He obtained his undergraduate degree in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1980 and his Ph.D. in physics from Purdue University in 1986.[2] Samarth's research interests center on spintronic phenomena in thin films and nanostructures derived from semiconductors, magnetic materials and superconductors. He has pioneered the synthesis of a variety of materials in this context, resulting in key advances in semiconductor spintronics[3][4] and, more recently, topological spintronics.[5] Samarth's research is published in over 200 articles and has over 23,000 citations (GoogleScholar).[6]
^Kikkawa, J. M.; Smorchkova, I. P.; Samarth, N.; Awschalom, D. D. (1997-08-29). "Room-Temperature Spin Memory in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases". Science. 277 (5330): 1284–1287. doi:10.1126/science.277.5330.1284. ISSN0036-8075.