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Name: Dr. Arun Kumar
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Physics
Email: arun242493@yahoo.com, arunphy@gmail.com
Web Page: arunphy.org
Present Institution: Govt. College Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India – 174001

Education

Ph. D.

▪ 2014

▪ Himachal Pradesh University Shimla

▪ Thesis title: Structural, Electronic, Optical and Transport Properties of Pristine and Alloyed Ultrathin Nanowires of Noble Metals. M.Phil.

▪ 2008

▪ Himachal Pradesh University Shimla

▪ Thesis title: Ab-initio Calculations in Condensed Matter Physics: Theoretical Foundation M. Sc.

▪ 2006

▪ Himachal Pradesh University Shimla

Academic Employment

Assistant Professor:

■ December 2009 to October 2016 at Government College Banjar, District Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India.

■ October 2016 to September 2022 at Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.

■ September 2022 to till date at Government College Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Area of Research

Condensed Matter Physics:

Theoretical and Computational Materials Science

▪ Materials Modelling using Density Functional Theory: Properties and Predictions.

Research Guidance

● Ph.D. Supervision

Supervised One Ph.D Student (Anjna Devi) and degree awarded

■ Title of thesis: Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Novel Transition

Metal Dichalcogenides: An Ab-initio Investigation (12-08-2022 Date approved by

VC)

Supervising Radhika (Registered at Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh)

● M.Sc. Research Project Groups: 14

Sr. No	Session	Project title	Detail of students
1	2017-19	Structural, electronic, dielectric, strainand field dependent properties of Tungsten Disuphide	Suruchi Thakur (6636) Riya Thakur (6639) Neha Kumari (6641)
2	2017-19	A first principle study of 2D monolayer, 1D armchair and zigzag nanoribbon of Molybdenum Disulphide (MoS₂)	Shivani (6613) Sangeeta Devi (6638) Divyanshi Sharma (6631)
3	2017-19	Ab-initio study of monolayer, armchair and zigzag nanoribbons of Molybdenum Diselenide	Sachin Sharma (6634) ● Manish Kumar (6643) Shubham Sharma (6632) Vishal (6621)
4	2017-19	A first principle study of 2D monolayer, 1D armchair and zigzag nanoribbon of Chromium Disulphide (CrS₂)	Narender Kumar (6615) Ashutosh (6614) Vishal Thakur (6612) Sunil Kumar (6610)
5	2017-19	Ab-initio study of monolayer, armchair and zigzag nanoribbons of Tungsten Diselenide	Bharat (6609) Mahesh Pathania (6605) Pankaj Gautam (6617)
6	2018-20	Shape and size dependent properties of Transition Metal Chalcogenide Nanoflakes of Cr_mS_n and Cr_mSe_n	Tanuj Kumar Abu Thakur Santosh Kumar Bharti
7	2018-20	Effect of vacancies on structural and electronic properties of MoS₂ and MoSe₂ monolayers	Neha (180040190015) Tanvi Sharma (180040190040) Sonia kumari (180040190038) Archana Rana (180040190003)
8	2019-21	Effect of Fe and Ni impurities on structural and electronic properties of MX₂ monolayers (M=Mo, W and X = S, Se): An ab-inition study	● ● ● ●	Lalita (190040190014) Neha (190040190018) Kamini (190040190011) Priya (190040190021)
9	2019-21	Effect of vacancies on structural and electronic properties of MoS₂ and WS₂ Monolayers	● ● ●	Rekha Devi (190040190026) Kritika Thakur (190040190012) Neha (190040190016)
			●	Alisha Guleria (190040190002)
10	2020-22	Transformation of GaAs nanoclusters from Nanoflakes: A first principle study	● ●	Arun Kumar Akshay Kumar
			●	Tanu Sharma
			●	Mamta Kumari
11	2020-22	Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of CuSCN monolayers	●	Anchal Sharma (200040190040001)
			●	Shivani (200040190040002)
			●	Ajay Kumar (2004019019002)
			●	Anchal Kumar Sharma (20040190190005)
12	2021-23	Graphene-Borophene Heterostructure for selective detection of stomach cancer volatile organic compound: A DFT study	● ●	Abhay Chaudhary (210040260001) Aman Kumar (210040260003)
			●	Anmol Sandhu (21004026004)
			●	Narender Kumar (21004026008)
13	2022-24	Enhanced Photo catalytic Performance of MoS₂/bg-C₃N₄ Hetero-structure for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: A First Principles Study	● ● ● ●	Chet Ram Vaishali Bharati Pitamber
14	2022-24	Exploration of hydrogen decorated two-dimensional Graphullerene: a first principle investigation	● ● ●	Satish Kumar Monika Reena
			●	Sanjeev

Peer Recognitions

Invited Talks

Series of lectures on “SIESTA: A DFT Tool” in National Workshop on Transport Phenomenon in Low Dimensional Systems and First Principles Simulation of Condensed Matter Systems (Sep 29^th -Oct 5^th, 2016) at Department of Physics, DAV College Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
A Lectures on “SIESTA: A Simulation Tool in Condensed Matter Physics” in one week refresher course/ workshop (4-8^th June 2018) at Department of Physics, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Punjab, India.
A Lectures on “ATOM Installation and Pseudopotential Generation” in the workshop entitled “DFT Predictive Simulation” (22^nd and 23^rd June 2018) at Physics Department, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Series of lectures on “SIESTA and Non Equilibrium Green Function Approach” in National Workshop on “In Silico Approach for Modelling New Materials: Methodology

and Applications” (14^th-20^thJan, 2019) at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.

A Lectures on “Condensed Matter Physics: An Introduction to Periodic Structures” in one day workshop entitled “Ab-initio Theory of Material Design” (16^th Sep 2019) at Department of Physics, Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Delivered a series of Lectures in one week workshop entitled “SIESTA: A Tool for Material Design” (26^th - 31^st Dec 2019) at Department of Physics, Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Delivered an invited talk on “Ab-initio study of CrS₂and CrSe₂: Dimensionality dependent properties” in the AICTE Sponsored online ATAL-Faculty Development Program on "Material Modeling for Nano-Electronic Devices-MMNED 2020" held at Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus-SSGI, Bhilai from 2-6 Nov 2020.
Delivered a series of Lectures in four days National Workshop on Nano Materials Modelling using Quantum Esspresso (NMM-2022) organised by Department of Physics, Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (18th-21st April 2022).
Conducted a demonstration at St. Bede’s College Shimla on the occasion of National Science, dated 28^th February 2023. Title of the talk in “Physics a thought: Let’s Develop it”
Delivered a series of Lectures in One week International Workshop on Nano Materials Modelling using Machine Learning and SIESTA (NMM-2023) organised by Department of Physics, Government P. G. College Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (14th-19th April 2023).
Delivered a Lecture entitled“DFT on the Fly using SIESTA-II” National Workshop on Material Design and Processing organised by School of Physical Sciences (SPS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and Indian Association of Physics teachers (IAPT) (8th-10th May 2023).
Delivered a series of Lectures and Hands on sessions in Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Sponsored High-end Workshop (KARYASHALA) on Theory and Applications of In-Silico Approach for Materials Modelling organised by the Department of Computational Sciences, Central University of Punjab, from 05th to 11th February, 2024.
Conducted a demonstration cum Lecture at Centre of Excellence Govt. College Sanjauli, Shimla during the celebration of Glorious Science Week (February 22-28, 2024) on 23rd February 2024.
Conducted hands on training on “SIESTA code” and delivered a lecture entitled “Structural and Electronic Properties of Materials using DFT codes” at “1st AIP Hands on training on Quantum Leap: DFT Code mastery” Jointly organised by AIP & Janardan

Singh Foundation, on dated May 11, 2024 (May 11-12, 2024)

Delivered a Lecture cum hands on session (Dated: 15/06/2024) on the topic “Mathematical Physics and Physics Lab Activities” during the Science Workshop for teachers at DAV Ambuja Vidya Niketan, Darlaghat (13th to 15th June 2024).
Demonstration to the students of schools at NIT Hamirpur on 27th June 2027.
Series of lectures delivered and Hands-on sessions conducted in one week International Workshop on In-Silico Nano Materials Modelling using DFT Tools (IWNMM-2024) at Ashoka Women's Engineering College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (24th-29th July 2024).
Delivered a Lecture (Dated: 29/08/2024) on the topic “Energy Conservation: Techniques for Home” at Govt College Jukahala
Conducted one day workshop (15/10/2024) on the topic “Physics a Thought: Let’s Develop It” during the 38th Annual Convention of Indian Association of Physics

Teachers (IAPT) organised at Rainbow International School, Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh (16th to 18th October 2024)

Delivered the keynote talk entitled "Optical Properties of Metals & Semiconductors Using DFT” on "1st AIP International Conference on Advancements on Various Fields of Physics (ICAVFP-2024) [Online]" Organized by Association of Indian Physicists (AIP) with Janardan Singh Foundation on November 23-24, 2024.
IIIT Una

Research Publications in PEER Reviewed Journals

No.

Title of the Paper

Authors

Journal

Impact factor (2020)

Alloyed Monolayers of Cu, Ag, Au and Pt in hexagonal Phase: A Comprehensive First

Principles Study

Pooja Kapoor, Arun

Kumar, Munish Sharma,

Jagdish Kumar, Ashok

Kumar, P K Ahluwalia

Materials Science and

Engineering B; 228, 84-90

(2018).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.20

17.11.011

4.706

Electronic, Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Two-Dimensional

Atomic Layers of Noble

Metals

Pooja Kapoor, Jagdish

Kumar, Arun Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P. K.

Ahluwalia

Journal of Electronic Materials; 46, 651 (2017).

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-0

16-4864-z

1.774

A first principle study of encapsulated and functionalized silicon nanotube of chirality (6,6) with mono-atomically

Surjeet Kumar Chandel, Arun Kumar, P. K.

Ahluwalia, Raman Sharma

Physica E: Low-dimensional

Systems and Nanostructures; 68, 1-7 (2015).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2

014.12.002

3.570

thin metal wires of Ag,

Au and Cu

Tuned electronic, optical and mechanical properties of pristine and hetero nanotubes of group IV elements (C, Si and Ge)

Surjeet Kumar Chandel,

Arun Kumar, Raman

Sharma, P.K. Ahluwalia

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures; 73, 54-62 (2015).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2

015.05.001

3.570

Transport properties of pristine and alloyed free standing ultrathin nanowires of noble

metals

Arun Kumar, P.K.

Ahluwalia

Journal of Alloys and

Compounds; 615:194–203

(2014).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2

014.04.024

4.650

Topology Dependent

Electronic and Dielectric

Properties of Free

Standing Alloyed

Ultrathin Nanowires of

Noble Metals

Arun Kumar, Ashok

Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia

Physica E: Low-dimensional

Systems and Nanostructures; 62,136 (2014).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2

014.04.024

3.570

Ab-initio Study of

Structural, Electronic and

Dielectric Properties of Free Standing Nanowires of Noble Metals

Arun Kumar, Ashok

Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia

Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 46 259 (2012).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2

012.09.032

3.570

Novel properties of transition metal

dichalcogenides

monolayers and nanoribbons (MX2, where M = Cr, Mo, W and X = S, Se): A spin resolved study

Anjna Devi, Arun

Kumar, P.K. Ahluwalia and Amarjeet Singh

Material Science and

Engineering B 271 (2021)

115237

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.20

21.115237

4.706

Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Cr_mS_n and Cr_mSe_nnanoflakes: An ab-initio investigation

Anjna Devi, Arun

Kumar, Tanuj Kumar

Bharti RajendraAdhikari

P.K. Ahluwalia and

Amarjeet Singh

Physica E 134 (2021) 114825

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2

021.114825

3.570

Ferromagnetism in

Defected TMD (MoX2, X

= S, Se) Monolayer and

Its Sustainability under

O2, O3, and H2O Gas

Exposure: DFT Study

Anjna Devi, Neha Dhiman,

Narender Kumar, Wadha

Alfalasi, Arun Kumar, P. K.

Ahluwalia, Amarjeet Singh,

and Nacir Tit

Nanomaterials, 2023, 13, 10

2079-4991

https://doi.org/10.3390/nano131

01642

5.3

Electronic Band Gap Tuning and Calculations of Mechanical Strength and Deformation

Potential by Applying

Uniaxial Strain on MX 2

(M = Cr, Mo, W and X =

S, Se) Monolayers and

Nanoribbons

Anjna Devi, Narender

Kumar, Abu Thakur, Arun

Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, and P. K. Ahluwalia

ACS Omega 2022, 7, 44,

40054–40066

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomeg a.2c04763

4.132

Research Publications in AIP Conference Proceedings

Sr No.	Title of the Paper	Authors	Journal
1	Electronic and Optical Properties of Free Standing Pt Nanowires using Localized Basis Sets	Arun Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2011 AIP Conference Proceedings,1447, 831 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4710260

2	Magnetic Behaviour of Ultrathin Gold Nanowires Using Localized Basis Sets	Arun Kumar, Ashok K. Kaushal, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2010 AIP Conference Proceedings,1349, 1145 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3606268

3	Mechanically Strained Tuning of the Electronic and Dielectric Properties of Monolayer Honeycomb Structure of Tungsten Disulphide (WS2)	Ashok Kumar, Brij Mohan, Arun Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2013 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1512, 1242 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791501

4	Electronic and Optical Properties of Free Standing Au Nanowires using Density Functional Theory	Anil Thakur, Arun Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2012 AIP Conference Proceedings,1512, 190 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4790975

5	Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Armchair Silicon Nanotube of Chirality (6,6)	Surjeet Kumar Chandel, Arun Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia, Raman Sharma	DAE SSPS-2014 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1591, 531 (2014 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872664

6	Electronic transport properties of one dimensional lithium nanowire using density functional theory	Anil Thakur, Arun Kumar, Surjeet Chandel, P. K. Ahluwalia	ICCMP-2014 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1661, 080031 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915422

7	A first principle study for the comparison of phonon dispersion of armchair carbon and silicon nanotubes	Surjeet Kumar Chandel, Arun Kumar, Ankush Bharti, Raman Sharma	ICCMP-2014 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1661, 080006 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915397

8	First principle study of structural, electronic and magnetic properties of zigzag boron nitride nanoribbon: Role of vacancies	Arun Kumar, Amar Bahadur, Madhukar Mishra, Neena Vasudeva	ICCMP-2014 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1661, 080015 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915406

9	Ab-initio study of encapsulated and functionalized silicon nanotube with a monoatomically thin Cu wire	Surjeet Kumar Chandel, Arun Kumar, P. K. Ahluwalia, Raman Sharma	DAE SSPS-2014 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1665, 050185 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917826

10	Structural, electronic and mechanical properties of alloyed Au-Cu monolayer	Pooja Kapoor, Munish Sharma, Arun Kumar, S. K. Chandel, P K Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2016 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1832, 050057 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4980290

11	Intercalation of Li atom/ion into pristine silicon nanotube: A first principle study	Surjeet Chandel, Arun Kumar, Dhirender Gupta, Munish Sharma, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2016 AIP Conference Proceedings, 1832, 050149 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4980382

12	First principle study of structural, electronic and magnetic properties of GeC nanoribbon	Arun Kumar, Anjna Devi, Ripan Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2018 AIP Conference Proceedings, 2115, 030376 (2019) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.
			5113215

13	A comparative study on phonon spectrum and thermal properties of graphene, silicene and phosphorene	Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, P. K. Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2018 AIP Conference Proceedings, 2115, 030386 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5113225

14	A comparative spin dependent first principle study of monolayer (2D), armchair and zigzag nanoribbon (1D) of chromium disulfide (CrS₂ )	Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, P K Ahluwalia	DAE SSPS-2019 AIP Conference Proceedings, 2265, 030701 (2020) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.
			0016612

15	Band gap engineering of tungsten disulfide (WS₂) nanoribbon by applying elastic strain and electric field	Suruchi Thakur, Narender Kumar, Raj Kumar, Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar	DAE SSPS-2019 AIP Conference Proceedings, 2265, 030698 (2020) https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.
			0017863

16	Effect of M and S₂ Vacancies at Different Sites on MS₂MLs (M = Mo, W): An Ab initio Study	Arun Kumar, Anjna Devi, Rekha Devi, Kritika Thakur, Neha, Alisha Guleria, Rajendra Adhikari, Hansa Devi	DAE SSPS-2021 Proceedings of the 65th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium https://daessps.in/ssps2021/DAE%20
			SSPS%20Proceedings%202021.pdf

17	Electronic And Elastic Properties Of CeX (X=Cd&Hg) Intermetallics: An Ab-Initio Study	Hansa Devi, Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar, Om Prakash	DAE SSPS-2021 Proceedings of the 65th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium https://daessps.in/ssps2021/DAE%20
			SSPS%20Proceedings%202021.pdf

18	Optical Properties of Triangular Nanoflakes of Cr_mSe_n	Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar, Pedro Contreras Amarjeet Singh, P. K. Ahluwalia	IC-AMDFA-2021 (Chandigarh University) Materials Today Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.1
			2.259

19	Investigation of Atomic Layer Futuristic Memory Devices of Binary Chalcogenides WX2 (X = S and Se): First-Principles Study	Narender Kumar, Na'il A.I Ibrahim, Arun Kumar, Mohan L Verma, Pranay Ranjan, Mansoor Janjua, Najeeb Khan	4^th Advances in Science and Engineering Technology multi-conferences (ASET 2022) https://doi.org/10.1109/ASET53988.2
			022.9735000

20	Computational insight into structural, electronic and thermal properties of novel two-dimensional NiXO (X = Cl, Br) monolayers: Ab initio perspective	Anjna Devi, Ashutosh, P.K. Ahluwalia, Arun Kumar, P edro Contreras	ICRANSD-22 (Maharaja Agrasen University) Materials Today Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.0
			2.059

21	Effect of nickel impurity on structural, magnetic and electronic properties of WX2MLs (X = S, Se): An ab-initio study	Lalita Devi, Arun Kumar, Mahesh Pathania, Kuldeep Kumar, Rishu Dhiman	ICRANSD-22 (Maharaja Agrasen University) Materials Today Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.0
			2.207

22	Structural, Electronic and Thermal Properties of NbSe2 Monolayer: First Principle Study	Ashutosh, Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, Rajendra Adhikari	DAE SSPS-22 66TH DAE SOLID STATE PHYSICS SYMPOSIUM Birla Institute of Technology Mesra,
			Ranchi, India (18–22 December 2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177960

23	First Principle Study of Structural And Electronic Properties Of Copper Thiocyanate (CuSCN) Monolayers	Ajay Kumar, Ananya Chandel, Anchal Kumar Sharma, Chandrika Negi, Abhishek Chandel, Anjna Devi, Arun Kumar	DAE SSPS-22 66TH DAE SOLID STATE PHYSICS SYMPOSIUM Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India (18–22 December 2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177989

24	Transformation of GaAs Nanoclusters from Nanoflakes: A first Principle Study	Tanu Sharma, Mamta Kumari, Neha Thakur, Shivani, Ambika Thakur, Aisha, Surjeet Kumar Chandel, Arun Kumar	DAE SSPS-22 66TH DAE SOLID STATE PHYSICS SYMPOSIUM Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India (18–22 December 2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177998

Other Publications

No.

Title of the Paper

Authors

Journal

Making Computational Physics an Integral Part of Physics Curriculum: Current Scenario &

Possible Strategies

Arun Kumar, Sapna

Sharma, Jyoti Dhar

Sharma, PK Ahluwalia

THE BEDE ATHENAEUM, 3

(1), 71-76 (2012)

Books/Chapters Published

No.

Title of the Book/Chapter

Authors

Chapter/Book Detail

ISBN No

A Comparative Study on Phonon

Spectrum and Thermal

Properties of Graphene, Silicene and Phosphorene: Recent

Advances and Development

Arun Kumar, Anjna

Devi, Amarjeet Singh, PK

Ahluwalia

Chapter 7, Current

Perspectives on Chemical Sciences Vol. 10, 93–99. (2021) https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpcs

978-93-90

888 -43-6

/v10/7593D

Other Conferences attended

No.

Title of the Paper

Authors

Detail of the Conference

Spin dependent properties on Nickle doped MoX₂MLs (X=S,Se)

by using DFT calculations

Lalita Devi, Arun Kumar, Anjna Devi

International Conference: Recent Advances in Materials and Biological

Sciences, Govt. College Sanjauli

(19-20 November 2024)

Band Gap Engineering in Janus

NbSCl Monolayer and Naoribbons:

A Density Function Theory Study

Abhishek Chandel,

Samiksha Chauhan,

Monika Chandel,

Surjeeet Chandel, Arun

Kumar

International Conference: Recent Advances in Materials and Biological

Sciences, Govt. College Sanjauli

(19-20 November 2024)

Electronic, Optical and Thermal

Properties of Bulk Ba2TiTe4: A

First principle Study

Ananya, Samiksha Chauhan, Arun Kumar

International Conference: Recent Advances in Materials and Biological

Sciences, Govt. College Sanjauli

(19-20 November 2024)

Dimensionality Dependent

Properties of MoS₂ based

Nanostructures: A Computational

Study

Samiksha Chauhan, Abhishek Chandel,

Monika Chandel,

Surjeeet Chandel, Arun

Kumar

International Conference: Recent Advances in Materials and Biological

Sciences, Govt. College Sanjauli

(19-20 November 2024)

Participation in Schools/Workshops

Participated in School on Understanding Molecular Simulations at JNCASR, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (17-28^th Aug 2009).
Participated in a one day workshop on National Mission on Education Through Information & Communication Technology (NMEICT) at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (26^th Sep 2009).
Participated in seminar cum workshop on First Principle and Other Simulation Methods in Condensed Matter Physics at Physics Department, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (22-29th March 2010).
Participated and presented an oral presentation in UGC National Workshop cum Seminar on Physics Education Research: Research Based Reforms in Physics Instruction at St. Bede’s College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (22-29th May 2011).
Participated in One day National Seminar-cum-Colloquium on Choice Based and Credit Based System for Assessment & Evaluation at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (28^th Nov 2011).
Participated in two days Workshop on Parallel Computing using HPCC at Department of Physics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India (2-3rd March 2012).
Participated in One day National Seminar on Role of Teachers in Quality Higher Education at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (5^th Oct 2012).
Participated in International Conference on Condensed Matter Physics (ICCMP) at Physics Department, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (4-6th Nov 2014).
Participated in National Workshop on Transport Phenomenon in Low Dimensional Systems and First Principle Simulation of Condensed Matter Systems at DAV College Jalandhar, Punjab, India (29^th Sep -5^th Oct 2016).
Participated in two days National Seminar on Engaged Governance & Women Empowerment in India: Future Prospects at Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (17-18^th Dec 2016).
Participated in the STEM Teacher Training Workshop on Research Based Pedagogical Tools at IISER Mohali and jointly organised by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India; Newton Bhabha Fund of the British Council, IISER Pune (23-25th January 2017).
Participated in National Seminar on Women in Conflict Zones at Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (11-12^th March 2017).
Participated in the workshop The Intertwining Strands in Physics and Mathematics: Fourier Analysis at IISER Pune, Maharashtra, India (19-23rd Jan 2018).
Participated in National Workshop on Writing reproducible Workflow for Computational Material Science using AiiDA at IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India (9-11^th Oct 2019).
Participated in 10th International Conference (epiSTEME 10) at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR Mumbai (3-6 January 2025)

Organised Events

Convenor of one week workshop on SIESTA: A Tool for Material Design (Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (26-31st Dec 2019)).
Convenor of National Workshop on Nano Materials Modelling using Quantum Espresso (NMM-2022) (Swami Vivekanand Government College Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (18-21st April 2022)).
Organised one day interactive session on “Research Opportunities in Material Science”, dated 28^th October 2022, Govt. College Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. The resource person is Mr. Narender Kumar, Research Scholar, Physics Department, UAE University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirate.
Coordinator of one week International Workshop on Nano Materials Modelling using Machine Learning and SIESTA (NMM-2023) (Government P. G. College Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (14-19th April 2023)).
Coordinator of One Week School on Nano-Materials Modelling Using SIESTA (SNMM-I), organised by the Department of Physics, Govt. College Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India (28th December, 2023-2nd January, 2024).

Refresher Courses and Orientation Programmes etc.

Three week Refresher Course in Physics at UGC-Academic Staff College, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. (25^th July 2011 to 13^th August 2011).
Science Academies Refresher Course in Experimental Physics at Bahra University, Waknaghat, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India (9^th-24^th May 2017).
Four weeks Orientation Programme at UGC-HRDC Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India (3^rd- 30^th October 2018)
Two week online interdisciplinary Refresher Course on “Managing Online Classes & Co-creating Moocs 17.0” at Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, India. (7^th August to 21^st August 2022).
One Week National Workshop on Nanomaterials for a Sustainable Future, held at MAHARAJA AGRASEN UNIVERSITY. (October 30th to November 04, 2023)
Two week refresher course in Physics at Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, India. (30^th March to 12^th April 2024).

Membership

Life time membership of Indian Association of Physics Teachers. (Membership No. 11947-L7910).
Life time membership of Vijnana Bharati, Himachal Pradesh

Volunteer Initiative to Popularise Science in School Children in Collaboration with Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT):

● Theme: Physics A thought Let’s Develop It

○ Sub Theme: Fun with Physics

List of Schools/Colleges Visited

No.

Name of the School

Time

Audience

Strength

(Approx.)

Dated

G.S.S.S. Kuthera, Teh. Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

9:30 to 10:30 AM

(1Hr)

9^th, 10^th , +1 and +2

02/01/2023

G.S.S.S. Chandpur, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

9:30 to 11:30 AM

(2Hr)

9th and 10th

05/01/2023

3	G.S.S.S. Bhager, Teh. Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:30 AM to 12:30 PM (2Hr)	8th, 9th and 10th	80	07/01/2023
4	G.S.S.S. Dangar, Teh. Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (2Hr)	8th, 9th and10th	50	09/01/2023
5	M.A.G.S.S.S. Bharari, Teh. Bharari, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:30 PM (2.5Hr)	10^th , +1 and +2	60	10/01/2023
6	DAV Public School Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	11:00 AM to 3:00 PM (4Hr)	9th and10th	250	16/01/2023
7	G.S.S.S. Barota, Teh. Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	11:00 AM to 2:30 Noon (3.5Hr)	7th, 8th, 9th , 10^th, +1 and +2	100	18/01/2023
8	G.Model S.S.S. Dehar, Teh. Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon (2Hr)	+1 and +2	75	21/01/2023
9	Govt. High School Bhararighat, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (2Hr)	7th, 8th, 9th and 10th	42	21/01/2023
10	DAV Ambuja Vidya Niketan Public School, Teh, Arki, Darlaghat, Distt Solan, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:15 PM	10^th, +1 and +2	80	23/01/2023
11	Govt. SSS Darlaghat, Teh. Arki, Distt Solan, Himachal Pradesh	1:30 PM to 3:00 PM	10^th, +1 and +2	60	23/01/2023
12	DAV Sen. Sec. Public School Lathiyani, Distt. Una, Himachal Pradesh	10:30 AM to 12:30 PM	9^th, 10^th, +1 and +2	125	24/01/2023
13	Govt. Sen. Sec. School Lathiyani, Distt. Una, Himachal Pradesh	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM	+1 and +2	51	24/01/2023
14	Govt. Girls Sen. Sec. School Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM	+1 and +2	100	31/01/2023
15	SVMMA Govt. Girls Sen. Sec. School Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:30 PM to 1:30 PM	9^th, 10^th and +1	105	01/02/2023
16	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kothipura, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	11:45 AM to 1:40 PM and 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM	10^th and +1	120	02/02/2023
17	Govt. Sen. Sec. School Panoh, Teh Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM	9^th, 10^th, +1 and +2	104	04/02/2023
18	Govt. Sen. Sec. School Balh Churani, Teh Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	9:00 AM to 11:0 0 AM	8th to 12th	90	13/02/2023

19	Govt. Sen. Sec. School Udaipur, Distt. Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh	12:00 AM to 1:00 PM	6th to 12th	76	06/06/2023
20	Eklavya Model Residential School Lahaul at Kukumseri, Distt. Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh	In the evening and morning	7th to 10th	120	7-08/06/2023
21	SDS DAV Centenary Public School, Kumarhatti, Solan, Himachal Pradesh	2Hrs per day	8th to 10th	120	20-21/06/2023
22	DAV Public School Sarahan, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM	8th to 10th	60	22/06/2023
23	Govt. S. S. S. Sarahan, Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh	12:30 PM to 2:00 PM	+1 & +2	50	22/06/2023
24	Serkong School Tabo and Govt. S. S. S. Tabo (at Serkong School), Lahaul Spiti, Himachal Pradesh	10:30 AM to 12:30 PM	Various classes	89+15= 104	27/06/2023
25	DAV Centenary Public School, Gajeri, Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh	1:00 to 3:00 PM	+1 & +2	42	18/11/2023
26	Govt. S. S. S. Panjgain, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	9:00 to 10:30	+1 & +2 9th & 10th	60 120	20/11/2023 22/11/2023
27	Govt. Sen. Sec. School Rani Kotla, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon	7th, 8th, 9th, 10^th, +1 and +2	50	09/01/2024
28	Govt. Sen. Sec. School Kuthera, Teh. Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon	9^th, 10^th, +1 and +2	About 100	18/01/2024
29	DAV Public School Ghumarwin, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM	9th	140	20/01/2024
30	Govt. S. S. S. Dhami,Solan, Himachal Pradesh	After lunch time	Various Classes	About 60	23/03/2024
31	Govt. S. S. S. Bathalang, Arki, Solan, Himachal Pradesh	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM	8th to 10 th	70	20/06/2024
32	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kothipura, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	3 Hrs Daily	10th, 6th and 7th	120	21-25/10/2024
33	Govt. S. S. S. Panjgain, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh	10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM	6th, 7th, 9th & 10th	About 200	10/01/2025
34	Govt. S. S. S. Rishikesh, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				20/01/2025
35	Govt. S. S. S. Zakatkhana, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				20/01/2025
36	Govt. S. S. S. Talyana, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				22/01/2025
37	PM Shri Govt. S. S. S. Tarsooh, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				23/01/2025
38	Govt Boys S. S. S. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				29/01/2025
39	Govt Girls S. S. S. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.				29/01/2025
40	Govt. S. S. S. Kothipura, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				30/01/2025
41	Govt. S. S. S. Raghunathpura, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				30/01/2025
42	Govt. S. S. S. Kandrour, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				31/01/2015
43	Govt. S. S. S. Chandpur, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				31/01/2025
44	Govt. S. S. S. Morsinghi, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				01/02/2025
45	Govt. S. S. S. Barmana,, Distt. Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh				06/02/2025

List of Colleges/Universities Visited

Sr No.	Name of the College/University	Time	Audience	Strength (Approx.)	Dated
1.	Govt. College Nalagarh, Solan, Himachal Pradesh	One day workshop	B.Sc. Students	—	06/12/2024
2.	Govt. College Arki, Solan, Himachal Pradesh	One day workshop	B.Sc. Students	—	07/12/2024
3.	Himachal Pradesh University	Interactive session with physics students and Observation of sun spots using telescope	M.Sc Physics students		21/02/2025

Other Achievements

Youtube Video Lectures series
- On SIESTA installation and Nanomaterials modelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDjs9jk0pA8&list=PLDy0cB_jaM7REkqE WmCcfpZJeV6hEsQLq
- Classical Electrodynamics for PG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni60Eo9IFQQ&list=PLDy0cB_jaM7Tmv0m 39CCHYYm91aQI0yKc
- Quantum Mechanics for PG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbrDfS0sShg&list=PLDy0cB_jaM7SJYs2Pb

QWOd1uxccXtrW-a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUkC9R9fV4g&list=PLDy0cB_jaM7S5HTz zo_hiOQLlHFvPQDK3

- Classical Mechanics for PG (Preparing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyHe9aqSByo&list=PLDy0cB_jaM7Q106o3 53COVAhr4DoPoxaV
- Computational Physics for PG (Preparing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV4OfFYZhUg&list=PLDy0cB_jaM7RZLQ VAytCkJF3U63Xx25Kc ● Etc.
Installations of SIESTA in Parallel at HPC Shimla using MPI Libraries.

Mentoring M.Sc. Students for Doctoral Research

Students selected for Ph.D. programme

● In India

○ Mahesh Pathania: Doing Ph.D. from NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (2017-19 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Shivani: Doing Ph.D. from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (2018-20 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Neha Thakur: Doing Ph.D. from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (2018-20 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Rekha Devi: Doing Ph.D. from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (2019-21 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Aisha: Doing Ph.D. from Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (2020-22 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Radhika Sharma: Doing Ph.D. from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (2021-23 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).

○ Ram Singh: Doing Ph.D. from NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh (2020-22 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin). ● Abroad

○ Narender Kumar: Doing Ph.D. from United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (2017-19 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Ashutosh: Doing Ph.D. from Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA (2017-19 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Vishal Thakur: Doing Ph.D. from Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA (2017-19 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).

○ Kritika Thakur: Selected for Ph.D. Programme Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States (2019-21 Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin)

Students preparing for Ph.D. programme

Abhishek Chandel: (2019-21 batch, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Ghumarwin).
Samiksha Chauhan: (2021-23 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).
Satish: (2022-24 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).
Anjali: (2022-24 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).
Bharati: (2022-24 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).
Chet Ram: (2022-24 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).
Reena: (2022-24 batch, Govt College Bilaspur).
Ritika Negi: (2022-24 batch, Govt College Bilaspur

Awards

Teachers Award given by district administration on 15th August 2024 for dedicated and outstanding services in the field of education.
Certificate of Appreciation given by IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers) and NANI (National Anveshika Network of India) for commendable contribution in inspiring the students towards Innovative Physics Learning through NAEST/LEPTON-2024.

Govt. College Bilaspur

Arun Kumar

Education

Academic Employment

Area of Research

Research Guidance

● Ph.D. Supervision

Peer Recognitions

Other Conferences attended

Participation in Schools/Workshops

Organised Events

Membership

Other Achievements

Mentoring M.Sc. Students for Doctoral Research

Students selected for Ph.D. programme

Students preparing for Ph.D. programme

Awards