Employment

• Inaugural Bhaumik Postdoctoral Fellow
  • University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Supervisor: Prof. Anshul Kogar
  • September 2026 - present
• Quantum Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow
  • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory & Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
  • Supervisor: Prof. Cyprian Lewandowski
  • September 2024 - August 2026

Education

• Ph.D in Physics,
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Advisor: Prof. Brian Skinner
  • August 2019 - September 2024
• Integrated BS-MS with Distinction (Major - Physics)
  • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune (IISER Pune), Pune, India
  • August 2014 - May 2019

Publications since 2026

For a complete and most up to date list, see Google Scholar or the arXiv.

1. Zekang Zhou, Kilian Krotzsch, Raphael Ayache, Yonggen Li, Sandeep Joy, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Moty Heiblum, Preden Roulleau, and Mitali Banerjee, Competing Orders Driven by Wigner Crystal Phase in Rhombohedral Graphene, arXiv:2607.15014 (2026).
2. Sandeep Joy, Brian Skinner, Disorder-induced liquid-solid phase coexistence in 2D electron systems, Phys. Rev. B 113, L201117 (2026), Editors’ Suggestion.

Contact

• Email: sjoy AT physics DOT ucla DOT edu

• Address: 475 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90095

For a detailed overview of my academic and professional background, please view my full CV here