About the Department
The Department of Physics has 08 dedicated faculty members, all holding doctoral degrees with vast teaching and research experience. Faculty members have to their credit more than a hundred research publications in reputed international journals indexed in SCI, Web of Science and Scopus and also conference presentations at leading institutes.
The department has average Citations of 209.142 and average h-index as 7.142.
Faculties are involved in innovation and have five granted utility patents till date with the organisation. They have research expertise in various domains such as theoretical optics, materials synthesis including optical materials required for luminescence and other materials. Faculties have proficiency in characterization techniques and analytical tools required for research work.
Vision
To inculcate the habit of learning by observation and action in the students and to help the technological developments.
Mission
The mission of the department is to develop ability in the students to correlate and apply the basic principles of physics across various engineering disciplines and use it to develop need-based engineering applications. It is also to involve the students in frontline research areas helping to meet the needs of developing and improving technology.
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Dr. Shilpa Kulkarni
Head of Department
Dr. Shilpa Kulkarni is the Gold Medallist (M. Sc. Physics) and the recipient of National merit scholarship.
She has been awarded with Ph.D. degree in Physics, by VNIT, Nagpur. She has teaching experience of 28 years and research experience of 12 years. Her research interests include are Modelling and simulation of optical waveguide sensors, Synthesis of materials for various applications such as photoluminescence and for energy harvesting. She has been teaching Physics courses such as Quantum Computing, Oscillations and Vibrations, Electromagnetic fields and Electrical engineering materials. She has proficiency in Mathematica software.
She has to her credit 24 good quality research publications including 09 Scopus and SCIE indexed international journal publications with high impact factor, 11 research papers presented and published at premier institutions such as IISc, IITs and NITs and is the recipient of Best researcher Awards. She has to her credit two patents filed and one is published. She is the reviewer to the prestigious journals in optics. Dr. Kulkarniis the approved Ph.D supervisor of RTM Nagpur University and Ramdeobaba University, Nagpur.
Dr. Kulkarni is the Life member of ISTEand Executive Council member of SRC-08 E (Vidarbha), IAPT.