YENEPOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NBA-Accredited : B.E (CSE & ME)
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgavi)

CET CODE : E165
COMED-K CODE : E-043

Department Details

ALL DEPARTMENT CATEGORY

Department Of Engineering Physics

Department Of Mathematics

Department Of Engineering Chemistry

Department Of English

Department Of Civil Engineering

Department Of Humanities and Social Science

Department Of Engineering Physics

The department of Engineering Physics forms the supporting department to various engineering disciplines. The staff members of the department are actively involved in many curricular, extracurricular activities of the college and also in research activities. The department is permitted to offer Ph.D/M.Sc (Engg.) by research programs from VTU, during the year 2012 - 2013. Currently, four research students are perusing Ph.D degree under VTU through Research Centre of Department of Physics.

Dr. Santhosha Acharya

Designation : Associate Professor and Head
Qualification : M.Sc., P.hD

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Miss Keerthana U

Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : M.Sc. Physics

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Miss Pooja

Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : M.Sc. Physics

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Chithra R

Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : M.Sc

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Vision

To build foundation for Academic Excellence by offering quality teaching, imparting practical skills and conducting research activities in Physics. Further, emphasizing the importance of Physics in inter-disciplinary engineering courses for sustainable and advanced technological development for the growth in scientific knowledge.

Mission

1. To achieve Academic Excellence in Engineering Physics, with dissemination of knowledge of the subject, conducting scientific research activities, imparting experimental skills and learning with innovative pedagogy
2. To impress upon the importance of knowledge of physics and its application in engineering with the intention of knowledge augmentation
3. To offer support to the engineering programs in interdisciplinary problem solving in the domain of Physics

RESEARCH GRANT

Ongoing Project

Project Title	Anti-Reflection coating material to enhance the efficiency of solar cell
Team ID	K-Tech NAIN/2022/Dakshina Kannada/003
Principal Investigator	Dr Santhosha Acharya/Ms Sangeetha Bhat
Amount	Rs. 2,25,000.00
Duration	1 year (On Going)

Project Title	Synthesis of Biocompatible Nano-particles andtheir Enhanced Biological Effects with and without Radiation - A Health Protective Measurement
Sponsored by	Vision Group on Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, India under Centres of Innovative Science & Engineering Education (CISEE) Scheme
Principal Investigator	Dr Santhosha Acharya, Associate Professor and Head
Amount	Rs. 30, 00,000.00
Duration	3 Years (On Going)

Completed Project

Project Title	Fabrication of Self Assembled Inorganic Nano Patterns for Superior Photovoltaic Device Application
Sponsored by	VTU, TEQIP under Competitive Research Grant, Belagavi,
Co -Investigator	Dr Santhosha Acharya, Associate Professor and Head
Duration	01 Year
Amount	Rs. 2, 00,000.00
Duration	01 Year

List of Research Paper Publication-SCOPUS/SCI Indexed and UGC Care Recognized Journals

Sl. No	Author Name	Paper Title	Name of the Journal/Conference /Event/Publisher Vol. No., Issue, pp	Year	DOI/ISSB/ISSN
1	N. B. Rithin Kumar, Santhosha Acharya A. Alhadhrami, B. M. Prasanna, S. C. Gurumurthy, Sangeetha Bhat	Role of TiO2/ZnO Nanofillers in Modifying the Properties PMMA Nanocomposites for Optical Device Applications	Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science 45, pages2169–2179 (2021)	2021	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40995-021-01183-4 ISSN:10286276
2	D. Haleshappa, A.Jayarama, Raghavendra Bairy, Santhosha Acharya, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil	Second and third order nonlinear optical studies of a novel thiophene substituted chalcone derivative	Physica B: Condensed Matter Volume 555, 15 February 2019, Pages 125-132	2019	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2018.11.046 ISSN:9214526
3	Haleshappa Davanagere A. Jayarama, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil Shivaraj R. Maidur Ching Kheng Quah Huey Chong Kwong	Structural and third order non-linear optical studies of a novel nitro-group substituted chalcone derivatives for nonlinear optical applications	Applied Physcs A Volume 125, Issue-5 Article no.:309	2019	doi.org/10.1007/s00339-019-2616-7
4	S. Satheeshchandra, D. Haleshappa, Sandhyashree Rohith, A.Jayarama, Nandakumar Shetty	Novel benzofuran based chalcone material for potential nonlinear optical application	Physica B: Condensed Matter Volume 560, 1 May 2019, Pages 191-196	2019	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2019.02.014

IMPORTANT EQUIPMENTS

Sl. No.	Name	Specifications
1	Tubular Furnace	Dia-50mm, Heating length-300 mm, Temperature -1200⁰C,
2	UV-Vis-spectrophotometer	For solid film and powder analysis, Wavelength range 180 nm to 3600 nm, high reflectance / transmittance / absorbance measurement option (2600i Shimadzu, Japan)
3	Bio safety cabin	Table size 180cm x 60cm x 60cm, Double chamber, Door vertical folding Type, with HEPA Filter, Temperature indicator, Fluorescent Lamp or UV Lamp,
4	Distil water plant	Vertical Model, Capacity 2.5 lt/hr output capacity, with automatic cut off unit
5	Micro centrifuge	Maxi speed-16000 rpm, Capacity-24x1.5/2.0 ml tube, Dimension-29x48x26 cm
6	Hot air oven	Capacity appro 225 litr, Temp range ambient + 50 C to 2000 C,
7	Magnetic stirrer	Max. Temp. 340^oC
8	Desiccator with vacuum pump	Pressure. 4 bar 220V/50Hz, Borosil
9	Auto clave chamber	Capacity -95 Liters, Internal size Dia. x Ht. 45 x 60 cm
10	pH Meter	Microprocessor based pH/mV-Redox-ORP/ Temp meter
11	Ultrasonic Sonicator bath	Volume up to 4 litre, temperature display, frequency up to 40 kHz
12	Precision Water Bath	Size, 350x300x175

List of Conference/Seminar/Workshops

Sl. No	Event Name	Date	Resource Parson	Organization
1	Basics and Importance of Quantum Computing	28/02/2023	Dr. Nilakanthan V K	Department of Post Graduate Studies in Physics, St Aloysius Collge(Autonomous) Mangaluru
2	“Importance of soft skills in personal and professional life with job opportunities in current market scenario”,	16^.09.2021	Ms. Shamila Hashim and Ms. Aliya Nazir,	Avodha e-learning platform, Kerala
3	Engineering and Beyond’ in association with Industry Institute Interaction Cell,	26.11. 2019	Mr. M Ashwin Kamath	Business Development Expert – Director, SAP (Newtown Square, USA)
4	Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on ‘Advances in Nano-Science and Nano-Technology’ Sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad	30.10.2017 to 31.10.2017	Dr. K.S. Narayan, Professor & Dean (R&D), Dr A Govindaraj Principal Research Scientist, Dr Ashok Rao Professor, Department of Physics, Dr. Sandhya Shenoy DST Inspire Faculty, Dr. Predeep P. Professor, Department of Physics, Dr. B. Ramachandra Bhat Professor, Department of Chemistry, Dr. S. M. Kulkarni Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,	JNCASR, Bengaluru IISc, Bengaluru MIT, Manipal. Srinivas University, Mangaluru National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala NITK, Surthkal NITK, Surthkal

Department organized Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on ‘Advances in Nano-Science and Nano-Technology’ on 30 th and 31 st of October, 2017. Workshop was fully sponsored (1.36 lakhs) by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, Indian National Science Academy, NewDelhi and The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad.

The workshop was inaugurated by convener of the workshop, Dr. K.S. Narayan, JNCASR, Bengaluru. Mr Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi, Honourable Chancellor, Yenepoya University, was the Chief Guest. Dr R.G. D’Souza, Principal, presided over the function. Dr Santhosha Acharya, Coordinator of the workshop, briefed about the workshop.