Dr. MINABEN TALATI

Faculty Details

Dr. MINABEN TALATI
  • Designation : Lecturer
  • Qualification : MSc (PHYSICS), PhD (PHYSICS)
  • Experience : 9 Years
  • Area Of Interest : COMPUTATIONAL CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS

Educational Qualifications

MSc (Physics), 2001 (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda)

PhD (Physics), 2007 (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda)

Work Experience (Teaching and Research)

Teaching Experience at UG level: 08 years

Research Experience: 11 years 

 

Skills and Knowledge

Computational skills: 

(a) Operating Systems: UNIX, LINUX, WINDOWS 

(b) Various computational software and scientific tools employed for research in atomistic modeling 

Languages known: 

(a) English 

(b) Hindi 

(c) French 

(d) German

(e) Gujarati (Mother tongue)

Courses taught in Even and Odd Semesters

Engineering Physics (3300004) (upto Term 202)

Basic Physics (3300005) (upto Term 202)

Applied Physics (4300004) (from Term 211 onwards)

Physics (4300005) (from Term 212 onwards)

Schools/Training & Workshops Attended

(a) Schools/Training (National & International):  18 (offline mode and MOOCs)

(b) Workshops/Seminars/Conferences (national & International): 28 

Academic/Administrative Portfolios

Partial Deputation at Government Polytechnic, Halol since August 3, 2017 (3 days/week).

Academic responsibilities:

Paper setter, subject expert and external examiner 

Institute level responsibilities:

(1) AISHE coordinator

(2) Coordinator for overload and workload calculation

(3) NPTEL SPOC

(4) ACPDC help centre member

(5) Central Time-Table coordinator & member

(6) Coordinator of extracurricular and Co-curricular activities

(7) Chief Editor of quarterly e-magazine of former institute

Research Projects

01 for Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR- New Delhi)

02 for Post doctoral research work in France and Germany

National & International Publications

(a) Books: 04

(b) Book Chapters: 02 (Invited)

(c) Research Papers: 22 in peer reviewed SCOPUS & UGC recognized and approved Journals

Student Projects & PhD Supervision

02 for degree level students to participate in institute level competitions. 

Various micro projects for diploma level students in each academic semester such as air cooler, falling sphere apparatus, resonance tube apparatus, total internal reflection apparatus from scrap and waste material. 

Currently supervising PhD work of 04 students with Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad. 

Recognized as a PhD guide since 2013 with GTU. 

Translated SWAYAM-NPTEL MOOC Course on Engineering Mechanics. 

Professional and Institute Membership

(1) Life member, Indian physics association (IPA - Gujarat Chapter) 

(2) Annual member (2011-2012), European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 

(3) Life member, Indian Rubber Institute 

Expert Lectures Delivered

Total : 06  

Awards & Recognition

(a) Have recorded seven BISAG Video Lectures on Basic Physics (Code: 3300005) for broadcast on Educational Channel – ‘Vande Gujarat’ of Gujarat State. 

Also available on YouTube channel of DTEGujarat.

(b) Minaxi Lalit Science Award, 2001 (3rd rank).