REGISTRATION FORM FOR SEMINAR (PMSMP-2020) CHIEF PATRON ON MARCH 23-24, 2020 Prof. Gurmeet Singh PLASMA MODELING AND SIMULATION (Please email to the Organising Secretary, with following Vice-Chancellor FOR details, on or before March 15, 2020) MATERIAL PROCESSING Pondicherry University (PMSMP-2020) Name : MARCH 23-24, 2020 CHAIRMAN Designation : Prof. Dr. M.S. Pandian (Dean SPCAS) VICE-CHAIRMAN Organisation : Prof. V.V. Ravikanth Kumar (Head, Dept. Physics) Prof. Ramaswamy MURUGAN (Coordinator UGC SAP DRS II) Field of Specialisation: Address : CONVENER Prof. G. Chandrasekaran (Deputy Coordinator UGC SAP DRS II) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Prof. S Sivaprakasam PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY Mobile/Phone : Prof. R Sivakumar PUDUCHERRY – 605 014 Dr. A Ramesh Naidu e-mail : Dr. S.V.M. Satyanrayana SUPPORTED Dr. Alok Sharan BY Signature Dr. Rabindra Nath Bhowmik UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION Dr. B. Muthukumar To Dr. Suraj kumar Sinha Dr. Gangineni Ramesh Babu Dr. Suraj Kumar Sinha Dr. D. Bharathi Mohan Organizing Secretary Department of Physcis Dr. K.V.P. Latha Dr. Yugeswaran Subramaniam (UGC-Recharge) Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014 UNDER e-mail : [email protected] UGC-SAP DRS II Mobile : 09442284821, 04132654784 Dr. K. Ramachandran, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore service from Chennai to Puducherry is high (every 20 min.) and hence the preferred mode of transport. Rail connections ABOUT (PMSMP-2020) Dr. Ramprakash, IIT Jodhpur, Jodhpur are available via Villipuram (Chennai – Villipuram – Puducherry). The aim of the seminar on plasma modeling and simulation for material processing (PMSMP-2020) to be held during ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION MARCH 23-24, 2020 is to bring together high-level experts The interested faculty members and research scholars are and young scholars to discuss the issues of modeling and The Department of Physics came into existence in June requested to complete the enclosed registration form and send computer simulation for the plasma assisted material 1987. The department offers two year M.Sc programme, it to the organsiers on or before 15.03.2020 through email processing techniques to enrich the understanding of five year integrated M.Sc programme (with specialization and by post. fundamental governing mechanism and enrich the scientific in Lasers. Condensed Matter Physics and Electronics), M.Phil and Ph.D programmes. Faculty members of the value of experimental results. Further, modeling and Registration fee department carry out research in frontier areas of Physics. simulation of plasmas for material processing may reduce the The department has been recognized for special funding optimization cost significantly and assist significantly in Research Scholars : Rs. 50/- fabrication of next generation materials. by DST-FIST and UGC – SAP. The faculty members are involved actively in research areas viz. material science: Faculty members : Rs. 100/- The selected participants will be intimated through email on Seminar on plasma modeling and simulation for material magnetic, dielectric, electronic, photonic and nano- 16.03.2020. The selected participants are advised to make processing (PMSMP-2020) is focused on plasma modeling materials; solid state ionics, spectroscopy and transport self arrangements for their accommodation. No Travelling and simulation for emerging technologies for energy studies; non-linear dynamics, fiber optics, non-linear allowance and dearness allowance will be paid for conversion ranging from Controlled Fusion, Solar Energy, optics and semiconductor lasers; computational physics, paricipants. Working lunch to the registered participants will Nuclear Energy, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, to Ionic Batteries, and biophysics, statistical mechanics, plasma physics, atomic be provided. for material fabrication for energy devices based on plasma physics, quantum field theory, multiferroics, spintronics, technologies. Special emphasis will be given to the most ion-beam and acoustic physics and astrophysics. fundamental aspects of plasma modeling and computer Tentative Schedue: simulation. HOW TO REACH PUDUCHERRY DAY-1 DAY-2 SCHEDULE (23-03-2020) (24-03-2020) Tentative List of Speakers The coastal town of Puducherry with a French ambience (HRS) MONDAY TUESDAY is known for its serene atmosphere. Legend associates 09:30-10:30 Inaugration Plenary talk (2) Prof. Avinash Kahre, Sikkim University, Gangtok. ancient Puducherry with great Hindu sage Agastya. Sri 10:30-11:30 Plenary talk (1) Invited talk (6) Aurobindo Ashram and the nearby Auroville 11:30-12:30 Invited talk (1) Invited talk (7) Dr. Sharad Yadav, IISc, Bangalore. International Township lend a unique spiritual flavour to 12:30-14:00 Lunch Break Lunch Break Dr. Reetesh Kumar Gangwar, IIT, Tirupati. the city. The city nurtured two great Tamil revolutionary 14:00-15:00 Invited talk (2) Invited talk (8) poets, Sri Subramani Bharathi and Sri Bharatidasan. The 15:00-16:00 Invited talk (3) Invited talk (9) Dr. Rajneesh Yadav, BHU, Banaras. climate is tropical (between 18o C and 38o C) with two 16:00-17:00 Invited talk (4) Poster presentation Dr. Punit Kumar, Lucknow University, Lucknow monsoons, having fairly heavy rainfall in November and 17:00-18:00 Invited talk (5) Valedictory Function very moderate rainfall in July. Puducherry is connected Dr. Sateesh Natrajan, CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal. by air via Bangalore and Hyderabad. Puducherry is 160 Dr. D.N. Gupta, Delhi, University, Delhi km south of Chennai and is well connected by bus through East Coast Road (ECR). The frequency of bus Dr. Archana Lakhani, UGC-IUC-Indore, Indore .