| Core Discipline | : |
Physics |
| Areas of Expertise | : | Light-Matter Interaction |
| Research Interests | : | Optical Processes and Materials, Optically Random Media |
| Academic Experience | : | 35 years |
| Location / Campus | : | Onakkoor (Ernakulam) |
Prof. C. Vijayan completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Physics) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. He started his career as a Physics teacher and researcher at Pondicherry University and later shifted to IIT Madras after five years. He retired as Professor in 2023 after a distinguished career of thirty years at IIT Madras.
Prof. Vijayan has handled core courses in Physics for engineering and science students at UG, PG and PhD levels and electives in the areas of Optics, Lasers, Nanophotonics and Nonlinear Optics. His research on light-matter interaction in quantum dots, random media and nonlinear optical materials has resulted in over 220 publications in international journals and conference proceedings. Several of his papers have received high citations, best paper awards, and cover page highlights. He has handled projects for DST, CSIR and DRDO and had research collaborations with Universities in Singapore and Germany where he has also served as visiting professor. He is active as a resource person in Faculty Development Programs, DST INSPIRE and Science Outreach. He was invited to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee Lecture Series of the NCERT in 2011. IIT Palakkad has invited him to serve as an Honorary Professor.
A book on Nonlinear Optics was co-authored by Professor Vijayan and published by Wiley International in 2014. The second edition of this book was published by Springer in 2021. He also wrote a popular science book in Malayalam language, about Wonders of Light.
Educational Qualifications
• M.Sc. (Physics) – IIT Madras (1980)
• Ph.D. (Physics) – IIT Madras (1986)
Professional Experience (Research/Teaching/Industry)
• Professor at IIT Madras (1993-2023) (30y)
• Lecturer (Physics) at Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry (1988-1993) (5y)
INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
• Visiting Professor at NUS, Singapore
• Visiting Professor at the University of Jena, Germany
MEMBERSHIP/POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
• Senior Member at OPTICA (Optical Society of America
• Senior Member at SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics
• Honorary Member at Kerala Academy of Physics Teachers
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (124+)
Top TEN Publications during the past five years:
• Dey, P., et al. (2023). Emergence and Relaxation of an e-h Quantum Liquid Phase in Photoexcited MoS2 Nanoparticles at Room Temperature. Advanced Optical Materials, Article202202567. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202202567
• Radhika, et al. (2022). A review on optical bandgap engineering in TiO2 nanostructures via doping and intrinsic vacancy modulation towards visible light applications. Journal of Physics D, Applied Physics, 55(31), Article313003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ac6135
• Gayathri, R., et al. (2022). Plasmonic random laser enabled artefact-free wide-field fluorescence bioimaging: uncovering finer cellular features. Nanoscale Advances, 4(10), 2278-2287. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NA00866H
• Gummaluri, V. S., et al. (2021). Bio-inspired wrinkle microstructures for random lasing governed by surface roughness. Optics Letters, 46(5), 1033-1036. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.417148
• Kottilil, D., et al. (2020). Multiphoton-Pumped Highly Polarized Polariton Microlasers from Single Crystals of a Dye-Coordinated Metal–Organic Framework. ACS Advanced Functional Materials, 30(32), Article2003294. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202003294
• Pavithran, I., et al. (2020). Universality in spectral condensation. Nature Scientific Reports, 10, Article17405. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73956-7
• Gummauri, V. S., et al. (2020). Gold nano-urchins for plasmonic enhancement of random lasing in a dye-doped polymer. Journal of Optics, 22(6), Article065003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ab896b
• Kottilil, D., et al. (2019). A cost-effective realization of multimode exciton-polaritons in single-crystalline microplates of a layered metal-organic framework. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(7), 7288-7295. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b20179
• Gupta, M., et al. (2019). Two-Photon Absorption and Fluorescence in Micrometer-Sized Single Crystals of a Rhodamine B Coordinated Metal-Organic Framework. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1(10), 5408-5413.
• Gummaluri, V. S., et al. (2018). Stokes mode Raman random lasing in a fully biocompatible medium. Optics Letters, 43(23), 5865-5868. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.43.005865
*You may refer to the complete list by visiting: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5csI6S4AAAAJ&hl=en
BOOKS PUBLISHED (4)
• Murti, Y. V. G. S., & Vijayan, C. (2014). Essentials of Nonlinear Optics. Wiley International.
• Bingi, J., & Vijayan, C. (2015). Modified Photonic Processes in Dielectric-Plasmonic Random Media. Lambert Academic Publishing.
• Murti, Y. V. G. S., & Vijayan, C. (2021). Physics of Nonlinear Optics (second edition). Springer.
• Vijayan, C., & Anu, B. (n.d.). Velciham Enna Mahadbhutham onders [In Malayalam language]. Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (100+)
(The below list contains only the recent presentations)
• Large Area Metal Surface Characterization using Plasmonic Random Laser based Imaging Technique, at the Conference on Novel Optical Materials and Applications conducted by OPTICA at The Netherlands, (July 2022)
• Spectral variations in a bioinspired random laser, at the IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), conducted by IEEE, online (October 2021)
• Plasmonic Nano-urchins as Efficient Scatterers: A Comparative Study Using Electromagnetic Simulation at Signal Processing in Photonic Communications Conference conducted by OPTICA at Washington, DC (July 2021)
• Wide-field microscopic structural imaging of biological tissues using random laser, at European Conference on Biomedical Optics conducted by IEEE online (2021)
NATIONAL CONFERENCES (50+)
(The below list contains only the recent presentation)
• Femtosecond transient grating studies in CS2 at the IEEE conference conducted by IEEE, Guwahati, (December 2019)
KEYNOTE/ GUEST/ ACADEMIC LECTURES/SESSIONS (200+)
(The below list contains only the recent sessions)
• Keynote speaker and chair at the New avenues on Raman and Random Lasing, Material science and Nanostructure engineering conference (M&N – 2019) organised by Global Overt Group, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2019)
• Keynote speaker and Chair, Emerging Strategies for Enhanced Light-Matter Interaction and Lasing in Novel Random Media, World Congress on Lasers, Optics and Photonics organised by Phonoresis researcher’s Forum, held at Barcelona, Spain (2019)
• Guest Speaker for a session on A Perspective on Light Transport in Random Media, organized by IIITDM, Kanchipuram, (2021)
• Guest Speaker for a session on the Essentials of Light-Matter Interaction organised online by CMET, Thrissur, Kerala (2021)
• Invited Talk as Resource Person, Techniques of Feedback and Reflection for Quality Enhancement in Teaching-Learning, organised by IQAC, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, at Trivandrum, Kerala (2022)
• Guest Lecture on Opportunities and Challenges in Dynamic Teaching and Learning, Organized by Loyola College, Chennai (2023)
• Resource Person in a Faculty development Program, Reflection as a Tool for Quality Improvement, organized by Teaching-Learning Center, VIT, Chennai (2023)
AWARDS & HONOURS
• Awardee of IOP Publishing’s ‘Top Cited Paper Award (India)’ for most cited articles from India published across the entire Institute of Physics (IOP), UK’s publishing journal portfolio in the past three years (20172019).
• Paper in Optics Letters, 2018, was chosen as ‘Editor’s Pick’, several papers received best paper awards, high downloads and citations.
• Invited to inaugurate the ‘NCERT Golden Jubilee Lecture Series’ on Science Education, 2011
• Invited regularly as Resource Person for DST INSPIRE programs, Faculty Development Programs and Academic Staff Colleges
• Journal reviewer, PhD examiner and Member of Board of Studies and faculty selection committees at IITs, IISc, NITs and Universities
• Successfully completed Research Projects from DST, CSIR and DRDO on photoacoustic spectroscopy, quantum dots and smart optical materials
Ph.D. Supervision [Awarded]
• Guided successfully 15 PhD Students who were awarded degrees.
FDP/Workshops/Certificate Courses
• Active as Resource Person for Workshops, DST INSPIRE programs, Faculty Development Programs and Academic Staff Colleges