Sabyasachi Das is a PhD candidate advised by Prof. You Zhou in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is conducting his research as an International Associate in the Nanoscale Processes and Measurements Group at NIST under the mentorship of Dr. Curt Richter. He earned his BS and MS degrees from the National Institute of Science Education and Research, India. His research focuses on investigating correlated insulating states in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) using microwave transmission techniques, thereby advancing our understanding of quantum materials and their emerging applications in electrical standards.