About Me: Sumukh Vaidya

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I graduated with a PhD from the Department of Physics at Purdue University in June 2026. I’m now working full time at Ayar Labs.

I worked with Prof Tongcang Li as my advisor. We explored novel physics phenomena in 2-D semiconductors such as hexagonal Boron Nitride from the perspective of quantum sensing. I was supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and have previously received support from DARPA and AFOSR grants.

I have interned at Applied Materials as an Intern in Photonics Test Engineering during spring 2026.

During the summer of 2024 I interned in the Display Hardware Engineering Team at Apple in Cupertino, CA.

I graduated with a B.Tech and M.Tech in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay in Aug ‘20. I worked with Prof Dinesh Kabra as my Master’s thesis advisor, where we explored charge carrier dynamics in organic semiconductors and perovskite solar cells.

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Email me at:

• sumukhvaidya [at] gmail
• vaidyasumukh [at] gmail