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Jaladhar Mahato, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Department of Chemistry ∣∣ Columbia University
Havemeyer 614; 3000 Broadway; New York, NY 10027
E-mail: j.mahato@columbia.edu
Expertise: Fluorescence microscopy | single-molecule imaging | glassy dynamics
Focus: Disordered dynamics in soft matter
Open to: collaboration / talks / research exchange
Timeline
Timeline
2023–Present
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Columbia University
New York, USA
2021–2023
Roy J Carver Postdoctoral Fellow
Iowa State University
Ames, IA, USA
2014–2021
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, MH, India
2012–2014
MSc. in Chemistry (First Class)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai, MH, India
2009–2012
BSc. in Chemistry (First Class)
Jagannath Kishore College
The University of Burdwan, WB, India
Research Experience
Research Experience
March 2023–Present
March 2023–Present
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Department of Chemistry, Columbia University
Advisor: Prof. Laura J. Kaufman
Research Highlights
● Investigated glassy dynamics using SM rotational and translational measurements.
● Simulated the Generalized Langevin Equation (GLE) to validate and interpret SM results.
● Developed SM defocused imaging using new internal reflection (TIR) excitation for 3D molecular orientation retrieval.
● Designed a strategy to construct susceptibility spectra from SM rotational fluctuation.
Dec 2021–Feb 2023
Dec 2021–Feb 2023
Roy J Carver Bioscience Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University
Advisor: Prof. Jacob W. Petrich
Research Highlights
● Investigated nanostructures in ionic liquids using confocal FCS with time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC).
July 2014–Sept. 2021
July 2014–Sept. 2021
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Dissertation Title: Probing Molecular Interactions and Orientations Using Spectrally and Polarization Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Advisor: Prof. Arindam Chowdhury
Research Highlights
● Developed a method to decipher genuine pauses within a super-resolved trajectory using polarization-resolved SM tracking (PR-SMT).
● Designed spectrally-resolved sensitized emission imaging to probe biomolecular interaction in noncovalent assemblies.
● Developed a polarization-resolved helical anisotropy imaging method to investigate polymorphism in amyloid fibrils.
● Designed and assembled a custom super-resolution (dSTORM) microscope for imaging peptide–based amyloid fibrils.
● Characterized self-assembled selenopeptides organized into different supra-molecular architecture.
July 2013–May 2014
July 2013–May 2014
MSc. Dissertation
Dissertation Title: Understanding Relation between Jump-Distribution and Mean Squared Displacement of Single-Molecule Tracers
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Advisor: Prof. Arindam Chowdhury
Research Highlights
● Simulation of "Anomalous yet Brownian" transport processes using MATLAB.
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