Organization
- Intelligent Materials Data Platform
- AI-Driven Materials Discovery and Design
- Energy Materials and Battery Materials
- Catalysis and Spin-Dependent Catalysis
- Quantum Computing for Materials and Chemistry
- Talent Exchange
- Startup Support
- Activity as Cooperative Hub
- General Administration
People
Swetarekha Ram
- Research Scientist
- Physics
Dr. Swetarekha Ram is a Computational Materials Scientist and Research Scientist at the Indo-Korea Science & Technology Center (IKST), Bengaluru. She received her Ph.D. in Computational Materials Science from IIT Hyderabad in 2014, with experience spanning first-principles modeling and data-driven materials research. She currently serves as a Research Scientist at IKST, a role she took on following her research experience with Prof. U. V. Waghmare and her tenure as an Assistant Professor. Her current research focuses on battery and energy-storage materials, electrocatalysis, 2D materials, and AI-driven materials discovery, integrating density functional theory (DFT) with machine learning and active learning to accelerate materials screening and optimization. She has received the Young Scientist Award in Physics (2013) from the Dr. K. V. Rao Scientific Society and the Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (2011) from IIT Hyderabad.
Professional Education
Ph.D. Physics, IIT Hyderabad (2014)
M.sc. Physics, North Orissa University, Baripada, Odisha (2009)
B.sc. Physics, F.M autonomous collage, Balasore, Odisha (2007)
Professional Career and Activities
2023-Now Research Scientist, Computational Materials Science (IKST)
2019-2023 Post-doc, Computational Materials Science (IKST)
2016-2018 Research Associate, Computational Materials Science (JNCASR)
2014-2016 Assistant Professor, Physics (Dayananda Sagar engineering college, Bangalore)
Publications / Patents
Total : 13
| No. | Title | Author | Date | Journal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exploring Ti-rich ternary Laves phase alloys for efficient hydrogen storage No1 TitleExploring Ti-rich ternary Laves phase alloys for efficient hydrogen storage AuthorSwetarekha Ram, Anuroopa Behatha, K. Thekkepat, Young-Su Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Seung-Cheol Lee Date 19 Nov 2024 JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy |
Swetarekha Ram, Anuroopa Behatha, K. Thekkepat, Young-Su Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Seung-Cheol Lee | 19 Nov 2024 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy |
| 2 |
Water-surface reconstruction of sulfurized spinel-structured oxide oxygen catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis No2 TitleWater-surface reconstruction of sulfurized spinel-structured oxide oxygen catalysts for alkaline water electrolysis AuthorSungyong Choi, Swetarekha Ram, Sung Ryul Choi, Won Young An, Seojeong Yoo, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee and Jun-Young Park Date 14 May 2024 JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A |
Sungyong Choi, Swetarekha Ram, Sung Ryul Choi, Won Young An, Seojeong Yoo, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee and Jun-Young Park | 14 May 2024 | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
| 3 |
Tuning the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Double Transition Metal (MCrCT2, M = Ti, Mo) Janus MXenes for Enhanced Spintronics and Nanoelectronics No3 TitleTuning the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Double Transition Metal (MCrCT2, M = Ti, Mo) Janus MXenes for Enhanced Spintronics and Nanoelectronics AuthorSwetarekha Ram, Namitha Anna Koshi, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee Date 18 Apr 2024 JournalThe Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
Swetarekha Ram, Namitha Anna Koshi, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee | 18 Apr 2024 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| 4 |
Unveiling the role of catalytically active MXene supports in enhancing the performance and durability of cobalt oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers No4 TitleUnveiling the role of catalytically active MXene supports in enhancing the performance and durability of cobalt oxygen evolution reaction catalysts for anion exchange membrane water electrolyzers AuthorYoung Sang Park, Ari Chae, Gwan Hyun Choi, Swetarekha Ram, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Jiyoon Jung, Hyo Sang Jeon, Cheol-Hee Ahn, Seung Sang Hwang, Dong-Yeun Koh, Insik In, Taegon Oh, Seon Joon Kim, Chong Min Koo, Albert S. Lee Date 13 Jan 2024 JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy |
Young Sang Park, Ari Chae, Gwan Hyun Choi, Swetarekha Ram, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Jiyoon Jung, Hyo Sang Jeon, Cheol-Hee Ahn, Seung Sang Hwang, Dong-Yeun Koh, Insik In, Taegon Oh, Seon Joon Kim, Chong Min Koo, Albert S. Lee | 13 Jan 2024 | Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy |
| 5 |
Insights into Heterogeneous Catalysis on Surfaces with 3d Transition Metals: Spin-Dependent Chemisorption Models and Magnetic Field Effects No5 TitleInsights into Heterogeneous Catalysis on Surfaces with 3d Transition Metals: Spin-Dependent Chemisorption Models and Magnetic Field Effects AuthorSatadeep Bhattacharjee, Swetarekha Ram, and Seung-Cheol Lee Date 22 Sep 2023 JournalThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Swetarekha Ram, and Seung-Cheol Lee | 22 Sep 2023 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
| 6 |
Combining First-Principles Modeling and Symbolic Regression for Designing Efficient Single-Atom Catalysts in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Mo2CO2 MXenes No6 TitleCombining First-Principles Modeling and Symbolic Regression for Designing Efficient Single-Atom Catalysts in the Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Mo2CO2 MXenes AuthorSwetarekha Ram , Gwan Hyun Choi, Albert S. Lee, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee Date 07 Sep 2023 JournalACS Applied Materials & Interfaces |
Swetarekha Ram , Gwan Hyun Choi, Albert S. Lee, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee | 07 Sep 2023 | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces |
| 7 |
Unraveling the Influence of Oxygen Vacancies on the OER Performance of Co Single-Atom Catalysts Adsorbed on MXenes No7 TitleUnraveling the Influence of Oxygen Vacancies on the OER Performance of Co Single-Atom Catalysts Adsorbed on MXenes AuthorSwetarekha Ram , Gwan Hyun Choi, Albert S. Lee, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee Date 23 Jun 2023 JournalThe Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
Swetarekha Ram , Gwan Hyun Choi, Albert S. Lee, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee | 23 Jun 2023 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| 8 |
Identifying the Critical Surface Descriptors for the Negative Slopes in the Adsorption Energy Scaling Relationships via Density Functional Theory and Compressed Sensing No8 TitleIdentifying the Critical Surface Descriptors for the Negative Slopes in the Adsorption Energy Scaling Relationships via Density Functional Theory and Compressed Sensing AuthorSwetarekha Ram, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee Date 01 Oct 2021 JournalThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
Swetarekha Ram, Seung-Cheol Lee, and Satadeep Bhattacharjee | 01 Oct 2021 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters |
| 9 |
MatScIE: An automated tool for the generation of databases of methods and parameters used in the computational materials science literature No9 TitleMatScIE: An automated tool for the generation of databases of methods and parameters used in the computational materials science literature AuthorSouradip Guha, Ankan Mullick, Jatin Agrawal, Swetarekha Ram, Samir Ghui, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Pawan Goyal Date 01 May 2021 JournalComputational Materials Science |
Souradip Guha, Ankan Mullick, Jatin Agrawal, Swetarekha Ram, Samir Ghui, Seung-Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Pawan Goyal | 01 May 2021 | Computational Materials Science |
| 10 |
Adsorption energy scaling relation on bimetallic magnetic surfaces: role of surface magnetic moments No10 TitleAdsorption energy scaling relation on bimetallic magnetic surfaces: role of surface magnetic moments AuthorSwetarekha Ram, Seung Cheol Lee and Satadeep Bhattacharjee Date 15 Jul 2020 JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics |
Swetarekha Ram, Seung Cheol Lee and Satadeep Bhattacharjee | 15 Jul 2020 | Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics |