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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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Email:  physics@gauhati.ac.in

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Professor
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    Anurup Gohain Barua

    MSc (Dibrugarh) PhD (Dibrugarh)

    Spectroscopy and Electronics

    agb[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


  • 610
    Banty Tiru

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Electronics

    btiru[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) Guest Scientist (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany), Associate Scientist (CERN)

    Nuclear Physics

    buddha[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Deepali Sarkar    Head of the Department

    MSc (IITKgp) PhD (IACS) Postdoctoral Fellow (CSIR RA, IACS)

    Condensed Matter Physics

    sarkardeepali[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Kalpana Bora

    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


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    Kushal Kalita

    MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (ANU, Canberra)

    Nuclear Physics

    kkalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Madhurjya P Bora

    MSc (Delhi) PhD (Delhi) Postdoctoral Fellow (MIT, Cambridge) Commonwealth Fellow (York, UK)

    Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, Nonlinear Dynamics

    mpbora[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


Associate Professor
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    Biman J Medhi

    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


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    Manos Pratim Chakrapani Kalita

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IITG)

    Material Science

    mpckalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


Assistant Professor
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    Abhijit Das

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IITG)

    Lasers & Spectroscopy

    abhijitdas[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


  • 116
    Bimal Kumar Sarma

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IASST)

    Nanoscale Physics, Materials Science

    bimal[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


  • 117
    Hemen Kumar Kalita

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (IIT, Bombay)

    Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

    hemenkalita[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


  • 118
    Hirakjyoti Goswami

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Electronics, Atmospheric Physics

    hirak[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Huidrom Hemojit Singh

    MSc (IIT Delhi) PhD (IIT Delhi)

    Nanogenerators for energy harvesting applications

    hemojit[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


  • 121
    Sanjeev Kalita

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Astrophysics and Cosmology

    sanjeev[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


  • 122
    Simanta Hazarika

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati) Post Doctorate (Cornell)

    Lasers & Spectroscopy

    simanta[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Subhankar Roy

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    High Energy Physics

    subhankar[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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    Sulochana Deb

    MSc (Gauhati) PhD (Gauhati)

    Condensed Matter Physics

    debsulochana[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in


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