Swastik Kar

Professor Kar is an experimental condensed matter physicist interested in the science and applications of 2D Quantum Materials. He is the Director of Northeastern University’s Experiential Quantum Advancement Laboratories (EQUAL), the Deputy Director of Northeastern University’s Quantum Materials and Sensing Institute (QMSI), and is involved in several quantum-related research, education and infrastructure initiatives at Northeastern. 

Education and Professional Preparation:

• Presidency College, Calcutta University, India, BS in Physics: 1995
• Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, MS in Physics: 1998
• Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, PhD in Physics: 2004
• Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Postdoc in Experimental Physics (2003-2004)
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, Postdoc in Nanomaterials Physics (2004-2008)

Appointments:

• Professor: Department of Physics, Northeastern University, USA (May, 2023 onward)
• Associate Professor: Department of Physics, Northeastern University, USA (July, 2016)
• Assistant Professor: Department of Physics, Northeastern University, USA (September, 2010 – June, 2016)
• Research Assistant Professor: Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA (July, 2008 – August, 2010)
• Adjunct Faculty: Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA (August-December, 2009)