Brief Biography

Professor Rajni Kant

Dean- Faculty of Physical Science

Controller of Examinations

University of Jammu, Jammu Tawi 180 006

INDIA

Academic Qualification

M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D, Post-Ph.D: As DST-BOYSCAST Fellow @ Univ of Oxford

Positions held:

• 1. Director- Directorate of Distance Education, University of Jammu (2018-2019)

  2. Director- College Development Council, University of Jammu (2017-18)

  3. Rector : Kathua Offsite Campus, University of Jammu (2017-17)

  4. Chief-Coordinator : SEVEN Off-site Campuses, Univ. Of Jammu (2015-17)

  5. Director : UGC- Academic Staff College, JU (2014-15)

  6. Director : Ramnagar Offsite Campus, University of Jammu (2012-17)

  7. Head of Dept.: P. G. Department of Physics, University of Jammu (2008-11)

Academic Experience

• Teaching Experience : 32 years

• Research Experience : 37 years

• Administrative Experience : 16 years

Number of Research Papers Published: 446

(National: 137, International: 309 h-index: 115,

Research Guidance:

No. of M.Phil. Students Guided : 51

No. of Ph.D Students Guided : 26

Awards:

• Vice President- Indian Crystallographic Association (2019-22)

• President, Vigyan Bharati(J&K- Prant), Vijnana Bharati (2018….)

• Member, Executive Council, Indian Crystallographic Association (2016-19)

• Life Member-Materials Research Society of India (# LMB 2773) (2016….)

• Member: IUCr- INSA Nat Committee on Crystallography (2016…)

• Member- National Academy of Sciences India[NASI] (2016…)

• Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association [#L22693] (2013….)

• Member, Executive Council, Indian Crystallographic Association (2010-13)

· INSA Delegate for IUCr Meeting, Osaka, Japan (2008)

· Member, Executive Council, Indian Crystallographic Association (2007-10)

· Nominated by MEA as Indian Expert to impart 04 weeks teaching/research training of Yangoan University, Mynamar (2006)

• Life Member, Indian Crystallography Association [#LM-19] (2003…)

• State DST Visiting Fellowship at CLCR, Bangalore (1997)

• DST BOYSCAST Fellowship at Oxford University U.K(1994-95)

• Young Scientist Award - Physics (1991) by State DST (1991