Faculty of School of Physics

Professors:

Prof. Bindu A Bambah, Ph.D. (Chicago), - Particle Physics, Non Linear Dynamics (T)

Prof. V. Seshu Bai, Ph.D. (I.I.T.Madras), Dean, School of Physics & Coordinator, UGC-NRC, School of Physics - Condensed Matter Physics, Superconductivity & Composites by RPT and Gel casting (E)

Prof. Ashok Chatterjee, Ph.D. (Jadavpur) - Condensed Matter Physics (T)

Prof. M. Siva Kumar, Ph.D. (Madras) ‑ Quantum Field Theory (T), Physics Education

Prof. G. Rajaram, Ph.D. (TIFR, Bombay) ‑ Con­densed Matter Physics, Magnetism and Superconductivity, Device Fabrication

Prof. P.K. Suresh, Ph.D. (Cochin) - Cosmology (T)

Prof. K.C. James Raju, Ph.D. (IIT, Madras) - Microwave Electronics, Ferroelectric thin films, RF MEMS, Microwave materials and characterization techniques (E)

Prof. M. Ghanashyam Krishna, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) – Nanostructured Materials, Thin Films and Sensors (E)

Prof. P. Ananta Lakshmi, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) ‑ Quantum Optics (T)

Prof. Suneel Singh, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) ‑ Quantum Optics (T)

Prof. Nirmal K Viswanathan, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Photonics Devices – Fiber optic devices, Polymer optic devices – Optical interferometry (E)

Prof. Rukmani Mohanta, Ph.D. (Utkal) – High Energy Physics (T)

Prof. E. Harikumar, Ph.D (Hyderabad) – Quantum field theory and gravity (T)

Prof. Surajit Dhara, Ph.D (RRI Bangalore) – Soft Condensed Matter Physics (E and T)

Prof. Samrat L. Sabat, Ph.D. (Berhampur) – Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing.

Prof. S. Srinath, Ph.D (Hyderabad) – Condensed matter physics, Magnetic nano structures, Multilayers/thin films, Magnetic oxides, Multiferroics (E)

Prof. S.V.S. Nageswara Rao, Ph.D (Hyderabad) - Condensed Matter Physics (E), Ion-solid interactions and ion-beam based materials science, Semiconductor multi-layers, Porous and nano-crystalline silicon, Hydrogen in silicon and Alternate High-K dielectric materials

Prof. Butchi Venkata Rao Tata, Ph.D. (Madras) – Soft condensed matter (E & T) Computer simulations, Optics & Photonics. He is working on experiments in the areas of phase transitions in nanoparticle dispersions and stimuli-responsive nanogels, bio-colloids, Photonic Crystals and Computer simulations

Prof. Sarath Ananthamurthy, Ph.D. in Atomic and Molecular Physics (Laser Spectroscopy), The University of Iowa, U.S.A.

Prof. V. Subrahmanyam Ph.D. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Information & Computation

Associate Professors

Dr. Ashok Vudayagiri, Ph.D (Hyderabad) – Quantum Optics, Laser Cooling, Quantum Information (E)

Dr.G.S. Vaitheeswaran, Ph.D, (Anna University) - Solid state theory, Material science, Magnetism, Superconductivity, High Pressure Studies, elastic and mechanical properties investigated using first principles density functional calculations (DFT). (Theory)

Dr. P Manimaran, Ph.D (University of Hyderabad) – Computational Physics, Complex Systems, Network Science

Dr. P. Prem Kiran Ph.D (Hyderabad) – Laser induced plasmas and shock waves, Femtosecond Filamentation, Ultra-fast non-linear Optics (T & E)

Assistant Professors

Dr. Soma Sanyal, Ph.D. (IOP, Bhubaneswar) – High Energy Physics (T)

Dr. A. Rajani Kanth, Ph.D. (NIMS, Japan) - Condensed Matter Physics (E)

Dr. Venkataiah Gorige, Ph.D. - (Osmania) – Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic Materials & Multiferroics, Electric field control of Magnetism (E)

Dr. Shyamal Biswas, Ph.D. (IACS, Kolkata) - Statistical and Condensed Matter Physics (T)

Dr. Barilang Mawlong, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - High Energy Physics (T)

Dr. Naraharisetty Sri Ram Gopal, Ph.D. (Tulane Univ.) - Laser Physics (E)

Dr. Jayeeta Lahiri, Ph.D. (South Florida, USA) - Condensed Matter Physics (E)

Dr. Vijaya Sankara Rao Pasupureddi Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur) - Analog, RF and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits, and Systems (E)

Dr. Pratap Kollu Ph.D. (Chungnam National University, South Korea) – Magnetic Sensors and Materials, Lab-on-Chip Biosensors, Multiferroics and Battery materials

Dr. Naslim Neelamkodan, Ph.D. (Armagh Observatory, Queens’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom – Chemical composition in stars, Interstellar medium, Star formation multi-wavelength observations in Radio, Infrared and Optical

Dr.Bhawna Gomber Ph.D (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata) – Experimental High Energy Physics, CMS experiment at Large Hadron Collider

Dr. Abhiram Soori , Ph.D (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India) - Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

Dr. Yalla Ramachandra Rao Ph.D (The_University_of_Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan) - Quantum Optics

Emeritus Faculty

Prof. A.K. Bhatnagar, Ph.D. (Maryland), NASI, Emeritus Scientist – Materials Science (E)

Prof. A. P. Pathak, Ph.D. (I.I.T.Kanpur), F.N.A.Sc., F.Inst.P. (London), C. Physics, CSIR Emeritus Professor ‑ Atomic Collisions in Solids, Radiation Damage, Surface Physics, Super lattices & Heterostructures (T/E)

Prof.C. Bansal, Ph.D. (TIFR, Bombay), UGC Emeritus Professor ‑ Condensed Matter Physics, Phase Transformations, Mossbauer Spectroscopy, Nano materials (E)

Honorary Faculty

Prof. D.Narayan Rao, Ph.D. (I.I.T.Kanpur), UGC BSR Faculty Fellow ‑ Non-linear Laser Spectros­copy (E)

Prof. S.N. Kaul, D.I.I.T., Ph.D. (I.I.T.Kharagpur), F.N.A., F.A.Sc., C.Phys., F.Inst. P (London), INSA Senior Scientist ‑ Condensed Matter Physics, Phase Transitions, Magnetism, Critical and Re‑entrant Phenomena (E)

Prof Vipin Srivastava, Ph.D. (Roorkee) - Condensed Matter Physics, Neural Networks, Brain Function Modeling (T)

Prof. S. Dutta Gupta, Ph.D. (Moscow), Professor in CASEST ‑ Nonlinear Optics (T)

Prof. Rajender Singh, Ph.D. (Delhi), Honorary Professor ‑ Low temperature Physics, Cryogenics, Superconductivity, Manganites, ferrites, ferrofluids, magnetic thin films, multilayers (E).