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Dr. Mahua Biswas

Associate Professor
Physics
Office
MLT Moulton Hall 301b
  • About
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Biography

Dr. Biswas joined ISU in Fall 2020. She completed her Ph.D degree in experimental physics from Dublin City University, Ireland in 2010. Before joing ISU she worked as an assistant professor at Missouri State University and worked as a post-doctoral research appointee at Argonne National Laboratory.

Current Courses

PHY 102.003 Atoms To Galaxies

PHY 102.004 Atoms To Galaxies

PHY 390.020 Computational Research In Physics

PHY 105.001 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.002 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.003 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.004 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.005 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.006 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.007 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.008 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.009 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.010 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.011 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.012 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.013 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 299.020 Independent Honor Study

PHY 287.020 Independent Study

PHY 290.020 Research In Physics

PHY 370.001 Advanced Experimental Physics

PHY 470.001 Advanced Experimental Physics

PHY 105.008 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.009 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.010 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.011 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.012 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.013 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 105.014 Fundamentals Of Physics

PHY 299.020 Independent Honor Study

PHY 490.037 Research Development in Physics

PHY 290.020 Research In Physics

Teaching Interests & Areas

Introductory Physics
Electronics
Experimental Physics

Research Interests & Areas

Current research interest of Biswas group is on fabrication of nanometer scale materials for emerging technologies. We study the fundamental mechanism behind the nanomaterial formation and the nanomaterials properties using high resolution microscopy, optical & infrared spectroscopy, and diffraction.

In recent years we have explored-
a. Block copolymer nanostructures as a template for inorganic nanofabrication

c.Sequential Infiltration synthesis and Atomic Layer Deposition for inorganic Nanomaterial growth

d. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for understanding the nanomaterial growth mechanism

Conference Proceeding

Wright, A., Golecki, H., Henderson, J., Darner, R., Ibrahim, N., Wilson, B., Cozy, L., Bellott, B., Biswas, M., Lleras, A., Jaggi, N., Edgcomb Friday, M., Bishop, T., & Lipovsky, C. BOARD # 392: LSAMP: A roadmap for institution collaboration during Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Partnerships (LSAMP) program development. 2025 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. ASEE Conferences

Journal Article

Manna, U., Gómez-Viloria, I., Sevik, R., Tribaldo, I., Biswas, M., Molina-Terriza, G., & Olmos-Trigo, J. Detection of Hybrid Optical Anapoles in Dielectric Microspheres. Advanced Optical Materials (2025): e01315.
Biswas, M., Rozyyev, V., Mane, A., Korveziroska, A., Manna, U., & Elam, J. Sequential Infiltration Synthesis of Silicon Dioxide in Polymers with Ester Groups─ Insight from In Situ Infrared Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126.15 (2023): 6346.
Coe, B., Sevik, R., Biswas, M., & Manna, U. Resonant coupling of molecular excitons and optical anapoles in silicon nanosphere-J-aggregate heterostructures under vector beam illumination. Applied Optics 62.20 (2023): 5487.
Coe, B., Olmos-Trigo, J., Qualls, D., Alexis, M., Szczerba, M., Abujetas, D., Biswas, M., & Manna, U. Unraveling Dipolar Regime and Kerker Conditions in Mid-Index Mesoscale Dielectric Materials. Advanced Optical Materials 2202140 (2022)
Pandey, K., Perez, M., Korveziroska, A., Manna, U., & Biswas, M. Fabrication of TiO2 nanodot films using simple solution dipping method and block copolymer template. Journal of Applied Physics 131 (2022): 074901.

Other

Golecki , H., Henderson, J., Darner, R., Ibrahim , N., Wilson, B., Cozy, L., Bellott, B., Biswas, M., Lleras , A., Jaggi, N., Friday, M., Bishop, T., & Lipovsky, C. LSAMP: A Roadmap of Institutional Collaboration During the Development of Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program. 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (2025)

Presentations

Beam Engineering for Enhanced Light-Matter Interactions in Optical Nanostructures. META 2024. (2024)
Dual Detection of Kerker Anapoles in Dielectric Microspheres. American Physical Society March Meeting. (2024)
Nanomaterials Patterning Involving Undergraduates at Illinois State University. American Physical Society March Meeting. (2024)
Nanopatterning Inorganic Materials using Selective Infiltration inside Polymers for Emerging Technologies’. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting. (2024)
Nanopatterning of Nitride Nanostructures for Optoelectronic Applications. META 2024. (2024)
Fabrication of SiO2 Nanomaterials Using Polymer and Sequential Infiltration Synthesis. ISU University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2023)
Kerker Conditions in Mid-index Mesoscale Dielectric Materials. European Material Research Society Spring Meeting. (2023)
Nanomaterial Growth Using Block Copolymer as a Template. ISU University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2023)
Nanopatterning using Sequential Infiltration Synthesis. ISU University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2023)
Nanophotonic Phenomena in Mesoscale Dielectric Particles. APS March Meeting 2023. (2023)

Grants & Contracts

Advanced Nanopatterning for Next-Generation Resistive Switching Memory Devices. Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) - FY2025 Track I. Illinois State University. (2025)
RUI: Selective Excitation and Charge Dynamics of Dark Molecular Transitions. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2025)
RUI: Unraveling Novel Nanophotonic Effects in Mid-Index Micro-Sized Dielectric Materials. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2025)
Louis Stokes New STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance: Southern Central Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (SCI-LSAMP). National Science Foundation. Federal. (2024)
LEAPS-MPS: Nanopatterning Nitride Based Nanostructures Using Sequential Infiltration Synthesis for Optoelectronic Applications. National Science Foundation. Illinois State University. (2022)