Educational background
- M.Sc. (Hons. School) Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1986)
- Ph.D. (Science), Panjab University, Chandigarh (1992)
Professional background
- Postdoctoral Fellow, TIFR, Mumbai (1992–93)
- Research Associate, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1993–94)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New South Wales (1994–95)
- Lecturer, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1995–2004)
- Reader, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2004–2007)
- Associate Professor, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2007–2010)
- Professor, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2010 onwards)
Main area of work
- Experimental solid-state physics: Dielectric properties of chalcogenide glasses, device applications of high Tc superconductors, magnetic properties of layered superconductors
- Power electronics
Significant recent publications
- Temperature dependence of energy gap, refractive index and optical oscillator parameters of amorphous GaxSe1-x (x = 0.4, 0.5, 0.6) thin films
Falah I Moustafa, Shikha Gupta, N. Goyal and S.K. Tripathi
Physica Stat Sol: C (2009) - Laser induced changes on a-Ga50Se50 thin films
S.K. Tripathi, Shikha Gupta, Falah I. Mustafa, N. Goyal and G.S.S. Saini
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 42 (2009) 18 - Effect of silver dissolution on electrical properties of As2S3
N. Goyal, A, Zolanvari and S.K. Tripathi
Journal of Material Sc. 12 (2001) 523 - Effect of light intensity and temperature on the recombination mechanism in a-(Ge20Se80)99.5Cu0.5 thin film
A. Thakur, V. Sharma, G.S.S Saini, N. Goyal and S.K. Tripathi
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 38 (2005) 1959