Faculty Name : Dr. Manjula R 

Department : Physics

Assistant Professor,
Department of Physics,
GSSSIETW, Mysore.

Education Details : 

• PhD from Visvesvaraya Technological university, Belagavi, 2019
• Master of Science in Physics from Mysore University, Mysore, 2003.
• Bachelor of Science from MES First Grade College, Chickmagalur (Kuvempu University), 2001

Personal Details :

• Date of birth : 17/07/1980
• Hobbies : Handicraft/ Embroidery, Throw ball and volley ball, Learning new languages
• Languages Known:Kannada, Malayalam, English and Hindi
• Research details: Studies on lignocellulosic fiber composites and their applications

Profession Experience:

• Worked as Associate professor, Department of Physics, Global Academy of  Technology, Bengaluru from  01/10/2020-31/03/2021
• Worked as Assistant professor, Department of Physics, Global Academy of  Technology, Bengaluru from  01/10/2009-30/09/2020
• Worked as Lecturer , Department of Physics, BTL institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru from 18/09/2006-30/09/2009
• Worked as Lecturer , Department of Physics, GSSSIETW, Mysuru from 12/04/2004 -16/09/2006
• Worked as Lecturer at Sai Shankar Pu College Ponnampet, Kodagu from 14/07/2003 -15/03/2004

Consultancy / funded projects:

• Utilization of Pineapple leaf fibers as an alternative to Plastic in packaging industry: A waste to wealth approach- VTU TEQIP Competitive research grant
• Application of shock waves in Science, Engineering & Medicine-VGST Funded FDP Program

Labs Established:Nil

Publications:

Journal Publications: 

• R Manjula,  N V Raju, RPS Chakradhar and Jobish Johns (2017)”Effect of Thermal Aging and Chemical Treatment on Tensile Properties of Coir Fiber”, Journal of Natural Fibers , 15(1), 112-121.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2017.1321513
• R Manjula,  N V Raju, RPS Chakradhar and JobishJohns”Influence of Chemical Treatment on Thermal Decomposition and Crystallite Size of coir fiber” International Journal of Thermophysics, (2018) 39(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-017-2324-5
• R Manjula,  EkwipooKalkornsurapraneeand Jobish Johns “Tensile Properties of Coir Fiber Reinforced PolyvinylAlcohol Composites: Effect of Chemical Modification”International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology,(2020)7(1) https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12479609

College Level:

• Worked as Coordinator for various Sports and Cultural Events conducted during annual college fest from 2015.
• Departmental activities:
• Participated as local organizing Committee member and Cultural Coordinator for 20th National Conference on Solid State Nuclear Track Detector and their Applications (SSNTD-20) held at VVIET-Mysuru during 26-28 October, 2017.
• Worked as Coordinator for International Conference on Adaptive Computational Intelligence     (ICACI-2019) on 18th and 19th July 2019 at GSSSIETW, Mysuru.
• Worked as Coordinator for International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer Technologies and Optimization Techniques (ICEECCOT-2018) on 14th and 15th December 2018 at GSSSIETW, Mysuru.

Paper Presented: 

• Presented paper on “Some physical and thermal properties of coir fibers of Karnataka” at National Conference on Applied Science & Humanities-2015 organised by KSS Institute of Engineering and Managemtent, Bengaluru 560090 on 5th May 2015.
• Presented paper on “Some studies on the chemically treated coir fibers”at National Conference on Emerging Trends in applied sciences- ETAS-17, organized  by RRCE, Bangalore- 560074 on 17th & 18th May 2017.

Academic activities:

• Appointed as member of Board of Examinations for Dr. Ambdekar Institute of Technology.
• Appointed as member of Board of Studies for Global Academy of Technology.
• Appointed as External DCS for the theory examination conducted by VTU in January 2014(Odd Semester)
• Done evaluation work of VTU examination for Engineering Physics.
• Was examiner for Practical Examinations conducted by VTU for Engineering Physics Lab.
• Coordinated Guest lectures and conference conducted by Global Academy of Technology
• Coordinated Comed-K and competitive exams conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority at Global Academy of Technology.
• Coordinated cultural events organized by the college.
• Anchored in college events such as felicitation and cultural Programs.
• Student counselor. 

Faculty development activities:

• Five day Faculty development Program on “Modern Materials and their applications” from 16th January 2018 at BNM Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
• FDP on Constructive Communication/Time Management and Attitude/ Innovative Teaching Practices/ Building Emotional Intelligence organized by GAT on 8th May 2019 to 11th May 2019, Bengaluru.
• Participated & completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Energy Engineering" from 7th December 2020 to 11th December 2020 at Global Academy of Technology, Bangalore. 
• Participated & completed successfully AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Environmental Geotechnology" from 4th January 2021 to 8th January 2021 at National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal.

Workshop Attended:

• Day workshop on " NanoScience: Recent Trends and Application" at NMIT, Bangalore, on 3rd and 4th of March 2010.
• National Seminar on “ Recent Advances in Material Science” at Dos Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 21st and 22nd of October 2011.
• One-day workshop on “Innovations in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, INST- 2012 at RNSIT, Bangalore on 18th August 2012.
• One day workshop on “Tips to Research Scholars” on 20th July 2014 organized jointly  by Luminescence Society of India: Karnataka Chapter and Department of Chemistry MSRIT, Bangalore.
• One day symposium on “Recent Trends in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology” on 23rd January 2015 at CMRIT organized by Department of Physics, Bangalore-37.
• Three day workshop on “Research Methodologies & Latex” organized by VTU e-learning center, Mysuru from 18th to 20th March 2015 at VTU Regional Office, Bengaluru.
• “Awareness Programm on Plagiarism and process adopted by VTU” at SJBIT, Bangalore on July 25th  2015.  
• Three days workshop on NBA Accreditation process held on 18th April 2016 to 20th April 2016 at GAT, Bengaluru.
• One day workshop on “Nano Characterization” on 2nd December 2016 at Central Manufacturing  Technology Institute, Bangalore.
• Two day workshop on “Adolescent Mental health and counseling” on 30th and 31st January 2017 at Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru.
• One day special lecture on “The Amazing story of Our Daystar” on 9th September 2017 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru.
• Two day work shop on “Recent Trends in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” on 2nd and 3rd 2018 May at Global Academy of Technology, Bengaluru-560098.
• Attended one day workshop on New model curriculum for First year BE-CBCS detailed syllabus (2018-19) as per outcome based education format including course outcomes and Blooms Taxanomy on 7th May 2018 at BIT, Bengaluru.
• One week FDP on “Synthesis Characterisation and Application of Advanced Materials” organized by PESEC, Mandya on 27th January 2020 to 31st January 2020.
• One day Webinar on “Graphene- The Future Material” held on 18th May 2020 at Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.
• National Webinar on “Two Dimensional Materials for Diverse Applications” hosted by Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru on 23th   May 2020,.
• One day webinar on “” Fine tuning your research papers” organized by Bharta Mata College, Kochi on 27th May 2020.
• Three days webinar on “Physics of materials” on  28th 29th and 30th of May 2020 organized by Jain College of Engineering, Bengaluru
• One day Online International Webinar on “How to Build a Positive Attitude and Positive State of Mind” jointly organized by BMS College of Engineering and Nagarjuna College of Engineering and Technology on 5th June 2020.

Workshop Conducted: Nil

Administrative Activities:

Co-ordination in organization CET/COMDE-K/ or any other co-ordination:

• IBM COE: NA
• ISTE Chapter: NA

Other: NA

Professional Membership:

• Indian Physics Association: Registration No. BOM. /77/1971/BBSD (Life Member)

Awards Received: 

• Best paper award for  “Some physical and thermal properties of coir fibers of Karnataka” at National Conference on Applied Science & Humanities-2015 organised by KSS Institute of Engineering and Managemtent, Bengaluru 560090 on 5th May 2015.
• Best presentation award for  “Some studies on the chemically treated coir fibers” at National Conference on Emerging Trends in applied sciences- ETAS-17, organized  by RRCE, Bangalore- 560074 on 17th & 18th May 2017.

Books / monograms: 

•  Coir fibers: Chemical modification and its Polymer Composites, Lambert Academic Publishing- 2018

Contact Details :

Department of Physics,
GSSS Institute Of Engineering & Technology For Women

My Visions:

My purpose is to serve others in a way that best matches my skills and values. I want to keep myself accountable, this means that I should seek continuing education and make time for networking with colleagues.

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