Department of Physics has organized following International/National Conferences/Seminars/Symposia
200kV Ion Beam Facility
The department of Physics, Kurukshetra University has earned a rare distinction as it is the first University in India to house a unique National ‘Ion Beam Facility’. A research project “Ion Induced Growth and Engineering of Materials” worth Rupees 8.67 Crores was sanctioned by DST, New Delhi to set up state-of-the-art ‘Low Energy Ion Accelerator’ to facilitate R & D at Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
This National Facility at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra is the ‘First’ of its kind in any University in India. This Central facility is open to users to undertake a wide variety of research in various disciplines.
The other achievements of the Department are as under:
The Department had been granted Rs. 53 lacs by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi under its FIST Programme (2003- 2010) for up-gradation of Teaching and Research Labs during 10th plan. By now, research facilities to the tune of 47 lacs have been.
The Department has been granted Rs. 66 lacs by University Grants Commission, New Delhi under its SAP Programme (2009-2014) for up-gradation of Teaching and Research Labs during 11th plan.
Department has produced about 175Ph.Ds & 240 M.Phils. and about 30 scholars are registered for their Ph.D. degree. Currently, the faculty members are actively engaged in the following domains of research.
Experimental Physics:
Theoretical Physics
Several significant contributions in these fields have been made. So far about 600 research papers have been published by the faculty in the national and international journals of repute.
Faculty members are engaged in Research Collaborations both at National and International levels with the following Institutions:
• Rs. 8.67 crores from DST, New Delhi for research project on Ion Beam Facility (2010-2015).
• Rs. 66 lacs from UGC, New Delhi under its SAP Programme (2009-2013).
• Rs. 20 lacs from UGC, New Delhi under its BSR Scheme (2009-2011).
• Rs. 153 lacs from University/ State Govt. (2008-2011).
• Rs. 53 lacs from DST, New Delhi under its FIST Level - I Programme (2003-2008)
• Rs. 45 lacs from University (one time grant) (2005-2006)
• Rs. 16 lacs from UGC, New Delhi during 10th plan
International Awards/ Fellowships/ Academic Visits of the Faculty
Name of Awardee
Name of Award / Fellowship / Academic Visit
Year
Dr. R. K. Moudgil
Post Doctoral Fellowship by Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Italy at University of Trieste, Italy
October 2000 to October 2002
Dr. Sanjeev Aggarwal
Commonwealth Fellowship Award by Association of Commonwealth Universities & British Council, London, UK. at University of Liverpool, UK
October 2001 to September 2002
Dr. Rajesh Kharab
Nuclear Physics Summer School at University of Florida, Florida USA.
July 8-21, 2007
Dr. Annu Sharma
Awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowship as an Assistant Professor by Danish Natural Science Research Council, Govt. of Denmark at University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Euro-Indo Forum on Energy, Eicoon Workshop and Summer School, Helsinki, Finland
Career Development Workshop for Women in Physics, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (I.C.T.P.) Trieste, Italy
XVIIIth International Krutyn summer school on Frontiers in Nanoplasmonics, Krutyn, Poland
Nov. 2002 to Dec. 2004
June 13-17, 2011
September, 16- 19, 2013
September 27-October 3, 2015
Dr. Hardev Singh
Awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowship by DOE, USA at University of Rochester, USA.
April, 2009 – May, 2020