I/c Asst. CoE & Asst. Professor

Dr. Sanjay Patel

I/c Assistant Registrar (Examination) & Assistant Professor in Physics

Area


Primary Area: Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices & Materials Science

Contact


Email: sanjay.patel@vvwusurat.ac.in                          Phone: +91 9824786061

Education


    • Ph.D. in Physics, S. V. National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat (2016)

    • M.Sc., The M. S. University of Baroda (MSU), Vadodara (2009)

    • B.Sc., Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat (2007)

    • Master Thesis from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai.

Teaching


Undergraduate

    • Waves and Oscillations

    • Modern Physics, Optics

    • Electronics and Solid State Physics

    • Mechanics and Properties of Matter

    • Physics of Semiconductor Devices

Postgraduate

    • Computational Physics

    • Classical Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics

    • Electrodynamics and Plasma Physics

    • Condensed Matter Physics

    • Material Science

    • Solar Photovoltaics

    • Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Research Area


    • Development of novel photo-absorber materials for solar cells.

    • Optical coating design using optimization approach and its implementation for optoelectronic devices applications.

    • Extraction of optical constant of thin-films and electrical parameters of solar cells/modules using optimization algorithm.

    • Research Contributions:
      Details of research papers can be found using the following google scholar link.
      https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oY10PA0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Academic Experience


    • Assistant Professor, Vanita Vishram Women’s University, Surat (01-06-2021 to till date), Sheth P. T. Mahila College of Arts & Home Science (20-08-2018 to 31-05-2021).

    • I/c. Principal & Assistant Professor, Shri P. L. Chauhan Science College, Surat (Affiliated to VNSGU) (14-06-2017 to 18-08-2018)

Awards & Honors


    • Life member of Indian Physics Association (IPA), Membership number: SUR/LM/12763

    • Life member of Indian Laser Association (ILA), Membership number: LM-1055.

    • Worked as Full-Time Research Fellow, SVNIT, Surat

Welcome

Vanita Vishram Women’s University (VVWU) is the First-ever Women’s University of Gujarat approved under Public-Private-Partnership with the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009. VVWU is committed to provide quality education and employment opportunities to its girl students through its revamped curriculum and pedagogy. The focus is on prioritizing practical component and experiential learning supported through academia-industry linkages, functional MoUs, skill development training, internships etc. It aims at providing opportunities to the girl students for holistic development and self-reliance.