The department of Physics and Electronics had organized the Electronics project exhibition on 15 April 2023 in the Bangalore Central campus. The exhibition was put up by the final year BSc PME and CME students with very exciting Electronic projects.

A total of 37 projects were on display by about 110 students who presented their project work with the chart and models to the visitors. The students and faculty members from various departments visited the exhibition and interacted with the teams.

Dr. George Thomas, Dean, School of Sciences, Dr. Manoj B, Head, department of Physics and Electronics visited the stalls and appreciated the students for their innovative work. Prof. Sandhya Kotigere, Drexel University, USA, who is alumnus of the department visited the exhibition with her colleague Prof. Minana,Rogelio. The students were very happy interacting with the professors.

The project work was evaluated by Prof. Benny Sebastian, Prof. Johnson O V, Dr. Nainesh Patel, Dr. Rohan Fernandes, Dr. Kenath Arun and Dr. Partha Kumbhakar. All the participants were issued an e-certificate after the exhibition. The exhibition was coordinated by Dr. Mukund Naragund.

The department sincerely thanks the management for providing all necessary facilities to organise this event successfully in the campus.

Celebration of International Day of Happiness 2023

The international day of Happiness was celebrated by the department of Physics and Electronics on 20 March 2023. The department had organized an Essay writing Event for the students. The theme was, “How to be happy and make others happy without the use of

technology and digital devices”. The main objective of the event was to create an awareness among students that one can be happy even without smartphones or technology. The theme made them to think beyond their smart devices and social media, apps and websites.

A total of about 100 students participated in the event. The major things wrote in all the essays were, about spending time with family and friends in reality and not through video conferencing, going out with the family members, classmates to enjoy the nature, playing sports in the field not on phone screens, involving in some activities they like to do, continuing

their forgotten hobbies, etc. This activity made the students to think about enjoying in real world rather than being in virtual world.

Dr. Manoj B, Head, department of Physics and Electronics supported the activity and other faculty members also encouraged the students to participate in the event.

Dr. Mukund Naragund coordinated the event.

Report on Science Day Talk

 

On 28 February 2023, Department of Physics and Electronics hosted a Science Day Talk as a part of the Science Day celebrations, that featured a talk titled “The search for nes laws of nature” by Dr. Raghavendra Rao, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, PES University, Bengaluru. The event was attended by the students of MSc Physics program, as well as faculty members from the Department of Physics and Electronics. Dr. Rohan Fernandes, Faculty coordinator of the event briefed about the event and session. Ms. Trisha Prabhu of final year MSc introduced the speaker with a welcome note. Dr. Raghavendra Rao covered a wide range of topics in the fields of Physics during his talk, all the way from the Space all the way to Quantum Computation. He provided an overview of these topics and explained their significance in the field of Physics. The talk was engaging and informative, and the students were fully engrossed in the content. Dr. Rao used clear and concise language, making the complex concepts accessible to the students. He also provided several real-world examples to illustrate the principles of Physics and Quantum Computing, making it easier for the students to grasp the concepts. The session was followed by a question and answer session, during which the students asked several insightful questions related to the topics covered in the talk. Dr. Rao patiently answered all the questions, and his responses provided further clarity to the students. Overall, the Science Day talk was a great success, and the students and faculty members alike benefited greatly from Dr. Rao's talk. The event was an excellent opportunity for the students to learn more about the exciting and rapidly evolving field of Physics and Quantum Computing and to interact with an expert in the field. Dr. Manoj, Head, department of physics and Electronics and other faculty members were present during the session and interacted with the speaker.

The expert talk on Gender equity in the era of AI - A report 2023

The department of Physics and Electronics had organised a seminar by Dr. Madhavi Rangaswamy, Professor, Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore on 8 March, 2023 in the mini Auditorium, Bangalore Central campus to celebrate

International women’s day. The theme of the talk was “Gender equity in the era of AI”. The programme started with Dr Rupali Patel, Department of Physics and Electronics, welcoming and introducing the Speaker, Prof. Madhavi Rangaswamy.

 

In her talk, Prof. Madhavi highlighted the need to address gender gaps in access to technology with an urgent priority. She also emphasised on the urge to develop gender-responsive digital initiatives and policies. Gender stereotypes and cultural norms often hinder women’s and girls’ access to digital technologies and reduce their education and employment opportunities. There are multiple discrimination and education-related barriers that keep women from participating equally in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.

The speaker asked everyone to stimulate women’s participation in STEM fields and design gender-sensitive e- services which are key to advancing gender equality in all sectors. She also stressed on adoption of effective legal policies and strategies with deep understanding of the gendered nature of socio-economic challenges, which is the need of the present. The talk was well appreciated by the UG, PG students and PhD scholars. The students and faculty members interacted with the resource person during the session. Dr. Manoj B, Head, department of Physics and Electronics, all the faculty members of the department were present during the session. Prof. Hamsa Hariharan presented a memento to Dr. Madhavi Rangaswamy as a token of gratitude. Ms. Akshatha Rao, PhD scholar, proposed the vote of thanks. The entire event was coordinated by Dr. Bubbly S G.

 

Report on PCB Design and Fabrication Workshop 2022

The Department of Physics and Electronics had organized a Workshop on PCB Design and Fabrication for the BSc Electronics students (PME and CME) on 12 November in association with Sukant Projects laboratory Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, in UG Electronics lab, Block 1, Bangalore Central Campus. The workshop aimed at developing necessary technical skills in undergraduate electronics students that are required by the Electronics manufacturing industries especially in the field of PCB design and fabrication.

Dr. Mukund N Naragund, Workshop - Coordinator introduced the technical team from Sukant Projects laboratory Pvt. Ltd., to the participants and briefed about the importance of the workshop. Mr. Sukant Kumar Behera, Director and CEO, Sukant Projects laboratory Pvt. Ltd., explained the technical aspects of PCB and related process after which Mr. Sukant and his team members practically demonstrated various steps involved in PCB etching technology. They distributed all the necessary materials, chemicals and electronic components to the students required to design a PCB and to complete a basic Hobby Project. They guided and helped the students in the entire process.

A total of 40 students participated in the workshop and they all designed and constructed a Night Lamp Circuit on PCB. Students enjoyed the process of designing the electronic circuit layout, etching technique and soldering the components on their PCB. Finally they demonstrated the working of their own design enthusiastically. The students enjoyed the hands on experience with the small project completed during the workshop and they all appreciated the initiative from the faculty members of the department in organising the workshop.

Dr. George Thomas, Dean of Sciences, Dr. Manoj B , Head of the Department, Prof. Benny Sebastian, Head of Specialization, UG Electronics and other faculty members of the department were present during the workshop.

The department sincerely thanks the University for providing all necessary support to organise this skill development workshop for students.

     

Report on “i2R”, an awareness campaign 2022

The II year BSc (PME and CME) students had organized an Awareness Campaign “i2R”, under the guidance of faculty members from the Department of Physics and Electronics on Wednesday, 6 April 2022 in the pathway, Central campus from 11am to 2pm. The themes for the campaign were, Save Energy and E-waste & its management.

 

The objective of the campaign was to enable students to describe the concept and create an awareness among the students from science and other deaneries about the energy related issues, e - waste hazards and its effective management. There were a total of 110 students grouped into 36 teams, they prepared innovative charts, posters and brought sample products, explained the theme to the visitors during the campaign.

 

The campaign helped the participating teams to enjoy new learning method by sharing information about effective e-waste management, renewable energy sources. The visitors received a lot of useful information about various topics by interacting with the team members.

 

The department sincerely thanks the management of CHRIST (Deemed to be University) for providing the opportunity and support to organize such a socially relevant campaign in the campus.

 

 

Report on Electronics Project Exhibition 2022

The Annual Electronics Project Exhibition was organized by the Department of Physics and Electronics on 27 April, between 12 to 4pm in the Pathway of Bangalore Central Campus. The objective of holding this exhibition is to provide a platform for the final year students to explain the project work carried out by them and demonstrate its working to the visitors thereby promoting the learning process with hands-on experience.

The exhibition was organized by the B.Sc. final year students of both PME and CME classes as a part of their VI semester project work under the guidance of the faculty members of the department. There were 138 students with a total of 52 working projects on display during the event. The students enthusiastically demonstrated the working of their projects using actual circuit and charts to the visitors.

Dr. George Thomas C, Dean, School of Sciences visited the exhibition and encouraged the students by interacting with the students. The students from other classes visited the exhibition and interacted with the senior students. The exhibition succeeded in giving an overview of practical applications of electronics in various fields of day-to-day life with a special attention to some of the problems with social relevance. The event motivated the electronics students from junior classes to take up the project work seriously and more enthusiastically to create innovative electronic gadgets.

All the faculty members of department of Physics and Electronics were present during the exhibition and provided guidance to the students for the successful execution of the program. Dr. Mukund N Naragund coordinated the event. The department sincerely thanks the management for providing all necessary support in successfully organizing the exhibition in the campus.