Department of Materials Science

Faculty:

  • Dr. Manjunatha Pattabi

    Dr. Manjunatha Pattabi

    Dr. Manjunatha Pattabi

    Designation: Professor and Chairman

    E-mail id: manjupattabi@yahoo.com

    Phone No: +91-824-2287249(O); +91-8245-2466463(R)

    Qualification: Ph.D. (IIT, Madras)

    Research Field:

    • Particulate thin films - on rigid and softenable substrates, modifications of structural, electrical and optical properties.
    • Metal and semiconductor nanoaprticles - synthesis using different routes and characterization
    • Shape Memory Alloys - transformation characteristics with different thermomechanical treatments in NiTi
    • Semiconductor Thin Films and devices – studies on thin films and irradiation effects on devices

    Publications:

    Any other information:

    C V Raman Young Scientist Award -2002 by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka

  • Dr. Vijayalaxmi Rao

    Dr. Vijayalaxmi Rao

    Dr. Vijayalaxmi Rao

    Designation: Professor

    Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D

    E-mail id: vijrao@yahoo.com

    Phone No: 0824-2287249(O); 0824-2287229(R); +91-9845889382

    Qualification:

    Area of Specialization: Experimental Physical Chemistry

    Research Field:: Conducting polymers, Radiation processing of polymers, Polymer blends/ nanocomposites

  • Dr. Ravindra Chougale

    Dr. Ravindra Chougale

    Dr. Ravindra Chougale

    Designation: Assistant Professor

    E-mail id: Chougaleravindra@yahoo.com

    Phone No: 0824-2287249; + 91-9611287943(M); +91-824-2287367(FAX)

    Area of Specialization: Experimental Physical Chemistry

    Research Interset:

    Solution Kinetics, Polymer Blends, Adsorption.

  • Dr. Rani M Pattabi

    Dr. Rani M Pattabi

    Dr. Rani M Pattabi

    Designation: Assistant Professor

    Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D.

    E-mail id: ranimpattabi@rediffmail.com

    Phone No: 0824-2466463(R); + 91-9448618062(M)

    Research Interset:

    Superconductors - tunneling studies on hogh Tc superconductors, Metal nanoparticleas - Synthesis and characterisation of metal nanoparticles and evaluation of their applications as sensors and antibacterial agents.