Funding details
| S.No | Name of the principal Investigator/ Co- Investigator (if applicable) | Name of the funding agency & order number | Topic | Amount (Rs.) | Year of award | Duration of the project |
| 1 | Dr. Rosaiah Pitcheri | DST-SERB & EEO/2019/000330 | Graphene embedded Metal / Metal oxide carbon nanofiber composites for energy storage | 35,53,500/- | 06.12.2019 | 3 Years |
Ph.D. Programme -Recognized supervisors – Teaching faculty (Physics)
| S. No | Name of the faculty | Name of the university | Reference number | Research area | Year of supervisor recognition |
| 1 | Dr.P.Rosaiah | Anna University, Chennai | 3570016 | Material Science, Energy Materials, Thin Films, Polymers | 16.06.2020 |
| 2 | Dr.T.Krishnakumar | Anna University, Chennai | 4370002 | Nano materials,Thin Films, | 23.12.2023 |
| 3 | Dr.T.Prakash | Anna University, Chennai | 3370029 | Nano materials,Dye- sensitized solar cells,Thin flim,Thermoelectric materials | 18.12.2018 |
| 4 | Dr. S. Vadivel | Anna University, Chennai | 2870005 | Thin Film, Solar Cell, Material science and Gas Sensor | 05.08.2016 |
Ph.D. Awarded – Teaching faculty (Physics)
| S.No | Name of the Ph.D scholar | Name of the guide/s | Title of the thesis | Year of registration of the scholar | Year of award of Ph.D |
| 1 | Dr. S. Vadivel | Dr. G. Rajarajan | Effect of metal ion dopants (Mg, Cu, W & Zr) on structural, optical and photocatalytic activities of SnO2 Nanostructured Thin films |
2009 | 2016 |
| 2 | Dr. P. Karthikeyan | DR. K. Marimuthu | Synthesis structural and spectroscopic studies on Er3 Sm3 Dy3 ions doped Telluroborate glasses for photonic applications | 2014 | 2021 |
Ph.D. Awarded – Research scholar through R&D centre (Physics)
| S.No | Name of the Ph.D scholar | Name of the guide/s | Title of the thesis | Year of registration of the scholar | Year of award of Ph.D |
| 1. | Dr.B.Kajamaideen | Dr.A. Panneerselvam Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | Characteristics of Brush Electrodeposited CuInS2, CuGaS2 and CuIn1-xGaxS2 thin films | 2010 | 2014 |
| 2. | Dr.R.Senthil Kumar | Dr.A. Panneerselvam Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | Qualitative and Quantitative approaches on air suspended particles in Tamilnadu, India | 2013 | 2016 |
| 3. | Dr.S.Gnanasaravan | Dr.A. Panneerselvam Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | Mineralogical and Radiological characterization of rever sand and Manufactured sand – A comparative study | 2009 | 2015 |
| 4. | Dr.D.Madhan | Dr.A. Panneerselvam Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | Influence of metal ion dopants (Zn & Pd) on structural, optical and photocatalytic activity OF WO3 & SnO2 nanoparticles | 2012 | 2016 |
| 5. | Dr.V.Karikalan | Dr.A. Panneerselvam Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | Thermo acoustical behavior on surfactant and bio materials using Ultrasonic, UV and FTIR analysis | 2012 | 2019 |
| 6. | Dr.N.Chithralekha | Dr.A. Panneerselvam Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | Molecular interaction and spectroscopic analysis on surfactant and biomaterials | 2012 | 2019 |
| 7. | Dr.S.Rathinavel | Dr.S.Vadivel Professor Department of Physics R&D Centre Paavai Engineering College | The studies of clad removed fibre optic gas sensor based on mnco2o4, mgco2o4, feco2o4 and nico2o4 nanoparticles as high performance ethanol and acetone gas detection at room temperature using hydrothermal method | 2017 | 2021 |
Research guidance – Faculty (Physics)
| S.No | Supervisor/ Research coordinator | Degree | Register number | Name of the research scholar | Faculty | Year of registration | Reg. Session | Status |
| 1. | Dr.P.Rosaih | Ph.D. | 21247691138 | Divya P | S&H | 2017 | January | Thesis writing |
Ph.D. Pursuing – Faculty (Physics)
| S.No | Name of the faculty | Register number | Name of the guide/s | Area of the research | Year of registration | Status |
| 1. | Mrs.P.Divya | 17143697171 | Dr.S.Vadivel | Energy storage materials | 2021 | Thesis writing |
| 2. | Mrs.S.Kavitha | 17247697169 | Dr.A.Panneerselvam | Thin films | 2018 | To be submit thesis |
