Programmes

Course Name:	Applied Physics
Level:	UG
Year of Approval:	1946
Accreditation Status:	Yes
Doctoral Courses:
Professional Society Memberships :	Indian Aerosol Science & Technology Association (IASTA) Nuclear Track Society of India (NTSI)
Grants Fetched :	5.869 crores

Course Name:	Doctorate of Philosophy
Level:	Post PG
Year of Approval:	2011
Accreditation Status:	Affiliated to VTU (2011) and Mangalore University (2018)
Doctoral Courses:	1. Conducting polymer composites : Synthesis, characterization, applications 2. Aerosol science : Particle behavior in boundary layers 3. Surface radioactivity : Radon in water and soil 4. Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites : Nanomaterials, nanocomposites, energy devices 5. Liquid crystals and composite materials: Synthesis, characterization and applications 6. X-ray crystallography: Synthesis, characterization and applications of organic - inorganic materials
Professional Society Memberships :	Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Indian Aerosol Science & Technology Association (IASTA) Nuclear Track Society of India (NTSI) Physics Teachers Associate of India (PTA) Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Grants Fetched :	1 Dr. Murugendrappa M V "Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials Research" TEQIP 1.2.1 2014 5 Cr 2 Dr. Latha Kumari "Thermoelectric Skutterudite Nanomaterials for Green Energy Applications" VGST 30-05-2018 20.00 L 3 Dr. Latha Kumari "Polymer-Thermoelectric Nanocomposites for Green energy conversion" DST - SERB 20.02.17 25.25L 4 Dr. K.E. Ganesh "Correlating Unsupported radon activity in ground water with uranium content in surrounding rocks: A Case study at Bengaluru, Karnataka" BRNS 31.03.16 21.33L 5 Dr. T.S. Pranesha "Modelling Atmospheric Pollution and Networking (MAPAN) IITM, Pune" 30.08.13 20.32L 6 Dr. S O Manjunatha "Development of Tellurium-free, low-cost binary metal chalcogenides for thermoelectric applications" 31-10-2022 3.75 L 7 Dr. Latha Kumari DST FIST fund 30-10-2023 95.00 L
Departmental Achievements :	Total eight research scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degree in Physics under VTU till date. Currently, eighteen research scholars are pursuing their Ph.D. under VTU and Mangalore University.