DEPARTMENT PROFILE
Name of the Department: Physics
Dr. Sangeeta Sachdeva,
M.Sc. (Delhi), Ph.D. (IIT, Delhi) – Head
Dr. Sanjay Kumar,
M.Sc. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Purdue)
Dr. Abhinav Gupta,
M.Sc.(Delhi), Ph.D. (Delhi)
Dr. Geetanjali Sethi,
M.Sc. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Delhi)
Dr. Harish Kumar Yadav,
M.Sc. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Delhi)
Dr. Annu Malhotra,
M.Sc. (Delhi), Ph.D. (Delhi)
Dr. Chinkhanlun Guite,
M.Sc., Ph.D.(IISc., Bangalore)
Dr. Sanil Unnikrishnan,
M.Sc., Ph.D. (Delhi)
- Programmes (degrees) offered:
- UG (duration in semesters) 6 semesters
- PG (duration in semesters)
- Courses:
- UG
- BSc (Physics) Hons.
- BSc Programme
- PG
- Any special project(s)/facilities that the Department offers:
- The Department hosts the Following two Research centers
- Centre for Experimental Physics
- Centre for Theoretical Physics
5. Student profile: (at entry level and after they graduate):
Students enter the department fresh from school after completing class XII
6. Related Society/ies: (i) Physics Society
(a) Astronomy Club
(b) Feynman Club
(c) Problem Solving Club
(d) Science Library
(ii) Electronics Society
7. Awards/recognition received by the Department:
8. Industry partnerships: Nil
9. International partnerships:
10. Patents:
11. Conferences/seminars conducted:
12. Social outreach programmes that some of the faculty are involved in,
(i) Innovation Project/ Programmes conducted for social outreach
(i) Suggested Areas of improvement in the Shelters for the Homeless in Delhi.=
13. Outstanding alumni:
Alumni Involved in PHYSICS
- Prof. Venkatraman Balakrishnan
- Prof N. Panchapakesan, Retd. Prof of Physics and Astrophysics, Univ of Delhi
- Prof. Bala Sundaram, Department Chair, Univ of Massachusets at Boston.
- Prof. Diptiman Sen. IISC Bangalore;
Alumni Not Involved in Physics
- Shri Rajeev Nayan Choubey; Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Shri P. S. Raghavan, IFS; Former Secy, Adminstration. Ministry of External Affairs.
Indian Ambassador to Russia.
- Shri T. C. A Raghavan, Renown career Diplomat and Indian Ambassador to Russia.
- Shri Madhav Lal, Renown Administrator and Ex Secy. to Jammu and Kashmir.
Retired Secy, Ministry of Micro, Medium and small scale Enterprises. Recipient of Indira Gandhi Shield.
5. Shri Pradeep Yadav ;Johnston Chair and Professor of Finance at University of Oklahoma; Retd. IAS
- Shri Rakesh Jain, Indian Audit Service