“The Department of Physics has been recognized as a Research Centre of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum in the year 2012.”
The Department of Physics was established in the year 2008. The department has four faculty members with doctoral degree. The department is involved in teaching the Engineering Physics Theory and Laboratory courses to the students of different Engineering disciplines. Our mission is to feed the budding engineers with finer aspects of science, which make them to understand, exploit and innovate, thus contributing to the technological advancement of tomorrow. The department is also instrumental in taking up many curricular and co-curricular activities of the college.
The Department of Physics has been recognized as a Research Centre of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum in the year 2012. Research programs of the Department cover a number of trust areas such as Nonlinear Optics, X – Ray Crystallography, Crystal Growth, Density Functional Theory (DFT), Nanotechnology, Thin / Thick Films Synthesis and Characterizations, Vibrational spectroscopy and Fluorescence spectroscopy.
Vision
Vision
To make the students understand the basic concepts of Physics and to empower them to apply the concepts effectively in the field of Engineering and Technology.
Mission
- To encourage the inquisitiveness in a student and make him to understand the fundamentals of technology.
- To inform the student with the latest development in science so that can exploit it for development of technology.
- To imbibe in the student the idea that understanding of an atom is very essential to understand the universe.
- To instigate the “researcher” in a student so that he could be an innovator or inventor of tomorrow.
Faculty
Technical Staff
Mr. Venkatesh A. Kulkarni
Assistant Instructor
Department Information
1. PHYSICS LABORATORY
The department is located in the first floor of administrative block of the college. The department provides many facilities to study basics science principles through experiments. Study aid like computers with internet connection and printers are also available. The department is well equipped with instruments for the following experiments:
| Sl. No | Name of the Experiment |
| 1. | Series & parallel LCR Circuits |
| 2. | Photo Diode Characteristics |
| 3. | Dielectric constant |
| 4. | Torsional Pendulum |
| 5. | Diffraction Grating |
| 6. | Determination of Fermi Energy |
| 7. | Acceptance angle and numerical aperture of an optical fiber |
| 8. | Determination Of spring constant in series and parallel |
| 9. | Magnetic field intensity at the center of a circular coil carrying current |
| 10. | Four Probe method |
| 11. | Black body radiation (Verification of Stefan’s law) |
| 12. | Forced mechanical oscillations and resonance |
1. Project Sanctioned
| Title of the project | Nonlinear Optical And Optical Limiting Properties Of Chalcone Derivatives In Solution And Doped PMMA Thin Films Using Z-scan Technique |
| Funding Agency | DST-SERB (SCHEME FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS) |
| Amount /Status | Rs. 26.432 Lakh/Completed (2015-2018) |
| Title of the project | Molecular structure – nonlinear optical property relationships for aseries of Donor/Acceptor (D/A) substituted π-conjugated chalcone derivatives: A combined experimental and theoretical studies |
| Funding Agency | SERB(Scheme for Young Scientists), Government of India,New Delhi |
| Amount /Status | 26.43Lakh, Duration : 3 Years |
| Title of the project | X-Ray Structural Characterization Of NewOrganic Materials For Non- Linear Optical Applications |
| Funding Agency | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) |
| Amount /Status | Rs 39,000.00 (RM: Malaysian Ringgit) ; 3 years |
| Name of the Principal Investigator | Dr.P.S.Patil |
1. Papers published by Dr. S. N. Mathadhttps://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=bwfved4AAAAJ&hl=en
2. Papers published by Dr. Anita Nandurkar
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&imq=Anita+Nandurkar&user=J07W9UwAAAAJ
3. Papers published by Mr Sushant S Kakati
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&gmla=AJsNF5Bpil1UdKT8V50QCJ2046jlQLrJZgrmty9kxAzG1JI15wwEzTIRFL7LKvijfcW9c31iFHTTEyro6FlwGZN2Q3xn1frcqNoqWAzxgvFPYOgC1JH-A&user=KrIz0DAAAAAJ
The department has been recognized as a Research Centre of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi in the year 2012. The research programs of the department cover a number of trust areas such as Nonlinear Optics, X – Ray Crystallography, Crystal Growth, Nanotechnology, Vibrational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry. Presently there are 12 students pursuing Ph. D. in the department.
1. Z – Scan System
Make : HOLMARC Opto-Mechatronics Pvt Ltd B-7., H.M.T. Industrial Estate, K.M.T.P.O, Kalmassery KOCHI-6835303 Kerala
2. He-Ne Laser
Model : 632.8 nm, 21 mW, Polarized, 230 VAC
Make: ADLABS INSTRUMENTS, DELHI, India
3.Spin Coating Unit
Model : spinNXG-P1
Make: APEX Instruments Co PVT LTD, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Details
Sl.No. | Name of the Research Scholar | Year of Registration | Name of the Research Guide |
1 | VirupakshaBommanavar | 2013 |
Dr.P.S.Patil |
2 | Anusha Ekbote | 2013 (Completed Viva) | |
3 | Shivaraj R. Maidure | 2016 (Completed Viva) | |
4 | Shashidhar Gouda | 2015 | Dr.S. N.Mathad
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5 | Akshay Kulkarni | 2015 | |
6 | Rakesh Shedam | 2015 | |
7 | Rakesh Vishwarop | 2016 | |
8 | Priyanka Kashid | 2016 | |
9 | ShivaraajRaddar | 2016 | |
10 | PremaHalegoudar | 2021-22 | Dr. Anita R N |
