NSF PREM-supported three PhD students graduates in Fall 2022 at NCAT (Fall 2022 NCAT Commencement file photo, December 9, 2022) 

Dissertation Titles
Kaushik Sarkar, “Rare-earth free low dimensional transition metal-based alloys for magnetocaloric applications,” Fall 2022
Manosi Roy, “Modulation of Transport, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Titanium Nitride for Thin Film Electronics,” Fall 2022
Jacob Som, “Roles of transition metal oxide-oxynitride strain on the water splitting reactions,” Fall 2022

Salient Publications
1. K. Sarkar, S. Shaji , S. Sarin, J. E. Shield, C. Binek, D. Kumar, Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 132, Issue 19, 193906, November 16, 2022 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0120280 
2. M. Roy, N.R. Mucha, S. Fialkova, D. Kumar, "Effect of thickness on metal-to-semiconductor transition in 2-dimensional TiN thin films," AIP Advances, 11, 045204 (2021).
3. J. Som,  J. Suntivich, R. K. Gupta, and D. Kumar “Effect of substrate-induced lattice strain on the electrochemical properties of pulsed laser deposited nickel oxide thin film,’ Materials Science and Engineering B 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2022.115711