The Department of Physics was established in the year 2002 and maintains a creditable record of good performance in teaching and research. The Department has a well-established Engineering Physics Laboratory and a VTU approved Research Centre which carries out programmes leading towards PhD degree.
The Department currently has in its ranks, five dedicated teaching Staff- one Professor, one Associate Professor, three Assistant Professors and a Lab Assistant. Two of the faculty members have PhD Degree and one more is pursuing his PhD. The academic results of the students reveal the dedication of the faculty where an average of 95% results has been achieved since inception of the college, in the VTU examinations. The Research Centre has received many research grants from various funding agencies like DAE-BRNS, VTU etc. The Department is working unitedly towards the vision, mission and goal of the College.
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Designation | Name | Qualifications |
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Lab Staff | Ms Asha Pushparaj | PUC - Science |
Attender | Mr Lakshmeesha | PUC |
The Department has a well-established Engineering Physics Lab where 32 students conduct practical at a time with two students in each practical set. The Department has also established a Research Centre approved by VTU, Belagavi since 2008 and started the research program leading to Ph.D.
The Department of Physics has a dedicated Research Centre approved by VTU, Belagavi for conducting research leading towards Ph.D. degree.
Dr Vincent Crasta, Professor and HOD - B.Sc., M.Sc., PGDCA, MBA, Ph.D.
Dr Rajesh Kumar P C, Associate Professor -B.Sc., M.Sc., MIT, Ph.D.
Research Publications of the Department | 116 |
Number of papers published in International Journals | 45 |
Number of papers published in International Conferences | 32 |
Number of papers published in National Conferences | 39 |
Conferences, Seminars and workshops organized in the Department | 13 |
Sl No | Item Name | Photos | Funding Agency |
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1 | Ultrasonicator | DAE-BRNS | |
2 | Spin Coater | DAE-BRNS | |
3 | Crystal Growth Unit | VTU | |
4 | Magnetic Stirrers (4 No’s) | SJEC/DAE-BRNS | |
5 | Mechanical Stirrer | SJEC | |
6 | Temperature controlled Oven | SJEC | |
7 | Digital weighing balance | SJEC |
Year | Principal Investigator | Agency | Amount | Status |
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2011- 2014 | Dr Vincent Crasta | DAE-BRNS | 10.18 Lakhs | Completed |
2011-2013 | Dr Rajesh Kumar P C | VTU | 2.00 Lakhs | Completed |
2015-2019 | Dr Rajesh Kumar P C | DAE-BRNS | 18.46 Lakhs | Ongoing |
2023-2025 | Dr Rajesh Kumar P C | VGST-KSTePS | 20 Lakhs | Ongoing |
Sl. No | Name | Research Guide | Year of Completion | Area of Research |
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1 | Dr Rithin Kumar NB | Dr Vincent Crasta | 2017 | Preparation and characterization of polymer composites and doped polymers |
Sl. No | Name | Research Guide | Date of Registration | Area of Research |
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1 | Mr Gananatha Shetty B | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2010 | Growth and characterization of novel nonlinear optical materials |
2 | Mr Rajesh K | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2011 | Preparation and characterization of doped polymer blends |
3 | Mr Naveen Mascarenhas | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2012 | Preparation and characterization of polymer blends and composites |
4 | Mr Viju Francis | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2012 | Effects of irradiation of doped polymers |
5 | Mr Clavian Larry Miranda | Dr Rajesh Kumar P C | Oct 2015 | Characterization of organic crystals and doped polymers films for NLO applications |
Sl. No | Name | Research Guide | Registration Date | Area of Research |
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1 | Mr. Gananatha Shetty B | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2010 | Growth and characterization of novel nonlinear optical materials |
2 | Mr. Rithin Kumar NB | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2010 | Preparation and characterization of polymer composites and doped polymers |
3 | Mr. Rajesh K | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2011 | Preparation and characterization of doped polymer blends |
4 | Mr. Naveen Mascarenhas | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2012 | Preparation and characterization of polymer blends and composites |
5 | Mr. Viju Francis | Dr Vincent Crasta | Nov. 2012 | Effects of irradiation of doped polymers |
6 | Mr Clavian Miranda | Dr Rajesh Kumar P C | - | Characterization of organic crystals and doped polymers films for NLO applications |
The Department of Physics, St Joseph Engineering College has organized a "Faculty Development Program on Applied Physics" for faculty of SJEC and nearby colleges on 8th June 2023 from 9.15 am to 4.30 pm in Spoorthi Conference Hall, 7th Floor, AB III.
The inaugural program was started by invoking the blessings from the almighty. The HOD of Physics Dr Rajesh Kumar PC welcomed the guests and the participants and introduced the chief guest. Dr Chiranjit Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, MIT, Manipal was the chief guest. In his inaugural message he emphasized the need of Biosensors in the field of medical biology and he offered his expertise to work in collaboration with SJEC. Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash D'Souza was the President for the function and in his message, he requested to use the platform to strengthen the knowledge in the new topics. Dr Purushothama Chippar, Vice Principal and the Principal In charge described the need of applied physics in understanding and developing technology.
After the inaugural function, Dr Chiranjit Ghosh presented the talk on Biosensors. He mainly stressed upon the need of sensors in medical field. He showed some Biosensors which he prepared. The talk was well appreciated by all the participants. The second session was presented by Dr Balakrishna Keshava Bhat, Professor, Civil Engineering, MIT Manipal on Natural Hazards and safety. He highlighted on earthquakes and landslides. In the afteoon the third session was conducted on online mode by Dr Uma M S, Professor and Head, Dept of Physics, Jyothi Institute of Technology, Bangalore, where she explained the fundamentals of matrices and Quantum Computing.
Around 25 participants were present for the FDP. Many faculty from the nearby colleges attended the program. The participants were provided tea and food. Ms Anargya, Lecturer in the dept of Physics was the MC for the program. E-certificates were given for all the participants. The program was appreciated by all.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering in association with SJEC MATLAB and CoreEL Technologies Bengaluru organized Two-days Hands-on workshop on "Physics using MATLAB” during 01-02 June 2023, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Mr. Rakshith B S, Senior Application Engineer-UPT, CoreEL Technologies Bengaluru was the resource person.
The workshop started by welcome and introductory remarks by Ms. Ms Anarghya S, Convener.
Day 1 (01-06-2023) focused on Fundamentals of MATLAB & Simulink. The topics covered are Getting Started with MATLAB online and Software, Managing and visualizing Matrices and mathematical simulation.
Day2 (02-06-2023) focused on Arrays and various properties of an array, basics of Simulink Physical Models simulation, Monte Carlo simulation and several physics examples were discussed.
The workshop was ended with a note on how to search the different models that are already uploaded and how to run them to make use of them in our day-to-day lecture sessions. Dr. Rajesh Kumar P C, HOD, Department of Physics, thanked the resource person and handed him an appreciation letter as a token of love and respect.
Department of Physics, St Joseph Engineering College Mangaluru, and Dept of Physics, SDM College Ujire jointly organized the 'Skill development, career, and research awareness program' for UG students of SDM College Ujire on 31 Dec 2022. A total of 36 students from SDM College Ujire and 18 students from SJEC Mangaluru participated in the event. The first session on the topic of "Career and Research Awareness” was taken up by Dr Rajesh Kumar P C HOD, Dept of Physics, followed by hands-on Latex training by Dr Ramananda H S, Dean Students Welfare. The final session was carried out by Dr Rajesh Kumar P C and Dr Rajesh K along with the second years students of SJEC in which hands-on training was given to the participants on Excel, Programming, and Physics Experimental analysis with Excel
Pilikula Regional Science Center has requested us to send 30 students to participate in the Nuclear Energy Awareness Program which will be conducted by the Scientists of Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant on 25 August 2022 from 10 AM to 4 PM as a part of 'Azadi ka Amritha Mahothsav, an event organized by NPCIL, DAE Mumbai.
Dr Rajesh Kumar P C, Ms Olivia Sequeira, and Mr Anurag B and 30 students from First year BE participated in this program.
IEEE SJEC Student branch in association with IEEE TEMS conducted a training program for IEEE students on Science related experiment on 27 June 2022 at 2.00 PM in the Physics Lab. Dr Rajesh PC, HOD-Physics Department SJEC was the resource person.
Dr Rajesh PC demonstrated the calibration process of spectrometer to get a narrow beam of light. This light was made to fall on a prism and using the other end of spectrometer the dispersion of white light was observed. He also demonstrated the effect of light on concave and convex lenses. Laser light was passed through the prism to demonstrate the diffraction and reflection process.
The Parent-Teacher Meet for
I semester B.E. students was held on
Saturday, 12th October 2019 at 9:30 a.m in the Kalam Auditorium,
Academic Block II, to discuss the performance
of students with their parents.
Rev Fr Wilfred Prakash
D’Souza, Director, SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, Principal SJEC and Rev Fr Alwyn
Richard D’Souza, Assistant director, SJEC, Dr K Jyothi, HOD-Chemistry and convener
of the program, Dr Ramananda H S, First year coordinator and Dr Vincent Crasta,
HOD-Physics were present for the meeting.
Approximately there were 375 parents/guardians & around 50 faculty
members who teach I semester BE were present.
Around 9.15 a.m the
refreshments for the parents were served. And the meeting commenced with invocation at 10.00 a.m. Ms Smitha D’Souza, Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry compeered the programme and welcomed the dignitaries, parents and students for the
Parent-Teacher Meet 2019.
Dr K Jyothi, HOD-Chemistry and Coordinator of Parent - Teacher Meet 2019 presented a detailed report on the academic
performance of students in the first inteals of Ist semester and
their attendance status from 19/08/2019 to 21/09/2019. During the presentation,
she stressed on the poor performance of the students in the first Inteals and
requested them to put more efforts in the next inteal tests.
Dr
Rio D’Souza, the principal, spoke about the responsibilities of the parents
towards their ward and requested parents eaestly to keep a track of the
performance of their wards. The Director
Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza addressed the gathering, he asked the parents
to keep a track of their ward, and to see that they study for at least 3 hours
at home every day.
The
formal function was ended by delivering the vote of thanks by Ms Smitha
D’Souza, at 11.00a.m, the students joined their parents, and there was the interaction between parents and teachers,
which was held section wise in the Kalam auditorium. The parents had useful
interaction with the faculty regarding their wards which went on till 1.00 p.m.
During this time, the progress report of the first inteal test was given to
the parents. The interaction went on with the Parents by offering their
thoughts on the meeting through the feedback forms.
Epsilon- Association of the Department of Physics at SJEC organized a Stargazing
programme on 21st March 2018 for the staff and students of the
College. The objective of the programme was to build interest among staff and students
in Astrophysics. Around 60 students and Faculty participated in the workshop
with great enthusiasm.
The programme started at 5:30 pm in Bethania Hall. Dr Vincent Crasta-
Convener and HOD-Physics welcomed the resource persons, staff and students
present for the programme. Dr Rajesh Kumar P C and Ms Venita Navya Monteiro,
Faculty of Physics Department florally welcomed the resource persons. Dr
Vincent Crasta introduced the resource persons of the day Dr Jayanth H, Retired
Professor, St Agnes College, Mangaluru, Mr Jaganath, Curator, Pilikula Regional
Science Centre, Mangaluru, and their team to the participants present, after
which he briefed the participants on the purpose of conducting the programme
and outline of events for the evening.
Dr Jayanth
H in his briefing shared his view about why stargazing started in ancient
times, the experiences and observations of sky watch by ancient people and
explained about various stars, constellations, planets, moon, galaxies, other
celestial objects and various phenomena in space.
After the briefing, high tea was served to all the participants. After the
break, sky watch began at 7:00 pm in front of the Bank in the campus. Three
telescopes were used for star gazing – one of Dr Jayanth H, other of Mr
Jaganath, Pilikula Reginal Science Centre and third of Dr Sridevi Saralaya,
HOD, Department of Computer Science & Engineering.
Participants were able to watch moon, stars, nebula and constellations until 9:30 pm. However due to lot of smog accumulation, further viewing was not possible. The participants in discussions utilized the remaining time. The resource person also used various models to explain on solar eclipse, lunar eclipse and other phenomena. The discussions went on until 10:30 pm after which the session was winded up. The Stargazing programme was a success and provided a platform to the students and staff to study various celestial objects and phenomena to build interest in Astrophysics.
The National Level Tech Fest TIARA-2018 was held on the 21st and 22nd February 2018 at St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru. TIARA-2018 was inaugurated at the Kalam Auditorium of SJEC. Mr Ivan Feandes, Managing Director and Promoter of Regent Technologies, Dubai and Mangalore Inteet City Pvt Ltd. was the Chief Guest of the programme. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, principal, SJEC welcomed the gathering and introduced the chief guest.
Ivan Feandes in his address complimented the students for developing the innovative inaugural
contraptions and mentioned that India, being a country of youngsters, its future depended on the
achievements of present day youngsters. He called mode day India as a land of opportunities and spoke about how young entrepreneurs are elevating their life style with innovation and creativity. He spoke of how India could assume the role of a leader in technology. He highlighted few areas such as environmental solutions, sustainable energy, banking and finance, healthcare, artificial intelligence, and life sciences that holds potential for growth and mass impact. Congratulating the students in showing interest to participate in the various technical events, he hoped that the fest would help them develop innovations for tomorrow. He asked the students to have big goals, plan well, and work without fear and with passion.
Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza, director, SJEC, presided over the ceremony and in his presidential address highlighted the need to use technology wisely and to use technology to bring about harmony and peace. Highlighting the colossal damage to life style by technology, he requested the students to keep an eye over the ill effects of technology.
Fr Rohith D’Costa, assistant director, SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza, vice-principal, SJEC, along with the conveners of the fest, Franco Menezes and Reshma K J, were present on the dais. The two-day fest witnessed the participation of students from across the region in a series of technical events displaying their technical skills and competencies.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering:
The Department of CSE conducted five events.
PAPYRUS – PAPER PRESENTATION ON INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY
20 teams participated in the paper presentation competition PAPYRUS.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Adikeshavamurthy and Sachin who presented on the topic- Network Based Severity Prediction System for Potato- Alvas College of Engineering, Moodabidri.
2nd place - Shraddha Kamath who presented on the topic-Bat Algorithm Scheduling Workflow Application in Cloud- Canara Engineering College, Mangaluru.
EXODIA – MEGA EVENT
The mega event EXODIA consisted of 4 rounds which included quiz, treasure hunt, memory test, and games.
Winners of the event:
1stplace: AdithyaShetty, DeekshithRaj, AmithD’Silva from Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology, Moodabidri
2nd place: NikithaShetty, Rakshitha, Rajarajeshwari from Alva's Institute of Engineering & Technology, Moodabidri
ENIGMA-TECHNICAL EVENT
The technical event ENIGMA consisted of 3 rounds which included coding, technical questionnaire and treasure hunt.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Rakshith and Achal from Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering
2nd place: Pratibha and Adline from St Joseph Engineering College
BLACK HAWKS – SEMI TECHNICAL EVENT
The event consisted of 3 rounds which tested the teamwork, effective communication capability and the ability to solve mysterious cases.
Winners of the event:
1st place: AkarshD’Mello, Sahana M Angadi, Yuktha Raman GU from St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru
2nd place: Arjun Nayak, Reuben Sequeira, Shreya RK from St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru
COUNTER STRIKE
The event tested the gaming skills of the participants.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Shobith Shetty, Gowtham, Athish Shetty, Shravan Shetty and Sushanth Kotian
2nd place - Nahid, Harshith, Sandeep, Masood and Vinay
Department of Electrical and Electronics
The Department of E&E conducted 6 events.
THE JOURNAL
This was a technical paper presentation event. The topic for the paper presentation was ‘Recent Trends in Electrical and Electronics Technology’. This event focused on bringing out the research and presenting skills of the engineering students and enabling them to lea new concepts, which are beyond the syllabus. Some of the topics presented in this event were solar rains, smart quills, lifi, nanotube fountain pen, wireless power transmission etc.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Mr Mohammed Arfa & Mr Mohammed Shehzan, AITM ,Bhatkal
2nd place - Ms Athira Lakshman SIT, Valachil
INQUISITION
This was a quiz event. This event aimed at testing the knowledge of the students on various topics and in various fields.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Mr. SundeepKamath, Mr. VedanthShenoy & Mr. Nirbhay,Canara Engineering College, Benjanpadavu, Mangaluru
2nd place - Mr. Karan Gupta , Mr. Garry Leroy Pinto &Sujay L Karinja, SJEC, Mangaluru
RACE YOUR RC’S (MEGA EVENT)
Race your RC’s is the mega event of Electrical and Electronics Department. This event is a remote controlled car-racing event in which the participants fabricate their own car or use a readymade car and race it against time. This event brings out the ability of the students to design their own car and encourages teamwork.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Mr Rajath C Kotekar,Shrinivas School of Engineering, Mukka
2nd place - Mr Rahul S, Varun Urs &Glenn Shawn, SJEC Mangaluru
BOT HOCKEY
Bot Hockey is an exciting event featuring bots, which play hockey and try to score maximum goals to win the event. Teamwork is put to test in this event.
Winners of the event:
1st place – Mr IrfanAziz & Mr Adham Noushad , KVG , Sullia
2nd place – Mr Jevish Feandes , Mr Zayan Azad and Mr Alstan Lewis, SJEC, Mangaluru
PICK MIX FIX
Pick Mix Fix was a semi technical event. This event aimed to test the technical and logical skills of the participating teams as well as their creativity.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Krishna Ganapathy, Richard mannil Thomas & Nihaad Mohammed, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place - Asheeq Khalid, Achyuth Diwaker & Karthik M, SJEC, Mangaluru
SECONDS OF SURVIVAL
This event was a series of time management challenge. This event focused on testing the team spirit and time management qualities of the students.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Akhil Nair & Darshan Ail, SIT, Mangaluru
2nd place - Akash Lobo & Chirag I P, SJEC, Mangaluru
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
The Department of E&C conducted 5 events.
ANVESHA
This was a technical paper presentation competition.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Sneha G N, Varshita P J (Alvas Institute of engineering and technology)
2nd place: Chaithanya S P, Haripriya R (Alvas Institute of engineering and technology)
CRAZIOSTACKERS
The event was semitechnical. The event consisted of 3 rounds which included audio-visual questions, mathematical puzzles, general knowledge and aptitude questions and a task, minute to minute task, technical and memory games.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Mr Sai Sagar and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place – Mr Ashish Bellur and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
TECH-KNACK
The event consisted of 3 rounds which tested the participant’s observation skills and knowledge on digital logic and coding.
Winners of the event:
1st place – Ms Akshatha and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place – Mr Shrijith P and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
LOOP HOLE
The event consisted of 3 rounds which included general knowledge quiz, fun tasks and treasure hunt.
Winners of the event:
1st place - Mr Sandeep and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place - Mr Darrel and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
aMAZEing (MEGA EVENT)
Winners of the event:
1st place - Mr Vrashab R, Mr Winston Joel Sequeira, Mr Wilton Daniel Pinto, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place - Mr Akshay Kumar and team, SJEC, Mangaluru
Department of Basic Science
The Department of Basic Science conducted 6 events.
TATVA
The event was based on the principles of Physics consisting 4 rounds.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Chetan Pinto, Ms Chrystle Pinto, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place: Mr Raghavendra Bhat, Mr Siddhartha N, SJEC, Mangaluru
CHEMSTORM
This was a project/model exhibition based on the theme “Science (Chemistry) and Society”.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Deepak Nayak, Mr Yahya Asadi, SMVITM, Bantakal
2nd place: Mr Aldrich Rasquinha, Mr Bryan Caldeira, Mr Winston Pais ,SJEC, Mangaluru
CHEMHUNT
This was a treasure hunt event, which started from the chemistry lab, and the hunt ended in the sports field finding the treasure.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Royston D’Cunha, Mr Naveen Feandes, Mr Prajwal UK, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place: Ms Katherine D’Souza, Ms Deeksha Rao, Ms Melanie D’Souza, SJEC, Mangaluru
MATHART
This was a Collage competition.
Winners of the event:
1st place – Ms Deekshtha,Ms Christal Lobo, Ms Greshal Shalma, SJEC,Mangaluru
2nd place –Ms Jaahnavi, Ms Elrica Neha Costa and Mr Jonathan Dsa SJEC,Mangaluru
CHANAKYA (Mega event – Quiz)
This event tested the knowledge of the participants in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, general knowledge, Current Affairs and engineering field.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Mohammad Sinan A S & Mr Sumanth Pai, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place: Ms Zian Shafi & Ms Sharanya P, SJEC, Mangaluru
PRAYATNA
This was a paper presentation competition.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Astrid Jane Feandes, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place: Mr Akash Lobo G, SJEC, Mangaluru
Department of MBA:
The Department of Master of Business Administration conducted 3 events.
NEURON
The event consisted of 3 rounds which included defending the personalities given to them, creating their own product and promoting it on Facebook and stress interview.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Ms Nishmitha Menezes, SDM College, Mangalore
2nd place: Mr Adriel Feandez of SJEC, Mangaluru
NEBULUS
The event consisted of 3 rounds which included face painting on the theme “Global Warming”, making a short film on the theme TIARA-2018 and presenting a PPT on a product.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Adarsh M P and Mr Rohith K, SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place: Ms Tasniya and Ms Swathi M.S, SJEC, Mangaluru
NEXUS
The event consisted of 3 rounds which included solving puzzles, guessing the correct answer by connecting pictures, treasure hunt.
Winners of the event:
1st place: Mr Mythri & Ms Reena dsouza ,SJEC, Mangaluru
2nd place: Ms Ashwika D.K. and Ms Nidhi S, SJEC, Mangaluru
Department of Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering conducted 4 events.
CENTRE LINE MARKING
The technical event was open for civil engineering students each team with three participants. They were asked to mark the centre line on the ground for the given plan. Judgement was based on the accuracy, time taken and for the neatness.
Winners of the event:
First Place: Mr Jagadeesh, Mr Damodar Shenoy and Mr Rakshith R Shetty of AIET Moodbidri
Second Place: Mr Praveen S, Mr Thanesh Shetty and Mr Ashwath H of SSE Mukka
CID (CIVIL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT)
The event had two rounds, which included puzzles and solving a crime scene.
Winners of the event:
First Place: Ms B Ishwarya, Mr Sayed Aseem and Mr Mohammed Salman Kachhi of SJEC, Mangaluru
Second Place: Mr Melroy D'Souza, Mr Madhusudhan and Mr Akarsh of SJEC, Mangaluru
INNOVATIVE MIND
This was a paper presentation on the topic environmental aspects in engineering or smart city.
Epsilon’- Association of Department of Physics at SJEC organized an
outreach programme for students in Adarsha High School, Taccode,
Moodbidri and St Joseph Higher Primary School, Taccode, Moodbidri on 3 February 2018. 18 BE students accompanied by four Faculty members from
the Department of Physics carried out the outreach programme.
Ms Winnifed, Headmistress of St Joseph Higher Primary School welcomed
the staff and the. Around 40 primary school students attended the programme. Dr
Rajesh Kumar P C briefed the students on the purpose of having the outreach
programme.
At Adarsha High School, Ms Zita Dias, Headmistress, welcomed the team. Dr Vincent
Crasta briefed the gathering of 60 high school students attending the programme
about this outreach programme.
Ms Pooja, Ms Manisha and Ms Swasthi delivered a presentation on various
topics along with animations and video clips to the primary school students.
Later, the school students were divided into 3 groups for the demonstration of various
experiments until 12:00 pm.
Ms Vaishnavi delivered a presentation on various topics to the high school
students. Later the school students were divided into 4 groups to demonstrate to
them, various experiments till 12:15 pm.
Dr Vincent Crasta and Dr Rajesk Kumar P C thanked the Headmistresses of
both High School and Primary School for the opportunity to conduct the outreach
programme in their schools and inspired the students to work hard and become
the future scientists of the nation.
The outreach programme was a grand success
and provided a platform for students to work in groups and be socially
responsible. They also understood how they can be helpful to the society being
engineers. It was a very good experience for faculty too to understand the
needs of the students in rural schools.
Epsilon- Association of the Department of Physics at SJEC - Mangaluru,
organized an outreach programme for students of (i) Govement
High School, Kannur, Adyar, Mangaluru and (ii) Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat
Higher Primary School, Kannur, Adyar, Mangaluru on 27 January 2018. 14 BE students accompanied by five Faculty members
of the Department of Physics carried out the outreach programme.
Ms Florine Delphine Crasta, Headmistress, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat
Higher Primary School, Kannur, Adyar, Mangaluru welcomed the staff and the
students. Around 40 primary and 60 high school students attended the programme.
Dr Vincent Crasta and Dr Rajesh Kumar P C briefed the students on the purpose
of having the outreach programme.
Ms Pooja, Ms Manisha and Ms Swasthi (Second Year Civil Students) delivered
a presentation on various topics along with animations and video clips to the
primary school students. Later, the school students were divided into 3 groups for
demonstration of various experiments until 1:00 pm.
Ms Vaishnavi, IV E&C delivered a presentation on various topics to
the high school students. Later the school students were divided into 4 groups
to demonstrate experiments till 1:00 pm.
To end the programme, fun games were conducted to all the students and prizes were distributed. All the students were distributed chocolates. Dr Vincent Crasta thanked the Headmistresses of both High School and Primary School for providing the opportunity to conduct the outreach programme in their schools. Ms Florine Delphine Crasta thanked the faculty and the students of SJEC for educating and inspiring their students.
Following students participated in the outreach programme:
Sl No |
Names of the students |
Department |
Semester |
1. |
Jithesh
Kumar B |
Civil |
3 |
2. |
Pooja L |
Civil |
3 |
3. |
Manisha
Kottary |
Civil |
3 |
4. |
Swasthi S
Adappa |
Civil |
3 |
5. |
Jahnavi U
Mulki |
Civil |
3 |
6. |
Rohan |
Civil |
3 |
7. |
Jeevitha
Rodrigues |
ECE |
3 |
8. |
Mellanie
Feandes |
ECE |
3 |
9. |
Alrida
Monteiro |
ECE |
3 |
10. |
Bhavishya
R Kaiya |
ECE |
3 |
11. |
Erwin
Royson Monteiro |
ECE |
3 |
12. |
Keerthana
Bhandarkar |
ECE |
3 |
13. |
Sindhura
S |
ECE |
3 |
14. |
Vaishnavi |
ECE |
3 |
‘Epsilon’- Association of the Department of Physics at SJEC organized a
one-day workshop on 22 January 2018 for students to prepare models and
experimental setup in Physics required for the outreach program to be held in
rural schools.
The workshop started at 9:30 am in Physics Lab, Academic Block III. Dr
Vincent Crasta welcomed the students and the staff present for the workshop. He
also briefed the students on the purpose of conducting the outreach programme,
the Educational Social Responsibilities (ESR) of the College and the outline of
the events for the day and in the outreach programme.
A total of
12 students and 5 Faculty from the Physics Department participated in the
workshop.
Sl No |
Names of the participants |
Department |
Semester |
1. |
Jithesh
Kumar B |
Civil |
3 |
2. |
Pooja L |
Civil |
3 |
3. |
Manisha
Kottary |
Civil |
3 |
4. |
Swasthi S
Adappa |
Civil |
3 |
5. |
Jahnavi U
Mulki |
Civil |
3 |
6. |
Jeevitha
Rodrigues |
ECE |
3 |
7. |
Mellanie
Feandes |
ECE |
3 |
8. |
Alrida
Monteiro |
ECE |
3 |
9. |
Bhavishya
R Kaiya |
ECE |
3 |
10. |
Erwin
Royson Monteiro |
ECE |
3 |
11. |
Keerthana
Bhandarkar |
ECE |
3 |
12. |
Sindhura
S |
ECE |
3 |
The students were divided into two groups
of 5 for primary and 7 for high school outreach programme. The topics from high
school and primary school syllabus on which the experiments should be set up,
models and PPT to be prepared were discussed and finalized. After a short tea
break, the experiments were carried out with the help of the Faculty and the
students were explained about theoretical aspects and models.
After the lunch, students were asked to prepare PPT on the topics to be
presented in Kannada with animations and video clips to make the presentation
more effective. Later the materials to be taken for the outreach were procured
were segregated according to high school and primary school syllabus. The workshop
ended at 5 pm.
The workshop was a grand success and provided a platform for students to
work in groups and improve their knowledge in Basic Physics concepts by setting
up experiments personally. It was a good work experience for faculty too to
guide students towards the outreach programme.
The Department of Physics at St Joseph
Engineering College - Vamanjoor, Mangaluru, formally inaugurated its Students’
Association – ‘Epsilon’ on 5th May 2017 at 2:15 pm in Spoorthi
Conference Hall.
Rev. Fr Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro,
Chairperson of PG Studies in Physics at St Philomena College – Puttur, was the
Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker of the programme. Rev. Fr Joseph Lobo, Director
- SJEC presided over the programme. Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director
- SJEC, Dr Joseph Gonsalvis, Principal - SJEC, and Dr Rio D'Souza, Vice
Principal – SJEC were the Guests of Honour. Dr Vincent Crasta, Professor / Head
of the Department of Physics, was also present on the dais.
Dr Vincent Crasta threw light on the
activities of the association planned for the year, welcomed the dignitaries and
introduced the Chief Guest to the gathering. The student association was inaugurated
by traditional lamp lighting ceremony by the dignitaries.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief
Guest Rev. Fr Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro emphasized on the importance of having
basic knowledge in various disciplines in addition to engineering subjects. He
also motivated the students to gain basic skills in communication through the
association.
Dr Joseph Gonsalvis urged the students
to join the association and actively involve themselves in the association
activities.
In his presidential remarks, Fr Joseph
Lobo appreciated the work carried out by the Department of Physics and encouraged
the students to develop interest to get ideas and take initiatives to implement
those ideas through the association.
The inaugural function concluded with a vote
of thanks by Dr Rajesh Kumar PC, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and
Staff Coordinator of the association. Mr Akash Lobo compered the programme and
Ms Aniceta led the prayer.
Following the inauguration, the keynote
address was delivered by Rev. Fr Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro on 'Climate Change’.
The
Valedictory of Two-Day National Conference on “Current Trends in Scientific
Research for Engineering Applications” was held at St Joseph Engineering
College - Mangalore on the 18th of July, 2014 at 3:45 pm. The Chief
Guest of the session was Dr Rio D’Souza; Vice Principal of the College.
Assistant Director - SJEC, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa presided over the function. Guests
of Honour, Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes; Director In Charge of SJEC, Dr Joseph
Gonsalvis; Principal of SJEC, and Prof. I. N. N Namboothiri, Department of Chemistry,
IIT - Bombay were also present.
The
National Conference facilitated researchers from eminent institutions to share
their innovative ideas and research on a common platform.
A
Two-Day National Conference on “Current Trends in Scientific Research in
Engineering Applications” organised by the Basic Science Departments was
inaugurated at 9:30 am on 17th July 2014 in St. Joseph Engineering
College. Dr. Syed Akheel Ahmed, Dean,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Mysore, was the chief guest.
In his key note address, he emphasized the buing need for innovation in India
and the strategies to be followed in this context, so that, India truly becomes
a super power. Rev. Fr Ajith Menezes,
Director In Charge of SJEC presided over the function. Dr Joseph Gonsalvis,
Principal-SJEC, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa, Assistant Director - SJEC, and Dr Rio
D’Souza, Vice Principal - SJEC were the guests of honour. Going by the number
of participants who attended the inaugural function, this conference will
definitely prove to be a milestone in scientific research in the region.