Mayank Shreshtha

I am Mayank Shreshtha (PhD, Statistical Physics) work as a visual science communicator. I combine my scientific training with creative skills to bring out the mental picture of researchers (particularly, theoretical sciences) on screen using graphic design tools. These conceptual schematics are scientifically accurate and often do not exist in literature as they are related to fundamental research.

Scientific Illustrations: Create high‑quality illustrations and animations for grant proposals, graphical abstracts, schematics, concept logos,

outreach videos and teaching materials for academics/researchers.

• Science writing: Using illustrations and animations for effective storytelling of interesting phenomena in research areas that are less covered in popular science.

For example: condensed matter physics, statistical physics, and photonics. [In Progress]

• Curiosity over ’Useful’ research: Focus is to bring out curiosity‑based research in fundamental sciences in an aesthetically‑appealing way.

Highlighting the importance of conceptual breakthroughs that generally proceed an application‑based research work.

• Clients: Science Animated, Springer Nature, Queen Mary University of London (UK), NORDITA (Sweden), Weizmann Institute of

Science (Israel), IISER Kolkata, NCBS, JNCASR.

PhD in Mathematical Sciences (Theoretical Physics) from Queen Mary University of London (2016-2021)

BS-MS Dual Degree in Physical Sciences from IISER Kolkata, India (2011-2016)