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 The
University Grants Commission has recognised the Unit as a Centre for
Advanced Study in Solid State Chemistry. The Commission has also extended
support to the Unit under its Science and Technology Infrastructure
Improvement Programme. The Department of Science and Technology has
supported the Unit under its program of Intensification of Research
in High Priority Areas. |
The
Department of Science & Technology under the Funds for Improvement
of S & T (FIST) infrastructure program has sanctioned grants for
acquiring some state of the art equipment for research in solid state
chemistry. Under this grant we plan to acquire scanning probe microscopes,
new differential scanning calorimeter and assorted equipment for measurement
of properties at low temperatures.
The Institute has
kindly granted funds for construction of much needed additional laboratory
space and a seminar hall. These are expected to be ready in about
a year. |
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Research areas being pursued include: |
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Synthesis, structure, electrical
and magnetic properties of extended inorganic solids |
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Synthesis and structure of
nonlinear optical materials |
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High-TC superconductivity
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Fullerenes and nanotubes |
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Nanomaterials and clusters
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Ionics and Materials electrochemistry
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Heterogeneous catalysis and
Surface Science |
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Phase transitions |
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Amorphous materials |
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Theory of organic nonlinear
optical materials and organic ferromagnets |
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Many-body quantum chemistry
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Weak molecular interactions
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Chemical reaction dynamics
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Statistical mechanics of condensed
matter |
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Classical and quantum computer
simulations |
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The Unit admits students for research leading to the Ph.D degree.
Newly admitted students are required to take courses within the Unit
and in other departments of the Institute as a part of their training.
Students are also required to give at least two seminars during their
Ph.D studies. The minimum qualification for admission to the Ph.D
program is a Masters degree in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science
or a related subject. For those with MSc. in Chemistry, Physics or
Mathematics must have been a part of their undergraduate curriculum.
The Unit also provides opportunities for post-doctoral research. In
recent years, students with a Bachelors degree in Science have joined
the Unit through the Integrated Ph.D program. |
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Unit offers the following courses: |
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Quantum Chemistry
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Thermodynamics and Statistical
Mechanics |
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Group Theory and Molecular
Spectroscopy |
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Chemistry of the Solid State
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Symmetry and Structure in the
Solid State |
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Topics in Solid State Chemistry
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for the near future: |
The Unit has been given a substantial grant by Department of Science
& Technology under the Funds for Improvement of S & T (FIST)
infrastructure program. This will be for a period of five years.
The Institute
has agreed for the construction of a new building adjacent to the
present one.
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