Dr. Parrydeep Kaur Sachdeva awarded Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship
Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society is proud to announce that Dr. Parrydeep Kaur Sachdeva has been awarded the esteemed Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship. Dr. Sachdeva, who began her postdoctoral research at the Fritz Haber Institute in February 2024, will continue working in the NOMAD Laboratory group of Prof. Dr. Matthias Scheffler at the Molecular Physics department.
Dr. Sachdeva earned her Ph.D. in Computational Materials Science from Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India and Panjab University, Chandigarh, India under the advisement of Dr. Chandan Bera and Dr. Shuchi Gupta. Her doctoral work focused on exploring two-dimensional materials for energy conversion applications, encompassing a diverse range of topics such as piezoelectricity, electrocatalysis and spin-valleytronic properties.
Dr. Sachdeva's research has consistently focused on cutting-edge topics. Currently, she is investigating the phenomenon of resistive switching in titanate based perovskites, coupled with the defect induced ferroelectric switching. By integrating AI with first-principles methods, she aims to model resistive switching across perovskites and identify optimal candidates for memristors.
The Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship will enable Dr. Sachdeva to continue her research, driving advancements in resistive switching and material discovery.
Alexander-von-Humboldt significance and figures
The Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation is known for its commitment to promoting international scientific cooperation. Established in 1860, the foundation has been fundamental in promoting connections between researchers across the World and supporting academic exchange.
In 2023, the Foundation preserved an interdisciplinary network of over 30.000 Humboldtians across 140 countries in the World. Among those, 61 have been awarded a Nobel Prize.
Between 2018 and 2022, a total of 4,690 research stays were sponsored in Germany at universities and 1,790 at non-university research institutions respectively. In the last Humboldt Rankings from 2023, Max Planck institutes head the list of non-university research institutions, with the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin leading. The Fritz Haber Institute hosted a total of 68 researchers in the years from 2016 to 2022. This means that the FHI "hosts" the most Humboldt researchers in Berlin behind the major universities (FU, HU, TU).
