DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

Name : Aftab Ansari

Designation : Assistant Professor
Department : Physics
Contact No. : 9678736172 / 9706785486
Email : aftyfi9@gmail.com
Google Scholar link : https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&authuser=1&user
=A5GeT5kAAAAJ
Research Gate link : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aftab-Ansari

Qualifications

Ph.D. Physics (Tezpur University)
M.Sc. Nanoscience and technology (Tezpur University)
B. Sc. in Physics (Tinsukia College, Dibrugarh University)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

1.Nanomaterials,
2.Biophysics,
3.Optical spectroscopy,
4.Condensed Matter Physics.

Experiences

6 months experience PGT Physics in KHSS, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
6 months experience Lecturer Physics, Doomdooma College, Tinsukia, Assam, India.
Achievements
Lectureship (Physical Sciences), NET, CSIR-UGC, 2017

Projects associated with

2020-2021: Awarded the Research and Innovation Grant, Tezpur Universiy for the project
titled- ‘Electrophysiology of artificial lipids……..rare earths’
2015-2016: M.Sc. Project ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Biophysical Assessment of
Gadolinium Oxide Nanostructures’, Tezpur University

Peer Reviewed Publications

1. A Ansari, S Dey, D Mohanta, Bulletin of Material Sciences (2022) 45:21
2. A Ansari, D Mohanta, A Saha, Optical Materials (2021)122 111627
3. A Ansari, D. Mohanta, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
(2022) 115357
4. A.J Das, M.K Das, S.P. Singh, P.P. Saikia, N. Singh, J. Islam, A. Ansari,
P.Chattopadhyay, P. Rajamani, T. Miyaji, and S.C. Deka, Scientific Reports, 2022.
Google Scholar Report till Sep, 2023
Publications : 06
Citations : 23
h-index : 03
12(1),pp.1-18.
5. N Singh, MK Das, A Ansari, D Mohanta, P Rajamani, Biotechnology Reports
(2021) 30, e00612

Book Chapters

• Nanotechnology-Based Challenges and Scope in the Food Industry: from Production to
Packaging N Singh, M K Das, A Ramteke, P Rajamani, S C Deka, A Ansari, D Mohanta, A Maurya
Research Methods and Applications in Chemical and Biological Engineering 2019/7/23 187-216 CRC
Press
• Rare-earth Based Persistent Luminescence Probes, Nanoscale matter and principles for sensing
and labeling applications, A Ansari, D Mohanta Springer, 2023

Selected Conferences/Workshops:

1. ISNSCON 2018 6th World Congress on Nanomedical Sciences, Jamia Hamdard and University
of Delhi, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, 2019
2. International Virtual Conference on Advances in Functional Materials (AFM 2020), KIIT,
Odisha, India.
3. Condensed Matter Days 2018, (CMDAYS-2018), Department of Physics, University of Burdwan,
West Bengal.

Workshops:

• Thematic Workshop on ‘Science and engineering of materials using ion beam and gamma irradiation’
by UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre and Variable Energy Cyclotron
Centre, VECC, Kolkata
• Workshop on ‘Characterization of Magnetic Materials’, by UGC DAE Consortium for Scientific
Research, Mumbai Centre, a NIT Nagaland, Dimapur

Additional Skills:

Capable of handling sophisticated instruments namely UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Photoluminescence
spectrophotometer with Time correlated single photon counting, Contact angle meter, Optical and
fluorescence microscope and others.

Research Mentorship:

M.Sc Dissertations
1. ‘Evaluation of optical properties of alkali metal ion co-doped Eu3+ doped Gadolinium oxide
nanosystem’, 2019, Sanchita Ray, Tezpur University
2. ‘Biophysical assessment and anticancer efficacy of curcumin loaded Gadolinium based
nanoparticles’, 2019, Dharitri Kalita, Tezpur University
3. ‘Upconversion in RE based nanoparticles’, 2020, Rahul Saha., Tezpur University

Available Programmes:

• B.Sc. Physics
  

• M.Sc. Physics

• Ph.D. Physics