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Raj Kumar Gupta

Professor, Department of Physics,
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

Soft Condensed Matter
Department of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.
Associate Dean, Grants, Consultancy and Industrial Research (GCIR), Pilani Campus.

Professional

 

  • Reviewers of many international journals including: Colloids and Surf A, Plasmonics, Sensors and Actuators B, J. Coll. Int. Sci, Langmuir, J. Nanopart. Res., J. Environ. Chem. Eng., Atmos. Poll. Res (Elsevier), Optics Letters (OSA), IEEE Sensors Journal, ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., iPubMed, Smart Materials & Structures (IOP), Optik Optics (Elsevier), J Mol. Liquids (Elsevier), Ceramics International (Elsevier)
  • National Advisory Committee Member 2nd World Congress on Microscopy, 10-12 August 2018, MGU, Kottayam, Kerala
  • Reviewer for Project Grant Proposal for National Science Center, Poland (www DOTncn DOT gov DOT pl)
  • Advisory Committee Member for PhD programme of IIIT Naya Raipur.
  • Convener, Departmental Committee on Academics, Department of Physics, BITS Pilani
  • Member of Doctoral Counselling Committee, BITS Pilani, 2017 - 2019
  • PhD Thesis reviewer, University of Gauhati, School of Sciences, Oct 2017.

 

Opportunity

 

 
  • FOR POSTDOC CANDIDATES: If you are willing to join our group through National Post Doctoral Fellowship of SERB, DST India, we will be happy to host you. We will assist you in formulating the research proposal based on your and our expertise in the field.   
 
  • FOR MSc (or equivalent) CANDIDATES: If you have your own fellowships (eg JRF/SRF) and if you are interested in working with me, you are most welcomed.
 
 
 
 
1. One JRF position is available for working on the topic "Detection of fluoride contaminants in water using piezoelectric phenomenon". The project is sponsored by DST, India and the manpower is available till Dec 2018. The fellowship will be ~ Rs 25000/- per month. Apply by sending your CV. Last date of application is 15th Jan 2017. (Click here for more details)  (STATUS: Recruitment DONE!!!)
 
 
2)  One JRF position for working on a project "Determination of contaminants in water using ultrathin films". 
     Eligibility: MSc in physics with a good knowledge in physical chemistry.
     Scholarship: Rs 16000/- PM.
     Apply by sending your CV on/before 30 June 2014 to raj@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in
 

 

Image Gallery ( Academics )

 

 

Students of the course Computational Physics, demonstrating their Projects:

 

Computational Physics

Cover page of the book "Molecular Interactions" Contributed chapter # 4 by Dr. Manjuladevi and myself

Title of the chapter: Molecular interactions at interfaces , February, 2012

 

Molecular-Interactions

 

Image Gallery ( Personal)

 

 

TiO2 nanotubes (Sci. Adv. Mater., 2013)

TiO2 nanotubes (Sci. Adv. Mater., 2013)

 

 

Triangular nanostructure (J. Mol. Struc. 2014)

Triangular nanostructure (J. Mol. Struc. 2014)

 

Surface morphology of TiO2 thin film.

 

Surface morphology of TiO2 thin film.

Applied Surface Science 2012 [Link].

molecular organization

 

Models depicting the molecular organization

at air-water interface. Published in 2012, Col. Surf. A  [Link].

 

 

 

Liquid Crystals at Interfaces

 

Liquid Crystals at Interfaces. Published in 2012, Isr. J. Chem. [Link]

 

 

 

Carbon nanotubes

 

 

Carbon nanotubes in liquid crystal matrix. Published in 2012, J. Mol. Liqs. [Link].