RAJSTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, KOTA

CENTRE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

In compliance with the declaration of Honble Chief Minister in his budget speech and
subsequently with reference to the office order no. RTU/F(2)/2012/1702-08 dt. 25-05-2012,
Center of Nanotechnology was established in RTU from session 2012-13.

The centre was started as an independent centre for the advancement of knowledge and to
contribute meaningfully through research and development in the area of Nanotechnology.
For this, the centre was initially to started Post Graduate Studies and Research in the area of
Nanotechnology.

Two M.Tech. Programmes, namely M.Tech. Nanotechnology (Structures) and M.Tech.
Nanotechnology (Electro Mechanical), were commenced in the centre from session 2012-13.
In the centre, presently 15 students of II semester and 10 students of IV semester are
studying in M.Tech. Nanotechnology (Electro Mechanical) programme.


Faculty Profile:

S.No. Name of faculty Designation Date of
Joining
Education
Qualification
Specialization
1 Mr Shobi Bagga Assistant
Professor
02-04-2013 M.S. Nanotechnology
2 Mrs Sanju Tanwar Assistant
Professor
17-04-2013 M.Tech Nanotechnology


Academic Interactions:

The students of the centre visited University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, for the laboratory
demonstration,withofDr.SanjeevMishrainDecember2012.
Dr. Anil Pathak & Mr. Shobi Bagga visited RRCAT (Raja Rammna Center for Advanced
Technology),IndoreforexploringthepossibilityofcollaborationinJune2013.
LaterinthemonthofAugust2013,secondsemesterstudentsofthecentrewenttotheRRCAT
where they visited various laboratories including Indus I & II, Laser process for nonmaterial
synthesisetc.withofMr.ShobiBaggaandMrs.SanjuTanwar.
Dr.S.KTripathifromJaypeeUniversity,Gunawasinvitedinthecentreforgivingguestlecturers
inSeptember2013.

Student Achievements:

For the completion of dissertation work in IV semester, the students have been selected in
following reputed institutions/ universities.
(1) NationalPhysicalLaboratory NewDelhi
(2) RajaRammanaCentreofTechnology Indore
(3) UniversityofDelhi Delhi
(4) CSIO Chandigarh
(5) Jaypeeuniversityofengineering&TechnologyGuna
(6) InstituteofPlasmaResearch,GandhinagarGujarat

MOUs of Departments:
An MOU was proposed between the University of Kota and the centre as various
nanomaterialsynthesisfacilitiesareavailableatUniversityofKotawhichcanbeusedbythe
centre.
DiscussionsaregoingonfordoingMOUbetweentheCEERIPilaniandthecentre.

Ph.D. Programme/Thrust area of Research

MEMSbasedGasSensorDesigning