis and Lepton Flavour Vio- lation with Type II Seesaw, Physical Review D 90, 095020 (2014) [12 citations]
  3. S. Patra , P. Pritimita, Post-Sphaleron baryogenesis and neutron-antineutron oscillation in non SUSY SO(10) GUT with gauge coupling unification and proton decay, EPJC 74, 3078 (2014)
  4. D. Borah, S. Patra, P. Pritimita, Sub-dominant Type II Seesaw as an Origin of Non-zero theta-13 in SO(10) model with TeV scale ZR Gauge Boson, Nuclear Physics B 881 (2014) 444 [16 citations]
  5. R.L. Awasthi, M.K. Parida,S. Patra, Neutrino masses, dominant neutrinoless double beta decay, and observable lepton flavor violation in left-right models and SO(10) grand unification with low mass WR, ZR bosons, JHEP 1308, 122 (2013) [43 citations]
  6. S. Patra,Neutrinoless double beta decay in left-right theory without scalar bidoublet, Physical Review D 87, 015002 (2013)
  7. M.K. Parida, S. Patra, Left-right models with light neutrino mass prediction and dominant neutrinoless double beta decay rate Physics Letters B 718, 1407-1412 (2013) [18 citations]
  8. J. Chakrabortty, H.Z. Devi, S. Goswami,S. Patra,Neutrinoless double beta decay in TeV scale left-right symmetric models, JHEP 1208 (2012) 008 [45 citations]
  9. D. Choudhury, N. Mahajan,S. Patra, U. Sarkar, Radiative leptogenesis at TeV scale; JCAP 1204 (2012) 017
  10. D. Borah, S. Patra, U. Sarkar, TeV scale Left Right Symmetry with spontaneous D-parity breaking, Phys. Rev. D 83, 035007(2011) [13 citations]
  11. S. Patra, A. Sarkar, U. Sarkar, Spontaneous Left-Right Symmetry Breaking in Supersymmetric Models with only Higgs Doublets, Phys. Rev. D 82 (2010) 01
  12. J. Bhatt, S. Patra, U. Sarkar, Gravity corrections in SU(5) gauge couplings, Mod. Phys. Lett. A 25 (2010) 283-293
  13. S. Patra, A. Sarkar, U. Sarkar, U.A. Yajnik, Spontaneous Parity Violation in supersymmetric left-right model, Phys. Lett. B 679 (2009) 386-389 [10 citations]
  14. Sudhanwa Patra and Prativa Pritimita, 7 keV sterile neutrino Dark Matter in extended seesaw framework, arXiv:1409.3656 [hep-ph]
  15. Ram Lal Awasthi, M.K. Parida and Sudhanwa Patra, Neutrinoless double beta decay and pseudo-Dirac neutrino mass predic- tions through inverse seesaw mechanism, arXiv:1301.4784 [hep-ph]
  16. Sudhanwa Patra and Soumya Rao, A simple model for magnetic elastic dark matter, arXiv:1112.3454 [hep-ph]
  17. Testable Leptogenesis in extended Standard Model, Sudhanwa Patra; arXiv:0911.4577 [hep-ph]
  18. Debasish Borah and Sudhanwa Patra, Type III Seesaw and Dark Matter in a Supersymmetric Left-Right Model, arXiv:0910.0146 [hep-ph]

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