Profile
Research Interests
Ultrafast Optoelectronics, 2D materials, Carrier dynamics, graphene field effect transistors (gFETs), Biosensors, Machine learning
Research Group (Lab)
Clemson Nano Bio Lab (Podila group)
https://clemsonnanobio.com
Selected Publications
Quantum Interference and Localization in Disordered Graphene, Francis, S. M.; Mohonta, S. K.; Chiluwal, S.; Sharma, B.; Rao, R.; Puneet, P.; Gong, Y.; Podila, R. ACS Nano 2026, 20 (7), 5463–5475. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c13512
Physics-informed machine learning for the prediction of thermal conductivity from IR images, Francis, S. M.; Ferebee, A.; Mohonta, S. K.; Sen, A.; Puneet, P.; Ding, Y.; Podila, R. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c19562
Unraveling Charge Transfer Mechanisms in Graphene–Quantum Dot Hybrids for High-Sensitivity Biosensing (Invited), Francis, S. M.; Sanabria, H.; Podila, R. Biosensors 2025, 15, 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios15050269
Polymer-BN Composites as Thermal Interface Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery Modules, Mohonta, S. K.; Francis, S. M.; Ferebee, A.; Bohara, G.; Puneet, P.; Ding, Y.; Podila, R. Batteries 2025, 11 (12), 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11120431
Selected Talks
American Physical Society (APS) Global summit, 2026, 2025, 2024
Materials Research Society (MRS) Conference, 2025
Honors and Awards
Hitachi High Tech Graduate Research Fellowship-2025
Second Best Poster Award -American Physical Society (APS) Global Summit GERA Workshop, March 2026, Denver, CO
Outstanding Student Poster Award, 2024 Battery Safety Workshop, Columbia, SC
Sigma Xi Grant in Aid for Research, 2023
