History:
Fatima College was started in the year 1953 with intermediate courses.
B.Sc Physics major was started in the year 1957.
B.Sc Special Physics was offered from 1968 to 1977.
M.Sc Physics was started in 1986.
Heads of the Department:
Ms. R.Padmasani from 1957 – Nov 1984
Dr. S.Susila from Dec. 1984 – May 2001
Dr. Chellam Ramakrishnan June 2001 – May 2008
Dr. S. Lalitha June 2008 – till date
Programmes offered:
B. Sc Physics and M.Sc Physics are offered under choice based credit system
.
A Certificate course on Photography is offered to B.Sc students to make them
entrepreneurs.
INFRASTRUCTURE
We have a well maintained library in our department in which there are
nearly 4500 books, six Research Journals and seven Physics Magazines for
reference. The department has spacious, well ventilated and well maintained
UG & PG laboratories with convenient working tables and modern equipments
such as:
| 1. |
Fibre optics kit.
(Characteristics of Fibre and communication through Fibre) |
| 2. |
Diode Laser kit. (Laser
power supply and detector) |
| 3. |
Microwave apparatus. |
| 4. |
Four probe apparatus. |
| 5. |
Hall effect apparatus. |
| 6. |
Curie temperature apparatus. |
| 7. |
Digital trainer kit. |
| 8. |
Digital Camera, Scanner, Laptop with
Printer, Pentex camera, Enlarger (Colour, Black & White) |
| 9. |
Desktop Computers. |
| 10. |
Digital Storage Oscillator (DSO) |
| 11. |
Crystal Growth Apparatus. |
| 12 |
Guoy balance. |
| 13. |
Digital gauss meter. |
| 14. |
IC Tester. |
| 15. |
Klystron. |
| 16. |
Ultrasonic Interferometer for solids. |
| 17. |
Ultrasonic Interferometer for liquids. |
| 18. |
Microprocessor kits. |
| Name |
Designation |
Qualification |
Date of Birth |
Date of
Appoint- ment
|
Date of
Retire-ment
|
Area of Spl. |
Phone no./
Email Id
|
Dr.Mrs.Chellam
Ramakrishnan
|
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
Ph.D.
|
30.8.1949 |
2.7.1973 |
31.8.2007 |
Lattice vibrations |
0452-2692312
keerthi_chellam@
yahoo.com |
| Dr.Mrs.S.Lalitha |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
Ph.D. |
28.11.1952 |
1.7.1975 |
30.11.2010 |
Ultrasonics |
0452-2660936
sulanesri@yahoo |
| Mrs.V.R.Vijaya |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil. |
2.2.1953 |
14.7.1975 |
28.2.2011 |
Solis State
Theory |
0452-2660946
Viji3fc@yahoo |
Mrs.S.Arulmozhi
Packiaseeli |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil. |
19.6.1963 |
3.7.1985 |
30.6.2021 |
Materials
Science,
Crystal Growth |
0452-2565222
mozhi03@yahoo |
Mrs.Mathavi
Manisekar |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil. |
4.6.1964 |
12.8.1986 |
30.6.2022 |
Solis State
Theory |
0452-2607225 |
Mrs.A.Sheela
Vimala Rani |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil. |
20.2.1965 |
12.8.1986 |
28.2.2023 |
Fiber Optics |
0452-2660680
joeleo_sheel@ rediff.com |
| Mrs.A.Therese Pushpam |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,B.Ed.,
M.Phil.,Ph.D. |
17.7.1961 |
21.7.1987 |
31.7.2019 |
Superconductivity |
9486486710
pushpu@
yahoo.co.in |
Mrs G.Dheva
Shantha Kumari |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,
M.Ed.,M.Phil.,
Ph.D. |
31.3.1964 |
27.7.1987 |
31.3.2022 |
Photo
Dynamic
Therapy |
9442033949
mkjayabalan@
yahoo.com |
Ms.L.Caroline
Sugirtham |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,
PGDCA . |
17.7.1964 |
27.7.1987 |
31.7.2022 |
Low dimensional
systems |
0452-2300705
carosugi@yahoo. |
Mrs.R.Alphonsa
Fernando |
Lecturer(S.G.) |
M.Sc.,M.Phil |
13.5.1965 |
1.7.1988 |
31.5.2023 |
Electronics |
0452-2669918 |
Ms.Leena
Chandra |
Lecturer |
M.Sc.,M.Phil |
22.4.1978 |
1.8.2007 |
31.8.2036 |
Spectroscopy |
9486229602
chand_manuel@
yahoo.co.in |
| Mrs.JeyaSheela |
Lecturer |
M.Sc.,M.Phil |
20.5.1977 |
1.8.2007 |
31.8.2035 |
Astrophysics |
92453 85362
sjsharvesh@
yahoo.co.in |
List of publications :
Dr.Chellam Ramakrishnan
| 1. |
Lattice Vibrations in Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8, Chellam
Ramakrishnan, R.K.Rajaram,N.Krishnamurthy, Solid State Communications
72, p555 (1989) |
| 2. |
The Elastic Constants of YBa2Cu3O7-, Chellam
Ramakrishnan, N.Krishnamurthy, Solid State Communications 79, p363
(1991) |
| 3. |
Double Refraction in Calcite,Chellam Ramakrishnan,
N.Krishnamurthy, Phy. Education, 8, No. 2 p153 (1991) |
| 4. |
Effect of Screening on the long wavelength optical
phonons in La1.85Sr0.15CuO4, Chellam Ramakrishnan, K.Navaneethakrishnan,
N.Krishnamurthy, Canadian Journal of Physics 70, No.5,p352,(May 1992) |
| 5. |
Resolving Power of combinations of prisms and
gratings, Chellam Ramakrishnan, N.Krishnamurthy, Physics Education
published in 1993 |
| 6. |
Birefringence in - quartz, Chellam Ramakrishnan,
N.Krishnamurthy, Phy. Education published in Jan 1993 |
| 7. |
Lattice Vibrations in YBa2Cu3O7, Chellam
Ramakrishnan, N.Krishnamurthy, Proc. of Solid State Physics Symposium –DAE-
India- Dec. 1988 – Bhopal |
| 8. |
Lattice Vibrations in
La2-x(Ba,Sr)xCuO4-, Chellam Ramakrishnan, N.Krishnamurthy, National
workshop on high temperature superconductivity – B.H.U,
Varanasi Dec.1988 |
| 9. |
Lattice Vibrations in
Bi2Ca2Sr2Cu3O10, Proc. of Solid State Physics Symposium –DAE- India-
Dec. 1988 – Madras |
| 10. |
Elastic Constants of high
temperature superconductors, Chellam Ramakrishnan, N.Krishnamurthy,
Proc. of National Seminar on crystal growth of high Tc superconductors – Anna University- Madras – May 1990 |
| 11. |
Elastic Constants of La2-xSrxCuO4-, Chellam
Ramakrishnan, N.Krishnamurthy,Proc. of Sold state Physics Symposium –
DAE- India-
Mumbai – Dec.1990 |
| 12. |
Temperature dependence of B1u phonon in
YBa2Cu3O7-, Chellam Ramakrishnan,N.Krishnamurthy, Proc. of Sold state
Physics
Symposium – DAE- India- Tirupati – Dec.1992 |
S.LALITHA
| 1. |
Determination of ratio of specific heats of
amino acids by ultrasonic method, S.Kalyanasundaram,S.Saraswathi and
S.Lalitha, Acous.Soc.Ind. 28:1-4(2000) 351. |
| 2. |
Solvation study of amino acids by ultrasonic
velocity measurements,S.Kalyanasundaram,S.Saraswathi and S.Lalitha,Soc.Ind.29:1(2001)128. |
| 3. |
“Estimation of solvated ionic radii of bivalent nitrates through molal hydration number “ S.Lalitha ,S.Sarasvathi,S.Jayalakshmi,alyanasundaram Bulletine of Electrochemistry vol .19(5), pp
217-220 May 2003 |
| 4. |
”Determination of hydration number and allied parameter through Onori’s model “S.Lalitha , S.Sarasvathi, S.Jayalakshmi,S.Kalyanasundaram . Bulletine of Electrochemistry vol .19(6), pp 255-258
June 2003 |
| 5. |
Importance of Bachems constants an molal solvated volume S.Lalitha , S.Sarasvathi, S.Jayalakshmi, S.Kalyanasundaram ProceedingS of
National Conferrence on Materials and their Characterization organized by
Dept. of Physics, Fatima College, Madurai.
|
G.Dheva Shantha Kumari
| 1. |
G.D.P.S. Augustus, M.Jayakumar ,G.Dheva Shantha
Kumari, P.Mehalingam and M.Jayabalan 2004. An analytical and
spectroscopical
studies on multi- use hydriocarbanaceous plant species of W.Ghats Tamil
Nadu India. Asia J.Chem. |
| 2. |
G.D.P.S. Augustus, Kannan,G.Dheva Shantha
Kumari, P.Mehalingam and M.Jayabalan 2004. Botanochemcials: Evaluation
and bioinducation of energy components in Jatropha curcus L.Asian J.Chem. |
| 3. |
G.D.P.S. Augustus, M.Jayakumar ,G.Dheva Shantha
Kumari, Rajarathinam and M.Jayabalan 2004. Analytical and
spectroscopical studies on
botanocontents screened from plants of W. Ghats, Tamil Nadu: for
alternative energy sources. Ind.J.Chem. |
| 4. |
D.Kannan,K.Rajarathinam,G.Dheva Shantha Kumari,
and M.Jayabalan 2004, Antimicrobial activity of Caesalpinia digyna on
some human pathogenic micro organism : TeJAS :1(2), 72-73. |
| 5. |
K.Rajarathinam,G.Dheva Shantha Kumari,
D.Kannan,M.Jayabalan and S.Ganesan Dye sensitized Photochemical
Reactions of Mandelic acid
by Singlet Oxygen – A Spectroscopic Approach Asian Journal of Spectoscopy
8(2004) 23-27. |
| 6. |
L.Amalraj, S.Ganesan, Rajarathinam,G.Dheva
Shantha Kumari, and M.Jayabalan Spectroscopy Studies on the Photoproduct
formation for dye sensitized L-DOPA Asian Journal of Spectroscopy 8(2004) 29-32 |
| 7. |
M.Jayabalan, G.D.P.S. Augustus, G.Dheva Shantha
Kumari, D.Kannan,K. Rajarathinam A simple Accurate Spectrophotometric
Method For
Quantifying Total Alkaloids Of Seeds From Medicinal Plants Of Lupinus
albus L. And Strychnos Nox-Vomica, Linn. Asian Journal of
Spectroscopy. |
| 8. |
M.Jayabalan, G.Dheva Shantha Kumari,
G.Varatharaju and K.ArulmehaPonRadha (2004). In Vitro cyptoxic
properties of Grewia tiliaefolea
Wahl.Bark And Lupeol on cancer cell lines. In Priceedings of National
symposium on current trends in Bio-Technology held at Kamaraj
College of Ecgg and Tech., Sep 23-24, 2004. Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu |
| 9. |
G.Dheva Shantha Kumari, Amarnathpandian,
M.Jayabalan and K.Rajarathinam(2004) .ALA –induced endogenous porphyrin
– atoproduct,
efficient during PDT, in tumor mice in vivo. In Proceedings of National
Sumposium on current trends in Bio- Technology held at Kamaraj
College of Engg. & Tech., Sep 23-24, 2004.Virudhunagar,Tamil Nadu. |
| 10. |
G.Dheva Shantha Kumari, M.Jayabalan,
S.Ganesan,G.S. Seiler and G.Prem Kumar(2005). Amino Laevulinic Aced
Penetration into nodular basal cell carcinomas: influence of different
concentrations and application times on amounts of ALA delivered through
Bio-Adhesive patch. In Proceedings of National Conference on Material
characteristics and properties, held at Fatima College, Madurai. |
G.Dheva Shantha Kumari, B.Medona, L.Amalraj, N.
Jeyakumaran, M.Vignesh kumar, G.Prem Kumar and M.Jayabalan(2005) . Studies
on water trees in underground high voltage cabnles through optical
microscope. In Proceedings of National Conference on Material
characteristics and properties, held at Fatima College, Madurai.
Therese pushpam
Papers published:
“ Polariton Modes in Superlattice Systems” Published in Bulletin of
Electrochemistry. 14, 379 (1998)
2.Paper entitled “ Metal- Insulator Transition and Superconductivity in
Doped semiconductor” Published in Solid State Communications.
144, 153-157 (2007)
Paper presented in National Conferences:
1.Participated and presented a paper entitled “ Can All Metals be
Superconductors?” in the eleventh National convention of Electrochemists
Organized by the Society for advancement of Electrochemical Sciences and
Technology, CECRI, Karaikudi from 26.12.2003 to 27.12.2003
2.Attended the “National Conference on Application oriented Materials”
conducted by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Deemd University,
Chennai and presented a paper entitled “ A simple model for Ferromagnetic
Superconductors” on 21.04.2006 to 22.04.2006.
Paper submitted for publication:
“Josephson Tunneling in Superconducting Multilayers” submittedfor
publication in the journal “ superlattices and microstructures”
SEMINARS CONDUCTED
| 1 |
Space Exhibition (12.01.1970) |
| 2 |
UGC workshop on Question Bank in Physics (Phase I)
–(30.01.1997 to 01.02.1997) |
| 3 |
PHYSKNIT -2002 (20.02.2002) |
| 4 |
Recent Trends in Physics (3.03.2003) |
| 5 |
Recent Trends in Physics (14.08.2004) |
| 6 |
Orientation Training on Renewable Energy devices
for self-help group sponsored by TEDA (23-27 March 2004) |
| 7 |
NACOMAT-2005 (8.09.05 to 9.09.05) |
| 8 |
One day seminar on Quantum Mechanics (5.12.2006) |
MAJQR / MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
| S.NO: |
NAME OF THE STAFF |
SPONSOR |
TITLE OF THE PROJECT |
PERIOD |
AMOUNT SANCTIONED |
| 1 |
DR.CHELLAM RAMAKRISHNAN |
UGC |
LATTICE DNAMICAL STUDY
OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN
SOME
CRYSTALS |
1983-85 |
10,000/- |
| 2 |
DR.CHELLAM RAMAKRISHNAN |
MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY |
LATTICE VIBRATIONS AND
POLYMORPHIC PHASE
TRANSITIONS IN
BaF2 |
1988-90 |
5,000/- |
| 3 |
DR.S.LALITHA |
UGC |
ULTRASONIC STUDY OF
BIOMOLECULES |
2005-07 |
62,500/- |
| 4 |
MS.A.THERESE PUSHPAM |
UGC |
INVESTIGATIONS ON
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY –
MECHANISMS &NEW
RESULTS USING EXISTING
MODEL. |
2005-07 |
69000/- |
| 5 |
MS.S.ARULMOZHI
PACKIASEELI
|
UGC |
ENHANCEMENT OF
PYROELECTRIC
COEFFICIENT BY AMINO
ACID
DOPING IN TGS
CRYSTALS FOR IR
APPLICATIONS |
2006-08 |
75,000 |
| 6 |
DR.S.LALITHA
MS.A.SHEELA VIMALA RANI
&
MS.L.CAROLINE SUGIRTHAM
|
UGC |
PREPARATION OF
NANOPARTICLE SIZE
CATHODE MATERIALS FOR
HIGH VOLTAGE Li-CELLS &
THEIR CHRACTERIZATION |
2007-10 |
10,03,055/- |
List of prominent Aluminae
| S.No. |
Name |
Placement |
| 1 |
Mrs. R.Sankareswari |
Lecturer (SG) Retd Fatima College. |
| 2 |
Dr.Mrs.Chellam Ramakrishnan |
Prof & Head Dept.of Physics Fatima |
| 3 |
Dr.Mrs. J.Fatima |
Prof. & Head Dept .of Tamil Fatima College |
| 4 |
Dr.
Mrs. Siriapushpam |
Reader (Retd) Dept of Tamil Fatima College |
| 5 |
Ms.Gowri |
Lecturer Dept. of. ComputerScience |
| 6 |
Ms. Sharmila |
Working in a Bank USA |
| 7 |
Dr. Sakuntala |
Scientist Babntha Atomic research centre mumbai |
| 8 |
Dr. K.Chitra |
Scientist Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai. |
| 9 |
Mrs.Clara Thenmozhi |
Lecturer Dept.Of. Physics Jayaraj AnnaPackiam
College
Periyakulam |
| 10 |
Mr.V.R. Vijaya |
Lecturer (SG) Dept . Of . Physics Fatima College |
| 11 |
Dr. Arulmozhi (GATE SCORER) |
Dept. Of .Physics Jayaraj Annapackiam College,
Periyakulam |
| 12 |
Hema Malini |
Programmer, Infosys |
| 13 |
Meena Devi |
Programmer, Infosys |
| 14 |
Maria Jemima |
Programmer CTS , Chennai |
| 15 |
Pandeeswari |
Programmer CTS , Chennai |
| 16 |
Vetrichelvi |
Programmer CTS , Chennai |
| 17 |
Anto
Infanta |
Programmer CTS , Chennai |
| 18 |
Indira Priyadharsini |
Programmer CTS , Chennai |
| 19 |
Mrs. Mathavi Manisekar |
Lecturer (SG) Dept. of. Physics Fatima College
|
| 20 |
Dr.G. Vasanthi |
Reader, Dept.of. Physics Lady Doak College, |
| 21 |
Mrs. Himavathy Amarnath |
HOD Dept. of Physics Sri Meenakshi Govt. College
for
women Madurai |
| 22 |
Mrs. Rajeswari |
Lecturer (SG) Dept. of Physics Fatima College. |
| 23 |
Mrs. Rajakulamani |
Lecturer (SG) Dept. of. Physics Fatima College. |
| 24 |
Dr. Sasirekha |
Principal Standard Fireworks College Sivakasi. |
| 25 |
Malar (GATE Scorer) |
Research Scholar Indian Institution of Technology,
Madras |
| 26 |
Lakshmi Priya |
Field Officer (Met – life) – Madurai |
| 27 |
Ms. Lucas Rexiline |
Lecturer St. Mary’s College Tuticorin |
| 28 |
Ms. Akila |
Lecturer St. Mary’s College Tuticorin |
| 29 |
Sr. Lucia |
Lecturer St. Mary’s College Tuticorin |
| 30 |
Ms. Kalinga Rani |
Holy Cross College Nagercoil |
| 31 |
Revathy |
Ooty Radio Astronomy Lab. |
| 32 |
Rose Mary Euphrasia |
Lecturer C.Sc. Fatima college |
| 33 |
Seetha lakshmi |
Lecturer C.Sc. Fatima college |
| 34 |
Irine |
Lecturer C.Sc. Fatima college |
| 35 |
Regis Anne |
Karunya University Coimbatore |
| 36 |
Arul Jency |
Lecturer in Physics Krishnamal College CBE |
| 37 |
Sangeetha |
Lecturer in Physics Avinasilingam University CBE |
| 38 |
Devi |
Lecturer in Physic Madurai college Madurai |
| 39 |
Amala Pushpa Sheniga |
TCS –Texas |
| 40 |
Arockia Jeya Latha |
Holy Cross College Trichy Madurai |
| 41 |
Shanmuga Priya |
Mangayarkarasi College Madurai |
| 42 |
Bharathi |
Production Manager |
MicrovisionBangalore |
| 43 |
Alphonsa |
Lecturer (Rtd) |
Dept of Tamil Fatima college |
| 44 |
Vimala |
PG Ast |
Madurai |
| 45 |
Julie |
PG Ast |
Madurai |
| 46 |
Hazlet Vijayanta |
PG Ast |
Madurai |
| 47 |
Antony Glory Shanthi |
PG Ast |
Sivagangai |
| 48 |
Glattus Nirmala Rani |
PG Ast |
PG Ast Teacher Thirvarur |
| 49 |
Gowri Meenahashi |
PG Ast |
CTS |
| 50 |
Manjula |
System analyst |
Infosys |
| 51 |
Hema Malini |
System analyst |
Infosys |
| 52 |
Meena Devi |
System analyst |
Infosys |
| 53 |
Rekha |
System analyst |
Engineer. |
| 54 |
Christina |
PG Asst |
TVS M.School |
STUDENTS’PROFILE
( DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS)
| Year |
Class |
No. appeared
|
No.passed
|
percentage |
Percentage of
Students placed
|
Percentage of
Students pursuing higher
studies |
| 2005 |
UG |
44 |
40 |
91% |
23% |
70% |
| |
PG |
16 |
16 |
100% |
57% |
38% |
| 2006 |
UG |
44 |
44 |
100% |
10% |
80% |
| |
PG |
18 |
15 |
83% |
20% |
50% |
| 2007 |
UG |
38 |
37 |
97.4% |
32% |
52% |
| |
PG |
21 |
19 |
91% |
29% |
29% |
|