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Prof. (Dr.) Sarita Khandka

Professor

+91-8933817947, 9458960757

sarita.khandka@shuats.edu.in

Department of Physics

Additional Responsibilities
  • Head, Department of Physics
Contact Details

+91-8933817947, 9458960757

sarita.khandka@shuats.edu.in

Department of Physics

Educational Details

Doctorate

Ph.D
GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology,
Pant Nagar

Graduated in 2000

D. Phil

Graduated in 2000

PG

NET
UGC-CSIR

Qualified in 1998

M.Sc
HNB Garhwal University,
Dehradun

Graduated in 1995

UG

B.Sc
HNB Garhwal University,
Dehradun

Graduated in 1993

Professional Summary

PhD from G.B. Pant university, Pantnagar and is CSIR/UGC NET. Work as a theoretical physicist and academic interest includes superconductivity, magnetism, correlation  of superconductivity with magnetism, highly correlated materials and nano-materials. 

Area of Specialization

Condensed Matter Physics

Expertise

Highly correlated materials, Superconductivity, magnetism and nanomaterials

Projects

  • PI of the project “Scientific Evaluation of Water Purification System in the state of  Uttarakhand”  ( Phase-II), granted by DST, New Delhi.
  • Worked on project “Jahn Teller effect and Superconductivity in Iron Pnictides”  granted by IASc. , Bangalore.

Publications

  • Shamin Masih, Piyush Masih and Sarita Khandka (2020) "Study of Gibb's free energy and Tc in cuprates superconductors" accepted in The Allahabad Farmer, SHUATS university publication.
  • Ekta Singh Chauhan, Sarita Khandka and Anil Kumar, ‘Goblet Shape Microstrip Patch Antenna with Defected Ground Structure for Multiband Application’, Submitted to  Physics Education
  • E. S. Chauhan, S. Khandka and A. Kumar, ‘Synthesis of Goblet shape defected ground slotted microstrip patch antenna’  2020  J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1644, 012045, doi10.1088/1742-6596/1644/1/012045.
  • E. S. Chauhan, S. Khandka and A. Kumar, ‘Design of Frequency Reconfigurable Annular Microstrip Patch Antenna using Pin Diode’ 2018 Recent Advances on Engineering, Technology and Computational Sciences (RAETCS), Allahabad, 2018, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/RAETCS.2018.8443791.
  • Manoj Kumar, Sarita Khandka, Piyush Masih and Vipul singh, ‘Electronic specific heat due to electronic polarization of As- ion Vp in Fe based superconductors’ , International journal of innovative knowledge concepts, 7(1), 197-200  (2019) .
  • Hajer H.M. Elkhalgi, Sarita Khandka, Neelam Yadav, Ravindra Dhar and R. Dabrowski, ‘ Effects of Manganese (II) titanium oxide nano particles on the physical properties of a room temperature nematic liquid crystal 4-(trans-4’-n-hexylcyclohexyl) isothiocyanatobenzene’, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 268, 223-228 (2018).
  • Hajer H.M. Elkhalgi, Sarita Khandka, U.B. Singh, K.L. Pandey, R. Dabrowski and Ravindra Dhar, ‘ Dielectric and electro-optical Properties of a nematic liquid crystalline material with gold     nanoparticles’, Liquid Crystal,  https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2018.1487089
  • Ekta  Chauhan, Sarita Khandka and Anil Kumar, ‘Design of Frequency Reconfigurable Annular Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Pin Diode’, Proceedings of 2018 Recent Advances on Engineering , Technology and COmoputational Sciences(RAETCS), IEE.
  • Manoj Kumar, Sarita Khandka, Piyush Masih and Vipul singh, ‘Role of electronic polarization of As- ions in iron Pnictide superconductors’ , International Journal of Reaearch and Analytical reviews, 205a-208a (2018).
  • Shamin Masih, Piyush Masih and Sarita Khandka, ‘Transition Temperature and Specific heat of Single Band Superconducting SmOFeAs’ , The Allahabad Farmer, LXXIV(3), 36-38(2018).
  • Shamin Masih, Piyush Masih and Sarita Khandka, ‘Coexistence of Superconductin and magnetic order in one band and two band SmOFeAs superconductor’, Journal of emerging Technologies  and innovative research, 5(10), 432-437( 2018).
  • Dalavai Srikanth, Prashant Kumar Rai, Sarita Khandka and G.B.N. Jyothi, ‘Influence of Magnetic and Electric fields on Germination Attributes of Chilli’, International Journal of Pure and Applied Bioscience, 6(3), 496-501 (2018).
  • Rajesh kumar, Everson T.S. G. da Silva , Rajesh K. Singh , Raluca Savu, Andrei V. Alaferdov, Leandro C. Fonseca , Lory C. Carossi , Arvind Singh, Sarita Khandka , Kamal K. Kar, Oswaldo L. Al Luro T. Kubota , Stanislav A. Moshkalev, ‘Microwave assisted synthesis of Palladium nanoparticles intercalated nitrogen doped reduced graphene oxide and their electrocatalytic activity for direct- ethanol fuel cells’, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 515, 160-171 (2018).
  • GBN Jyothi, Prashant Kumar Rai, Sarita Khandka and D Srikanth, ‘Effect of  Magnetic and electric field seed treatment on the seedling attributes of Brinjal seeds’, International journal of CHemincal Studies, 6(5) , 2780-2784(2018).
  • Piyush Masih, Manoj Kumar, Manjeet Tiwari, and Sarita Khandka,  “Study of Co-Existence of Superconductivity and Magnetism in Iron Pnictide Superconductors”,  Journal of Applied Science And Research,  5 (2), 24-36 (2017).
  • Sarita Khandka,  Piyush Masih,  K. P. Sinha, “Magnetic Properties of LnOFeAs Compounds from Anisotropic Heisenberg Model” , Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A,  Phys. Sci. 86(2), 279–284 (2016).
  • Shobhit Sushant Frank, Ajeet Kumar, Sarita Khandka and Shamin Masih,(2015)  “Thermodynamical  properties of LiFeAs Superconductor using two band model”, Intenational Journal of Engineering Sciences and  Research technology, 4(12) , 480-487.
  • Shravan Kumar Malluru, A.K. Chaurasia , Arvind Kumar , Sarita Khandka and Prashant Kumar Rai, ‘Invigoration Studies through Electrical Treatment on Germination of Groundnut Seeds’, International Scientific Journal on Science Engineering and Technology, 17(6), 642-645 (2014).
  • Sarita Khandka, Piyush Masih and K.P. Sinha, “Magnetic Properties of LnOFeAs  Compounds from Anisotropic Heisenberg Model”, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences, India, 86(2), (2016)
  • Sarita Khandka, Rajendra Dobhal, & Nasreen Jeelani, “Women participation in science and Technology” , Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 19(1), 87–94 (2013)
  • Sarita Khnadka, Rajendra Dobhal and Nasreen Jilani, “ Women in Science and Technology : a case study from Uttarakhand, India”,Current science, 103(7), 775-776( 2012).
  • Sarita Khandka and Rajendra Dobhal , “ Distribution and Efficiency of MSMEs in India” Asia Pacific Journal of Social Sciences, IV(1), 53-65 (2012).
  • Piyush Masih and Sarita Khandka , “ Effect of Interlayer Interaction in Outer and Inner Layers of Cuprate Superconductor’s Energy Gap and Excitonic Correlations”, Int. Acad. Of Phys. Sci. (2012)  accepted.
  • Ekta Singh Chauhan, Sarita Khandka, Vipul Singh and Piyush Masih, “Role of Coulomb Repulsion in Lultilayer Cuprate Superconductor” Invertis Journal of Science and Technology  5, No. 2, 1-5(2012).
  • Rajendra Dobhal, Nasreen Jeelani, D.P. Uniyal, Sarita Khandka and N.G. Srivastava, Water quality analysis of selected schools of Kumaon region, Uttarakhand, India” Environment Conservation Journal 13(1&2), 161-167(2012).
  • Sarita Khandka, Manoj Kumar & Piyush Masih, “Isotope effect in high Tc superconductors” Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 31,No. 7&8, 229(2008).
  • Sarita Khandka & Piyush Masih, “Order parameter & interlayer interaction in high Tc   superconductors” Int. Acad. Of Phys. Sci.  12, 83(2008).
  • Sarita Khandka & Shikha Chauhan, “Electronic specific heat of cuprates with interlayer interaction” Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 31,No. 11&12 (2008)
  • Sarita Khandka & P. Singh, “Effect of Interlayer interaction on Tc with no. of layers in high Tc cuprate superconductors” Physica status solidi(b) 244, 699(2007)

Other

ARTICLES

  • Sarita Khandka (2008) “ Graphene : Flat counterpart of Carbon Nanotube”  IAPT Bulletin, 2(1), 5(2010)
  • Rajendra Dobhal , Sarita Khandka and Manish Chandra, “ Radiation Physics as a Career option” Employment News  3-9 & 10-16 July, 2010.

Book Chapters

  • Sarita Khandka, “Women’s participation in higher education : An Indian scenario” (2015) in: Advancing Women in Science: An International Perspective, Springer International Publishers Switzerland, Editors : W.Pearson Jr. et al.
  • Sarita Khandka, “ Science and Technology: Opportunities for Women” (2013) in:  Women in 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities, ISBN: 978-81-923430-0-6 , Editor: Madhu D. Singh.
  • Sarita Khandka, “ Health Status” in: Uttarakhand, State of the Environment report-2012,  ISBN: 978-81-211-0845-4, Editor: Rajendra Dobhal, Published by UCOST.
  • Sarita Khandka, “ Energy resources” in: Uttarakhand, State of the Environment report-2012, ISBN: 978-81-211-0845-4,  Editor: Rajendra Dobhal,  Published by UCOST.
  • Sarita Khandka Manoj Singh Landscape of  Industries” in: Uttarakhand, State of the Environment report-2012, ISBN: 978-81-211-0845-4, Editor: Rajendra Dobhal,  Published by UCOST.

Invited Lecture

  • Delivered  lecture entitled  ‘ Jouney of Physics’, during one day workshop organized by NASI in joint collaboration with SHIATS, 19 Feb. 2016
  • Worked as Keynote and Tutorial Chair in the IEEE International Conference ‘Recent Advances in Engineering Technology and Computational Sciences-2018, 06-08 Feb. 2018 at SHUATS.
  • Invited speaker at Regional Vipnet Meet, 29 N0v. -01 Dec. 2012, Doon Univ.,  Dehradun.
  • Quest to see distant objects: Telescopes, Workshop on Transit of Venus at Youth Hostel, Mussoorie , 17th  May 2012
  • Popular Lecture on “Graphene: a form of Carbon” at Govt. Inter college, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 21st  May 2011.
  • “Ginzburg Landau Theory for High Tc Superconductors” During Webinar on  “Peaceful life during COVID19  Era: Resilience from Biophysics , Electronics and Computer Application”  ,. June 19-21, 2020, organized jointly by ECC, Prayagraj and IAPT.

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