Academic Programs

About Department of Physics

Department of Physics provides its students with the latest scientific knowledge, technology, innovative thinking approach and guidance which they embark upon in their careers. Our department believes in nurturing the students, and helping them to develop advanced skills to be life-long learners in their respective fields.

The department offers various undergraduate, and postgraduate courses in Physics. Also, it is highly active in the diverse areas of research (specialized and interdisciplinary areas).

Consisting of highly skilled faculty and equipped with high profile instruments, the department puts great efforts in bringing out the best out of its students.

 

 

Objective

Our Vision
“ The Department has a vision to graduate admitted students as life-long learners and leaders in the diverse Physics programs. ”

 

Our Mission
Department of Physics of the School of Technology offers well-designed program curricula to provide in-depth knowledge related to the application of Physical Sciences and inculcate scientific temper to students interested in the Engineering and Technology.

In order to contribute and to provide assistance to PDEU to achieve its mission of academic excellence, the program integrates a judiciously-designed comprehensive curriculum and a research module for a sound academic, professional, and personal development of students.

 

Head of the Department

Dr Satyam Mahendrarao Shinde
E-mail: Satyam.Shinde@sot.pdpu.ac.in
Phone: 079-23275438

Dr. Satyam Shinde has joined PDEU in April, 2011. Before that he was associated with Nirma University, Ahmedabad since 2005.He received his Ph. D from M. S University of Baroda in 2006. He has published several research papers in reputed journals and attended international conferences. He is also reviewer of some of the reputed journals.

 

Contact Us

Department of Physics
School of Energy Technology
Pandit Deendayal Energy University,
Raisan, Gandhinagar - 382007
Gujarat, India
Phone Number: +91 79 23275438
Fax Number: +91 79 23275030
Email: satyam.shinde@sot.pdpu.ac.in

 

Course Curriculum

The department aims to provide in depth and integrated knowledge in various sub-disciplines of Physics. The graduate and post-graduate programs are especially designed to produce future ready minds for research and innovation that would cater to societal needs.

Course Structure for B.Tech.

SEMESTER I

Course Code	Course Name
PH-102T	Engineering Physics
PH-102P	Engineering Physics Practical

 

Course Structure for B.Sc. (Hons.)

 

 

 

 

Course Curriculum

Course Structure for M.Sc.

 

 

 

 

Laboratory

• Physics Laboratory »

 

Curriculam

B.Tech. Engineering Physics Laboratory curriculum:

SEMESTER I/II

Course Code	Course Name
PH-102P	Engineering Physics Practical

B.Sc. Physics Laboratory curriculum:

M.Sc. Physics Laboratory curriculum:

 

 

 

Research focus

Research Area of Interest:

PHYSICS

• Non-linear optical materials
• Bio-Materials
• Flexible Electronics, Memristor, Synapses, Perovskite Solar Cells, Light Emitting Diodes
• Thin Films for Opto-electronic Devices
• Hybrid Electronic Materials and Devices
• Transparent Conduction Oxide
• Computational Material Science
• Plasma Physics and applications.
• Global Warming and Climate Change and Disaster Management
• Magnetic properties and material
• Laser and Photonics
• Thermoelectric materials, thin Film transistor and Transparent oxide semiconductor
• Experimental Nuclear Physics

 

Research Projects

Ongoing Projects

Sr. No.	Name of PI	Name of Co PI(s)	Title of Project	Funding Agency	Duration	Amount (lakhs)	Starting Date
1	Dr. Ankur Solanki	Dr. Mohendra Roy & Dr. Prahlad Baruah	Development of flexible memristor devices for high density data storage and neuromorphic computation	SERB-CRG	3 Years	72.25	April, 2021
2	Dr. Pavan Gurrala	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi, Dr. Sheetal Rawat & Dr. Manoj Kumar	3D printing of organic-inorganic composite scintillation detectors	BRNS	3 Years	28.5	Nov, 2021
3	Dr. Ankur Solanki	Dr. Rohit Srivastava (SPT) & Dr. Mohendra Roy	Development of flexible memristor devices on paper substrate for data storage and neuromorphic computation	GUJCOST	3 Years	37.50	June, 2022
4	Dr. Ankur Solanki	NA	Development of Perovskite based Memristor Devices	PDEU	2.5 Years	10	Nov, 2019
5	Dr. Anup Sanchela	NA	To develop homemade thermopower and resistivity measurement set up	PDEU	2 Years	10	Oct, 2020
6	Dr. Rohit Srivastava	NA	Study of heterogeneous patterns with the Study of heterogeneous precipitation patterns with the help of aerosol - cloud properties: Focus on western India and Arabian Sea	SERB, DST	3 Years	20.7	Aug, 2019
7	Dr. Balamurali Krishna Mayya K.	Prof. Joydeep Ghosh, IPR, Gandhinagar	Design and Development of High Resolution Spectroscopic Diagnostics for ADITYA-U/SST-1 Tokamaks	BRNS	3 Years	32	March, 2016

 

 

 

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Faculty

 

 

Visiting Faculty

Dr. Ruchita Shah
Email: ruchita.sphd16@sot.pdpu.ac.in
ruchitapshah05@gmail.com

Mobile: +91-9426254001

Course Taught: Fundamental of Atmospheric Sciences and climate change and Science in everyday life.

Research area of interest: Cloud microphysics, modeling climatic variables, cloud formation processes, regional climate variability, upper level ocean-surface interaction, surface-atmosphere interaction and monsoon dynamics.

Education:

• Ph. D. (Physics), Department of Physics, School of Technology, PDEU, Gujarat, India - 2021
• M. Sc. (Physics), Department of Science, School of Technology, PDPU, Gujarat, India- 2015
• B. Sc. (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics), Department of Physics & Electronics, St. Xavier’s College, Gujarat, India - 2013

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Dr. Parth Mehta
Email: mehtaparths@gmail.com

Mobile: +91-8140558925

Course Taught: Computer Programming - Lab

Research area of interest: Mathematical Modelling | Continuum Mechanics | Functionally Graded Materials | Topology | Global Positioning System and Celestial Mechanics | Applied Mathematics

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mathematics 2015 - 2020 Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar.
• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Mathematics 2013 - 2015 Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhinagar.
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mathematics 2008 - 2011 M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad.

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Mr. Abhinav Mehta
Email: info@tgis.co.in
mehta.abhinav01@gmail.com

Mobile: +91-9898120110

Course Taught: Introduction to Geo-informatics (Physics Elective-I)

Education:

• Research Scholar (PhD Pursuing) Oct 2017-Till date Dept of Earth Sciences, Gujarat University-Ahmedabad
• M.Sc (Geoinformatics) July 2009 — May 2011, Birla Institute of Technology-Mesra (Ranchi)
• B.Sc (Environmental Science) June 2006 — May 2009, Sardar Patel University- Anand (Gujarat) Sardar Patel University-Gujarat

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Dr. Gurudatt Gaur
Email: gurudattgaur@gmail.com
gaurgurudatt@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 95376 72348

Course Taught: Nuclear and Particle Physics

Education:

• Ph.D. Physics Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India (July 2013).
• M.Sc. Physics, First Class, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India (2005).
• B.Sc. (Honors) Physics, First Class, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India (2003).

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Dr. Chitan Pathak
Email: chintanypathak@gmail.com

Mobile: +91-7574855063 , +91-9428422179

Course Taught: Science in everyday life

Research area of interest: Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement and Disaster Risk Management

Education:

• Ph.D. Pandit Deendayal Energy University - 2013
• M.Sc. Environmental Sciences Bharati Vidyapeeth University - 2007.
• B.Sc. (Environmental Sciences) The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda - 2005
• P.G. Diploma in Disaster Management IGNOU - 2021

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Dr. Amrita Jaitawat
Email: amrita.jaitawat@gmail.com

Mobile: +91-9461196735

Course Taught: Introduction to Bio- Physics and Introduction to Bio-informatics

Education:

• Ph.D. Mohal Lal Sukhadiya University (MLSU) 2017
• M.SC. Mohal Lal Sukhadiya University (MLSU) 2012
• B.SC. Mohal Lal Sukhadiya University (MLSU) 2010

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Dr. Jalaja Pandya
Email: jalaj.pphd18@sot.pdpu.ac.in

Research area of interest: Supramolecular Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Density Functional Theory,Drug Delivery.

 

Ph.D. students

Sr. No.	Name of the Student	Joining Year	Name of the supervisor/s	Title/area of the doctoral study	Status of the study
1	Dr. Pratik Patel	2016	Dr. Satyam Shinde	First Principle Investigations of Heusler compounds	Completed
2	Ms. Jalaja Pandya	2018	Dr. Satyam Shinde	Quantum Chemical Investigation Of Cucurbitural For Drug Delivery And Biosensing Applications	Ongoing
3	Ms. Grishma Pindolia	2021	Dr. Satyam Shinde	Investigation Of Perovskite Materials For Energy Conversion, Harvesting And Storage Applications	Ongoing
4	Ms. Ruchita Shah	2021	Dr. Rohit Srivastava	Investigation of Cloud Microphysical Properties over India and Adjoining Oceanic Regions	Completed
5	Ms. Dency V Panicker	2020	Dr. Rohit Srivastava	Study on the effect of changing atmosphere on cryosphere	Ongoing
6	Muskan Jain	2021	Dr. Ankur Solanki/Dr. Mohendra Roy	Hybrid Perovskite based Flexible Artificial Synapses	Ongoing
7	Mansi Patel	2021	Dr. Ankur Solanki / Dr. Brijesh Tripathi	Development of flexible memristor devices	Ongoing
8	Manish Khemnani	2021	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi/ Dr. Ankur Solanki	Hybrid Perovskite based Flexible Solar Cells	Ongoing
9	Mitesh Soanki	2013	Dr. Bharatkumar Parekh/Dr. Satyam Shinde (Co-supervisor)	Experimental and Theoretical Study of Non-linear Optical Material Crystals	Thesis Submitted
10	Ms. Hiral Raval	2015	Dr. Bharatkumar Parekh	Growth and Characterization of Imidazole and its derivatives with L-tartaric acid for nonlinear applications.	Synopsis Submitted
11	Mr. Parth Raval	2018	Dr. Bharatkumar Parekh	Growth & Cereteration of organic non linear optical material crystals for NLO applications	Onging
12	Dr. Ms. Zeel P. Purohit (15RSC009)	2015	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi & Prof. Dr. Ir. Michael DAENEN (University of Hasselt)	Performance evaluation of c-Si and CIGS solar cells subjected to Potential induced Degradation (PID)	Completed
13	Dr. Mihirsinh Chauhan	2015	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi & Prof. Dr. Anna Kohler & Dr. Jeffrey Mativetsky	Investigating Opto-electronic properties of organic and perovskite solar cells	Completed
14	Dr. Ms. Jessica Patel (15RSC004)	2015	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi (Co-supervisor) & Dr. Manoj K Pandey	Development and application of novel fluoranthene derivatives in organic photovoltaics	Completed
15	Dr. Mrs. Vima Mali (17RSE002)	2017	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi & Dr. Omkar Jani	Study of supercapacitor based hybrid energy storage system for electric vehicles application	Completed
16	Mr. Ali Abed Alhamid Moulhim (18RSC005)	2018	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi & Dr. Manoj Kumar	Nonequilibrium Diagram Technique for analyzing quantum transport in Nano-Electronic Devices	Ongoing
17	Ms. Yeshaben Hiteshkumar Sharma (21RPH002)	2021	Dr. Brijesh Tripathi & Dr. Ramesh Guduru	Li-ion battery recycling	Ongoing
18	Divya N. Pandya	2021	Dr. Sheetal Rawat & Dr. Brijesh Tripathi	Study of scintillators for nuclear battery application	Ongoing
19	Nisha P. Oad	2021	Dr. Prakash Chandra & Dr. Sheetal Rawat (co-guide)	Synthesis of Organic-inorganic hybrid materials for energy storage and catalysis	Ongoing
20	Mr. Chandrababu Badampudi	2021	Dr. Anup V. Sanchela	Study of electrical and thermal properties of wide band gap transperent oxide semiconductor	Ongoing
21	Darshan Purohit	2021	Dr. Manoj Kumar	Electrical and optical characterisation of advanced pervoskite photovoltaic materials	Ongoing
22	Kavil Mehta	2020	Dr. Prahlad Kumar Baruah	Time-resolved investigation of the dynamics associated with laser ablation in liquid for efficient synthesis of nanoparticles and its applications	Ongoing
23	Darshitsinh R Parmar	2021	Dr. Prahlad Kumar Baruah & Dr. Rohit Srivastava (Co-supervisor)	Laser Based Investigation Techniques For Aerosol Analysis & Environmental Applications	Ongoing

 

 

Staff

PHYSICS LABORATORY

Mr. Dhaval Santola
Contact: 079-2327-5048
Email: dhaval.santola@sot.pdpu.ac.in

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Mr. Gaurav Darji
Contact: 9624266284
Email: gaurav.darji@sot.pdpu.ac.in
Qualification: Diploma Electrical Engineering
Designation: Lab Assistant Physics Department

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Ms. Manasi Raval
Email: Manasi.Raval@sot.pdpu.ac.in
Designation: Lab Assistant

 

Students

Sr. No.	Passport Size Photo	Information
1		Name: Kavil Mehta Roll No: 20RPH001 Email ID: kavil.mphd20@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests (max. 4 words): Laser-produced Plasma, Time resolved investigation techniques, Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid, Cavitation bubble and Shockwaves Supervisor :Dr. Prahlad Kumar Baruah
2		Name: Yeshaben Hiteshkumar Sharma Roll No: 21RPH002 Email ID: yesha.sphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Electrochemical performance of battery, electrochemical techniques of battery, Material science Supervisor 1 : Dr. Brijesh tripathi Supervisor 2 : Dr. Ramesh guduru
3		Name: Darshitsinh R. Parmar Roll No: 21RPH003 Email ID: darshit.pphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Laser produced plasma, Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), Atmospheric aerosol analysis using LIBS Supervisor 1 : Dr. Prahlad Kumar Baruah Supervisor 2 : Dr. Rohit Srivastava
4		Name: Mansi Bharatbhai Patel Roll No: 21RPH007 Email ID: mansi.pphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Energy Conversion devices, Multidimensional Perovskites, 2D devices, RS-devices. Supervisor : Dr. Ankur Solanki Co-Supervisor : Dr. Brijesh Tripathi
5		Name: Divya N. Pandya Roll No: 21RPH009 Email ID: Divya.pphd21@pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Scintillation detectors, Nano scintillators, Indirect conversion nuclear batteries, 3D printing of scintillators Supervisor 1 : Dr. Sheetal Rawat Supervisor 2 : Dr. Brijesh Tripahi
6		Name: Darshankumar M. Purohit Roll No: 21RPH006 Email ID: Darshan.pphd21@pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Thin film devices, Perovskite solar cells, Storage devices, DFT, Electroanalytical characterizations. Supervisor 1 : Dr. Manoj Kumar Supervisor 2 : Dr. Pankaj Yadav
7		Name: Manish Khemnani Roll No: 21RPH005 Email ID: Manish.kphd21@pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Thin film devices, Flexible Perovskite solar cells, Electroanalytical characterizations. Supervisor 1 : Dr. Brijesh Tripathi Supervisor 2 : Dr. Ankur Solanki
8		Name: Muskan Jain Roll No: 21RPH010 Email ID: muskan.jphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Flexible Electronics, Memristor, Hybrid Perovskite, Artificial Synapses Supervisor 1 :Dr. Ankur Solanki
9		Name: Grishma Pindolia Roll No: 21RPH004 Email ID: grishma.pphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Perovskite Solar Cells, Density Functional Theory Supervisor : Dr. Satyam Shinde
10		Name: Chandra Babu Badampudi Roll No: 21RPH011 Email ID: chandra.bphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Thermoelectrics and Transparent conducting oxides Supervisor : Dr. Anup V Sanchela
11		Name: Dency V Panicker Roll No: 20RSC001 Email ID: dency.panicker@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Cryosphere, Ocean - Atmospheric Interactions. Supervisor 1 : Dr. Rohit Srivastava Supervisor 2 : Dr. BhashaVachharajani
12		Name: Anil D Pandya Roll No: 22RPH002 Email ID: anil.pphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Thermoelectric, Transparent conducting oxide Supervisor 1 : Dr. Anup Sanchela Supervisor 2 : Dr. Ajay Thakur, IIT-Patna
13		Name: Krina M. Patel Roll No: 22RPH001 Email ID: krina.pphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: perovskite solar cell Supervisor 1 : Dr. Manoj Kumar Supervisor 2 : Dr. Pankaj Yadav
14		Name: Jigarkumar G Raj Roll No: 21RSE004 Email ID: jigar.rphd21@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Hybrid Renewable Energy, EV Charging Infrastructure, Hybrid EV Energy storage Supervisor 1 : Dr. Brijesh Tripathi Supervisor 2 : Dr. Varsha Shah, SVNIT-Surat
15		Name: Niyati Mevada Roll No: 22RPH006 Email ID: Niyati.mphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Atmospheric Aerosols and Cloud properties Supervisor : Dr. Rohit Srivastava
16		Name: Dhyani Vadgama Roll No: 22RPH008 Email ID: dhyani.vphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Atmospheric Aerosols & Computational Methods Supervisor 1 : Dr. Rohit Srivastava Supervisor 2 : Dr. Satyam Shinde
17		Name: Nirali Patel Roll No: 22RPH005 Email ID: nirali.pphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Transparent Conducting Oxides, Thermoelectric Devices Supervisor 1 : Dr. Anup Sanchela Supervisor 2 : Dr. Bharat Parekh
18		Name: Bismiya Fasnick,Junior Research Fellow Email ID: Parth.bismiyafasnick@gmail.com Research Interests: Flexible Electronics, Memristor, Hybrid Perovskite, Photo detector, Gas sensor, Sweat sensor, MEMS device Supervisor : Dr. Ankur Solanki
19		Name: Hemani Acharya Roll No: 22RPH004 Email ID: hemani.aphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Astrophysics Supervisor 1 : Dr.Bharat Parekh Supervisor 2 : Dr. Dishant Pandya
20		Name: Dipexa Modi Roll No: 22RPH007 Email ID: dipexa.mphd22@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Plasma Physics Supervisor 1 : Dr.Balamuralikrishnamayya k Supervisor 2 : Dr. Joydeep Ghosh
21		Name: Zala Paramsinh Bharatsinh Roll No: 23RPH002 Email ID: param.zphd23@spt.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Solar concentrator based energy harvesting applications, arduino based solar tracking applications, circuit designing. Supervisor 1 : Dr Mayank Gupta Co Supervisor : Dr Brijesh Tripathi
22		Name: Kelvy P. Dalsania Roll No: 23RPH001 Email ID: kelvy.dphd23@sot.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Geophysics, Geothermal Supervisor 1 : Dr. Anirbid Sircar Supervisor 2 : Dr. Satyam Shinde
23		Name: Vaishnavi Ashwinkumar Khalas Roll No: 23RPH003 Email ID: vaishnavi.kphd23@spt.pdpu.ac.in Research Interests: Density Functional Theory, Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Computational Methods Supervisor 1 : Dr. Satyam Shinde Supervisor 2 : Dr. Prahlad Kumar Baruah

 

 

 

 

Events

Upcoming Events

Sr. No.	Name of the Event	Webinar/Talk	Date	Coordinators/Speakers
1	The invention of blue light emitting diodes (LEDs)	Webinar	30 March 2021	Dr. Anup Sanchela
2	Science Innovations: PDEU Way	Webinar	April 25, 2021	Physics, Chemistry and Maths department
3	Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PLANET	Webinar	May 8, 2021	Physics, Chemistry and Maths department
4	Emerging Facets of Materials	Talk	29 May 2021	Dr. Ankur Solanki, Dr. Prahlad Baruah
5	Lecture Series on Astrophysics	Webinar	19th June, 2021	Dr. Sheetal Rawat, Dr. Prahlad Baruah and Abhishek Gor
6	PDEU: A place for deep diving into Science	Webinar	20 June 2021	Physics, Chemistry and Maths department
7	Workshop on Advanced Physics of Emergent Materials and Electronic Devices– 2021 (WAPEMED-21)	Workshop	21-23 June 2021	Dr. Ankur Solanki, Dr. Sheetal Rawat, Dr. Prahlad Baruah, Dr. Brijesh Tripathi, Dr. Anup Sanchela
8	Emerging research opportunities@Department of physics, PDEU	Talk	25 June 2021	Dr. Rohit Srivastava & Dr. Bala Murali Mayya
9	Mechanics of Superconductivity	Webinar	1 July 2021	Dr. Anup Sanchela
10	International Conference on Condensed Matter and Device Physics (ICCMDP-2021)	International Conference	11-13 Sep, 2021	Department of Physics
11	International Symposium on Materials of the Millennium: Emerging Trends and Future Prospects (MMETFP-2021)	International Conference	19-21 Nov, 2021	Department of Chemistry and Physics
12	Measurement of Magnetic Properties of the Materials using PPMS	Webinar	13th November, 2021	Speaker: Dr. Dinesh Kumar Dixit; Convenor: Dr. Anup Sanchela; Department of Physics