Ph. D (Awarded) : 145
Ph. D (in progress) : 36
M. Phil. (Awarded) : 110
M. Phil (in progress) : 15
M. Sc.(Awarded) : 1500 (approximately)
M. Sc. (in progress) : 50 (I/II Semester) + 50 (III/IV Semester)
UGC Major/Minor Research Projects (Physics) Sanctioned during 2008-09
|
Sr. No. |
Name of the Principal Investigator / Department |
Title of the Project |
Sanctioned Amounts (Rs.) |
|
1. |
Prof. A. T. Oza
|
Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of low-dimensional Conductors. |
4,29,300/- |
|
2. |
Dr. B. Y. Thakore
|
Study of certain important technological materials using pseudopotential theory |
7,07,800/- |
|
3. |
Prof. Urmila H. Patel
|
X-Ray Crystallographic ……… O-Heterocyclic compounds |
9,27,300/- |
|
4 |
Dr N. K. Bhatt |
Study of High pressure and high Temperature properties of metals, alloys |
99,000/- |
Research Publications:
More than 1600 research papers/ articles/reports/notes are published in Indian and Foreign journals of repute.
Major Areas of Specializations and Research :
(a) Condensed matter Physics (Experimental)
Ø Crystal Growth and characterization
Ø Thin film Growth and characterization
Ø X-ray Structural studies of Biologically important molecules
Ø High Pressure Physics Work
Ø Photo- voltaic materials
Ø Study of Schottky contacts
Ø Study of low dimensional conductors
Ø Nano-particle studies
(b) Condensed matter Physics (Theory)
Ø Electronic Band Structure
Ø Molecular dynamics
Ø Electronic Transport properties
Ø Phonon dynamics
Ø Physical and chemical properties of metals, liquid metals, alloys and metallic glasses
(c) Electron impact Theory and Ionization Calculations on atoms, molecules, radicals clusters and ices etc
(d) Hadron Physics Theory Lab
Industry, Institutional and International links:
The research and characterization facilities available in the Department are readily made available to the users of other Departments of the university, other academic/research institutes and neighboring industries etc. Our Atomic-Molecular Physics group has established research collaboration with Prof. N. J. Mason (UK) since 2001.
Many faculty members of the Department are active members / Fellows of several academic and professional bodies at the state, national and international levels. Under the auspices of such organizations every year the Department carries out many academic programmes for primary, secondary, higher secondary, colleges and university education.
The staff members of the Department have been getting continuously different research projects from various funding agencies of the country such as UGC, CSIR, DAE, DST, ISRO, DRDO etc.
Other Activities:
Besides regular academic activities, other extra curricular activities like quizzes, seminars, workshops, poster competition, industry visit and other cultural activities are arranged by the department. The Department runs a strong physical society for M. Sc., M. Phil and Ph. D. students for academic as well as extra curricular activities through out the year. Thus the Department is contributing effectively in physical education, research and in “outreach” activities. The Department strives hard to serve best trained to the students in its own way and will continue to do so in the future also.
