, July 19 -- It is a moment of pride for Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur when Prarena Jamwal, daughter of Pardeep Jamwal and Sudha, and a native of Tikri, Chanas in Udhampur district, has been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar for her outstanding research work in superconductivity. Her PhD dissertation, entitled "Electron-Phonon Mediated Superconductivity in Transition Metal-Based Two-Dimensional Materials," delves into advanced properties of superconducting materials, which might have profound implications for future energy transmission technology, quantum computing, and electronics. Superconductivity, which describes the ability of materials to conduct electricity with no resi...