Group

The AURA Lab research group.

AURA Lab is being built from the ground up at KL University (Deemed to be University). The principal investigator is currently recruiting motivated PhD, MSc, and project students alongside postdoctoral collaborators. Existing collaborations span India, Japan, and beyond.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Bahadur Sk

Principal Investigator · Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry, KL University (Deemed to be University). PhD, IISER Bhopal. Postdoctoral & fellowship research at IISc Bengaluru, UEC Tokyo, and IACS Kolkata.

bahadursk@kluniversity.in

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Research Team

Current Members

The AURA Lab currently consists of graduate researchers working on computational chemistry, organic photonic materials, spectroscopy, artificial intelligence, and optoelectronic materials.

PhD Students

KALINGI LVSCS RAO

PhD Research Scholar

Student ID: 2522532004

Research Topic:
AI-Guided Molecular Design of Organic Afterglow Materials

Joined: January 2026

SUDHARANI BHEEMANATHINI

PhD Research Scholar

Student ID: 2522532005

Research Topic:
Hyperphosphorescence Emitters for High-Efficiency OLEDs

Joined: January 2026

MS Thesis Students

DASARI NAGAAMBIKA

MSc Thesis Student

Student ID: 2501520012

Research Topic:
Computational Investigation of Excited-State Dynamics

Joined: July 2026

PASUPULETI AKHILA

MSc Thesis Student

Student ID: 2501520008

Research Topic:
Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Materials for Bioimaging

Joined: July 2026

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PhD & MSc students

Members joining the group

Profiles of the first cohort of PhD, MSc, and project students will appear here as the group expands at KL University (Deemed to be University). Prospective students are encouraged to apply via the openings page.

Position open

Doctoral candidate

First cohort of PhD students — recruitment open across photonics, photophysics, and organic synthesis.

Position open

Master's project student

MSc thesis projects available in OLED-related materials, spectroscopy, and afterglow systems.

Postdoctoral

Position open

Postdoctoral researcher

Postdoctoral collaborations in photophysics, computational materials design, and device-facing organics.

Collaborators & alumni network

Active and prior research connections span IISER Bhopal, IISc Bengaluru, IACS Kolkata, UEC Tokyo, and international photonics groups.

Training philosophy

The group emphasises rigorous synthesis, careful spectroscopy, mechanistic thinking, and clear scientific writing — with strong publication and presentation outcomes.

Outreach & visibility

Members are encouraged to present at national and international meetings and to publish in leading photonics and materials chemistry journals.