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Human resource development activity
Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) activities
RRCAT is a constituent unit of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai –a deemed to be university http://www.hbni.ac.in. Materials Science Section is involved in the academic activities of HBNI where students enroll for their M.Tech, M.Phil and Ph. D. degrees from HBNI.
A list of HBNI faculty members from MSS is given below:
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Prof. Tarun Kumar Sharma http://www.anuvidhya.in/faculty/fprfl.php?email=tarun[at]rrcat[dot]gov[dot]in], Professor, Faculty of Physical Sciences, HBNI
- Prof. Vijay Kumar Dixit [http://www.anuvidhya.in/faculty/fprfl.php?email=dixit[at]rrcat[dot]gov[dot]in], Associate Professor, Faculty of Physical Sciences, HBNI
A list of current PhD students is given below:
| Sr# | Name | Research Topic | Guide | Year of Registration |
| 1 | Deepesh Nimje | High-Density Oxide Layers For High Power Laser Application | Prof. V. K. Dixit | 2022 |
| 2 | Rijul Raychaudhari | Spectroscopic Investigations on MOVPE grown Gallium Phosphide epi-layers integrated on polar and non-polar substrates | Prof. V. K. Dixit | 2014 |
| 3 | Geetanjali* | Investigations of optoelectronic properties in semiconductor hetero and quantum structures for infrared applications | Prof. V. K. Dixit | 2017 |
| 4 | Durga Prasad Khatua | Ultrafast Photoexcited Carrier Dynamics in 2-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide | Prof. J. Jayabalan | 2017 |
*Ms. Geetanjali also holds a position of scientific Officer/D at RRCAT, Indore
A list of current M.Tech students is given below:
| Sr# | Name | Research Topic | Guide | Year of Registration |
| 1 | Krishnapada Maity | Impact of defects and dislocations in GaN epitaxial layers on the performance of visible blind ultra-violet photodetectors | Prof. T. K. Sharma | 2022 |
| 2 | Manish K. Singh | Deposition and characterization of Titanium nitride thin films on stainless steel substrates for possible applications in UHV chambers | Prof. T. K. Sharma | 2021 |
We are constantly looking for motivated students for carrying out research work for a PhD degree. MTech and MSc students who wants to do short term projects are also welcome.
Click here for the current opening (https://www.rrcat.gov.in/hrd/advt/phdad.html)
Former HBNI PhD Students
| S. No. | Name | Thesis Title | Year | Guide |
| 1 | Priyabrata Mudi | Spectroscopic investigations of Semiconductor Nanostructures using polarized light | 2016 | Prof. T. K. Sharma |
| 2 | Sabina Gurung | Static and ultrafast optical response of metal-semiconductor hybrid nanostructure | 2015 | Prof. J. Jayabalan |
| 3 | Abhishek Chatterjee* | Electronic Transport Studies on Nitride epitaxial layers and heterostructures | 2021 | Prof. T. K. Sharma |
| 4 | Subhomoy Haldar | Growth and magneto-optical transport studies on bulk and quantum structures of semiconductors | 2020 | Prof. V. K. Dixit |
| 5 | Kum. Shweta Verma* | Studies on plasmonic responses of metal nanoparticles of varied morphologies and their interaction with semiconductor nanostructures | 2019 | Prof. J. Jayabalan |
| 6 | Ravi Kumar* | High Resolution X-Ray Diffraction studies on III-V semiconductors | 2019 | Prof. T. K. Sharma |
| 7 | Dipankar Jana | Spectroscopic characterization of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures | 2018 | Prof. T. K. Sharma |
| 8 | Shailesh Khamari* | Transport properties of spin polarized carriers in semiconductors | 2018 | Prof. T. K. Sharma |
| 9 | Salahuddin Khan* | Effect of surface and interface on the carrier dynamics of quantum wells. | 2017 | Prof. Rama Chari |
*These students also hold a position of Scientific Officer at RRCAT, Indore
Former HBNI M.Tech Students
| S. No. | Name | Thesis Title | Year | Guide |
| 1 | Geetanjali | Investigation of structural and optoelectronic properties of InAsxP1-x/InP QWs for the development of infrared detector | 2015 | Prof. V. K. Dixit |
| 2 | Abhishek Chatterjee | Electrical Characterization of Nitride Epitaxial Layers | 2013 | Prof. T. K. Sharma |
| 3 | Shailesh Khamari | Characterization of MOVPE grown GaAs based p-i-n diodes | 2009 | Prof. Tapas Ganguli |
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