Overview

Bharat is engaged in research with both Janet Macdonald's research group and Richard Haglund's Applied Optics Physics Group. His research trajectory has been highly interdisciplinary. He commenced with a master’s research project aimed at predicting the spin states of quantum mechanically entangled photons. Subsequently, he served as a research assistant on a simulation-based project predicting nuclear fusion for unstable nuclei. He then progressed to synthesizing multiferroic nanostructures for photocatalysis and enhancing the performance of switching devices. At Vanderbilt, in Spring 2024, he focused on the fabrication of CNT membranes for hemodialysis and hemofiltration. His current research is centered on studying localized surface plasmon resonance of metal-semiconductor heterostructures to enhance harmonic generation, with applications in photothermal therapy, photoabsorbers, and catalysis.