I.I.T.

KANPUR
DEPARTMENT
OF PHYSICS
Department founded in 1960
when Institute started
 Present Strength
Faculty 34 (38) + 4 +
: 2
Research Staff
2 ( 2)
:
Non-teaching Staff
36 (36)
:
Postdocs
3 ( 3)
:
Graduate Students : 44 (65)
M.Sc. (Integrated) : 68 (95)
 6-year Performance
Projects (in Rs. Lakhs approx)
Including those running currently
322

Publications in Journals
Web of Science data only
314

Books authored
including Hindi & English textbooks (MHRD)
5

Ph.D. Degrees (’99-’04) 25

M.Sc. Degrees (’99-’04) 127

 Research Areas
CME Condensed Matter Experiment
10

CMT Condensed Matter Theory

10
HEP High Energy Physics Theory
8
LP Lasers & Quantum Optics
4
NPE Nuclear Physics Experiment
2
 Teaching
Programmes
Integrated M.Sc. (5 year)
M.Sc. (2 year)
M.Sc.-Ph.D. (Dual Degree)
Graduate (Ph.D.)
Core Teaching (M.Sc.,B.Tech.)

Interdisciplinary programmes
 Strengths
&
Unique Features
• Wide range of International Collaborations
& Recognition

Humboldt Foundation NSF, USA

DFG CERN, Geneva
Fermilab, Chicago KEK, Japan
MPI, Dresden Brookhaven Natl.
Lab
Argonne National Laboratory AS-ICTP, Trieste
University of Cologne University of Florida
University of Kansas Texas A & M
University

Indo-German exchange programme (DAAD)

 Publications by
Impact Impact
Impact
2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 TOTAL Avg/person
Category Factor

A: High > 4.0 2 5 2 7 3 4 23 1.0

B: Fairly
3.0 – 4.0 3 11 8 6 3 11 42 1.7
high

C: Middle 2.0 – 3.0 9 10 8 5 7 14 53 2.1

D: Less 1.0 – 2.0 12 17 16 22 24 23 114 4.6

E: Low < 1.0 9 22 13 7 10 5 66 2.6

 
TOTAL 35 55 47 48 47 78 310 12.4

 
Yearwise Avg/person 1.4 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.1 2.3

Data taken from Web of Science up to August 2003

• Substantial Participation in
Interdisciplinary programmes within
IIT, Kanpur
 Laser Technology Programme

 Materials Science Programme

 Nuclear Engineering & Technology

 Bioscience and Bio-engineering

Department
•M.Sc.Teaching of exceptional quality
– now a brand
Brilliant & Successful Alumni: e.g.

in
MIT, Harvard, Caltech, Princeton,
Chicago, UIUC, etc abroad

in
TIFR, BARC, IISc, IMSc, IOPB, HRI,
CAT, IITs, IUCs etc. in India
 Graduating
25
Students
20

15 M.Sc.(5)
M.Sc.(2)
10 Ph.D.
5

0
 Some well-known
Alumni
Behera, S.N; Choudhury,
Debajyoti; Choudhury, Debashish;
Dhar, Deepak; Gopakumar,
Rajesh; Gupta, Anjan K.; Kar,
Sayan; Kumar, Alok; Jain,
Jainendra; Maharana, Jnan;
Madhukar, A.; Minawalla. Shiraz;
Narain, K.S.; Narayan, Onuttam;
Nigam, R.S.; Pathak, K.N.;
Raychaudhury, Arup K.; Sen,
Ashoke; Senthil, T.;
Sharatchandra, H.S.; Sharma, D.D.;
 Research in Condensed Matter Physics
• Physics of Conducting materials

• Superionic Conductors

• Disordered Transition Metal Alloys

• Physics of photonic and electronic materials
• Novel Materials from Inorganic Semiconductors
• New Focus on Organic Semiconductors & Photonics
• Molecular Electronics
• Semiconductor defects
• Amorphous Semiconductors
 Research in Condensed Matter Physics (contd.)
• Physics at Low Temperatures:
• Disordered metallic systems
• Superconductors
•Complex systems:
• Statistical physics
• Nonlinear dynamics
• Atmospheric Physics
• Soft matter and biological physics
 Research in High Energy Physics
• Quantum Field Theory

• Non-covariant gauges
• Nonlocal theories
• Renormalization Theory
• Gravitation, Strings & Cosmology
• Gödel Universe
• Black holes
• String theory
 Research in High Energy Physics (contd)
• Particle Phenomenology

• Electromagnetic Form Factors of proton

• Collider physics
• Indirect searches for new physics
• Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays
• Astrophysics
• Polarized Radiation from Distant AGNs
 Research in Nuclear Physics
• Positron annihilation

• Mössbauer spectroscopy
Research in Laser Physics
• Non-linear Optics

• Laser Raman Spectroscopy

• Laser Plasma Applications
• Medical Physics
 Special
Thrust Areas
• Develop New Research Areas
–Nonlinear dynamics & complex
systems
–Soft matter, biophysics
–Nanoscience & nanotechnology
– Spintronics
–Electronic & photonic materials
–Strings, collider physics, QGP

• Faculty recruitment
• Strengthen PG Program: all areas
– Vigorous recruitment drive
– Ensure timely completion
& placement

• M.Sc.-Ph.D Dual Degree

Programme
• Development of Research Labs

–Experiments at liquid helium

temperatures
–SQUID and High Magnetic Field Labs
–Pulsed laser deposition
–Glancing-angle X-ray diffractometry
–Ellipsometry
–Positron annihilation
–Picosecond plasma spectroscopy
• Community Service

–Design of School-level experiments

–Training for Physics Olympiad

• Distance Education Program