Satya Prakash
Emeritus Fellow
Department of Physics
Panjab University
Chandigarh 160014
India

Email: profsprakash@hotmail.com
Phone: +91 172 2534450

Personal Homepage Dept. of Physics

Educational background

• D.Phil., Allahabad University (1970)
• M.Sc., Allahabad University (1964)

Professional background

• Vice-Chancellor, Jiwaji University, Gwalior (2002–2005)
• UGC Emeritus Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2009–2011)
• Dean, Faculty of Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1999–2001)
• Chairman, Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2001–2002)
• Professor of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1987–2003)
• Visiting Professor, University of Duisburg, Germany (1999, 2007)
• Visiting Professor/Visiting Scientist, ESPCI and Université Paris VI (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996)
• Research Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra (1984–86)
• Reader, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1979–87)
• Chercheur Associe, CNRS, France (1976–78)
• Lecturer in Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1972–79)

Important academic awards

• Awarded Burse Joliot Curie, Orsay (France) (1975)
• Higher Education and Development Award by HEADS, New Delhi (2004)
• Lifetime Achievement Award by ITDC, New Delhi (2004)
• Member, Kendriya Hindi Samiti, Rajbhasha Vibhag, Govt. of India
• Member, National Academy of Sciences, India

Main area of work

Theoretical condensed-matter physics: Phonons in simple, d-and f-band metals, Magnetic excitations in metals, Electronic properties of metallic solid solutions, Hydrogen diffusion in metals, Cuprate superconductors, Nanophase and Semiconducting materials, Physics education.

Significant recent publications

1. The electronic and magnetic properties of V doped ZnSe at substitutional/interstitial sites,
   Swati Khatta, S.K.Tripathi and Satya Prakash
   J. Mag.Mag. Mater. 460,354-360 (2018)
2. Electronic and magnetic properties of Zn(1-x)Fe(x)Se alloys
   Swati Khatta, S.K.Tripathi and Satya Prakash
   J. Solid State Chem. 256,116-123(2017)
3. First principles study of half metallic ferromagnetism of Zn(1-x)V(x)Se ternary alloys
   Swati Khatta, S.K. Tripathi and Satya Prakash
   Appl. Phys. A 123:582-11(2017)
4. Random Free energy barrier hopping model for ac conduction in doped chalcogenide glasses
   Ram Murti, N.Goyal, S.K.Tripathi and Satya Prakash
   AIP Advances 5010 (2016)
5. Vibrational density of states of TiO 2 nanoparticles
   Kilbir Kaur Ghuman, Navdeep Goyal and Satya Prakash
   J. Non-Crystalline Solids: 373-374, 28-33(2013)
6. Structure factor of amorphous TiO2 nanoparticle: Molecular Dynamics Study
   Kilbir Kaur, Satya Prakash, Navdeep Goyal, Ranber Singh and P.Entel
   J. Non Crystalline Solids , 357,3399-3404(2011)
7. First principle investigations into structural and magnetic properties of binary graphite 3d-transition metal intercalated compounds (XC₆ , X=Cr, Mn, Fe)
   Ranber Singh and S. Prakash
   Carbon 48 (2010) 1341
8. Spin polarized density functional study on hetrofullerene and metallofullerene clusters
   Ranber Singh and S. Prakash
   Int. J. Mod. Phys. B 23 (2009) 5119
9. Sample dependence of structural, vibrational and electronic properties of -Si:H: A density functional based tight binding study
   R. Singh, S. Prakash, N.N. Shukla and R. Prasad
   Phys. Rev. B 70 (2004) 115213
10. Vibrational properties of nanoscale materials: From nanoparticles to nanocrystalline materials
    R. Meyer, L.J. Lewis, S. Prakash and P. Entel
    Phys. Rev. B 68 (2003) 104303