Harish Bhaskaran
Harish Bhaskaran | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Known for | Nanoscale devices, photonic computing, smart materials |
| Awards |
|
| Academic background | |
| Education | BE in Civil Engineering, MS in Mechanical Engineering, PhD |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering Pune; University of Maryland, College Park |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Electrical and Materials Engineering |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
Harish Bhaskaran FREng is a British-Indian engineer and academic whose work focuses on nanoscale systems, including photonic computing, memory devices, and smart materials. He is a Professor of Applied Nanomaterials at the University of Oxford and the founder of the university's Advanced Nanoscale Engineering Group.
Education
[edit]Bhaskaran completed a Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering at the College of Engineering, Pune.[1] He earned a Master of Science in mechanical engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he studied the packaging of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).[2]
Career
[edit]Bhaskaran began his research career at IBM Research – Zurich, where he worked on phase-change materials and atomic force microscopy (AFM) technologies. His work included the development of platinum silicide (PtSi) AFM probes and silicon-containing diamond-like carbon tips with ultralow wear properties.[3][4]
He later conducted postdoctoral research at Yale University,[1] before joining the faculty at the University of Exeter as a lecturer.[5] In 2013, he moved to the University of Oxford, where he established the Advanced Nanoscale Engineering Group and was appointed Professor of Applied Nanomaterials in 2016.[1]
Bhaskaran serves as director of the Oxford Fab,[6] and, as of 2023, is the Associate Head for Research in Oxford's Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division.[7]
Research
[edit]Bhaskaran’s research spans nanomaterials, photonic computing, and neuromorphic devices. He has contributed to the development of adaptive smart window coatings that modulate infrared radiation, offering potential energy savings in buildings.[8][9]
His group has also developed memory and display technologies using phase-change materials. He is a co-founder of Bodle Technologies, which is developing low-power reflective displays,[10] and Salience Labs, which focuses on photonic computing.[11]
Bhaskaran is one of the inventors of photonic non-volatile memory,[12] and contributed to the development of integrated photonic tensor cores capable of parallel convolutional operations for machine learning applications.[13]
Honours and recognition
[edit]- Optica Fellow (2025)[14]
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2023)[15]
- Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (2021)[16]
- EPSRC Manufacturing Fellow (2012)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Harish Bhaskaran". University of Oxford.
- ^ "CALCE EPSC Graduate Student Theses (2002): Die Shear Experimental and Modeling Verification of Chip-to-Chip Bonded Microelectromechanical Systems". 2002.
- ^ Bhaskaran, Harish; Gotsmann, Bernd; Sebastian, Abu; Drechsler, Ute; Lantz, Mark A.; Despont, Michel; Jaroenapibal, Papot; Carpick, Robert W.; Chen, Yun; Sridharan, Kumar (2010). "Ultralow nanoscale wear through atom-by-atom attrition in silicon-containing diamond-like carbon". Nature Nanotechnology. 5 (3): 181–185. Bibcode:2010NatNa...5..181B. doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.3. PMID 20118919.
- ^ "Nanotechnologists form near-frictionless diamond material". Phys.org.
- ^ "Exeter researchers awarded prestigious fellowships". Exeter.ac.uk.
- ^ "Meet the team". Oxford Fab.
- ^ "Senior team". MPLS.
- ^ "New adaptable smart window coating could help heat or cool a home and save energy". University of Oxford. 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Turn on the windows to keep warm". The Times. 9 February 2022.
- ^ Excell, Jon (9 November 2015). "UK developed phase-change material has host of applications". The Engineer.
- ^ "Photonic Computing for Sale".
- ^ "New Memory Chips Store Data Not with Electricity, but with Light". MIT Technology Review.
- ^ "Wolfson Fellow Harish Bhaskaran develops first-of-its-kind AI Technology". Wolfson College.
- ^ "2025 Fellows". Optica.
- ^ "Professor Harish Bhaskaran FREng". Raeng.org.uk.
- ^ "Nanomaterials, nuclear fuel and laser experts amongst new Royal Academy fellows". Imeche.org.
- ^ "EPSRC announces first recipients of Fellowships in Manufacturing". EurekAlert!.
