Dr. Raj Kumar
Assistant Professor
Physics & Materials Science
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
India
Biography
Education: Ph.D. : Panjab University, Chandigarh (2011) . Thesis Title: ‘Dynamics of Heavy Ion Reactions using the Energy Density Formalism’. M.Sc. (Physics) : Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (2005). B.Ed : Panjab University, Chandigarh (2006). B.Sc.(N.M.) : Panjab University, Chandigarh (2003). Experience: Assistant Professor, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab (May 2016 – ongoing) Assistant Professor, Akal University, Dist. Bathinda, Punjab (Jul. 2015 – May 2016) Postdoctoral Fellow, University & INFN of Padova, Italy (Apr.2013 – May 2015) Postdoctoral Fellow (DSK), UGC, New Delhi, India (Mar. 2012 – Apr. 2013) Research Associate, CSIR, New Delhi, India (Dec.2011 – Feb. 2012) SRF-Extended and SRF, CSIR, New Delhi, India (Apr.2011 – Dec. 2011) JRF, DST, Govt. of India (Nov. 2006 – Jun. 2007)
Research Interest
Nuclear Physics
Publications
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Rajni, Raj Kumar, and M. K. Sharma, Formation and decay of 200Pb* using different incoming channels, Phys. Rev. C 90, 044604 (2014).
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D. Jain, M. K. Sharma, Rajni, Raj Kumar, and R. K. Gupta, Systematic analysis of hot Yb* isotopes using energy density formalism, Eur. Phys. J. A 50, 155 (2014).
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Raj Kumar, J. A. Lay, and A. Vitturi, Nuclear fusion as a probe for octupole deformation in 224Ra, Phys. Rev. C 92, 054604 (2015).
