Binod Rai completed his undergraduate degree in
Physics from Nepal before getting his M.S. from The University of Memphis in
2012 and Ph.D. from Rice University in 2017. He worked as a postdoctoral
research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory before joining SRNL in
2020. He has most recently worked as a senior scientist A in Materials
Technology and Energy Division. He has given more than 15 invited and oral
presentations at universities, national labs, and conferences. Dr. Rai has
earned several accolades, including the SRNL director’s Award for Early Career
Exceptional Achievement in 2022, the QuantumEmX Fellow in 2017 and Henry F. and
Margaret Dunlap Award in 2016. He has served as a session chair in several
scientific conferences, and he is an active member of the American Physical
Society and Material Research Society. Dr. Rai has published more than 40
peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, including nature communication,
Physical Review Letters and Physics Review X. His research interest on
magnetism but not limited to topological magnetic quantum materials, permanent magnets,
and high entropy alloys.
