Physics
Particulars | After January 2017 |
Courses Offered |
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Ph. D. Research Guide |
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M.Sc. by Research Guide |
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Ph.D. students enrolled | 07 |
M.Sc. by Research students Enrolled | Nil |
Ph.D. Completed | 01 |
M.Sc. by Research Completed | Nil |
Research Papers | 5 |
Papers In National Conference Proceedings | 7 |
Indian Patent Applications | Nil |
Books authored by our faculty. | Nil |
Research Activities
Details of Research Students:
Sr No. | Name of the Students | Name of Research Guide | Date of Registration | Date of Completion |
1) | Vishakha Gajghate | Dr. Anita Kanwar | 03/11/ 2018 | 27/02/2024 |
2) | Shrikant Ghodke | Dr. Anita Kanwar | 14/10/2022 |
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3) | Sandesh Khandagale | Dr. Anita Kanwar | 01/08/2022 |
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4) | Naim Shaikh | Dr. Anita Kanwar | Jan 2025 |
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5) | Sangeeta Malkani | Dr. Anita Kanwar | Jan 2025 |
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6) | Madniayesha Menon | Dr. Anita Kanwar | Jan 2025 |
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7) | Arati Chavan | Dr. Sarla Rathi | 14/10/2022 |
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8) | Nazneen Husain Chougale | Dr. Sarla Rathi | Jan 2025 |
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Research Seminars and Conferences Organized
Sr. No. | Research Seminars and Conferences Organized | Date | Academic Year |
1 | Workshop on Current Trends in Nuclear Physics | January 2017 | 2016 – 2017 |
2 | Biophysics: Introduction and Opportunities | March 2018 | 2017 – 2018 |
3 | IARP Workshop | February 2019 | 2018 – 2019 |
4 | Astronomy and Astrophysics Workshop | December 2019 | 2019 – 2020 |
5 | Seminar on Nuclear Power | December 2023 | 2023 – 2024 |
6 | IPA CV Raman Lecture | March 2025 | 2024 – 2025 |
Student Research
- Vishakha Gajghate, Anita Kanwar, “Effect of Temperature and Concentration on the Physical Properties of Cholesteryl Pelargonate Near Transition Temperatures”, Journal of Scientific Research 13(2):483-493, DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v13i2.50151, May 2021
- Saikat Bhattacharjee, A. Mukherjee, Ashish Gupta, Rajkumar Santra, D. Chattopadhyay, N. Deshmukh, S.K. Pandit, K. Ramachandran, Sangeeta Dhuri, Shilpi Gupta, V.V. Parkar, K. Mahata, A. Shrivastava, Rebecca Pachuau, Rathi, “Incomplete fusion for 16O + 165Ho system”, 65th DAE BRNS Symposium on nuclear physics, 255-256
- Arati Chavan, S. Rathi, S.K. Pandit, V.V. Parkar, A. Shrivastava, K. Mahata, K. Ramachandran, Sangeeta Dhuri, Satbir Kaur, Prasanna M., Vineet Kumar, A. Kumar, P. Patale, “Elastic and inclusive alpha angular distribution for 6Li + 93Nb system around the Coulomb barrier”, DAE Symp.Nucl.Phys. 66 (2023), 387-388
- Chavan, S. Rathi, K. Mahata, S.K. Pandit, V.V. Parkar, A. Shrivastava, K. Ramachandran, Sangeeta Dhuri, Satbir Kaur, M. Prasanna, “Investigation of energy angle correlation in 6Li + 93Nb system around the Coulomb barrier”, DAE Symp.Nucl.Phys. 67 (2024), 383-384
- Khandagale S., Kanwar A., Gulwade D., Agrawal N. Optimized Synthesis and Analysis of Ag/CuO/ZnO Trimetallic Nanoparticles using a Modified Pechini Sol-gel Method. Nanochem Res, 2025; 10(1):88-96. DOI: 10.22036/ncr.2025.01.008. IF 2.271, SCOPUS
Minor Research Projects
No. | Name of the Professor | Title of the project | Name of the Funding Agency | Total Grant | Duration Year From To
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1. | Dr. Sarla Rathi | Fusion and break-up cross section measurement of weakly bound nuclei on medium mass targets near barrier, sub-barrier and deep sub-barrier region | UGC-DAE-CSR, KC Collaborative Research Schemes | Rs. 2,63,400 | Rs. 2,63,400 | 2019 – 2022 |
2. | Dr. Santosh Bhaskaran | Upgradation of Clinostat for Study of Altered Gravity Environments on the Alga Chlorella Vulgaris | Mumbai University | Rs. 60,000 | Rs. 60,000 | 2019 – 2022 |
Ph.D. Research Facility
There is separate well equipped research laboratory, which is recognized by University of Mumbai to carry out the research. This laboratory has following major setups
- Ovens
- Vacuum Pump
- Digital flame photometer
- Microprocessor based scanning type VIS spectrophotometer
- G C.with FID detector
- TLC chamber with high resolution camera
- Turbidity meter
- Rota evaporator with vertical condensor and oil sealed vaccum pump, chiller
- Double Beam UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (200nm-1000nm)
- pH/Conductivity/TDS Tester (Portable)
- SOXHLET Extractor (with heating mantle)
- pH meters (table model)
- Conductivity meters (table model)
- Potentiometers (table model)
- Clinostat and clinostat-centrifuge for micro-, hypo- and hypergravity studies on cells and plants
Research Papers Published from 2017 onwards:
- Anita Kanwar and Meghana Sanjeeva, “Student satisfaction survey: a key for quality improvement in the higher education institution”, Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022, 11: 27, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-022-00196-6, SCOPUS
- Anita Kanwar and Vishakha Gajghate, Journal of Optics, “Optical study of low birefringence liquid crystal solutions using a multi-wavelength hollow prism refractometer” ISSN: 0972-8821 SCOPUS
- Anita Kanwar, Shrikant Ghodke and Vishakha Gajghate, “Determination of refractive index and birefringence of nanoparticle doped liquid crystals” International Journal of Thermophysics, 2022, ISSN0195-928X (print); 1572-9567 (web).
- Devidas Gulwade, Lead-Free Ferroelectrics: Barium Titanate Based Ceramics: Past, Present, and Future (Chapter 13, Page 358-380) Advances in Nanostructured Materials, Editor Bibhu Prasad Swain, Department of Physics National Institute of Technology Manipur Imphal, India (book series title: Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials Series Editor Vijay Kumar Thakur, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing) Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK), 2022 Softcover ISBN 978-981-16-8393-0, eBook ISBN 978-981-16-8391-6, Series E-ISSN 2524-5392, Series ISSN 2524-5384 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8391-6, Pub. Springer, Singapore
- Prabhat Mishra, V.V. Parkar, S.K. Pandit, Satbir Kaur, Chavan, K. Mahata, A. Shrivastava, K. Ramachandran, Vineet Kumar, Sangeeta Dhuri, Prasanna M., S. Rathi, “Elastic scattering and α production with 10B projectile”, DAE Symp.Nucl.Phys. 67 (2024), 365-366
- Rathi, Arati Chavan, V.V. Parkar, K. Mahata, S.K. Pandit, K. Ramachandran, A. Shrivastava, M. Prasanna, Satbir Kaur, Sangeeta Dhuri, V. Kumar, A. Kumar, Tarunsagar Prajapati, Amitha Ganeshan, Prabhat Mishra, R. Tripathi, “Complete and incomplete fusion cross section measurement for the 99Be + 93Nb system”, DAE Symp.Nucl.Phys. 67 (2024) 523-524
- Vineet Kumar, K. Mahata, Sangeeta Dhuri, A. Shrivastava, K. Ramachandran, S.K. Pandit, V.V. Parkar, M. Prasanna, Arati Chavan, Rathi, A. Kumar, P.C. Rout, “Observation of asymmetric fission in 193Tl at intermediate excitation energies”, DAE Symp.Nucl.Phys. 68 (2025), 373-374
- Sangeeta Dhuri, K. Mahata, V.V. Parkar, S.K. Pandit, Vineet Kumar, K. Ramachandran, A. Shrivastava, Arati Chavan, Prabhat Mishra, Prasanna M., Satbir Kaur, L.S. Danu, Rathi, “The measurement of evaporation residue cross sections in 16O + 175Lu system”, DAE Symp.Nucl.Phys. 68 (2025), 505-506