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MEDINI PADMANABHAN
Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India
Ph: +91-80-22932726
pmedini@gmail.com
www.physics.iisc.ernet.in/~pmedini
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering -2010
Princeton University, USA
o Research area: Experimental condensed matter Physics
o Thesis title: “Composite fermions with a valley degree of freedom”
o Thesis Advisor: Prof. Mansour Shayegan
o Area of expertise: Low temperature magnetotransport in two dimensions
M.Sc. in Physics - 2004
(Integrated degree including Bachelors and Masters)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India
o Cumulative Performance Index (CPI): 9.4/10
o Masters thesis titled “Morphology studies in lead thin films”
o Thesis advisor: Prof. R.C. Budhani
Summer Research Experience
Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics, Berlin, Germany - 2003
o “Quantum Hall effect studies in GaAs 2D holes”
o Project guide: Dr. K. J. Friedland
Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, India - 2002
o “Infrared spectroscopy and detection of phonon modes”
o Project guide: Dr. C.S. Sundar
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India - 2001
o “ESR studies of X-Ray irradiated crystals”
o Project guide: Prof. S.V. Bhat
Technical Experience
Low temperature measurements involving 3 He cryostats and high magnetic fields
Ultra high vacuum systems
Semiconductor device fabrication: cleanroom experience, photolithography, e-beam
evaporation
Teaching Experience
Recipient of the ‘Teaching Transcript’ from the McGraw Center for Teaching and
Learning, Princeton University. This certification entails participation in numerous
interactive workshops related to pedagogy. The goal of this program is to enrich a
graduate student’s teaching experience through self-reflection - 2009
Assistant in Instruction (AI), “Solar Energy Conversion,” Princeton University - Fall
2008
AI, “Solid State Physics - I, ” Princeton University - Fall 2007
Medini Padmanabhan (mpadmana@princeton.edu)

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AI, “Solid State Devices,” Princeton University - Fall 2006
AI, “Physical Principles of Electronic devices,” Princeton University - Spring 2006
Awards and Achievements
Indian Institute of Science Centenary Post-doctoral Fellowship - 2010
Graduate Fellow, McGraw Centre for Teaching and Learning, Princeton Univ. - 2008
Gordon Wu Fellow, Princeton University - 2004
Indian Academy of Sciences, Summer Fellow - 2002
Indian Institute of Science, Young Fellow - 1999
National Talent Search Scholar - 1997
Leadership Activities / Community Involvement
Designed and conducted a two-day ‘AI orientation workshop’ aimed at helping first time
‘Assistants in Instruction’ tackle their pedagogical challenges - 2008, 2009
Participant in ‘SEE Princeton,’ annual public outreach Science exhibition conducted by
the University for the benefit of high school students - 2007, 2008
Parliamentary Secretary, Graduate Student Government, Princeton University - 2005
President, Girls’ Hostel, IIT Kanpur - 2001
Member, Hall Constitution Redrafting Committee, IIT Kanpur -2001
Student Guide (Mentor), Counseling Service, IIT Kanpur - 2000
Computer Proficiency
Basic MATLAB and C++
Languages
Proficient in Malayalam, English and Hindi
Tamil (partial)
Professional Membership
American Physical Society (APS)
Conference Talks
“Valley polarization and the polarization mass of composite fermions around ν = 3/2,”
American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, 2009.
“Effective mass suppression in interacting, fully spin-polarized 2D electron systems in
wide AlAs quantum wells,” APS March Meeting, 2008.
“Gap and mass measurements of composite fermions at ν = 5/3 in a 2D electron system
with tunable valley occupation,” APS March Meeting, 2007.
“Selective occupation of conduction band valleys in AlAs quantum wells,”
APS March Meeting, 2006.
Medini Padmanabhan (mpadmana@princeton.edu)

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Publications
T. Gokmen, Medini Padmanabhan, and M. Shayegan, “Contrast between spin and
valley degrees of freedom,” Phys. Rev. B 81, 235305 (2010).
T. Gokmen, Medini Padmanabhan, and M. Shayegan, “Transference of transport
anisotropy to composite fermions, ” Nature Physics 6, 621 (2010).
Medini Padmanabhan, T. Gokmen, and M. Shayegan, “Composite fermion valley
polarization energies: Evidence for particle-hole asymmetry,” Phys. Rev. B 81, 113301
(2010).
Medini Padmanabhan, T. Gokmen, and M. Shayegan, " Ferromagnetic fractional
quantum Hall states in a valley degenerate two-dimensional electron system,” Phys. Rev.
Lett. 104, 016805 (2010).
Medini Padmanabhan, T. Gokmen, and M. Shayegan , “Density dependence of valley
polarization energy for composite fermions,” Phys. Rev. B 80, 035423 (2009).
Reza Asgari, T. Gokmen, B. Tanatar, Medini Padmanabhan, and M. Shayegan,
“Effective mass suppression in a ferromagnetic two-dimensional electron liquid,” Phys.
Rev. B 79, 235324 (2009).
T. Gokmen, Medini Padmanabhan, K. Vakili, E. Tutuc, and M. Shayegan, “Effective
mass suppression upon complete spin-polarization in an isotropic two-dimensional
electron system,” Phys. Rev. B 79, 195311 (2009).
T. Gokmen, Medini Padmanabhan, O. Gunawan, Y. P. Shkolnikov, K. Vakili, E. P. De
Poortere, and M. Shayegan , “Parallel magnetic-field tuning of valley splitting in AlAs
two-dimensional electrons,” Phys. Rev. B 78, 233306 (2008).
Medini Padmanabhan, T. Gokmen and M. Shayegan, “Enhancement of valley
susceptibility upon complete spin-polarization,” Phys. Rev. B 78, 161301 (2008).
T. Gokmen, Medini Padmanabhan, and M. Shayegan, “Dependence of effective mass
on spin and valley degrees of freedom,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 146405 (2008).
Medini Padmanabhan, T. Gokmen, N.C. Bishop and M. Shayegan, “Effective mass
suppression in dilute, spin-polarized two-dimensional electron systems,” Phys. Rev. Lett.
101, 026402 (2008).
N.C. Bishop, M. Padmanabhan, O. Gunawan, T. Gokmen, E.P. De Poortere, Y.P.
Shkolnikov, E. Tutuc, K. Vakili, and M. Shayegan, “Valley susceptibility of interacting
electrons and composite fermions,” Physica E 40, 986 (2008).
T. Gokmen, Medini Padmanabhan, E. Tutuc, M. Shayegan, S. De Palo, S. Moroni and
Gaetano Senatore, “Spin susceptibility of interacting two-dimensional electrons with
anisotropic effective mass,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 233301 (2007).
N. C. Bishop, M. Padmanabhan, K. Vakili, Y. P. Shkolnikov, E. P. De Poortere, and M.
Shayegan, “ Valley polarization and susceptibility of composite fermions around a filling
factor ν = 3/2 ,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 266404 (2007).
O. Gunawan, T. Gokmen, K. Vakili, M. Padmanabhan, E. P. De Poortere, and M.
Shayegan , “Spin-valley phase diagram of the two-dimensional metal-insulator
transition,” Nature Physics 3, 388 (2007).
K. Vakili, Y. P. Shkolnikov, E. Tutuc, E. P. De Poortere, M. Padmanabhan, M.
Shayegan, “High-mobility AlAs quantum wells with out-of-plane valley occupation,”
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 172118 (2006).
Medini Padmanabhan (mpadmana@princeton.edu)