Overview
Rahul Shah is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program and conducts his research in the NanOptics Lab of Prof. Jason Valentine. His work focuses on the design and implementation of compact and efficient hyperspectral imaging (HSI) systems. By integrating broadband metasurfaces with advanced spectral reconstruction algorithms, Rahul aims to develop next-generation HSI devices that are both miniaturized and high-performance.
As a VINSE superuser, Rahul trains new users on key nanofabrication tools, including the Oxford PlasmaPro 100 Cobra ICP-RIE, the Angstrom Multimode deposition system, the Angstrom resistive evaporation system, and the Elionix 50 kV ELS-BODEN EBL.
Awards
-IMS Rotation Best NanoDay Poster, 2022
-VINSE NanoDay Best Poster Runner-up, 2025
Education
B.S. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Material Science, 2021M.S. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Material Science, 2022
