Faculty Profile

Dr. G H Pujar Controller of Examination & Physics HoD

Head of Research Centre,

Dept. Engineering Physics, GMIT, Davangere

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Professional Qualifications

1

Ph.D. in Physics @ Centre for Advanced Studies and UGC-CPEPA, Dept. of Physics,

Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India (2018)

Title: “Fluorescence Spectroscopic Study of Some Organic Compounds and

Nanostructures”

Research Guide: Prof. Sanjeev R. Inamdar

2 M.Sc. in Physics (78.24 %) @ Centre for Advanced Studies and UGC-CPEPA, Dept. of

Physics, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka (2011)

3 B.Sc. (PCM-85.44 %) from Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka (2009)

4 Qualified Karnatak-State Level Eligibility Test (K-SET) in Physical Science @

University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka (Accredited by UGC, New Delhi) (2014)

Professional Details Total experience: +08 years (Research +Teaching)

2020-onwards Controller of Examination & Head of the Research Centre, (Dept. of

Engineering Physics, GMIT, Davangere)

2019-onwards Head of Department (Dept. of Engineering Physics, GMIT, Davangere)

2017-onwards Assistant Professor (Dept. of Engineering Physics, GMIT, Davangere)

Name of Papers: Engineering Physics (Theory and Lab for UG students)

2016-2017 Guest Faculty in Physics (J.S.S. PG Centre for Physics, Dharwad)

Name of Papers: Quantum Mechanics-II & Condensed Matter Physics

(Theory for MSc students)

2012 -2017 Research Scholar/Teaching Assistant (Dept. of Physics, K. U. Dharwad)

Name of Papers: General Electronics and Condensed Matter Physics

& Electronics Lab for MSc students)

2011-2012 Lecturer in Physics (J.S.S. Degree College, Dharwad)

Name of Papers: Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Properties of Matter/Mechanics (Theory and Lab for UG students)

Awards / Achievements

1

Scholarship: Received “DST International Travel Grant Fellowship” for

Young Scientist by Dept. of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India

(Presented my research work @ International Conference CIMTECH-2016 on 5-9th June, 2016

at Perugia, Italy)

2 Best Paper Award: secured 1st place in Oral Paper Presentation in national conference NCETERM-2018, at GMIT, Davangere

3 Best Paper Award: secured for Poster Presentation in National Conference ETCM-2018 at

GIT, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

4 Certificate of Achievement: secured 2nd place in Oral Paper Presentation in

national conference NCETERM-2017, at GMIT, Davangere

5

Research Fellowship (2013-2016): Junior Project Fellow and Senior Project

Fellow awardee, CPEPA Project, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Project Title: Nanomaterials (Project grant; 6.85 crores)

6

Research Fellowship (2012-2013): Project Fellow awardee, UGC-Major Research

Project, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India

Project Title: FRET in Quantum Dot-Dye System (Project grant; 18 lakhs)

7

‘Best Research Publication in Science-2015 award” from Karnatak University

Dharwad (India). Title of Research article, “Synthesis, characterization and

optoelectronic investigations of bithiophene substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives

as green fluorescent materials”

Narahari D, N.S. Belavagi, Manju G.S., Supreet G., G.H. Pujar, M.N. Wari, S.R. Inamdar

and I.M. Khazi; RSC Advances, 5 (2015) 86685. IF: 3.108 (RSC-Royal Society of Chemistry)

8 Qualified the ‘Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) for Lecturer/Assistant

Professorship’ held on 8th December 2013

9 Abroad Visits: Rome, Perugia, Venice, Pisa, Florence (Italy) 2016

10

Initiated International multidisciplinary ‘Collaborative Research works with

Renowned Institutions’ (UDSMM, ULCO, 59140,Dunkerque, France, BioSyM,

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), Singapore, Republic of

Korea and Various Research Institutes of India)

11

International citation indices: Citations –71, h-index – 6, i10-index- 1 and Research

Gate IF: 18.86 (as on April-2020).

Research gate Citations : Research Gate Google scholar Citations : https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=8OpHM1MAAAAJ&hl=en

Academic / Research Publications

Books/ Book Chapter:

1. “Text Book of Medicinal Chemistry: Biological importance of Medicinal plants”

Latha MS, Virupaxappa SB, G H Pujar; LAMBERT Academic Publishing (LAP), ISBN-13: 978-620-0-43217-9, ISBN-10: 6200432171, EAN: 9786200432179 (27 Sept. 2019)

available @ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Text-Book-Medicinal-Chemistry-Biological/dp/6200432171

@ morebooks.shop: https://www.morebooks.shop/store/gb/book/text-book-of-medicinal-chemistry/isbn/978-620-0-43217-9

Referred Journals:

2. “FRET from ZnSe/ZnS QDs to coumarin dyes: Role of acceptor dipole moment and QD surface states on FRET efficiency”

S.R. Inamdar, G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Lumin., 203 (2018) 67-73. IF: 2.961 (Elsevier)

3. “Solvatochromism of a highly conjugated novel donor-π-acceptor dipolar fluorescent probe and its application in

surface-energy transfer with gold nanoparticles”

G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Mol. Liqs, 271 (2018) 118–127. IF: 4.561 (Elsevier)

4. “Synthesis, photophysics of a novel green light emitting 1,3,4-oxadiazole and its application in FRET with ZnSe/ZnS QDs donor”

G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Mol. Liqs, 248 (2017) 350–359. IF: 4.561 (Elsevier)

5. “A combined experimental and computational investigation of solvatochromism of nonpolar laser dyes: Evaluation of ground and singlet excited-state dipole moments”

G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Mol. Liqs, 244 (2017) 453–463. IF: 4.561 (Elsevier)

6. Dual Photoluminescence and Charge Transport in alkoxy biphenyl benzoate ferroelectric liquid

crystalline−Graphene Oxide Composite

D. P. Singh, B. Duponchel, Y. Boussoualem, K. Agrahari, Rajiv Manohar, V. Kumar, R. Pasricha,

G.H. Pujar, et. al.; New Journal of Chem., 42 (2018) 16682- 16693. IF: 3.201 (RSC)

7. “Computational Study on Optoelectronically Important Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Chromophore”

G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Int. J. of Pure and App. Res. (IJPAAR), 2(1), (2017) 69-77. IF (SJIF): 4.032

8. “Phase Contraction, fluorescence quenching and formation of topological defects in chiral smectic C matrix by

Cd0.15Zn0.85S/ZnS core/shell quantum dots dispersion: Faster electro-optic response for gadget displays”

D. P. Singh, B. Duponchel, Y. Boussoualem, G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Liquid Crystals, (2020) https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2020.1754939 IF: 3.078 (Taylor & Francis)

9. “Photocatalytic, nitrite sensing and antibacterial studies of facile bio-synthesized nickel oxide nanoparticles”

CR Rajith Kumar, VS Betageri, G Nagaraju, G H Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Science: Advanced

Materials and Devices, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2020.02.002. IF: 3.360 (Elsevier)

10. “One-pot green synthesis of ZnO–CuO nanocomposite and their enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial

activity”

CR Rajith Kumar, VS Betageri, G Nagaraju, G H Pujar, et. al.; Adv. in Nat. Sci: Nanosci &

Nanotech., 11 (2020) 015009. IF: 2.521 (IOP publishing)

11. “Facile synthesis and characterization of nanocellulose from Zea mays husk”

HS Onkarapp, GK Praksh, G H Pujar, et. al.; Polymer Composites, 2020;1–7.

https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.25606, IF: 2.268 (Wiley)

12. “One-Pot Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles for Nitrite Sensing, Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Studies”

CR Rajith Kumar, VS Betageri, G Nagaraju, BP Suma, MS Kiran, G H Pujar, et. al.; Journal

of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-

01544-3 IF: 1.637 (Springer)

13. “Synthesis of Core/Shell (ZnO/Ag) Nanoparticles Using Calotropis gigantea and Their Applications

in Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Studies”

CR Rajith Kumar, VS Betageri, G Nagaraju, G H Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Inorganic and

Organometallic Polymers and Materials, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01507-8 IF: 1.637 (Springer)

14. “Comprehensive study of interaction between biocompatible PEG‐InP/ZnS QDs and bovine serum albumin”

M.S. Sannaikar, Laxmi S. Inamdar, G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Luminescence, (2017) 1–10, DOI: 10.1002/bio.3438. IF: 1.691 (Wiley)

15. “Synthesis, characterization and photophysical studies of zinc(II) complexes derived from a hydralazine hydrazone”

Sunil Patil, Ramesh S.V., Umashri K., G.H. Pujar, et. al.; J Photochem Photobio A: Chemistry, 351 (2018) 225–230. IF: 3.261 (Elsevier)

16. “Synthesis, characterization and optoelectronic investigations of bithiophene substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as green fluorescent materials”

Narahari D, N.S. Belavagi, Manju G.S., Supreet G., G.H. Pujar, et. al.; RSC Advances, 5 (2015) 86685. IF: 3.108 (RSC)

17. “Time-resolved fluorescence and absence of Förster resonance energy transfer in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal-Quantum Dots Composites”

D.P. Singh, S. Pandey, R. Manohar, S. Kumar, G.H. Pujar, S.R. Inamdar; Journal of

Luminescence, 190 (2017) 161–170. IF: 2.961 (Elsevier)

18. “Synthesis and Optoelectronic Exploration of Highly Conjugated 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Containing Donor-p-Acceptor Chromophores”

Narahari D., G.H. Pujar, et. al.; ChemistrySelect, 2 (2017) 1793–1801 IF: 1.716 (Wiley)

19. “Design, Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties of Unsymmetrical oxadiazole Based Indene Substituted Derivatives as Deep Blue Fluoroscent Materials”

N.S. Belavagi, Narhari D., G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Journal of Fluorescence, 25 (2015) 1323 IF: 1.913 (Springer)

20. “Resonance Energy Transfer: Dye to metal nanoparticles”

M.N. Wari, G.H. Pujar and S.R. Inamdar; AIP Conf Proc, 1665 (2015) 050163: doi:10.1063/1.4917804. (AIP-American Institute of Physics)

21. “Synthesis, Characterization & Optoelectronic Investigations of Thiophene Substituted 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives as Fluorescent Materials”

Narahari D., Pujar G.H., et. al.; Int. J. of Current Research (IJCR), 8(9), (2016) 38580-38586. IF (SJIF): 7.086

22. “Solvatochromic Study of Ground and Excited State Dipole moments of Pyrromethene Laser Dyes”

Radha Goudar, G.H. Pujar, et. al.; Int. J. Lumin. Appl., 6(1), (2016) 92-100. IF (SJIF): 3.805

Workshops / Seminars / Conference attended

International/National Conference Papers:

Outside India: 1. Poster presentation on “FRET between Inorganic Luminescent Quantum Dots and New Novel

Organic Fluorescent Derivative” @International Conferences on Modern Materials and Technologies (CIMTECH-2016), June 5-7, 2016, Perugia, Italy

In India:

2. Best Paper Award (Oral Presentation) on “Synthesis, Characterization of Novel Organic Light Emitting Diode and its Application in FRET with Nanoparticles” @ 6th National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Research and Management (NCETERM-2018), GM Institute of Technology, Davangere, India

3. Best Paper Award presentation on “Surface Energy Transfer between Novel bipolar Fluorescent Probe and Gold Nanoparticles” @53rd National Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry and Materials Science (ETCM-2018), Feb. 24th 2018, Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.

4. Certificate of Achievement (Oral Presentation) on “Temperature Dependence of Fluorescence and Energygap in Semiconductor Quantum Dots” @ 5th National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Research and Management (NCETERM-2017), Sept. 8-9, 2017, GM Institute of Technology, Davangere, India

5. Oral Presentation on “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Novel pyrene substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative” @National conference on ‘Nano Materials for Sustainable Development - 2019 (NMSD - 2019), Jan, 2019, GSS college, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

6. Oral Presentation on “Fabrication of Natural Dye Sensitized Solar Cell” @ One Day National Level seminar on “Nano & Condensed Materials and Their Applications” March 24, 2018, KLE Society RLS Institute, Belagavi, Karnataka, India

7. Oral Presentation on “A New FRET System via Combination of donor-π-a cceptor chromophore and Core-Shell QDs” @International conference on ‘Asian Students Photonics Conference (ASPC-2016), Dec 12-14, 2016, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, India

8. Oral Presentation on “Interaction between Biocompetable PEGylated INP/ZnS QDs and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)” @International conference on ‘Asian Students Photonics Conference (ASPC-2016), Dec 12-14, 2016, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, India

9. Oral Presentation on “FRET from Core-Shell ZnSe/ZnS QDs and C545A Laser Dye: Spectroscopic Signature of Semiconductor QDs” @ International Symposium cum Workshop on Luminescence Materials (ISWLM-2015), Organized in International Year of Light [IYL-2015,], Dec 18-20, 2015, Baroda, Gujarat, India

10. Poster Presentation on “Ground and Singlet Excited-State Dipole Moments of Laser Dyes: a Combined Experimental and Computation Investigation”

@ International conference on ‘Asian Students Photonics Conference (ASPC-2016), Dec 12-14, 2016, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, India

11. Poster Presentation on “Temperature Effect on Photoluminescence and Bandgap in Core-shell ZnSe/ZnS Nanocrystal”

@International Conference on ‘Science & Technology: Future Challenges and Solutions (STFCS-2016), Aug 8-9, 2016, University of Mysuru, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

12. Poster Presentation on “Influence of Temperature on Bandgap of ZnSe/ZnS core-shell Nanocrystal” @International Conference on ‘Advances in Light Technologies and Spectroscopy of Materials (ICALTSM -

2016), Jan 16-18, 2016, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, UP, India

13. Poster Presentation on “Spectroscopic Investigation of Resonance Energy Transfer from Coumarin 152 Laser Dye to Gold Nanoparticles”

@International Conference on ‘Advances in Light Technologies and Spectroscopy of Materials (ICALTSM -2016), Jan 16-18, 2016, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, UP, India

14. Poster Presentation on “Spectroscopic Signature of Semiconductor QDs: FRET Between CdTe QDs and Cresyl Violet Dye”

@5th International Conference on Luminescence and its Application (ICLA-2015), Feb 9-12, 2015, PES University, Bangaluru, Karnataka, India

15. Poster Presentation on “Temperature effects on the spectral properties and band gap of Core-Shell CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals“

@101st Indian Science Congress Association-2014 (ISCA-2014), Feb. 3-7, 2014, University of Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India

16. Poster Presentation on “Synchronous spectrofluorometry as a novel tool to study photo- physical properties of core CdSe and core-shell CdSe/ZnS QDs”

@101st Indian Science Congress Association-2014 (ISCA-2014), Feb. 3-7, 2014, University of Jammu, Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India

17. Poster Presentation on “Rotational Dynamics study of a New Non-Polar Molecule” @101st Indian Science Congress Association-2014 (ISCA-2014), Feb. 3-7, 2014, University of Jammu,

Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India

18. Poster Presentation on “Surface energy Transfer from a Laser Dye to Metal Nanoparticles” @ Indo-German Conference on Laser Applications and Nanoscience, Dec 5-7, 2013, Tiruvananthapuram,

Kerala, India

19. Poster Presentation on “Resonance Energy Transfer: Dye to Metal Nanoparticles”

@ ‘59th DAE-Solid State Physics Symposium, Dec 16-20, 2014, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India

Workshops/Seminars/Symposium Attended

1. One day Workshop on ‘New Module Curriculum for First Year BE/B.Tech-CBCS Detailed Syllabus (2018-

19)’; organised by VTU, Belagavi on 17th May 2018.

2. Two Day Workshop on ‘Advanced Mathematical Techniques in research & Engineering Applications’

organised by Dept. of Mathematics and ISTE, IQAC-GMIT at GMIT, Davangere during 29-30 Jan 2018.

3. One Day National Seminar on ‘Science in Engineering’ organised by BIT, Davangere on 15th Dec 2017.

4. Two Day National Seminar on ‘Current Topics in Condensed Matter Physics’ under UGC-SAP-CAS-II held

at Dept. of Physics, K. U., Dharwad, India during March 27-28, 2017.

5. Two Day National Seminar on ‘Laser Science and Applications’ under UGC-CAS Programme (Phase-1)

held at Dept. of Physics, K. U., Dharwad, India during March 8-9, 2013.

6. National Workshop on ‘Photon and Ion Induced X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy (PIXS); Applications in

Basic and Applied Science’ organised by BARC and K.U. Dharwad at Dept. of Physics, Karnatak University,

Dharwad, India during Feb 23-25, 2012.

7. 2nd DAE-BRNS Symposium on Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics (SAMOP-2011) held at Dept. of

Physics, K. U. Dharwad, India during Feb 22-25, 2011.

8. National Seminar on Frontiers of Condensed Matter Physics under UGC-CAS Programme (Phase-I) held

at the Dept. of Physics, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India during March 28-29, 2011.

9. One-day workshop on Optoelectronics & Photonics organised by IEEE Photonics Society, Bengaluru at

the Dept. of Physics, Karnatak University, Dharwad India on Oct 9, 2010.

10. State Level Astronomy Programme organised by Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology

at Dept. of Physics, Karnatak University Dharwad, India during Oct 8-9th, 2010.

11. Oral presentation on topic entitled ‘Advantages of Soil Conservation and Water Management’ presented

in the State Level Seminar on “Soil Conservation & Water Management” held at the R. T. E. S. College,

Ranebennur, Haveri, Karnataka, India on April 19th 2009.

12. Participated in “Zonal Level Science Exhibition Competation-2009” on the Theme-“Save Planet

Earth” organised by Karnataka Science and Technology Acedemy, Benagaluru, Karnataka Rajya Vijnana

Parishat, Bangaluru and Dept. of Collegiate Education, Bangaluru held at the B. R. College, Guledgudda,

Bagalkot, Karnataka, India during Feb 27-28th 2009.

Areas of Research Interest

FRET using nanoparticles, Liquid Crystals, Graphene, OLEDs, Laser Dyes SET employing metal nanoparticles-novel organic probes/laser dyes Physical/analytical characterization of novel organic compounds, nanostructures Photophysics and optoelectronic properties of Novel OLEDs and organ metallic

compounds Characterization and applications of novel organic probes-nanomaterial composites Time resolved spectroscopy/Ultrafast Spectroscopy Photophysical study of Liquid Crystal-Nanomaterial Composite System,

Graphene/Graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide and their applications Semiconducting Quantum dots and metallic nanoparticles Physical characterization and applications of nanocellulose Optoelectronic & Electro-optic devices including applications in electronic & optical

application

New Technology / Information learnt / exposed

Expertise: (contact for scientific collaboration work)

Spectroscopic and analytical characterization using multi-spectroscopic techniques (UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy, TCSPC, NMR Spectroscopy, FT-IR Spectroscopy, HR-MS/GC-MS, TGA/DSC, etc)

Theoretical Physics using Gaussian 09 Software (DFT, TD-DFT, ZINDO-PCM, etc)

Optical characterization using FLIM, XRD, optical microscope, etc. FRET and SET studies using nanostructures-organic fluorescent probes, Liquid Crystal-

Nanomaterial Composite System, Graphene/Graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide, etc. SEM/TEM and Analysis of micrographs Atomic Force Microscopy (3D topography, roughness/height profile, I-V characteristics

Open Positions: (contact for Project works)

Position Duration Description Preference

Masters 6-12 months Self-motivated master degree students (MSc) Basic Physics

Projects (Anytime) can work with me in the field of Nanotechnology, Molecular Spectroscopy, Theoretical physics (Gaussian), etc.

and Chemistry

BE Projects

4-6 months (Anytime)

Highly dedicated and motivated BE students of all branches can work with me to create new innovative scientific research/products

Nanoscience and molecular spectroscopy

Membership details

Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkota, India A2936

Dept. of Physics, K. U. Dharwad Life Member (20110620004)

Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) Life Member

Institute for Engineering Research and Publication PM24607953

Personal Details

Gender Male

Date of Birth 1st May 1987

Email puttpuja@gmail.com

Contact detail

POSTAL ADDRESS: Mr. G H Pujar Assistant Professor & Controller of Examination Head of Physics Dept. & Research Centre, GM Institute of Technology, Davangere - 577 006, Karnataka (State), India ELECTRONIC ADDRESS: Skype: G H Pujar Face book Profile:/G H Pujar You Tube profile : U Tube Professional reach out:

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