Dr Anjan Kumar Chandra
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
Email address : anjanphys@gmail.com
Academic Qualification
B. Sc. in Physics, 1999, S.A. Jaipuria College (affiliated to University of Calcutta), Kolkata, INDIA
M. Sc. in Physics, 2001, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, INDIA
Ph.D. in Physics, 2008, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, INDIA
Teaching Experience :
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (22.12.2020 - till now).
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Malda College, Malda (16.03.2015 - 21.12.2020).
Courses taught :
Vector Analysis ( Semester I Hons) [from 2021]
Digital Electronics (Semester III Hons) [from 2021]
Fourier Transform (Semester IV Hons) [from 2021]
Statistical Mechanics (Semester VI Hons) [from 2021]
Nuclear Physics (Semester VI Hons) [from 2021]
Thermodynamics (Semester III Hons) [from 2021]
Special Theory of Relativity (GE1 and GE3) [from 2021]
Electronics (GE2 and GE4) [from 2021]
Atomic and Nuclear Physics (3rd Year Honours) [2015-2020]
Electromagnetic Theory (3rd Year Honours) [2015-2020]
Geometrical Optics (2nd Year Honours) [2015-2020]
Heat (1st Year Honours) [2015-2019]
Mechanics Practical (DC2P) - Semester I [from 2019]
Physical Optics (DC4) - Semester II [from 2020]
Geometrical Optics (1st Year General) [2015-2019]
Modern Physics (2nd Year General) [from 2015]
Digital Electronics (3rd Year General) [from 2015]
2nd Year General Course Lab (Experiments on Electricity, Magnetism and Electronics) [from 2015]
Orientation Program & Refresher Courses Attended
UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme 120 from 30th January, 2018 to 26th February, 2018 in University of Calcutta
SWAYAM ARPIT ONLINE COURSE on "Physics of Semiconductors and Devices" (2020)
SWAYAM ARPIT ONLINE COURSE on "History of Indian Science and Technology" (2019)
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
One week FDP on "HIGHER EDUCATION: ROAD AHEAD DEVELOPING NEXT GENERATION ACADEMIC LEADERS" from November 25- December 01, 2020 organised by Department of Commerce & IQAC, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi in Collaboration with Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, Teaching Learning Centre,Ramanujan College.
Two-week Online Faculty Development Programme on “ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning Process and Institute” jointly organized by Electronics and ICT Academies held from 15 th – 26 th March, 2021
National Level Intercollegiate Online Faculty Development Program on "Outcome Based Education and Bloom's Taxonomy" organized by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College in association with IPR solutions limited from 8th November, 2021 to 15th November, 2021
One Week National level Online Faculty Development Program on "Outcome Based Education and Essential AI Tools for Teachers", organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (Autonomous), Rahara, Kolkata in association with The Department of Mathematics, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut and Co-hosted by ipsr solutions limited from 14 December 2023 to 20 December, 2023
Research Highlights
Research Interest Google Scholar ResearchGate
Early Career Research Award by DST-SERB for 3 years (2016-2019)
Title of Project : "Studies on TASEP related phenomena".
Senior Research Associate in Physical Sciences by CSIR for 3 yrs (2015)
“SERB Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist” in Physical Sciences by DST for 3 yrs (2011-2014)
Title of Project : "Statistical perspectives of disordered and non-equilibrium systems".
Research Associate in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (2008 - 2011)
UGC-CSIR Junior Research Fellowship in Physical Sciences (2002-2007)
Title of thesis : "Some studies on Ising type systems and Networks"
Research Experience :
Major Project : Early Career Research Award by DST-SERB (28 th December, 2016 - 27th December, 2019)
CSIR Senior Research Associate (5th January, 2015 - 10th March, 2015)
Young Scientist (DST funded SERB Fast Track Scheme) in Condensed Matter Physics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, (October, 2011 - October, 2014)
Research Associate in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (August, 2008 - August, 2011)
Visiting scientist in Centre for Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (CAMCS), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics from January, 2008 to August, 2008
Ph. D. from University of Calcutta (2008)
Other Activities :
Life Member of Indian Association of Physics Teachers
Examination Co-ordinator of NGPE 2019 and NGPE 2020.
Judge in District Level Science Exhibition (2017, 2018 and 2019).