Semiconducting Oxide Materials, Nanostructures and Tailored Heterojunction (SOMNaTH) Lab
Somnath Chanda Roy
Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Madras
Contact Information
Office : Room # HSB 119B Lab: Room # HSB 102A, HSB 229
Department of Physics, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036
Phone : Office: 044-2257-4886, Lab: 044-2257-5890
Email: somnath@iitm.ac.in Gmail: drsomnath@gmail.com
Web: https://physics.iitm.ac.in/somnath
Academics
Born and Schooling : Jamshedpur
BSc (Physics Hons.) , BHU Varanasi 1997
MSc (Solid State Physics) , BHU Varanasi 1999
PhD (Physics) IIT Delhi 2005
Employment
Lecturer, Amity School of Engineering, Sector 125, NOIDA, NCR Delhi, 2005-2006
Post Doctoral Researcher , Materials Research Institute , Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2006 - 2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, IIT Madras, November 2010 - July 2015
Associate Professor, July 2015 - July 2021
Professor, July 2021 - Till Date
Courses taught at IIT Madras
PH 1010 General Physics and Mechanics
PH1020 Electromagnetics
PH 3120 Waves and Oscillations
PH 5160 Semiconductor Physics
PH 7320 Characterization of Materials
PH 5340 Dielectric, Optical and Magnetic Materials
PH 7890 Foundations of Experimental Physics
ID 7650 Introduction of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Laboratory Courses
PH1030 Physics Lab
PH5570 MTech Solid State Technology Lab
PH 5670 MSc Laboratory
Other Professional Roles
Chairman , Glass Blowing Section, IIT Madras 2021-
Warden, Ganga Hostel, IIT Madras, 2019-
Faculty Coordinator, Facilities and Requirement (F & R) Team , Saarang (IITM Student Festival) 2019 -
Member , Board of Academic Research (BAR) , IIT Madras 2014 -16
Member, Board of Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (ICSR) , 2016-17
Member, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), and Materials Research Society (MRS), USA
Awards and Recognition
Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) Fellowship 2015-16 (jointly by DST and IUSSTF)
Faculty Travel and Internationalization award grant 2016-17 by Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI)
Audio Interview – Physics World magazine (IOP) September 2018
https://physicsworld.com/a/energy-storage-technologies-vie-for-investment-in-at-aem-2018/
