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Personal
Information:
Date
of Birth: January 19, 1950
Place
of Birth: Bhawanigarh,
India
Marital
Status: Married (Usha), two grown up
children
Education:
Undergraduate:
M.Sc. and B.Sc. Hons. School Degrees from
Panjab University, 1966-1971,
Physics
Graduate
(Ph.D.): Panjab University, 1971-1977, PhD
(Physics), Thesis Title: "Electron Correlation and Anharmonic Effects in Solids”. Thesis
supervised by Prof. K.N. Pathak.
Professional
and Research Experience:
2010-till
date Emeritus
Scientist, CSIR
2007-2010 Coordinator Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Program
2005
and 2009 Alexander von Humboldt revisits at Universities of Wuerzburg, Bayreuth and TU,
Munich
1998-2010
Professor of Physics,
Panjab University Chandigarh
1995
Fulbright fellow at University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
1988-89
BMFT senior research position at University of Bayreuth,
Germany
1987-98
Associate Professor of Physics, Panjab
University Chandigarh
1986-87
Third World Academy (TWAS) grant at University of Florence,
Italy
1981-86
Assistant Professor of Physics, Panjab
University Chandigarh
1980-82
Alexander von Humboldt fellow and BMFT post doc at University of
Bayreuth, Germany
1972-80
Teaching assistant, Department of Physics, Panjab University,
Professional
Societies:
1.
European Colloid and Interface Society
(ECIS)
2.
Indian Neutron Scattering Society (INSS, Executive
Member)
3.
Indian Physics Association (Life member)
4.
Indian Association of Physics Teachers
National
Bodies:
1.
Member Governing Council, National Nanotechnology Centers at
Universities of Mumbai, Kolkata and Madras
2.
Member ARMREB Research Board of DRDO
3.
Member UGC Project Evaluation Committee
4.
Member UGC Monitoring Committee for
Nanotechnology
5.
Member CAS and SAP Committees
Awards:
Alexander
von Humboldt Fellow (Germany) 1980
German
Ministry of Science & Technology (BMFT) research position
1980-82
Third
World Academy of Science grant from Italy,
1987-88
German
Ministry of Science & Technology (BMFT) professor research
position 1988-89
Jawahar
Lal Nehru Centre, IISc, Bangalore as a Visiting Fellow
1993
National Speaker under Theoretical Physics Seminar Circuit (TPSC)
1993
Deuscher
Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) senior scientist
1995
Fulbright
Award for visit to
University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign 1996
Alexander
von Humboldt Follow Up Program for Wuerzburg, Germany
2005
Alexander
von Humboldt Alumni revisit for Bayreuth and Munich
2009
Research
interests:
Physics
and Chemistry of materials in bulk and nanoscales, chemical physics, nanoscience and nanotechnology. High
pressure and high temperature effects on structural, electronic and
lattice dynamical properties, production and characterization of
nanosized materials, especially carbon
nanotubes and fullerenes, ion- irradiation
using heavy and swift ions on thin film samples of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes, strength and toughness
study of carbon nanotube embedded in glass
and polymer composites, shock impact study. Energetic materials and
nanoenergetic materials, green polynitrogen based high energy nanoscale materials. Hetero fullerenes, graphene and newer materials of carbon, boron
and nitrogen and their mixtures.
Teaching
Experience: Taught at Physics
Department since past nearly 3 and half decades. Taught several
courses to undergraduate and post graduate students. The courses
taught more frequently involve Solid State Physics and Mathematical
Physics in addition to elementary courses involving modern physics,
heat and thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. Introduced
several new experiments in postgraduate lab and nanotechnology lab.
Guided new and innovative projects leading useful experiments for
students of
M.Sc. , M.Phil and M.Tech degrees.
Publications: List
of significant contributions
Publications: List
chronologically ordered
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