Research interests
Deciphering and discovering quantum phenomena in interesting chemical and physical
systems underlying critical scientific challenges impacting our world.
- Quantum methods implementable in classical and quantum computers
- Algebra emerging from many-body quantum mechanics
- Tensor networks, decompositions, and symmetries
Education
- Ph.D. in Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, USA (2023)
- M.A. in Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, USA (2019)
- M.Sc. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India (2017)
- B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India (2015)
Awards
- Löwdin Postdoctoral Researcher Award, 63rd Sanibel Symposium, University of Florida, USA (2024)
- Fall Travel Award, Chemistry Graduate Student Association, Rice University, USA (2022)
- Harry B. Weiser Research Award, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, USA (2021)
- Summer Research Programme Bursary, School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, UK (2016)
- INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education, Department of Science and Technology, India (2012 – 2017)
Teaching
- Teaching assistant, CHEM 531: Advanced Quantum Chemistry, Rice University (Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023)
- Teaching assistant, CHEM 430/530: Quantum Chemistry, Rice University (Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
- Teaching assistant, CHEM 124: General Chemistry Lab II, Rice University (Spring 2018)
- Teaching assistant, CHEM 123: General Chemistry Lab I, Rice University (Fall 2017, Fall 2018)
Interests
- Reviewer of scientific articles (2024 – present)
ORCID
- Personal blog on science, music, math, and computing (2017 – present)
blog
- Contributing writer, Enquiry Magazine,
Wiess School of Natural Sciences, Rice University (2021 – 2022)
magazine
Media
- Review article on quantum machine learning featured in NVIDIA blog post (2024)
blog
- Research featured in Enquiry Magazine, Wiess School of Natural Sciences, Rice University (2022)
article
Contact
Rishab Dutta
Department of Chemistry
Yale University
rishab(dot)dutta(at)yale(dot)edu