ISMSM Stories is a chance to put the spotlight on the people behind the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology (ISMSM). The researchers sit down for interviews and can tell their story, including their academic path, current research, and career goals. People from different stages in their academic journey, especially postdoctoral researchers and graduate students, get a chance to discuss what they love about research and soft matter. Readers get to see what research at the ISMSM entails and can learn from people who’ve experienced it!
Student Highlight: Abhishek Bathina
May 7th, 2025
Abhishek Bathina is currently a graduate student in Georgetown’s Physics Department. Bathina is working within the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology (ISMSM) in the Del Gado lab group. He was recently awarded a $5,000 COMPASS grant to fund collaborative research with groups at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California. …
Alexis Demirjian
April 16th, 2023
Alexis Demirjian discusses her academic journey and her current research at Georgetown.…
Roch DeSilva
November 21st, 2022
Graduate student Roch DeSilva discusses his research and experience. …
Dr. Mauro Mugnai
September 28th, 2022
Dr. Mauro Mugnai, an ISMSM-NIST fellow, talks about his path to soft matter research at Georgetown. …
Dr. Louis Poon
June 29th, 2022
Dr. Louis Poon talks about his recent PhD and reflects on his time at Georgetown. …
Dr. Vinutha H.A.
May 12th, 2022
An interview with Dr. Vinutha H.A., a postdoctoral researcher working at ISM, discussing her career path and research. …
