Physics - Vivekanand Education Society's College of Arts, Science & Commerce

NEWS :

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT :
E-mail : ves_physics@rediffmail.com
Staff Profile:

Ms. Sulekha Gopinath (HOD) : M.Sc. Mumbai Uni., M.Phil Mumbai Uni.
Her area of interest includes tunnelling in electronic devices. She is also involved in remedial course.
Ms. R. Lathika Menon
(M.Sc. Kerala Univ., M.Phil Mumbai Uni.)
Her area of interest is atomic and Nuclear Physics and has worked on Schwinger's approach to Thomas Fermi Model. She has a special interest in students who find Physics difficult and is active in the remedial course. She is also interested in innovative experiments and demonstrations.
Ms. Hemlata Deshpande : M.Sc. Mangalore Uni.
Email : hemajaya123@yahoo.co.in
She is very much interested in Physics popularization and is involved in motivating activities of Physics association. Her area of interest is Astronomy and Cosmology. She is also interested in Electronic instrumentation.
Dr. Ms.Anita Kanwar : M.Sc.- Mumbai University, Ph.D.
Her area of interest includes Liquid crystals, Nano particles, Electronics and semiconductors. She has 7 publications to her credit in National & International journals
Mr. Atul Mody : M.Sc. IIT Mumbai, M.S. Northwestern University
Email : modyatul@yahoo.co.in
His area of interest is theoretical Physics, especially Astrophysics, General Relativity and Properties of materials. He is also interested in Computational Techniques applied to Physics problems. He has been actively involved in Talent Nurture Program in the college and Indian Physics Olympiad training program. Awarded UGC research grant for the project on "Computational study of material properties" for 2006-2007. Has designed & executed 'Supplementary Programme for Capacity Physics. Served on NCERT review and editing committee for revising class XI & XII Physics textbooks in the year 2006 - 07. Presently involved with NCERT in preparation for Book of Exemplary Problem in Physics
Ms. Deepa Venkitesh : M.Sc. Kerala Uni. (Presently on study leave)
Email : deepa_venkitesh@hotmail.com
Her area of interest includes fibre optics, photonics and presently she is working in the area of 'non-linear effects in fibre optics and fibre amplifier'. She has 4 publications to her credit in National and International journals. Awarded UGC research grant for project on "Computational Modelling of Erbium doped fiber lasers and its experimental verification" for 2006 -2007.

Salient Features :

Remedial Course for weak FYBSc students
Talent Nurture Programme for advanced learners : 5 students every year from every batch are selected for scholarship. … More can participate otherwise: Involves problem-solving sessions, special courses: lab and theory, computational techniques for Physics and research project. Some of our students groomed under this programme got admission to prestigious Research institutes of higher learning and also selected for integrated Ph.D. programme.
Refresher course for S.Y.B.Sc. students desirous of opting for Physics in T.Y.B.Sc.
Active PHYSICS ASSOCIATION (Prof. In charge: Mrs. Lathika Menon)
Activities include : guest lectures on special topics, exhibition, quiz, Presentation on special topics, scientific news - reading session, outing for Star Gazing with department owned telescope, Visit to near by research labs & Screening of Scientific Films for College teachers and students.
Alumni :
After passing out, many of our students join post-graduate program of university from where some of them have been selected in graduate school of TIFR, Graduate school of S.N. Nose Centre, Kolkatta and Integrated Ph.D. programme in IISC, BARC etc…. Our alumni also include people working in National Labs like BARC, software companies, academic institutions, industries and various other fields.