GANDERBAL: Dr. Khalid Sultan, Assistant Professor, Deptt of Physics, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has been awarded the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) visiting fellowship 2023-24 from the Government of India.
INSA has supported basic and applied research in India since 1935. Under the programme, it offers support for specialized training to conduct advanced research in research institutes.
During this fellowship, Dr. Khalid will work on Probing the irradiation induced modifications in pulsed laser deposited thin films of La2NiMnO6 in the host institute for a period of three months. The centre piece of the proposed study of Dr. Sultan will be to improve the magnetic properties, driven by interplay of different driving mechanisms of magnetism.
The effect of irradiation is expected to bring about very noticeable changes in the physical properties of the double perovskite under investigation. The understanding thus provided will be useful for optimization of known double perovskite and prediction of new double perovskite with improved physical properties.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. A. Ravinder Nath, Dean Academic Affairs Prof. Shahid Rasool, Director R&D, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar congratulated Dr. Khalid Sultan for the feat.