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Research Centre details of Physics department
The Department of Physics is recognized as a research centre to offer Ph.D. degree under VTU. Currently there are three research guides, having expertise in the areas of Spectroscopy , Material Science and Nanotechnology.
The Research Laboratory is equipped with the basic experimental facilities like UV-absorption spectrometer, Microbalance, Magnetic stirrer with hot plate, Ultrasonicator, Hot air oven and Gaussian – 09 software, “BOD Incubator and Centrifuge”.
List of Research Guides
| Sl. No. | Name of the Faculty | Qualification | Designation | Area of Interest |
| 1 | Dr. K. N. N. Prasad | M.Sc., M.Phil. , Ph.D | Professor & Head | Material Science & Spectroscopy |
| 2 | Dr. S. Balasaraswathy | M.Sc., Ph.D | Assistant Professor | Spectroscopy |
List of Ph.D. s Awarded
| Sl. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of the Guide | Title of the Research Work | Month & Year of Award |
| 1 | Dr. H. R. Deepa | Dr. J. Thipperudrappa | Photo Physical Studies of some Organic Molecules | May 2014 |
| 2 | U. P. Raghavendra | Dr. J. Thipperudrappa | Study on Spectroscopic Properties of some Organic Fluorophores | Jan 2018 |
| 3 | Dr.S.Chandrasekhar | Dr. H R Deepa | Investigations on Photophysical properties of some Coumarin based Fluorophores | Dec 2022 |
List of Research Scholars
| Sl. No. | Name of Research Scholar | Name of the Guide | Title of the Research | Research Area |
| 1 | Sunil Kumar N | Dr. K.N.N.Prasad | Studies on photo physical properties of some fluorescent organic molecules | Spectroscopy |
| 2 | Praveen C Jois M. N . | Dr. K.N.N.Prasad | DFT/Solvatochromism and Energy Transfer Studies in some Biologically Active Organic Fluorophores | Spectroscopy |
Research Projects
| Sl. No. | Project Title | Principal Investigator & Co-Investigator | Funding Agency | Year of Sanction | Grant Sanctioned (in Lakhs) | Status |
| 1 | Effect of Heavy Metal Oxides on Structural and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Borate Glasses for Nonlinear Optical Device Applications | Dr. K N N Prasad Dr. S Chandrasekhar | BNMIT | Granted | Rs: 3,50,000 /- | On Going |
| 2 | Effect of Silver nanoparticles on photophysical properties of Ketocyanine Dye series | Dr. J.Thipperudrappa, Dr. Deepa H. R. | VTU | 2012 | 8.90 | Completed |
Patents
| Sl. No. | Faculty | Patent Title | Design No: | Granted on |
| 1 | Dr. S. Balasaraswathy | Iot-Based Digital Radiographic Corrosion Testing Device | 477557-001 | Published |
