Faculty Profile - Department of Physics Name : Dr.D.Khanna Date of Joining : 01.07.2009 Designation : Assistant Professor Address : S/O, Mr. S.David, 3/30, II Cross Street, Megnanapuram – 628210 Tiruchendur Taluk Thoothukkudi District Phone No : 94860 72474 Email ID :
[email protected] Short Biography : Dr.D.Khanna joined Department of Physics, Karunya University in the year 2009. He joined for his doctorate degree in Department of Physics, Bharathiar University soon after he completed masters in physics from the same department in the year 2003. He completed his doctorate in Environmental Radiation Physics in the year 2009. He was studying about the sources and causes of natural background radiation in and around Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant site for his work. His current research interests include studying the behaviour of naturally occurring radionuclides and anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment and medical radiation physics. Academic Degrees : M.Sc., Ph.D (Physics) Professional Experience : 8 years of teaching experience (as on 30.06.2017) 14 years of research experience (as on 30.06.2017) Teaching Areas : Applied Physics Undergraduate Engineering Physics Astrophysics Post Graduate : Mathematical Physics Nuclear and Particle Physics Research Interest : Environmental Radiation Physics 1 Medical Radiation Physics Publications : 1. Measurement of Activity concentrations of 40K, 238U and International Journal 232Th in soil samples of Agastheeswaram Taluk, Kanyakumari District, India. D.Khanna, J.Malathi, G.M.Brahmanandhan and S.Selvasekarapandian International congress series, 1276 (2005) 319-320 2. Thoron levels in the dwellings of high background radiation area located around Kudankulam nuclear power plant J.Malathi, S.Selvasekarapandian, G.M.Brahmanandhan, D.Khanna, V.Meenakshisundaram, S.Santhanam, S.Balasundar, B.Dhanalakshmi and T.V.Ramachandran Atmospheric Environment 42 (2008) 5494-5498 3.