B.S. IISER Pune (2017)
M.S. IISER Pune (2017)
Ph.D. Rice University (2024)
Sagarika Basak is an AMO theoretical physicist interested in strongly interacting ultracold gases in lower dimensions, with her research using quantum simulations aimed at uncovering novel physics and understanding emergent properties. She received her Ph.D. in Physics in May 2024 from Rice University. Her doctoral dissertation, supervised by Prof. Han Pu, explored the quantum phases and dynamics of strongly interacting spinor gases trapped in optical lattices. Here she developed, with several advantages over typical Hubbard model studies, a generalized formalism for the study of strongly interacting spinor gases with arbitrary spin and statistics, in addition to studying coupled gases, anyons and large spin systems. Her foray into AMO physics began with a dual-degree BS-MS in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, India, where she graduated summa cum laude. Her master’s thesis, supervised by Prof. Rejish Nath, explored quantum dynamics in ultracold Rydberg atomic gases and uncovered novel behaviors emerging from the periodic driving of Rydberg atoms. Joining the Blume group in June 2024 as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sagarika is excited to broaden her expertise to open quantum systems with applications toward quantum synchronicity and Rydberg atomic setups.
