Sayan Banik | Magnetism | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Sayan Banik | Magnetism | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Sayan Banik | Magnetism | Doctoral Researcher at National Institute of Science Education and Research | India

Mr. Sayan Banik is an emerging researcher in theoretical condensed matter physics whose academic journey reflects consistent excellence and a strong commitment to advancing computational materials science. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, where he previously completed his Integrated Master of Science in Physics with a thesis focused on noncollinear magnetism in transition metal and semiconductor heterostructures. Prior to this, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics with Honors from Scottish Church College under the University of Calcutta, laying the foundation for his interdisciplinary strengths in physics, mathematics, and computational modelling. Throughout his academic training, Mr. Sayan Banik has built robust professional experience working on multiscale materials modelling, density functional theory, spin dynamics, topological magnetism, and superconducting hybrid systems. His research interests span skyrmion and antiskyrmion physics, atomistic spin simulations using Monte Carlo and geodesic nudge elastic band methods, micromagnetic modelling with continuum frameworks, and the study of exotic topological phases using Bogoliubov–de Gennes formalisms. He has gained extensive research skills through hands-on use of advanced computational tools such as JUKKR, FLEUR, VASP, SPIRIT, and MUMAX3, along with proficiency in Python, C++, Fortran, Mathematica, and LaTeX for simulation development and data analysis. His academic merit is reflected through multiple competitive achievements, including national-level qualifications such as NET, GATE, JEST, JAM, and NGPE, alongside prestigious fellowships like the Junior/Senior Research Fellowship and the INSPIRE Scholarship awarded by the Government of India. Concluding his profile, Mr. Sayan Banik stands out as a highly promising early-career physicist whose combination of rigorous training, strong publication output, international research exposure, and evolving expertise positions him for impactful contributions to the broader fields of topological materials, magnetic systems, and computational condensed matter physics.

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Featured Publications 

  1. Chatterjee, P., Banik, S., Bera, S., Ghosh, A. K., Pradhan, S., Saha, A., et al. (2024). Topological superconductivity by engineering noncollinear magnetism in magnet/superconductor heterostructures: A realistic prescription for the two-dimensional Kitaev model. Physical Review B, 109(12), L121301. 

  2. Banik, S., & Nandy, A. K. (2025). Skyrmion-antiskyrmion lattice: A net-zero topological phase in low-symmetry frustrated chiral magnets. Physical Review B, 112(14), L140404. 

  3. Banik, S., Kiselev, N. S., & Nandy, A. K. (2025). Paradoxical topological soliton lattice in anisotropic frustrated chiral magnets. Advanced Science, e14568.