Mandar is a professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), where his research focuses on various aspects of nanoscience, quantum technology, and the topology of quantum matter. Before coming to TIFR, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University. He also received his Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University and his BTech in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay.  Details about his research and recent publications can be found www.tifr.res.in/deshmukh  .