The Department of Physics was established in 1995. The department offers Undergraduate (from 1995), Masters (from 2003) and Doctoral programs (from 2005). Since 2008, the department has emerged as full-fledged University department of PRIST Deemed to be University.  The department has a dedicated team of staff members and distinguished faculty, trained at renowned Institutes from India and abroad. Faculty members devote equal importance to research along with teaching. They attract financial support for their research activities from both government and non-government bodies.

Faculty, assisted by student-teams conduct regular seminars, conferences, workshops providing avenues for knowledge sharing and scientific inquiry.

 

Vision:

  • To provide superior quality education to the students
  • To enhance the creativity and innovating capability of the students in the areas of pure and applied physics

 

Mission:

  • To serve the society by advancing knowledge in Physics
  • To incubate the spirit of entrepreneurship
  • To support research in a multi-disciplinary setting
  • To turn out graduates with innovative thinking
  • To promote research by collaborating with industry
  • To increase the research infrastructure through sponsorship from funding agencies

To organize outreach programs for underprivileged students for knowledge enhancement

B.Sc.,  Physics (3 years Programme)

Programme Outcomes – POs

PO1
To enhance the student’s academic abilities, personal qualities and transferable skills this will give them an opportunity to develop as responsible citizens.
PO2
Develop interpersonal and communication skills including communicating in small groups, writing, working effectively with peers
PO3
Express their knowledge and ideas through oral and written language.
PO4
To define the basic laws involved in Physics
PO5
To understand the concepts and significance of the various physical phenomena.
PO6
To carry out experiments to understand the laws and concepts of Physics.
PO7
To apply the theories learnt and the skills acquired to solve real time problems.
PO8
To acquire a wide range of problem solving skills, both analytical and computational and to apply them.

M.Sc.,  Physics (2 years Programme)

Programme Outcomes – POs

PO1
Explain the behavior of physical systems under various environmental and physical conditions
PO2
Interpret Laws of Physics and develop mathematical models of systems to predict behavior and estimate performance
PO3
Use modern tools and techniques for the solution of mathematical models and prediction of behavior of physical systems
PO4
Instrument and perform physical experiments for testing and evaluation of systems
PO5
Operate and monitor performance of machines and systems
PO6
Conduct Research under Supervision
PO7
Choose appropriate Online programmes for further Learning, participate in Seminars and Conferences
PO8
Lead a team to successfully complete a project and communicate across teams

Ph. D. Programme

The Ph. D. programme includes an integrated sequence of course work and research in various branches of Physics. The scholars are considered on clearing the entrance examination conducted by PRIST.

Add-on, Certificate and Diploma courses

Add-on level – Molecular physics

Certificate level – Nanophysics; Molecular physics

Diploma level – Medical physics; Spectroscopy techniques

More information on the above programmes may be had at www.prist.ac.in

Thrust Area of Research

  • Materials Science
  • Nanomaterial
  • Condensed matter Physics
  • Soft condensed matters
  • Energy Storage Materials
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Low Dimensional Nanostructures
  • Molecular and Vibrational Spectroscopy
  • Thin Films
  • Solar Cells

PUBLICATIONS

List of Key-publications (2025-2018)

2025

  • Subashchandrabose, S. Gomathi, J.S. Nirmal Ram, Pier Luigi Silvestrelli, P. Muthiah, Supramolecular Interactions, Electronic properties and Docking studies of Bis(2-Amino-4,6-Dimethylaminopyrimidin-1-ium Gallate) Trihydrate: implications for Cancer Cell Interactions, Results in Chemistry, Article in Press

2024

  • S Sathiyamoorthi, Meganathan Chandrasekaran, K Thiruppathi, P Padmanathan, S Subashchandrabose, S Gomathi, Synthesis, characterization, quantum chemical calculations and biomedical docking studies on curcumin analogs:2, 6-(Difurfuraylidene) ccylohexanone and 2, 6 –Dicholoro Benzylidene) cyclohexanone, Heliyon, 10 (2024) e38300.
  • K Olikkavi, L Vennila, S Subashchandrabose, P Sutharsan, G Sindhu, A Dhandapani , Synthesis and characterization of poly indole-iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Inorganic Chemistry Communications 161 (2024) 112121.
  • Sivanantham M. Murugan, G. Dineshkumar, Anjaneyulu Dirisala, P. Jegadeesan, M. Ganesan, S. Amirthapandian,, Nanoarchitectonics of mesoporous carbon spheres by tuning the weight ratio of PEG-PCL block copolymer as template and phenol as carbon source towards supercapacitor applications, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2024) 35:206.
  • Sivanantham, Chetna Tewari, Anjaneyulu Dirisala, Ramsankar Senthamaraikannan, Young Nam Kim, Diksha Bhatt, Ramesh Padamati, Nanda Gopal Sahoo  and Yong Chae Jung, Amino acid-based block copolymer templates dependent particle size of mesoporous carbons and their applications as supercapacitors, Energy Storage, (Accepted) 2024.
  • Nanda Gopal Sahoo and M. Sivanantham M. Murugan, G. Dineshkumar, M. Ganesan, Influence of phosphoric acid activation on physiochemical characteristics of activated carbons and their performance as symmetric supercapacitor, Energy Storage, (Accepted) 2024.

2023

  • M Murugan, G Dineshkumar, K Chaitanya Kumar, Chetna Tewari, M Ganesan, Nanda Gopal Sahoo, M Sivanantham , Development of Mesoporous Carbon Composites with Waste Plastics Derived Graphene and MnO for Supercapacitor Applications, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2023 170 040518.
  • Sivanantham, Ramsankar Senthamaraikannan, Anjaneyulu Dirisala, Chanchal Ghosh, Debes Ray, Chetna Tewari, Ramesh Babu Padamati, Soumyadip Choudhury, Yong Chae Jung , Multiple Carbon Morphologies Derived from Polyion Complex- Based Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymers as template and Phenol as a carbon precursor, Langumir, 2023, 39, 10756-10768.
  • Parametric Optimization and performance assessment of polyaniline graphene-impregnated electrode-based low-cost Microbial Fuel Cell using mixed culture obtained from Canteen wastewater, Res. J. Chem. Environ-(2023) 27 (6).
  • Soumyadip Choudhury P. Ponmani, Jitendra Bahadur, Chetna Tewari, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Uddhab Kalita, P. Jegadeesan, T. R. Ravindran, Aby Alex, Ashutosh Das, Nandagopal Sahoo, M. Sivanantham, Polyaniline modified waste-derived graphene/sulfur nanocomposite cathode for lithium–sulfur batteries, J Polym Sci. 2023;1–14.
  • Pier Luigi Silvestrelli, S Subashchandrabose, Abdolvahab Seif, Alberto Ambrosetti , Screening and antiscreening in fullerene-like cages: dipole-field amplification with ionic nanocages, Carbon Trends 10, 100242
  • Senthilkumar, V. Saravanakannan, M. MariaSylvester, K. Vinoth, Avadhut Ramrao Deshmukh, T. Ganesh, A.C. Kumbharkhane, Investigation on interaction of quinoline with primary alcohols: An understanding on dielectric dispersion and relaxation dynamics over a wide frequency regime, Journal of Molecular Liquids 372 (2023) 121129

2022

  • A Dhandapani, S Veeramanikandan, Raju Suresh Kumar, Abdulrahman I Almansour, Natarajan Arumugam, S Subashchandrabose, J Suresh, R Arulraj, D Gajalakshmi, Synthesis, in vitro and in silico antitumor evaluation of 3-(2, 6-dichlorophenyl)-1, 5-diphenylpentane-1, 5‑dione: Structure, spectroscopic, RDG, Hirshfeld and DFT based analyses, Journal of Molecular Structure 1251, 132002.
  • Vinot, B. Jayasutha, M. John Abel and K. Vinoth , In+3-doped CuS thin films: physicochemical characteristics and photocatalytic property. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09056-1

2021

  • Pier Luigi Silvestrelli, S Subashchandrabose, Abdolvahab Seif, Alberto Ambrosetti ,Tunable van der Waals interactions in low-dimensional nanostructures, The Journal of Chemical Physics 154, 224105
  • P Dineshkumar, J. , Subashchandrabose, S. , Niaz, S. , Parthiban, Electronic transitions, inter- And intra-bond interactions of an azabicycle single crystal using DFT Asian Journal of Chemistry 33 (10), 2365–2372

2020

  • K Sathiyamurthy, C Rajeevgandhi, S Bharanidharan, P Sugumar, Electrochemical and magnetic properties of zinc ferrite nanoparticles through chemical co-precipitation method, Chemical Data Collections 28, 100477.
  • M Akram, S Niaz, M Adeel, MN Tahir, I Ullah, MA Ullah, Spectroscopic, structural, electronic and bioactive characteristics of 3, 5-bis (2, 5-dimethylphenyl) pyridine (1): An experimental and theoretical investigations, Journal of Molecular Structure 1203, 127448
  • Akhil R Krishnan, H Saleem, K Jayakumar, D Nandhini, S Subashchandrabose, Spectroscopic and Computational Analysis of 4-Methoxythioanisole, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) 9 (02)

2019

  • Subaschandrabose M.Manvizhi, S.Murugan, P.Sutharsan, J.S.Nirmalram, Single crystal, spectral and electronic transition studies on (E)-N-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-nitrobenzohydrazide monohydrate, Journal of Molecular structure 1183, 2019, 390-397
  • Aarthy, S. Subashchandrabose*, N. Anandhan, J.S. Nirmal Ram, D. Nandhini, Synthesis, characterization and electrical conductivity of Fe3O4 nanoparticles, , Indian Journal of Applied Research, 2019/9
  • S Veeramanikandan, HB Sherine, A Dhandapani, S Subashchandrabose, Synthesis, solid state structure, Hirshfeld surface, nonlinear optics and DFT studies on novel bischalcone derivative, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1180, 798-811.

2018

  • C Adaikalaraj, S Manivarman, S Subashchandrabose, A Dhandapani, Synthesis, rotational, vibrational and transitional spectra investigation on novel ethyl-4-(3-(benzo [d] 1, 3di-oxole-5-carboxamido) phenyl)-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydro-6-methyl-2, Journal of Molecular Structure 1165, 132-141
  • MC Kamaraj, SM Raj, DP Selvam, S Subashchandrabose, A Kalaiselvan, Haemostatic effects of latex from Croton sparsiflorus Morang, in vitro, in vivo, in silico approaches, Computational Biology and Chemistry 74, 157-166
  • U Umadevi, A Dhandapani, S Manivarman, S Subashchandrabose, Synthesis, Spectroscopic, Intramolecular Energy Transfer and Electronic Structure Nonlinear Optical Properties of Novel Tetrahydropyrimidinone, Oriental Journal of Chemistry 34 (3), 1222.
  • 2019-20 Dr. M. Rajaboopathi, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship from European Union under H2020-MSCA, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2019-20 Dr. S. Subashchandrabose, Post-doctoral fellowship from University of Padova, Ital
  • 2017-18 Dr. M. Sivanantham, Early career research award from Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, India
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Event: 7                                                                                                                       05.03.2024

Our department organized a webinar titled “Why Only Archimedes Should Say Eureka” at the RDC Seminar Hall-1, PRIST Deemed to be University, on 05.03.2024. Nearly 97 participants attended the session. Dr. C. Pandian, Assistant Professor of Physics at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College (Autonomous), Chennai, served as the resource person and delivered an insightful lecture on the topic. His presentation focused on fundamental physics experiments and demonstrated how the laws of physics govern the phenomena we experience in our daily lives. The lecture was thought-provoking and highly engaging, enhanced with illustrative images and videos. Dr. S. Subashchandrabose, Head, Department of Physics, welcomed the chief guest and Dr. L. Chinnapa, Dean of the School of Arts and Science, presided over the event. A brief introduction of the chief guest was provided by Dr. M. Sivanantham and vote of thanks by Dr. K. Vinoth, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics. Read more

Event 6:                                                                                                                       01.02.2024

A one-day seminar on “Polymeric Semiconductors for Flexible Organic Opto-Electronics” was held at our University on 01.02.2024. The event started with a welcome address by Dr. S. Subashchandrabose, Head of the Department of Physics. Dr. L. Chinnappa, Dean of the School of Arts and Science, chaired the seminar, and Dr. J.S. Nirmal Ram, Head of the Department of Chemistry, introduced the chief guest. Prof. N. Somanathan, Senior Principal Scientist and Head of the Polymer Division at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai, delivered the talk on the application of polymeric semiconductors in flexible organic opto-electronics. He provided a detailed demonstration of how these materials can be fabricated and utilized as flexible devices in this rapidly evolving field. The seminar concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. M. Sivanantham, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics. Read more

Event 5:                                                                                                                       11.10.2023

A program on “Industrial Research Motivation for Graduates” was organized on 11.10.2023 at the EDC Cell. The session commenced with a welcome address by Dr. S. Subashchandrabose, the HOD of Physics. Dr. A. Das, Director of RDC, emphasized the importance of the program. Mr. Baranitharan, Manager at Tagros, SIPCOT, delivered an insightful talk on industrial research motivation and shared valuable information about recruitment opportunities in the industry. Fifty participants attended and engaged in discussions and posed numerous questions, making the session both informative and enjoyable. The program concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr. Cinnaraja, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry. Read more

Event 4:                                                                                                                       26.09.2023

On 26.09.2023, our students took part in the Open Day event at the Central Electro-Chemical Research Centre in Karaikudi. Dr. Vinoth, Assistant Professor of Physics, supervised the students during the event. Read more

Event 3:                                                                                                                       24.08.2023

The Department of Physics organized a one-day in-house seminar on renewable energy sources at PRIST Deemed to be University, which took place in the RDC Seminar Hall-1. The seminar was attended by 207 participants. The event began with invocation songs, followed by a welcome address by Dr. S. Subash. The seminar was presided over by our Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. TV. Christy. Prof. Chinnapa, Dean of the School of Arts and Science, serving as the chief guest. He delivered an insightful lecture on various renewable energy sources, including electromagnetic induction, solar cells, windmills, hydrothermal power stations, and fuel cells. His presentation was both engaging and informative, enriched with meaningful images, explanations, and videos that were well-received by the participants.  Dr. Vinoth, Assistant Professor of Physics, introduced the chief guest, and the seminar concluded with a vote of thanks from Dr. Sivanantham, Associate Professor of Physics. Read more

Event 2:                                                                                                                       15.02.2023

Our department hosted a workshop on “Computer-Aided Drug Design” on 15-12-2023, with 64 participants registered—53 from other institutions and 11 from our own. Fifty participants attended in person, while the rest joined online. The workshop was interdisciplinary, with contributions from Chemistry, Physics, and Life Sciences from various institutions. Dr. C. Meganathan, as the chief guest, delivered a lecture and conducted a hands-on training session on docking studies with protein molecules. Read more

Event 1:                                                                                                                       16.12.2022

A one-day seminar on “Influences on Functional Materials in Technology” was conducted on 16.12.2022 at 11 am in the EDC Seminar Hall, CRD Block, and PRIST University. Dr. A. Antony Joseph, Associate Professor from Department of Physics at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering & Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, acted as invited speaker. The seminar was organized by Dr. M. Sivanantham, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics. Dr. L. Chinnappa, Dean of the School our University. Dr. G. Gokila, introduced the chief guest. A total of 74 participants attended the seminar. During the presentation, the audience interacted with the chief guest. Vote of thanks delivered by Dr. K. Vinoth, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at PRIST University, followed by the national anthem. Read more

Invited talks presented by our faculty

Invited talk: 7

Dr. S. Subashchandrabose has conducted hands-on training on “Performing density functional theory calculations using Gaussian software” on 27&28th of March 2024. Twenty five participants were only selected to participate and trained. Read more

Invited Talk: 6

Dr. Subashchandrabose acted as a resource person and delivered a lecture on “Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Materials” on 25.03.2024 at Government College for Women (A), Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India. Read more

Invited Talk: 5

Dr. S. Subashchandrabose acted as a Chair person in International Conference on Advances in Targeted drug delivery and Functional Materials [ATFM – 2024] on 23-03-2024 at the PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India. Read more

Invited Talk: 4

Dr. Subashchandrabose served as the chief guest at the National Conference on Advances in Material Science on 09.02.2024. He delivered a talk on “Design of advanced nanostructures and the techniques involved”. Over 300 from various departments participated. The event was organized by Dr. Anbu, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Physics at Morapur Arts and Science College, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu, India. Read more

Invited Talk: 3

Dr. Subashchandrabose delivered a lecture on “Design and Development of 2D Nanostructures” on 18.12.2023. Over 50 students from the Department of Physics participated in the event. The event was organized by Dr. Muthuvel, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Physics at Teivanai Ammal Arts and Science College, Villupuram, Tamilnadu, India. Read more

Invited Talk: 2

Dr. Subashchandrabose delivered talk on “Tunable van der Waals Interactions in Low-Dimensional Nanostructures” in an international conference on International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2023) on 03.10.2023 to 04.10.2023 at TBML Arts and Science College, Poraiyar, Tamilnadu, India. Read more

Invited talk: 1

Dr. S. Subashchandrabose delivered a invited talk in an International conference on “Material Science for sustainable Environment” on 23rd & 24, August 2022, at the school of Physical Science PG & Research department of Chemistry, Holy-Cross College, Trichirapalli, Tamilnadu, Inida. Read more

Head, Department of Physics, School of Arts and Science,

PONNAIYAH RAMAJAYAM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY(PRIST), Vallam, Thanjavur -613403.

Email:

hodphysics@prist.ac.in

Phone:

04362-265021