Department History
Date of Establishment of the Department: 1963
The department of Physics was established in 1963 being one of the first to be functional in the new university. The first batch of postgraduate students passed out in 1965. The aim of the department throughout its existence for more than five decades has been to provide up to date instruction to our students to meet the requirement of trained manpower in physics for teaching, research, engineering and other vocations. It has established itself as a center of excellence with well-qualified faculty and modern teaching, computer and research laboratories. All teachers in the department have doctorate degree and many of them have been trained abroad. The department also has well-established programs for research leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in specialisation Radiation Physics, Theoretical Physics, Optical Physics, Material Science, Astrophysics, etc. It has been recognized as a department for special assistance (DRS and DSA-I, DSA-II, DSA-III and now under CAS-II) since 1986 by the UGC under its special assistance programme SAP and under COSIST program of UGC for strengthening of infrastructure.
Radiation Physics, Material Science and Theoretical Physics form major thrust areas of research in the department, and grants have also been received by individual members for several research projects from different funding agencies such as DST, CSIR, NSC, state Govt.
ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ
ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਕਾਰਜਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੋਏ ਵਿਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਹੈ ਜੋ 1963 ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਪੋਸਟ ਗ੍ਰੈਜੂਏਟ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਬੈਚ 1965 ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਸ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਨਿਕਲਿਆ। ਪੰਜ ਦਹਾਕਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਜਿਆਦਾ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ, ਖੋਜ, ਇੰਜੀਨੀਅਰਿੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਕਿੱਤਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਸਿੱਖਿਅਤ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ। ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਫੈਕਲਟੀ, ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰ, ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਅਤੇ ਖੋਜ ਲੈਬੋਰੇਟਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਉੱਤਮਤਾ ਦੇ ਕੇਂਦਰ (Centre of Excellence CAS) ਵੱਜੋਂ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਅਧਿਆਪਕਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਪੀਐਚ.ਡੀ. ਦੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹਨ। ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਖੋਜ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਥਿਊਰੈਟੀਕਲ ਫਿਜਿਕਸ, ਆਪਟੀਕਲ ਫਿਜਿਕਸ, ਮੈਟੀਰੀਅਲ ਸਾਇੰਸ, ਐਸਟ੍ਰੋ ਫਿਜਿਕਸ ਆਦਿ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਹਾਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਪੀਐਚ.ਡੀ ਤੇ ਐਮ.ਫਿਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਡਿਗਰੀਆਂ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਚੰਗੇ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਵੀ ਹਨ। ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਦੀ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਲਈ ਯੂ.ਜੀ.ਸੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ 1986 ਤੋਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ SAP ਅਤੇ COSIST ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਤਹਿਤ, 'ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਲਈ ਵਿਭਾਗ' (DRS and DSA-I, DSA-II, DSA-III and now under CAS-II) ਦੀ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੈ।
ਵਿਭਾਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਫਿਜਿਕਸ, ਮੈਟੀਰੀਅਲ ਸਾਇੰਸ ਅਤੇ ਥਿਊਰੈਟੀਕਲ ਫਿਜਿਕਸ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਖੋਜ ਖੇਤਰ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਫੈਕਲਟੀ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਅਲੱਗ ਅਲੱਗ ਫੰਡਿੰਗ ਏਜੰਸੀਆਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ DST, CSIR, NSC, ਰਾਜ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਆਦਿ ਤੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਖੋਜ-ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟਾਂ ਲਈ ਗ੍ਰਾਂਟ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ।
Thrust Areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Radiation Physics
- Materials Science
- High Energy Physics
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ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਕੋਰਸ ਅਤੇ ਫੈਕਲਟੀ
Significant Achievements
- Department is recognized as DRS & DSA-I, DSA-II and now DSA-III under SAP, and COSIST programmes of UGC.
- The department has completed UGC SAP CAS (Phase-II) scheme in 2023. The total grant sanctioned under this scheme was Rs. 1.60 Crore.
- In 2022, second time department has been sanctioned a DST-FIST grant of Rs. 1.36 crores for five years.
- In the year 2022, the department has been recognised as Nodal centre for Outreach Networking for Learning by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun (An esteemed Institute of ISRO).
- Frequently, Department organizes conferences/symposia/seminars and workshops to promote R & D activities.
- Recently, Department of Physics organized One Week STUTI Workshop Sponsored by DST, New Delhi on “Emerging Materials: Synthesis and Characterization Techniques” during December 14–20, 2022. One Day National Seminar on Condensed Matter Physics and Materials (CMPM) was organized on May 8, 2023.
- Time to time, Department organizes expert invited talks of eminent academicians and researchers, till date hundreds of distinguished scientists from premier institutes of India and abroad have visited the department.
- Department has signed MOU’s with esteemed National Institutes, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Balanagar, Hyderabad and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala for collaborative research.
- Department has collaborations with different National and International Institutes for R & D activities.
- Ninety-Eight students from the department have cleared/qualified CSIR NET/GATE examination in the last Five Years.
- More than 300 research papers have been published in national and international research journals during last five years, whereas last five year citations of the research papers by faculty are more than 5000.
- Currently 35 scholars are pursuing Ph.D. in the department, whereas 21 scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degree in the last Five years.
| Sr. No. | Title of the Project | Sanctioned Amount | Funding Agency | Duration | Name of Principal Investigator (PI)/ Co-PI |
| Developing broad red emitting Zn1-xSrxAl2O4 based nanophosphors through cationic site engineering | 2.28 Lacs | UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore | 2023 (Ongoing) | Dr. Anup Thakur |
| 2 | Investigation of Chemical effects on the K/L X-ray intensity ratios and absorption edge energy shifts in different compounds of some medium and high Z elements using synchrotron radiation | 2.25 Lacs | UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore | 2021 (Ongoing) | Dr. Sanjiv Puri |
| Aerosol Radiative Forcing Over India | 50.0 Lacs | ISRO, Bengaluru | 2018 (ongoing) | Dr. Karamjit Singh |
| Development of optically transparent and electrically conductive nano films for photovoltaic applications | 5.56 Lacs | SERB-DST | 2019-2022 | Dr. Raminder Kaur Pabla |
| Phase transition studies of Ga doped Ge2Sb2Te5 thin films for data storage applications | 25.85 Lacs | SERB-DST | 2019-2022 | Dr. Anup Thakur |
| Luminescence studies of swift heavy ion irradiated rare earth doped MgO based nanophosphors | 8.54 Lacs | IUAC, New Delhi | 2018-2022 | Dr. Anup Thakur |
| UGC-BSR Start Up Research Grant | 10.0 Lacs | UGC | 2017-2019 | Dr. Jaspal Singh |
| Synthesis and Characterization of doped borate glasses for γ-ray and neutron detection | 22.93 Lacs | DST-SERB | 2015-2018 | Dr. Supreet Pal Singh |
| Phase Transition Studies of Ag doped Ge-Sb-Te Thin Films | 26.77 Lacs | DST-SERB | 2015-2018 | Dr. Anup Thakur |
| Investigation of photon atom interaction processes at incident energies across the Li (i=1-3) subshell absorption edges for some medium Z elements using synchrotron radiation for conducting experiments at “Elletra Synchrotron”, Italy. | EURO 12000 | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Viena, Austria | 2014-2018 | Dr. Sanjiv Puri |
| Interaction between Carbon nanostructures | 14.04 Lacs | DST-SERB | 2014-2018 | Dr Isha Mudahar |
| Investigation of Semiconductor Nanostructures for Phosphor & Photo-catalytic Applications | 5.4 Lacs | UGC, New Delhi | 2013-2015 | Dr. Karamjit Singh |
| Synthesis and Characterization
of II-VI Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures
for Phosphor and Photo-
catalytic Applications
| 2.0 Lacs | UGC, New Delhi | 2011-2013 | Dr. Karamjit Singh |
Infrastructure Facilities
- Well-equipped teaching laboratories for experimental instructions in atomic, nuclear, solid
- state, optical physics and electronics
- Modern computer laboratory with internet connectivity for teaching and research.
- State of art research laboratories equipped with sophisticated equipment such as X-ray Diffractometer, Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM), thermal/e-beam coating units, souremeter, Gamry potentiostat P-E Loop tracer, Dielectric measurement set-up, spectrometers, solid state nuclear detectors etc.
- Well-equipped workshops for mechanical, optical and electronics works.
- Observatory having 6" & 24" reflecting telescopes with ancillary equipment.
Scholarship
University Merit Scholarship
Departmental Merit and Merit-cum-means scholarship
Dr. Mamnmohan Singh Gian Singh Chawla & Three Sisters scholarships for M.Sc. Physics
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