Dr. Satyabrata Mahapatra
Designation : Assistant Professor
Broad Area of Expertise : Physics
Email : satyabrata{at}iitgoa.ac.in
Contact Number : +91(0)832-2490-924
Address : FC : 11, Prefab Cabin B
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D. (2018–2022) – Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), Hyderabad, India
M.Sc. in Physics (2016–2018) – School of Physics, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India
B.Sc. in Physics (2013–2016) – College of Basic Science and Humanities, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Odisha, India
Areas of Research
Astroparticle Physics, Early Universe Cosmology, Dark Matter Theory, Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry of the Universe, Gravitational Waves
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Quantum Field Theory and Gauge Theory [PH821] – Spring 2026
- Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics [PH802] – Autumn 2025 (Co-Instructor)
Professional Appointments
- Aug 2025 - Present : Assistant Professor, School of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Goa, Goa, India
- Oct 2024 - Aug 2025: Senior Researcher, Research Institute for Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
- Apr 2023 - Oct 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Institute for Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea
- Sep 2022 - Mar 2023: Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), Hyderabad, India
Recent Publications
A complete list of my publications is available on: iNSPIRE-HEP and Google Scholar.
Recent:
- Light thermal dark matter models in the light of DAMIC-M 2025 constraints, D. Borah, Satyabrata Mahapatra, N. Sahu, V. Thounaojam. Physical Review D 113 (2026) 1, 015026.
- Verifiable type-III seesaw and dark matter in a gauged U(1)_{B-L} symmetric model, Satyabrata Mahapatra, P.K. Paul, N. Sahu, P. Shukla, European Physical Journal C 86 (2026) 67
- Cosmological Origin of the KM3-230213A event and associated Gravitational Waves, Ki-Young Choi, E. Lkhagvadorj, Satyabrata Mahapatra, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 10 (2025)079.
- Reconciling cosmological tensions with inelastic dark matter and dark radiation in a U(1)_D framework,
W. Cho, Ki-Young Choi, Satyabrata Mahapatra, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 09 (2024) 065. - Self-interacting dark matter with observable Delta Neff, D. Borah, Satyabrata Mahapatra, N. Sahu, V. Thounaojam, Physical Review D 112 (2025) 3, 035037.
- New realisation of light thermal dark matter with enhanced detection prospects, A. Adhikary, D. Borah, Satyabrata Mahapatra, I. Saha, N. Sahu, V. Thounaojam, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 12 (2024) 043.
- Discrete dark matter with light Dirac neutrinos, D. Borah, P. Das, B. Karmakar, Satyabrata Mahapatra, Physical Review D 111 (2025) 3, 035032.
- Gravitational Wave Sourced by Decay of Massive Particle from Primordial Black Hole evaporation, Ki-Young Choi, E. Lkhagvadorj, Satyabrata Mahapatra, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 07(2024)064.
- Asymmetric self-interacting dark matter with canonical seesaw, D. Borah, Satyabrata Mahapatra, P.K. Paul, N. Sahu, Physical Review D 110 (2024) 3, 035033.
- Phenomenology of the flavor symmetric scoto-seesaw model with dark matter and TM1 mixing, J. Ganguly, J. Gluza, B. Karmakar, Satyabrata Mahapatra, Physical Review D 110 (2024) 3, 035012.
- Light thermal dark matter via type-I seesaw portal, D. Borah, P. Das, Satyabrata Mahapatra, N. Sahu, Journal of High Energy Physics 08 (2025) 023
Recognition and Awards
- Awarded the University Gold Medal for securing First Position with First Class in the M.Sc. (Physics) Examination, 2018.
- INSPIRE Scholarship by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, for academic excellence (2013–2018).
- Pathani Samanta Scholarship, Government of Odisha, for excellence in Mathematics.
- Pratibha Poshak Scholarship, INFOSYS Foundation, Bhubaneswar (2011–2016).
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