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Biosketch
Prof. C. Vijayan completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Physics) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. He started his career as a Physics teacher and researcher at Pondicherry University and later shifted to IIT Madras after five years. He retired as Professor in 2023 after a distinguished career of thirty years at IIT Madras.
Prof. Vijayan has handled core courses in Physics for engineering and science students at UG, PG and PhD levels and electives in the areas of Optics, Lasers, Nanophotonics and Nonlinear Optics.His research on light-matter interaction in quantum dots, random media and nonlinear optical materials has resulted in over 220 publications in international journals and conference proceedings. Several of his papers have received high citations, best paper awards, and cover page highlights. He has handled projects for DST, CSIR and DRDO and had research collaborations with Universities in Singapore and Germany where he has also served as visiting professor. He is active as a resource person in Faculty Development Programs, DST INSPIRE and Science Outreach. He was invited to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee Lecture Series of the NCERT in 2011. A book on Nonlinear Optics was co-authored by Professor Vijayan and published by Wiley International in 2014. The second edition of this book was published by Springer in 2021.
His popular science book in Malayalam language, about 'Wonders of Light' is published by Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad 2023.
Professor Vijayan is presently an Honorary Professor at IIT Palakkad and Professor at the Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam.
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