About this Department:
The Department of Physics was originally established in 1976 as a unit of the Autonomous Post-Graduate Centre of the University of Madras at Tiruchirappalli (the present Khajamalai Campus). It became part of Bharathidasan University in 1982, with Prof. P. K. Ponnuswamy as the founder Head of the Department. Since its inception, the Department has demonstrated a strong commitment to both research and teaching. Within a short span of time, it established itself as a Centre of Excellence in Biophysics, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Crystallography. The Department is recognized by UGC-SAP (DRS II), DST-FIST and RUSA (R & I), Government of India. Further, the Department has expanded its research scope in other areas such as Complex systems, Bose Einstein condensation, Computational Physics, Nonlinear Resonances, Crystal Growth and Thin Films, Superconductivity, Magnetism, Nanoscience, and Nanotechnology, Nonlinear Optics, and Nanophotonics. In addition to its strong international reputation and research excellence,, the Department offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. program in Physics to train young graduate students in cutting-edge research topics.