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Department of Physics, Electronics & Space Sciences
Phone: +91-79-26303041, Fax : +91-79-26308545
Director : Prof. S. K. Menon
Head : Prof. P. N. Gajjar
Introduction
Brief History
Department of Physics has a remarkable history of more thant 50 years. The Department was established in the year 1959 with commencement of M.Sc.(PHYSICS) course with five faculty members. Initially department was offering specialization in Solid State Physics, Electronics and Nuclear Physics. The department established research activities in the areas of Solid State Physics and Ionospheric studies at very early stages. In the year 1973, P.G. Diploma Course in Space Sciences and its Applications was started and in 1989, the Department started two year M.Sc. Electronics program. In 2009, the P.G.Diploma Course in Space Sciences and its Applications has been discontinued and a new “Advanced P.G.Diploma in Geoinformatics and Satellite Communications” course has been started..
Present Scenario
At present, Department conducts M.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Electronics Science, M.Phil (physics), Ph.D (physics) and P.G. Diploma in Geoinformatics and Satellite Communication courses. There are ten faculty members in the department, sincerely involved in teaching and research in the following major areas.
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Condensed Matter Physics (Theory and Experiment),
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Material Science
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Microwave Dielectrics
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Theoretical Plasma Physics
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Ionosphere
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Atmospheric Physics
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Remote Sensing
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Physics Education, etc.
Infrastructure
The department has established laboratories for teaching and research in Physics and Electronics, at Post graduate level. Major facilities available in the department for research are
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Precision LCR meter
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Atomic Force Microscope
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e-beam Evaporation System
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Computational Facilities
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Microtop-II Sunphotometer
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Software for Remote Sensing studies
Highlights
Since 2006, department is supported by DST through FIST (Level-I) Program. The department is updating the syllabus in regular intervals to remain active in recent trends of education. Department conducts Refresher Courses for College and University Teachers. The faculty members of the Department collaborate with the other Universities and Institutes and avail facilities of these centres. The faculty members of the department have collaboration in terms of research activities with illustrious institutes such as BARC (Bombay), IIT (Bombay), IUAC (N.Delhi), NCL (Pune), SAC (Ahmedabad), Tokyo Institute of Technology and other Universities in Gujarat.
Courses offered
Course Name : Master of Science ( Physics)
Course Type : Grant in Aid
Intake : 64
Eligibility : B.Sc. (Physics)
Subject offered/Specialization : Electronics
Duration : 4 Semesters
Selection Process : By merit
Placement/Future Career
Course Name : Master of Science (Electronics)
Course Type : Grant in Aid
Intake : 15
Eligibility : B.Sc. (Electronics)
Subject offered/Specialization : -
Duration : 4 Semesters
Selection Process : By merit
Placement/Future Career
Course Name : Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Geoinformatics
and Satellite Communication
Course Type : Self Financed
Duration : Two Semesters
Intake : 15
Eligibility : Post Graduation in Science with Graduation in Physics/Electronics as main
OR B.E/B.Tech.
Subjects offered/Specialization : Atmospheric Physics, Fundamentals of Remote
Sensing, Basics and Applications of GIS, Microwave Systems, Satellite Systems and Orbits,
Satellite Communication, Satellite Navigation.
Mobile Communication, Remote Sensing Applications, Photogrammetry.
Project
Selection Process : By merit
Fees : Rs. 20,000/- per Semester
Placement/Future Career
: GIS and RS industry, Telecom Industry, Research Organization, Self employment
Faculty Members
Name : Dr. P. N. Gajjar
Qualification : M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Designation : Professor
Areas of Specialization : Condensed Mater Theory, Computational Materials Science
Contact No. : 26303041(Off) 25733891 (Res) 9427028248 (mobile)
Email : pngajjar@rediffmail.com
Name : Dr. V. H. Gandhi
Qualification : M.Sc. Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Theoretical Plasma Physics
Contact No. : 26303041(Off) 25466454 (Res) 9979431744 (mobile)
Name : Dr. (Mrs.) R. B. Jotania
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Nuclear Physics, Material Science,
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 27683150 (Res)
Email : rbjotnia@gmail.com
Name : Dr. M. E. James
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Atmospheric Physics/ Meteorology
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 26301191 (Res) 9727172824 (Mobile)
Email : jameslekha@yahoo.com
Name : Dr. (Mrs.) Deepti S. Tripathi
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Semiconductor Microwave Electronics
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 26761473 (Res)
Email : jha_deepti@hotmail.com
Name : Dr. P. D. Lele
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Electronics, Ionosperic Physics, Physics Education
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 26305298 (Res)
Email : pdlele@hotmail.com
Name : Dr. P. R. Vyas
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 22866472 (Res) 922746727 (Mobile)
Name : Dr. V. A. Rana
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Microwave Dielectrics
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 02717 293362 (Res)
Email : ranava2001@yahoo.com
Name : Dr. Utpal S. Joshi
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Associate professor
Areas of Specialization : Experimental Condensed Matter, Electronics
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 26925686 (Res)
Email : usjoshi@gmail.com
Name : Dr. S. M. Vyas
Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D.
Designation : Assistant Professor
Areas of Specialization : Condensed Matter Physics (Experiment)
Contact No. : 26303041 (Off) 9974022542 (Mobile)
Email : s_m_vyas_gu@hotmail.com