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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

 

Activities 2025-2026

 

  • Sky watching program “Journey beyond the stars” as part of Science day celebrations on 27th February 2026
  • Exhibition by Department of Physics as part of Sesquicentennial Saga 2026 of Maharaja’s College Ernakulam on 5th and 6th February 2026
  • Motivational talk to PG students by Parvathy M. (M. Sc. Physics 2018-2020), Ph. D scholar, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore on 29th January 2026
  • International Conference on Recent Advances in Physics (ICRAP 2026) on 14th and 15th January 2026
  • Mega Alumni meet organized by Department of Physics and MAPS on 10th January 2026
  • Dr. Sathy Menon Memorial lecture and endowment prize distribution to M. Sc. toppers for the academic year 2024-2025 by Dr. A. V. Ravi Kumar (Former scientist, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), BARC) on 8th January 2026.
  • Workshop on Scientific computing using MATLAB on  23rd July 2025 for  II PG students by Dr. M. Gopikrishna, Associate Professor of Physics, Government Victoria College Palakkad.
  • The "Illuminating Futures" session by  B. Sc. Physics 2021-2024 batch student Ms. Niranjana Prasad, an Erasmus Mundus EMIMEP scholarship recipient, for the students of Department of Physics on 29th July 2025
  • Inauguration of Physics Association activities and  science popularization talk on  "Let There Be Black Cats: Science and Life Decisions" by Dr. Vaisakhan Thampi D.S., Assistant Professor at Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram on 18th July 2025
  • Felicitation to Anjali M. D. (M. Sc. Physics 2022-2024 batch) for her admission to Ph. D programme at IIT Tirupati on 11th July 2025

 

Physics department activities 2024-25

 

  • Dr. Sathy Menon Memorial Lecture by Dr. G. Ambika, Honorary Professor (Physics), IISER Thiruvananthapuram & Endowment Distribution by S D Shibulal, Chief Guest of Honour, Co-founder, Infosys & Axilor Ventures (Distinguished Alumnus of Department of Physics, Maharaja’s College Ernakulam) on 6th February 2025
  • National Conference on Theoretical Physics on 30th and 31st January 2025
  • "Matter" Lecture Series: Truth of Matter by Dr. K.J. Gasper, Dept. of Philosophy on 21st ​​January 21, 2025
  • "Stellarium" Demonstration of the planetarium software by Prof. P. S. Sobhen & "Night Sky Watching" to witness the planetary parade under the supervision of Dr. N. Shaji on 17th ​January, 2025​
  • "Matter" Lecture Series: Quantum Entanglement by Dr. Santhoshkumar S., Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics on ​26th November, 2024
  • ​”Matter" Lecture Series: Matter and Biological Life by Prof. (Dr.) Prakasan K., Department of Zoology, Maharaja’s College on ​19th November, 2024
  • ​"Be First to Aid & Save Lives" Programme organized by Aster Volunteers and the Physics Department by Dr. Johnson K Varghese on 6th November, 2024
  • "Matter" Lecture Series: On the mysteries of Quantum Mechanics by V. Sheeja, Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics, Maharaja's college Ernakulam on 8th October, 2024
  • ​"Space Weather" Lecture by Dr. Smitha V. Thampi on ​27th August, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS

 

YEAR

ALUMNI GENERAL BODY ANNUAL MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

2020-21

Physics Alumni Association MAPS conducted an Alumni reunion (online) on 12 th December 2020. The Sixth Dr. Sathy Menon Memorial Technical Lecture on 'The Call of Ocean; by Smt. Santhi Krishnan, Research Scholar, National Institute of Oceanography,  was conducted on 12 th December at 5.30 pm.  Fany Pallan Endowments were presented to top scoring UG  students and Sathy Menon memorial endowments were presented to best scoring PG students. MAPS in association with the Department of Physics conducted online Lectures on ' On some beautiful Problems in Physics' by Dr N Shaji, Adjunct Faculty, CUSAT and 'On Hunting for Neutrinos by Manosh T M, Research Scholar, CUSAT.

 

Regional Seminars/Webinars/Lectures

YEAR

SEMINAR/WEBINAR/LECTURE DETAILS

DATE

2020-21

Prof. G Aruldhas Memorial Webinar Series: Finding the Monster in the Centre of Our Galaxy.
Speaker: Dr. Anand Narayanan.(Associate professor, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum.)

Date: 21 November 2020

 On Some Beautiful Questions in Physics. Dr.N.Shaji (Adjunct faculty, Cusat)

Date: November 21, 2020.

Hunting for Neutrinos :  Manosh T.M. (Research Scholar, Cusat).

December 12, 2020.

Stephen Hawking Memorial Lecture Series Lecture1:’Why is Black hole inevitable in General Relativity?’ Dr.V.Resmi (Asst.Professor, Department of Physics, PTM Govt.College Perinthalmanna)

Date: 18 December 2020            

Celebration of  The Great Conjunction 2020 & Hawking memorial Lectures 2. The Celestial X’mas Kiss, Talk by: Prof.P.S.Sobhen (Asso.professor (Retd.)Maharajas College)

Date: 21 December 2020

2019-20

Stephen Hawking memorial lecture series

 

1. Bending of light by Dr. N Shaji, Adjunct Professor, Dept. Of Physics, CUSAT

2nd September 2019

2. Making of Einstein by Sri. Sreehari S, Student , S1 M Sc Physics, Maharajas College

10th September 2019

3. General Theory of Relativity: An Introduction, Sri. Amithkumar S, S1 M Sc Physics, Maharajas College

16th September 2019

2018-19

Stephen Hawking memorial lecture series

 

1. Introduction to black holes , P S SOBHEN, Retired Associate Professor Dept of Phyics, Maharajas College

Aug-18

2. Newtonian Black Holes, Insamam Ul Haq, Stdent V Semester B Sc , Maharajas College

3. Schwarzchild Metric and Black hole,  Dr C Sivakumar, Assistant Professor, Dept of Physics, Maharajas College

Sep-18

4. Black hole entropy and Hawking process, Dr V Resmi, Assistant Professor, Govt Victoria College, Palakkad

Talk by Prof Jeam Marc Lahuert, University of Paris on 'Antenna Fundamentals: Physics, Applications and Current Challenges'

Aug-18

Talk on 'India based neutrino observatory: Facts and Fiction by Dr T V Venkidesh', Scientist, Vigyan Prasar, DST

Aug-18

2017-18

Dr. Sathy Menon Memorial Technical Lecture ' Introduction to Space Technology' ' by Shaneeth M, Dy.Head, Energy Sytems Division, VSSC, ISRO,TVM

Dec-17

Career development' talk by Prof P S Sobhen, Retired Associate Professor, Maharajas College

Dec-17

2016-17

Dr Sathy Menon Memorial Technical Lecture : Electromagnetic theory and its applications, by Prof V P N Nampoori, Former Head of the Dept. of Photonics, CUSAT

Dec-16

Beyond the solar system': Talk by Prof P S Sobhen, organised by Astronomy Club

Nov-16

Talk 'Ozone layer depletion and its impact on environment' by Prof. P S Sobhen

Sep-16

Talk on ' Detecting Dynamics from Data' by Dr. G. Ambika, IISER Pune.

Jul-16

Talk on ' Basics of Nanoscience and Nano Technology' by Dr E M Mohammed, KSCSTE Emeritus Scientist

Aug-16

2015-16

Dr Sathy Menon Memorial Technical Lecture : ' Nano Photonics: Materials and Applications' by Dr Reji Philip, RRI Bangalore

Dec-15

2014-15

Talk on 'Thin film batteries' by G Mohan Rao, Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, IISC Bangalore.

Mar-15

Dr. Sathy Menon Memorial Technical Lecture 'Applications of Linear Accelerators'  by Dr. Ravi A Y Kumar, Scientist, Institute of Plasma Research, Gujarath.

Dec-14

2013-14

Prof P.S.Sobhen delivered a lecture on ' New Technologies and Prospects'

04-Jan-14

Weakly Seminar Series - First talk on 'Higgs Boson' by Dr N Shaji

11-Oct-13

Weekly Seminar Series'-'Effective Use of Social Media' . by Sri. V. K. Adarsh, Technical Manager, UBI

18-Oct-13

Weekly Seminar Series- 'Master your Digital Camera ' by Dr Jijo P. U.

25-Oct-13

Weekly Seminar Series- 'Basics of Mobile Photography ' by Dr Jijo P. U.

01-Nov-13

Weekly Seminar Series -'Free Software Usage and Prospects' talk by Sri Shivahari Nandakumar

28-Nov-13

Weekly Seminar Series -'Digital Signal Processing and Image Processing in Applied Research' talk by Sri Harikrishnan S B, Former re4search Intern at GE Global Research and Academic Lab, IISC Bangalore.

12-Dec-13

Talk on " Comet - ISON' by Dr N Shaji

13-Dec-13

Weekly Seminar Series -'Evolution of the Modern Day Transistor' talk by Dr. Dileep R Nair, IIT Madras

17-Dec-13

Weekly Seminar Series -'Effective Presentation Design with Basic Powerpoint Tools' talk by Dr.Jijo P.U

02-Jan-14

Journey to the Icy Continent: Antartica' Dr Ramesh Kumar M R, Chief Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa.

07-Feb-14

 

 

The National Seminars/Workshops

 

Year

Title of the National Seminar / Workshop

Date of Conduct of Seminar/Workshop

Funding Agency

2013-14

Science Sans Borders

7 & 8 November 2013

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2014-15

Physics/Philosophy- a Dialogue

10 & 11 November 2014

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2015-16

Workshop on Curriculum Review

17 & 18 September 2015

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2015-16

Workshop on Curriculum Review

12-Nov-15

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2015-16

Theoretical Foundations of General Theory of Relativity in Quantum Mechanics

21 & 22 January 2016

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2016-17

Foundations of theoretical Physics

8 & 9 December 2016

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2016-17

Workshop on innovations in educational technology

19 &20 December 2016

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2017-18

Einstein and Stimulated Emission:100 Years

23 &24, November 2017

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2018-19

Conceptual Foundations of Classical Electrodynamics

6 & 7 September 2018

DCE, Govt. of Kerala

2019-20

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics & Celebration of 125th Birth Anniversary of S.N. Bose.

14 & 15 November 2019

DCE, Govt. of Kerala