My field of research is fascinating. To laymen I would explain it in the following comprehensible manner:

Using the intermolecular forces, we study the behaviour of fluids near solid surfaces using computer simulations. The understanding of the above is envisaged to help in the design of smart materials that could play an important role in the development of more efficient and smarter sensors, solar panels, biocompatible surfaces etc.

My most important success in research to date is:

The development of free-energy perturbation methods for calculating thermodynamics properties.

I’ve chosen the TU Darmstadt because…

it is one of the leading institutes in the world where a group led by Prof. Dr. Florian Müller-Plathe is intensively working on smart interfaces. Since my goal of the research stay was to explore more in the area of smart interfaces hence Prof. Dr. Florian Müller-Plathe ‘s group was a natural choice for me.

If I were a student today, I would be working harder with lots of reading.

The perfect balance to a stressful working day is to spend the evening with your loved ones.

With the help of my host in Darmstadt I would like to develop more insight into the nature of interfacial fluids for the design of smart interfaces.