Khadga Thakuri

A highly motivated physicist and materials scientist with over six years of hands-on research experience in the development and application of semiconducting materials, particularly for Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), Photonic Crystals (PCs), and Perovskite Quantum Dots (PeQDs)-based electronics and display technologies. Skilled in the design, fabrication, characterization, and testing of materials, as well as in computational modeling, simulation, and data analysis. Demonstrates a strong track record of collaboration with multidisciplinary research teams, both domestically and internationally, on projects spanning optoelectronics, robotics, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Proven success with multiple peer-reviewed publications, effective communication, and numerous presentations at scientific conferences. In addition to research, serves as a dedicated graduate research/teaching assistant and instructor for undergraduate physics courses. Possesses extensive experience in designing and delivering lectures, facilitating engaging discussions, and mentoring hundreds of students through hands-on experiments.

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• American Physical Society (APS), member
• Materials Research Society (MRS), member
• Graduate Students Senate (GSS), UVM, Senator, 2020/2021, 2021/2022

• Graduate Research Assistant, Device Physics Lab, Department of Physics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA, Dr. Matthew White, 12/01/22, Present, Developed controlled defects engineering as a powerful tool to manipulate band dynamics in PCs., Exploring band-gap states, phase transitions, and topological states in PCs, performing both computational and experimental methods.
• International Graduate Research Student, Research Center for Organic Electronics (ROEL), Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, Dr. Akito Masuhara, Dr. Matthew White, 05/01/24, 08/31/24, Research on the project 'US-Japan Partnership in Excitonic Soft Materials for Clean Energy', funded by 'NSF-PIRE and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)., Optimizing the performance of PeQDs and their implementation in electronics and display technology.
• International Special Research Student, Division of Applied Chemistry, Osaka University, Osaka, Osaka, Japan, Dr. Ken-Ichi Nakayama, Dr. Matthew White, 05/01/23, 08/31/23, Research on the project 'US-Japan Partnership in Excitonic Soft Materials for Clean Energy' from the NSF-PIRE and JSPS., Defect engineering and exploring the topological edge-states in MDPC OLEDs.
• Research Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA, Dr. Wei Li Research Group, 12/01/20, 12/31/21, Worked on optimizing ion-propelled microrobots, achieving a record (5.5) thrust-to-weight ratio flying microrobot carrying payloads.

• Semiconductor Fabrication 101 Certificate, Purdue University, University of Texas at Austin, and Intel Corporation, 03/01/25
• Graduate College Conference Grant, UVM, VT, USA, 02/01/24
• Donald Bride Scholarship, WIU, IL, USA, 2019
• Walter Eller Scholarship, WIU, IL, USA, 2018

• The University of Vermont

• Certified Professional Soil Scientist.