Asif Equbal

Education:

• BS-MS IISER Mohali India;
• PhD Aarhus University, Denmark

Research Areas:

• Nuclear and Electron Magnetic Resonance, Photochemistry, Quantum Materials, Spin Physics

Dr. Asif Equbal received a BS-MS integrated degree from IISER Mohali, India, in 2013 and a PhD from the Interdisciplinary Institute of Nanoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark, in 2016. As a postdoctoral fellow, he conducted research at UC Santa Barbara, California (2017-21) and Northwestern University, Chicago (2021-22).

Dr. Equbal's research interests are interdisciplinary. Currently, he is focused on the development of dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), a technique that can significantly improve the sensitivity of NMR and biomedical imaging. In the long term, he is interested in light-activated spin chemistry and its application in the development of materials for future quantum technologies.

Dr. Equbal was awarded the "John-Weil Young Investigator Award-2022" by the International EPR (ESR) Society for his contribution to the advancement of DNP using EPR. He also received the "Molekylspektroskopiprisen 2017" - the Danish Society for Molecular Spectroscopy award for the best PhD thesis evaluated between 2015 and 2017. He is also a co-founder of Global NMR Discussion Meetings, an online forum for organizing educational seminars and conferences.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Shared-EPR network award for EPR School, Brno, Czech Republic. - 2019
• Shared-EPR network award for RMC conference, Utah, USA - 2018
• Danish Society Molecular Spectroscopy prize for Best PhD Thesis in Denmark - 2017
• Student travel grant award in 57th ENC conference, Pittsburgh, USA - 2016
• Best oral presentation in national magnetic resonance society (NMRS) - 2015
• IINSPIRE fellowship from Dept. of Science and Technology, Government of India - 2008-2013
• Indian national science academy fellowship, Government of India. - 2011
• National science talent search programme fellowship, Jharkhand Government, India. - 2006