Department of Physics

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Physics started functioning since the inception of the University in 2008. Presently the Department runs a PG Programme leading to an M.Sc. Degree in Physics. The Ph.D. Programme has also been initiated in 2010.

COURSES OFFERED

Under the M.Sc. Course the following Special Papers are offered:

i) Quantum Field Theory and Particle Physics

ii) Astrophysics

iii) Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

The following Elective Papers are presently taught:

i) Biophysics

ii) Advanced Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

Events

      Upcoming Events

      SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND COLLOQUA

SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND COLLOQUA

Organized by the Department of Physics

Workshop:

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP ON ASTROPHYSICS
(Sponsored jointly by IUCAA, Pune, and Organized in collaboration with IRC, Kolkata) Nov. 26 – Nov. 28, 2010
Convenor: Dr. Anirban Saha
Seminars and Colloquia:
2010

Large Optical Telescope – From Galileo to GSMT, Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, Director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune on 12th January, 2010

2009

PATTERN FORMATION IN NATURE , Prof. Jayanta Kumar Bhattacharjee , Senior Professor ,S. N. BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES , Kolkata on 12^th AUG, 2009

DIRAC PHYSICS IN GRAPHENE- JUNCTION AND IMPURITIES, Prof. Krishnendu Sengupta, INDIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE CULTIVATION OF SCIENCE, Kolkata on 14^th Aug, 2009

Simple introduction to Maxwell theory as constrained system, Prof. Rabin Banerjee, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata on 19^th Aug, 2009

An Overview Lecture on Astronmy, Prof. Debiprasad Duari, Director, Birla Planetarium, Kolkata, on 26^th August 2009

Computational Molecular Biophysics , Prof. Dhananjay Bhattacharyya , Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata on 28^th August 2009

Cryogenics: Experiments at low temperature and high magnetic field, Prof. Subodh Kr. De, Senior Professor and Head, Department of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur on 2nd September, 2009

Wavelet Transform and its applications, Prof. Prasanta Kr. Panigrahi, IISER, Kolkata on 4^th Sept., 2009

Magnetoresistance , Dr. Sreekantha Sil, Viswa Bharati University, on 9^th September, 2009

Colloids as an ideal system in Soft Condensed Matter Physics - Phenomenology, Prof. Jaydeb Chakraborti, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences on 9^th September 2009

Quantum Hall effect, Dr. Sreekantha Sil, Viswa Bharati University, on 16^th September, 2009

Colloids as an ideal system in Soft Condensed Matter Physics – Examples, Prof. Jaydeb Chakraborti, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences on 16^th September 2009

Physics in Biology: Challenges and New Directions , Prof. Indrani Bose, Senior Professor, Bose Institute, Kolkata on 28^th October 2009

FACULTY MEMBERS

	Faculty Name	Designation
	1. Dr. Arunabha Adhikari	Reader
	2. Dr. Bibhas Bhattacharyya	Reader
	3. Dr. Subhajit Sarkar	Lecturer
	4. Dr. Molly De Raychaudhury	Lecturer
	5. Dr. Anirban Saha	Lecturer
	6. Dr. Sunandan Gangopadhyay	Lecturer

Contact:
Department of Physics
West Bengal State University
Berunanpukuria
P.O. Malikapur
Barasat
Kolkata 700 126
West Bengal