Curriculum Vitae

A brief academic CV. A printable PDF version will be linked here shortly.

Education

PhD, Physics & Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (CMSE)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2022–Present)
Advisor: Prof. Alexei Bazavov

BS–MS Dual Degree in Physics
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, India (2017–2022)

Research Experience

• Gradient flow scale setting and continuous β-function analysis in lattice QCD (MSU)
• Non-perturbative studies of higher-derivative scalar field theories on the lattice (MSU)
• Machine learning approaches for phase structure and observable classification in lattice field theory (MSU)
• Fermionic Casimir effect on the lattice and universality studies (IISER Bhopal / TIFR)

Publications / Preprints

Y. V. Mandlecha, R. V. Gavai,
Lattice fermionic Casimir effect in a slab bag and universality,
Physics Letters B 832 (2022).

Talks & Presentations

• Contributed talks and posters at international lattice field theory conferences and workshops.
• Internal research presentations at Michigan State University.

Technical Skills

Programming: C, C++, Python, Bash
Parallel Computing: MPI, OpenMP, GPU offload (OpenMP target)
Scientific Tools: NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, LaTeX
Systems: Linux, Git