Dr. Padmaja Patnaik has done her PhD in Physics from IITB, Mumbai under the guidance of Dr Gautam Mukhopadhya and Dr Prabhakar P Singh of IITB, Mumbai.She focuses on the application of theory behind many scientific research and applications in the field of Physics and Material Science to solve modern day problems and foster innovation at grass root and industry levels.She has published a book and papers in the field of Condensed Matter of Physics and currently she and her team are actively researching in this area. In her research, she is passionate about the various computational techniques using various software packages that cut across multiple domains of Computational Condensed Matter Physics.Her recent work around doping in semi-conductors and their applications in various industries can become the motors for cost efficiencies and speed to value for various manufacturers in the field of, Spintronics especially for Memory Devices, Solar Cell, Optoelectronics devices. Her recent interest also includes Laser materials and Laser applications.