About the Department:
Highlights of the Department:
- Well-equipped spacious laboratories with more than 100 experimental set ups, computers with internet facility and departmental library facility.
- Guidance center for physics competitive exams for the higher studies viz. JAM etc.
- Active Astronomy Club.
- Recognized center for National Graduate Physics Examination (NGPE).
- Guidance center for active participation in various intercollegiate competitions.
- Linkage for student Internship programme with recognized national research institutes.
- Nanomaterials and instrumentation research division.
Sophisticated Major Instruments:
- X- ray diffraction (XRD) set-up
- G.M. Counter
- Digital Ultrasonic Pulse Echo Velocity Meter
- Hall Effect Measurement set up
- Magnetic Susceptibility apparatus
- Four probe Apparatus
- Dielectric Constant and Curie Temperature apparatus
- Fabry-Perrot Interferometer
- Digital polarimeter
- B-H loop tracer
- Colorimeter
- Double distillation plant
Faculties:
Name | Qualification | Designation | Specialization | Area of Research |
Prof. R.G. Jadhao | M.Sc. | Associate Professor | Electronics & Spectroscopy | Experimental Physics |
*Dr. S.H. Bagade | M.Sc., Ph.D., SET | Head &Associate Professor | Digital Electronics & SSP | Theoretical Physics |
Dr. G.V. Lakhotiya | M.Sc., SET, GATE, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Nanomaterials | Multiferroics, Organic solar cells, physics education research |
Dr. S. R. Tiple | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Material Science | Fuel Cells |
Dr. M.M. Yerpude | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Material Science | Luminescence |
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Co-curricular programs of the department:
- Counseling for future with Physics:
- Experiment Fabrication:
- Guidance Center for Physics Competitive Exam:
Faculty Co-ordinators: Dr. G.V. Lakhotiya, Dr. S.R. Tiple, Dr. M.M. Yerpude
- Astro Club:
The Astro Club is an interdisciplinary hobby club started in 2017. It takes care of sky observations, regular events from the world of astronomy. It has a separate students’ cell that used to conduct regular seminars, workshops, guest lecturers etc. Students also conduct some skill oriented workshops to fabricate telescope under the expert guidance.
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Faculty Incharge: Dr. S.R. Tiple
- Certificate course in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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Faculty Co-ordinator: Dr. G.V. Lakhotiya
- Educational Tours
Educational tours are planned every year to make students more curious about the recent development in the subject.
Overview of Course of B.Sc. with Physics Programme under Autonomy:
Syllabus contains the core branches including mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, electrostatics, electricity and magnetism, electrodynamics, optics, atomic and molecular physics, statistical mechanics, solid state physics, quantum mechanics, electronics and solid state devices, nanophysics, astrophysics, relativity, nuclear physics. Along with the theory, skill oriented experiments including some innovative projects will prepare the students to orient themselves to bridge the gap between science and technology.
Syllabi of Undergraduate Physics:
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Co-curricular and Students’ Achievements:
- National Graduate Physics Exam (NGPE)
- Rank holders in University (RTMNU)
- Guidance for Joint Admission test for Masters (Physics)
- Internship opportunities at National Institutes viz. HBCSE, PTTS, INSA Fellow, IIA (Bangalore), C-MET (Pune), University of Pune
- Participation in National conferences, seminars
- Participation in spoken tutorial of IIT Bombay
- Participation in State level/National Students’ seminar/project competition
- Educational Tours
- Mini-Projects and learning units
Completed Research Projects by Faculties:
- Study of Attenuation of high frequency acoustic waves in pure semiconductors using elastic constants.
Funding Agency: UGC WRO (0.85 Lac)
Principal Investigator: Dr. S.H Bagade
- Mathematical modelling for thermoelastic behavior of different solid body structures subjected to heating
Funding Agency: UGC WRO (1.5 Lac)
Principal Investigator: Dr. S.H Bagade
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Distinguished Alumni:
Dr. Rajesh Khaparde, Reader, Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai
Dr. Smita Acharya, Professor, Department of Physics, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur Dr. Ramakant Sharma, Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, St Andrews, Scotland, UK.
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