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KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
(Autonomous)
Coimbatore –641 029
Department of Physics
Department Activity for the Academic Year 2018-2019
Physics Association Inaugural Function
Physics association for the academic year 2018-2019 was inaugurated in
the conference hall of KASC on 24.07.2018 by lighting the lamp. Honouring
the chief guest Dr.V.Ponnuswamy, Principal, Sri Ramakrishna Mission
Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (SRMV CAS) with memento by
Principal, KASC, bouquet by Dr.M.Dhanam, HOD of Physics & shawl by Dr.
K. Rajasekar, Associate Professor of Physics.
A warm welcome was given by the Physics Association Secretory in
charge Ms. A. Divia, II M.Sc Physics followed by Dr.M.Dhanam, HOD of
Physics felicitating the students. Dr.V.Balasubramaniyan, Principal, KASC
gave the precedential address.
Dr.V.Ponnuswamy, Principal, SRMV CAS inaugurated the Physics
Association and gave the inaugural address on, “Endless journey in the Light of
Physics”. He made the students aware about the relation between life and
physics laws and correlated dark matter with the spiritual God Shiva. The roll of
three basic entities, space, time & mass in different frames of reference was
interpreted in a different view. Join secretary of Physics Association, Mr.
Hariharan proposed the vote of thanks.
Felicitation by Dr.M.Dhanam, Associate Professor & Head of Physics Department.
Presidential Address by Dr.V.Balasubramaniam, Principal, KASC
Physics Association Inaugural address by Dr.V.Ponnuswamy, Principal,
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
Interaction with participants by the chief guest.
Workshop on “Handling, Maintaining & Troubleshooting of
Laboratory Instruments”
Workshop on “Handling Maintaining & Troubleshooting of Laboratory
Instruments” was conducted by the Department of Physics on 26.07.2018 in the PG
Physics Laboratory. Dr.M.Dhanam, HOD of Physics gave the welcome address.
Er.Shanmugasundharam, Gemini Scientific Company, Chennai acted as the
resource person for the workshop. He demonstrated the handling of instruments and
troubleshooting of digital and analog meters, jockey, Carey & Foster bridge,
resistance boxes, diodes, Ballistic Galvanometer, Spot Galvanometer, Power supplies
and interconnecting wires of different gauges etc,.
In the afternoon the session covered the functioning of Cathode Ray
Oscilloscope (CRO) and the uses of various knobs in the front panel of CRO. In
addition operation of function generator and audio frequency oscillator was also
explained. Student’s interacted well to get clarified their queries. With vote of thanks
the workshop came to an end.
Functioning and troubleshooting of CRO by Er. Shanmugasundharam, Gemini
Scientific company, Chennai
Functioning of Gauss meter by Er. Shanmugasundharam.
Feedback by Ms.Radhika I M. Sc Physics
Vote of thanks by Mr. Lakshminarayanan II M.Sc Physics
Seminar Report
National Seminar on, “An Overview on Statistical Physics”
A national seminar on, “An Overview on Statistical Physics” was conducted by
the Department of Physics at Kongunadu Arts and Science Auditorium on 31.07.2018.
The programme was started with the prayer song , Saraswathi Vandhanam followed
by a warm welcome by Dr.M.Dhanam, Associate professor and HOD of Physics who
also gave an introduction to Statistical Physics and pointed out the application of
Statistical Physics in various fields.
The resource person of the seminar was Dr.M.Senthilvelan, Associate
Professor, Center for non-linear dynamics, School of Physics, Bharathidhasan
University, Thiruchirapalli. Dr.M. Senthilvelan was honoured with momento, bouquet
and shawl by Dr.M.Dhanam, Associate Professor and HOD of Physics,
Dr.K.Rajashekar, Associate Professor in Physics, Mr.K.Karuppusamy, Assistant
Professor in Physics.
The Newtonian formalism and the difficulties in studying the dynamics of the
system are recalled. The resource person explained ensembles, microstates and
macrostates with suitable examples. He also explained the counting of microstates in
canonical, micro-canonical and grand-canonical ensembles. He demonstrated the
calculation of thermodynamic quantities for a monoatomic gas in micro-canonical &
canonical ensembles. The difference between micro space and macro space has been
outlined.
Students numbering 300 from various institutions (SRMV CAS, PSGR
Krishnammal College for Women, NGM Pollachi and Avinasilingam institute for
home science and higher education) and KASC participated in the Seminar. Feedback
was shared by our students and other college participants. Dr.M.Senthilvelan
distributed participation certificates and vote of thanks was proposed by
Mr.Hariharan, III B.Sc Physics, joint Secretary of Physics Association. Seminar
concluded with National Anthem.
Prayer Song by Ms. Nirupama III B.Sc Physics
Welcome address by Dr.M.Dhanam, Associate Professor & Head of Physics
Department
Lecture by Dr.M. Senthilvelan, Associate Professor, Bharathidhasan
University
Lecture by Dr.M. Senthilvelan, Associate Professor, Bharathidhasan
University
Participation certificate distribution by Dr.M. Senthilvelan
Participation certificate distribution by Dr.M. Senthilvelan
International Symposium on “Trends in Solar Cell Research”
An International Symposium on “Trends in Solar Cell Research” was organized by
the Department of Physics & Chemistry (PG) and sponsored by Indian Science Congress
Association (ISCA), Coimbatore Chapter on 3rd October 2018. Total number of 509
participants (206 participants from various colleges in and around Coimbatore, Pollachi,
Gobichettipalayam, Udumalpet and 303 participants from our college) participated in the
symposium to understand how to utilize solar energy to solve the energy crisis.
In the inaugural function Dr. M. Dhanam, Associate Professor and Head, Department
of Physics, KASC, welcomed the chief guests, participants and faculty members. She
introduced the programme and highlighted the importance of the symposium. Dr. V.
Balasubramaniam, Principal, KASC felicitated the gathering. He revealed about renewable
and non-renewable energy sources. The program was then followed by Dr. V. Chinnusamy,
Chief Executive Officer, KASC who spoke about the energy crisis and Dr. S. Paulsamy,
Dean, Academic and Research & Development, KASC gave an idea on the current trends in
Solar Cells. Dr. N. Muthukumarasamy, Professor and Head, Department of Physics,
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore delivered the keynote address. He pointed
out existing solar parks and the current solar power generation in particular.
The first technical session was handled by Dr. N. Muthukumarasamy and he delivered
a talk on “Dye Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells”. He made a comprehensive
presentation on the dye sensitized solar cells which is the third generation photovoltaic cell
and it is based on semiconductor formed between the photosensitized anode and an
electrolyte. The perovskite solar cell having a peculiar structure, which is a hybrid organic-
inorganic lead or tin is discussed. Dye Sensitized and perovskite solar cells are cheaper to
produce and simpler to fabricate.
The second technical session was handled by Dr. Govindarajan Saranya, Beijing
Computational Science and Research Centre, Beijing, China, who gave a theoretical way of
optimizing and stabilizing Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSC). She emphasized
about next generation solar cell having facile, low cost fabrication techniques and
recommended that QDSSC has great potential to meet global demands for green energy
where these Quantum Dots enacts as an absorbing material and this property makes Quantum
Dots attractive for multi junction solar cells.
The third technical session was handled by Dr. R. Balasundaraprabhu, Assistant
Professor, Department of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore on the topic
“TCO for Solar Cells”, TCO thin film is optically transparent and electrically conductive
material which serves as a basic component in touch screen, LCD, OLED and a strong point
on installing roof top solar panels to generate solar energy and their commercial use in many
industries are discussed.
The fourth technical session was handled by Dr. S. Prasanna, Associate Professor,
Department of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. In the address he gave an
overview on thin film solar cells which belong to second generation. He came up with the
statistical data on solar energy and talked about the research undertaken in PSG College of
Technology. He highlighted the rays of hope on the future of solar energy.
Each session was ended with an open discussion forum for the participants.
Participants were asked to record their feedbacks on the symposium and the certificates were
distributed. Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. K. Kalpanadevi, Assistant Professor and
Head, Department of Chemistry (PG), KASC. The international symposium was ended with
the National Anthem.
Inaguration of International Symposium on “Trends in Solar Cell Research
Keynote Address delivered by Dr. N. Muthukumarasamy, Professor and Head,
Department of Physics, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
Lecture on Dye Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells by Dr. N. Muthukumarasamy
Lecture on Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells by Dr. Govindarajan Saranya, Beijing
Computational Science and Research Centre, Beijing, China
Lecture on TCO for Solar Cells Dr. R. Balasundaraprabhu, Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Lecture on Dr. S. Prasanna, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore
Alumni Association meeting (2018-2019) - Report
Alumni meet was conducted on 11.08.2018 at 2.30 PM in the Physics Research
Laboratory. Sixty alumni (UG & PG) have attended the meeting. Thirty five alumni have
pursued their UG degree in the period of 2014-2017 and twenty five alumni have pursued
their PG degree in the period of 2015-2017. The information sheets and feedback were
collected from all the alumni.
Dr.M.Dhanam, Head of the Department welcomed the gathering. The present status
of each alumnus was discussed in the meeting. They are motivated to do higher studies. The
alumni have offered their suggestions and comments after recollecting their memories in the
department during the period of study. Dr.B.Gokul, Assistant Professor of Physics delivered
the vote of thanks at the end of the meeting.
UG Physics Alumni Meet (2018-2019)
PG Physics Alumni Meet (2018-2019)
NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS (TESLA FEST-2019)
Sponsored by
Indian Science Congress Association
Coimbatore Chapter
NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS (TESLA FEST-2019)
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON
“SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NATION DEVELOPMENT”
National Seminar was conducted on 28.02.2019 in the Auditorium. Development at any
phase is always linked with technology and technology happens when there is advancement
in science. Hence science, technology and development are all proportional to each other.
Modernization in every aspect of life is the greatest example of implementation of science
and technology in every nation. It goes without saying that, a nation’s development and
prosperity is judged to a large extent by the status of science and technology of that nation.
Programme started by gracing the occasion with spiritual vibes. Ms.G.S.Madhuvathani,
secretary of Physics association delivered the welcome address. Dr.M.Dhanam, Associate
Professor and Head of the Department of Physics gave a short jest about the seminar and
introduced the speakers to the gathering. Further the programme lead to felicitation by
Dr.Paulsamy, Dean, Academics and R&D. Dr.V.Chinnusamy CEO of KASC, Coimbatore
gave the presidential address. Dr.Prabhakaran Selvaraj, University of Exeter, alumni of
KASC was a special guest and he shared his thoughts regarding pursuing research in UK.
The first session was handled by Captain M.Ramasubramaniam, Officer in charge, Indian
Naval Distributing Authority, Kochi on the topic “Challenging Research Areas for Nation
Development”. He emphasized on looking life as journey of learning. He quoted “Don’t
celebrate a celebrity, become a celebrity by hard work”. The session explains the thrust areas
of research where advancement is needed for betterment in naval field.
Dr.Devaraj, Associate Professor of Physics, Government Arts College, Coimbatore handled
the second session on the topic “Opportunities for Science Graduates”. He focused on the
career options for science graduates in various fields and the list of competitive examinations
for undergraduate and post graduate students for their betterment.
The third session was handled by Dr.S.K.Krishna, Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Chikaiah Naicker College, Erode on the topic “Role of Science in Food and Health”. He
energized the audience with his unique way of presentation and informative talking. He
elaborated the pollutions that are caused by the harmful, deadly chemicals in the food that we
eat.
The last session was handled by Dr.Amutha, Assistant Professor of Physics, PSG College
of Technology, Coimbatore on the Topic “Importance of Science and Technology in Nation
Development”. She discussed about the need of further developments in the science and
technology for the Nation’s development. Finally the fest ended with the Vote of Thanks by
Mr.V.M.Hariharan, Joint Secretary of Physics Association.
More than 500 students from various colleges in and around Coimbatore participated in
Tesla Fest-2019 and are highly motivated to do higher studies and research. It also provided a
platform to the student’s creativity and talents.
Inauguration of TESLA fest 2019 by Dr.C.A.Vasuki, Secretary and Director,
Kongunadu Arts and Science College.
Solar Water Heater exhibited by student in Science Exhibition
Paper Presentation by an inter-collegiate student
Prize distribution for inter-collegiate events by
Dr.M.Dhanam, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Physics.
Inauguration of National seminar on
“Science and Technology for Nation Development”
Technical session-1: Challenging Research Areas for Nation Development by
Captain M.Ramasubramaniam, Indian Naval Distributing Authority, Kochi.
Technical session-2: Opportunities for Science Graduates by
Dr.Devaraj, Associate Professor of Physics, Government Arts College, Coimbatore.
Technical session-3: Role of Science in Food and Health by
Dr.S.K.Krishna, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Chikaiah Naicker College, Erode.
Technical session-4: Importance of Science and Technology in Nation Development by
Dr.Amutha, Assistant Professor of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.