Anurup Gohain Barua
MSc (Dibrugarh) PhD (Dibrugarh)
Spectroscopy and Electronics
agb[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
The Department of Physics was established in 1953, and its building was inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. Professor Paban Chandra Mahanta served as the founding Head of the Department, initiating academic programs with a few core disciplines that have since evolved into seven specialized fields. Over the decades, the department has demonstrated a strong tradition of academic excellence, including the distinction of producing three recipients of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award. With financial support from DST-FIST (Level 1), SAP-DRS (3), RUSA, and ICARD, the department has developed a comprehensive research infrastructure to support advanced scientific research and innovation.
The department offers two postgraduate programs—M.Sc. in Physics with an intake capacity of 50 students, and M.Sc. in Radiological Physics with an intake of 10 students, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati. In addition, an undergraduate program (FYIMP) with a major in Physics (20 intake) was introduced in 2024. The department also runs a Ph.D. program, affiliating research institutions such as the Centre for Plasma Physics (CPP), the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), and the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC) etc. Currently, the department comprises 18 faculty members, all holding Ph.D. degrees from reputed institutions, specializing in diverse branches of physics.
The department undertakes advanced research in Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronics, High Energy Physics, Nanophysics, Nuclear Physics, Plasma Physics, Spectroscopy, as well as in diverse multidisciplinary domains.
The department is equipped with an observatory and a range of instruments for material fabrication and characterization.
Prof. Buddhadeb Bhaacharjee has been elected as next ALICE-STAR-India CB Chairperson.
Prof. Buddhadeb Bhaacharjee, Dept of Physics, Gauhati University
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Jayant Vishnu Narlikar: A mind that searched for an endless Universe.
An obituary by Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014, Assam, India
Indian theoretical cosmologist and astrophysicist, Jayant Vishnu Narlikar passed away on 20th May, 2025 at the age of 87 (19th July 1938 – 20th May 2025). After completing his early education in Banaras Hindu University, Narlikar carried out his research studies in theoretical cosmology under the supervision of Sir Fred Hoyle at Cambridge. In 1972 he came back to India by taking a Professorship in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. In 1988 he became the founder Director of the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
Narlikar’scourageous and iconic voyage in cosmology against established wisdom includes formulation of an alternative to Big Bang cosmology, known as Quasi Steady State theory, conformal theory of gravity (known as Hoyle-Narlikar theory), white hole explosion and high energy astrophysical phenomena. He was an Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society, UK and was awarded Padma Bhusan (1965) and Padma Vibhusan (2004). He was an excellent teacher in higher education, and a pioneering science communicator of India who promoted astronomy through popular articles, science fiction, popular books and television.
We carry fond memory of his visit to our department as a speaker of P. C. Mahanta Memorial Lecture
The members of Department of Physics, Gauhati University pay homage to this life in science departing for the ethereal realms.
Dpartment of Physics, Gauhati University publishes the Volume I of the E-Magazine titled MERAKI
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MSc (Dibrugarh) PhD (Dibrugarh)
Spectroscopy and Electronics
agb[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) Guest Scientist (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany), Associate Scientist (CERN)
Nuclear Physics
buddha[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (IITKgp) PhD (IACS) Postdoctoral Fellow (CSIR RA, IACS)
Condensed Matter Physics
sarkardeepali[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Delhi) PhD (Gauhati) Visiting Scientist (MIT, USA and ICTP, Italy)
High Energy Physics (Neutrino Physics, Dark Matter)
kalpana[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (ANU, Canberra)
Nuclear Physics
kkalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (MIT, Cambridge) Commonwealth Fellow (York, UK)
Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, Nonlinear Dynamics
mpbora[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati, IIA Bangalore) Postdoctoral Fellow (ARIES, Nainital)
ISM-Dust, Polarization, Star-Formation, Open Star Cluster, Variable Star
biman[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IITG)
Material Science
mpckalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IASST)
Nanoscale Physics, Materials Science
bimal[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IIT, Bombay)
Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology
hemenkalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)
Electronics, Atmospheric Physics
hirak[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (IIT Delhi) PhD (IIT Delhi)
Nanogenerators for energy harvesting applications
hemojit[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)
Astrophysics and Cosmology
sanjeev[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) Post Doctorate (Cornell)
Lasers & Spectroscopy
simanta[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)
High Energy Physics
subhankar[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in
MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)
Condensed Matter Physics
debsulochana[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in