Sajan Daniel George
Professor & Director
365体育投注 Institute of Applied Physics
Qualification: Ph.D.
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Chairman, Doctoral Advisory Committee.
- Chairman, Board of Studies of the Institute
- Coordinator - Center for Applied Nanosciences (CAN)
- Dr. T M A Pai Endowment Chair in Applied Nanosciences
- PI- Govt. Funded Projects
- Guide – Ph.D and M. Sc students
Sajan Daniel George is a Professor & Director of the 365体育投注 Institute of Applied Physics.
He is:
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ORCID:?https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4198-2613
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SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Nanomaterials | Third |
| Non Linear Optics | Third |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Photonics | CUSAT, Kochi | 2004 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 365体育投注 Institute of Applied Physics | Professor and Director | 2025 - till date | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Professor & Head of the Department | 2022 to 2025 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Professor | 2018 to 2022 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Associate Professor | 2012 to 2018 | |
| Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany | Scientist | 2009 to 2012 | |
| Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany | Scientist | 2007 to 2009 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Assistant Professor | 2006 to 2007 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | 365体育投注 Associate | 2005 to 2006 | |
| Katholikek University of Leuven, Belgium | KU Leuven Fellow | 2004 to 2005 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Nano-bio-photonics.
Area of Expertise
Nanophotonics, Photothermal methods, Biomedical Applications of Laser, Micro/ Optofluidics, Particle trapping and tweezing.
Area of 365体育投注
Nanoparticle based bioimaging, Plasmonic control of emission, Micro and Optofluidic Technologies, Optical Tweezers, Marangonic Tweeezers, Spectrosocpic techniques for disease detection.
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishers, USAEditorial Board Member, Materials Science and Engineering Progress, Engineers Press Group, AustriaEditorial Board Member, Soft Nanoscience? Letters, Scientific 365体育投注, USAEditorial Board Member, Asian Journal of Physical Sciences, IndiaReviewer Panel Member of Department of Defense, U S A?Reviewer Panel Member of National 365体育投注 Council, Government of Romania
- Reviewer of various journals of the following publishers (for more than 30 journals since 2003) : Springer, American Institute of Physics, RCSC publishers, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier Publications, SPIE Publications, American Scientific Publishers and 365体育投注 Conferences
- Invited Member – American Nano Society
- Life Member – Photonics Society of India
- Life Member – Indian Laser Association
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1)????Title: Surface Wettability Tailoring by Physical and Chemical Methods
Year:2018 Role: Guide Candidate: Jijo Easo George
2)????Title: Design and Development of a Hybrid Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)-Raman system using Echelle Spectrograph for Material Characterization
Year: 2018 Role: Co-Guide Candidate: Muhammed Shameem K.M.
3)????Title: Microwave-asisted synthesis of spinel oxide phosphors for the generation of white light
Year: 2021 Role: Co-Guide Candidate: Deepak Hebbar N
4)????Title: Synthesis and characterization of porous anodic alumina nanostructures
Year: 2021 Role: Co-Guide Candidate: K. S. Choudhari
5)????Title: Development of a stand-off compact multi-modal LIBS-lIF-Raman spectroscopy system for in-situ material characterization
Year:2022 Role: Co-Guide Candidate:Dhanada V. S.
6)????Title: Synthesis, Characterization and sensing applications of carbon dots and upconversion nanoparticles
Year: 2023 Role:Guide Candidate: Shiavanad H Nannuri
7)????Title: Signal enhancement strategies for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique
Year: 2023 Role: Co-Guide Candidate: Keerthi K
8)????Title: Synthesis of band-gap tuned magnetic core-shell nanomaterials for the photodegradation of dyes
Year:2023 Role: Co-Guide Candidate:Antony Dasint Lopis
9)????Title: Design, fabrication and applications of physio-chemicaly modified wettabilty contrast surfaces
Year: 2023 Role: Guide Candidate: Alina Peethan
10)???Title: Application Of Laser Spectroscopy Techniques For The Study Of Natural And Archaeological-Like Samples
Year: 2023 Role: Co-Guide Candidate:Surya Harikrishnan
11)???Title: The Cellular Temperature Probing Of An Optically Trapped Cell Using Upconversion Luminescence
Year: 2023 Role:Guide Candidate: Suresh K
12)???Title: Design, Assembly and Optimization of Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezer for Raman Spectroscopic Studies
Year: 2024 Role: Guide Candidate: Monisha K
13)???Title: Human Tear Sample Studies using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Laser-Induced Fluorescence (HPLC-LIF) and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Techniques (SERS)
Year: 2024 Role:Co-Guide Candidate:Spurthi Adigal
On-going Postdoc
1)????Dr. Bharat. D (Micro and Nanoprinting)
On-going Ph.D. students
- Title: Nanostructured Contact Lenses For Improved Bio-Compatibility, Candidate: Aravind M, Role: Guide
- Title: Liquid Biopsy for Oral Cancer Screening using Superhydrophobic Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Candidate: Vineet P, Role: Guide
- Title: Fabrication of Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surface (Slips) for Bio-Photonics Applications, Candidate: Swithin Hanosh, Role: Guide
- Title: Fluorescence Energy Transfer between Core-Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles and 2D Materials, Candidate: Pratheeksha Rao, Role: Guide
- Title: Design, Development and Optimization of Projection Printing Technique for Thermophoretic Tweezing and Spectroscopic Applications, Candidate: Shreyas M.S., Role: Guide
- Title: Development of Lab-On-A-Chip Platform For Studying Bacterial Growth Candidate: Jyeshta Prabhu Role: Guide
- Title: Synthesis And Development Of Black Phosphorus Based Stimuli-Responsive Nanoplatform For Multimodal Theranostic For Breast Cancer Candidate:Soji. S Role:Co-Guide
- Title: Sensing and Remediation Technologies for mitigating Antibiotic Resistance Candidate:Maargavi Singh Role:Co-Guide
- Title: Microplastics in Environmental Samples of Coastal Karnataka: Characterization And Source Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination using Laser Spectroscopy Candidate:Vasudev Role:Co-Guide
- Title: Lab-on-a-Chip platform for studying antimicrobial susceptibility testing Candidate: Jyeshta Prabhu Role: Guide
- Title: Microwave-assisted therapeutic application of nanomaterials Candidate: Parvathy MR Role: Guide
- Title: Microfluidic Contact lens for drug delivery Candidate: Vivke M Role: Guide
Postgraduate Students
- Optical Manipulation of 2D materials Candidate: Desmond Quinn (2021) Role: Guide
- Optical biosensors using 2D materials Candidate: Pratheeksha Rao (2021) Role: Guide
- Synthesis and Optical Characteristics of Mn2+ doped NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion Candidate: Sana Adan (2019) Role: Guide
- Stimuli responsive wettability studies on polymers Candidate: Sujith Udupa (2019) Role:Guide Photonics devices from hierachically structured surfaces. Candidate: Osheen Joseph (2018) Role: Guide
- Preparation and Characterization of Carbon dots Candidate: Prinston Melory Lewis (2016) Role: Guide
- Synthesis and Characterization of Water Dispersible NaYF4:Yb/Er Upconversion Nanoparticles. Candidate: Shivanand H Nannuri (2016) Role: Guide
- Synthesis and characterization of upconversion nanoparticles Candidate: Ravishankar (2015) Role: Guide
- Pulsed Laser based Photoacoustic technique. Candidate: Vinod Hedge (2014) Role: Guide