Department of Physics - Research Activity
Major Research Area
For the first year undergraduate students the following basic experiments are conducted based on the curriculum
Spectrometer
Air wedge
Young’s modulus
LASER diffraction
Ammeter-voltmeter calibration
Carey Fosters bridge
Transistor Characteristics
Torsional pendulum
The department of Physics has purchased major research equipments during the period of 2008- 2015.
| S.No | Name of the Equipment |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spin Coating Unit |
| 2 | Ultrasonic Cleaner |
| 3 | Impedance Measurement Meter with Sample Holder and Furnace |
| 4 | Muffle Furnace |
| 5 | Mechanical Pellatizer |
| 6 | Hot Air Oven |
| 7 | Photochemical Reactor - Large Quartz Tube |
| Name of the Staff | No. of PhDs produced | No. of Publications |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. N. Suriyanarayanan | 10 | 88 |
| Mrs. G. Ravindra Devi Revathy | - | 2 |
| Dr. S. Anbuchudarazhagan | 1 (under the guidance) | 10 |
| Dr. S. Ayyappan | 4 (under the guidance) | 10 |
| Dr. A. Vanitha | 1 (under the guidance) | 5 |
| Mrs. M. Rajeswari | - | 4 |
At present in Physics department there are 6 fulltime research scholars and 2 faculty members pursuing research leading to PhD degree.