Prof. V K Vaidyan


Prof. V K VAIDYAN PhD FAS FOS CSci CPhys FInstP
Senior-most Professor, University of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, INDIA

Research interests
Materials science: Crystal growth, Thin films, Composite materials, Nondestructive evaluation of materials.
Electronics: Failure physics of semiconductor devices, Instrumentation
Physics education: Lab experiments, Simulation studies, Curriculum development.

Guiding
Ph D (awarded): 24
M Phil (awarded): 43

Research papers
Published in journals/refereed proceedings: >150

Significant research contributions
Ø A new theory for Liesegang phenomena
Ø A new method for the growth of coinage metal crystals
Ø Growth and characterization of biological crystals
Ø Studies on electronic spectra of excimer molecules
Ø Oxidation studies of iron, aluminium, tin and indium films
Ø Transparent conducting films: preparation & characterization
Ø Nondestructive evaluation of metal composites
Ø Failure analysis of semiconductor devices
Ø Development of some new opto-acoustic parameters
Ø Development of computer aided teaching materials

Distinctions
Ø Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship Award (1983)
Ø Promotion as Professor in the scheme
‘Promotion of teachers with outstanding merit’ (1984)
Ø ABI Gold Record of Achievement (1997)
Ø Fellow, Kerala Academy of Sciences (1999)
Ø Fellow, Institute of Physics [London] (2001)

Ø Fellow, Optical Society (2001)
Ø UWA Life-time Achievement Award (2002)



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