Prof. P.K. Bajpai

He is the Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Centre In-charge, National Centre for Accelerator Based Research Director, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India.  He served as a Professor & Head, Department of Pure and Applied Physics (1996-2017), an internationally acclaimed material physicist having outstanding academic achievements and administrative experience. Apart from establishing the prestigious Centre for Accelerator Based Research – a 3.0 MV Particle Accelerator Based Research Centre, he has established Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Centre (SAIF) from Department of Science & Technology, brought Special Assistance Program (SAP) in Physics from UGC and FIST from DST, Govt. of India. He is a first class passed High School and Intermediate from U.P. Board, Allahabad (Merit Scholarship holder).  He did his graduation and Post-Graduation in Physics from Bundelkhnad University, Jhansi. He joined the Ph.D. program in North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong after passing out Pre-Ph.D. in A-grade and was awarded Ph.D. in Physics in 1988. His Ph.D. work was selected among the six best Physics thesis by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) BARC, Mumbai in 1987. He was Post-Doctoral Fellow in IIT, Kanpur and was awarded CSIR, Research Associate ship. Professor Bajpai, joined Institute of Self Organizing System & Biophysics, NEHU, Shillong, India as a Lecturer in August, 1988 and later on Department of Physics, NEHU in 1994. He also worked as a member of Indo-French program, UGC Visiting Fellow (IACS, Jadavpur Kolkata), INSA-COASTED visiting fellow (Japan) and visited several countries as invited speaker/Visiting fellow including USA, Japan, China, Italy and Myanmar, visited Yangon in 2005-06 & 2006-07 as Expert in Quantum Electronics to assist R & D in Myanmar under the Tripartite agreement between Govt. of India and Govt. of Myanmar. He is a very well-known condensed matter physicist, having multifarious research activities ranging from advanced electronic ceramic material development, material modification through ion beam-matter interaction, semiconductor nano-particles, bio-photon emission and bio-spectroscopy. He has published more than 273 research papers in reputed national, and international journal, and conference proceedings, including more than 135 in international journals with high impact factors. He is also very active in disseminating the scientific knowledge and has organized more than 28 International, and national conferences. He has successfully supervised research students leading to Ph. D. (14) M. Phil (34), M.E. by research (01), MCA (01) and more than 200 Post graduate projects. He has also received eight sponsored research projects from various funding agencies (UGC, CSIR, DST, DAE, IUAC) and have successfully completed them. In addition, he brought prestigious departmental programs as Coordinator in the Physics department in SAP (UGC) and FIST (DST). He is a fellow of International Academy of Physical Sciences, life member of Indian Association of Physics Teachers, National Laser Society, Life member & member of Executive committee of Indian Society for Particle Accelerator, Material research Society of India, Ferroelectrics & Dielectric society of India, Administrative staff college , Hyderabad. He is a Regional Editor of International Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Published by Maxwell Science Publications, Academic Editor of Physical Science International Journal, Member of Editorial Board for several Journals and Reviewer of more than two dozen international journals. He has delivered more than 80 invited talks in prestigious international national conferences in India and abroad including University of Puerto Rico, North Texas, Yangon University, Yokohama (Japan) IIT, IUAC Delhi, Kharagpur, IIT, Chennai, University of Delhi, Jadavpur Univ., Jaipur, Allahabad, NIT Rourkela, Raipur, CAT , Indore, University of Meerut, Bundelkhand, Raipur, Agra, Gorakhpur, Aurangabad, ASC’s , etc. and chaired many technical sessions and has been the Member of National Advisory Committee for several prestigious Conferences. He has been felicitated by several professional organizations such Orissa Society of Physics, Meghalaya Science Society, NSFD, Rotary Club for his contribution to Science. He has also evaluated more than 50 Ph.D. dissertations from prestigious Universities of India and abroad.