Associate Dean, Associate Professor
M.Sc., (Physics), M.Sc (IT)
PGDCA, B.Ed, M.Phil (Physics) KSET, Ph.D.
Self
| Sl.No | Qualification Level | University | Area of Specialization | Year of Completion | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Sc Physics | Mangalore University | Condensed Matter Physics | 1998 | |
| 2 | Ph.D (Physics) | Mangalore University | Condensed Matter Physics | 2016 | |
| 3 | KSET | Mysore University | Physical Sciences | 2014 | |
| 4 | M.Sc IT | Karnataka State Open University Mysore | Information Science | 2007 | |
| 5 | BEd | Indira Gandhi National Open University | Science and Maths | 2005 |
1. Director, Research and Development Cell, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru from 2024 onwards.
2. Associate Dean- School of Physical Sciences from 2024 onwards.
3. Research Coordinator 2019 till 2024, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru.
4. Head of the Department from 2015 to 2024
5. Research Guide for PhD in Physics from Mangalore University.
6. Research Coordinator and DST-FIST Coordinator.
7. Checker-CSIR ONLINE Fellowship Management System.
8. Director, St Aloysius Cooperative Teachers cooperative Society
9. Head of Criteria-III during NAAC Assessement-IV Cycle
1. Lecturer in the Department of Physics and Electronics at St Aloysius College Mangalore from 1998 to 2009.
2. Associate Professor and Head in the Deportment of Post-graduation studies in Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangalore from 2012 till date.
Non linear optical crystal, Thin films, nanomaterials, Ferrites and sensor materails
1. D. Sateesha1, Sampath Chinnam, Guddekoppa S. Ananthnag, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, Itte Pushpavathi, G. Vinitha, and S. Raghavendra, Structure–property relationship of an organic crystal (E)‑3‑(4‑(dimethylamino) phenyl)‑1‑(4‑(methylthio)phenyl)prop ‑2‑en‑1‑one through linear, nonlinear optical, molecular docking, and DFT investigations for optoelectronic applications, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2025) 36:501
2. S. Raghavendra, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, C. S. Chidankumar, S. Naveen, S. Chandraju, S.R. Maidur, P. S. Patil, G. S. Ananthnag and S. M. Dharmaprakash , "Novel acentric D-p-A-p-D nonlinear optical (2E, 4E)- [dimethylamino) phenyl]-1-(4methylphenyl)penta-2,4-dien-1-one crystal for second and third order nonlinear applications", Journal of Chemical Sciences (2020) 132:7, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-020-01764-7
3. S. Raghavendra, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, C.S. Chidan Kumar, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil, Ching Kheng Quah, G.S. Ananthnag, Siddegowda Chandraju, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Nonlinear reverse saturation absorption, self-defocusing behavior and structure-property relationship of a novel 2,3,4-trimethoxy-4'-nitrochalcone single crystal, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1193 (2019) 177-184.
4. K. Kumara, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, P.S. Patil, S. M. Dharmaprakash, Strong reverse saturable absorption and negative nonlinear refractive index in S and N co-doped GQDs at 532 nm CW laser, Materials Letters 235 (2019) 19–22.
5. K.Kumara, T. C. S. Shetty, ShivarajR.Maidur, ParutagoudaShankaragoudaPatil, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Continuous wave laser induced nonlinear optical response of nitrogen doped graphene oxide, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics 178 (2019) 384–393
6. N. P. Mascarenhas, J. J. Goveas, R.A. Gonsalves, T.C. S. Shetty, V, Crasta, Facile Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanocomposite Doped Chitosan—Polystyrene Polymer Blends, 265-273, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science, (2018) doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76276-0_26
7. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. Raghavendra, C.S. Chidan Kumar, S. Naveen, Shivaraj R. Maidur, Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil, Siddegowda Chandraju, G.S. Ananthnag, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Crystal structure, Hirshfeld and third-order nonlinear optical properties of 3-(4-dimethylamino)phenyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one: A potential material for optical limiting applications, Optical Materials 86 (2018) 138–147.
8. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, C. S. Chidan Kumar, K.N. Gagan Patel, TzeShyang Chia, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Ponnadurai Ramasami, Yunusa Umar, Siddegowda Chandraju, Ching Kheng Quah ‘Optical nonlinearity of D-A-π-D and D-A-π-A type of new chalcones for potential applications in optical limiting and density functional theory studies’ Journal of Molecular Structure 1143 (2017) 306-317
9. S. Raghavendra, C.S. Chidan Kumar, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty , B.N. Lakshminarayana, Ching Kheng Quah, S. Chandraju, G.S Ananthnag , R.A. Gonsalves, S.M. Dharmaprakash , Structure property relationship of a new nonlinear optical organic crystal: 1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one, for optical power limiting applications, Results in Physics 7 (2017) 2550–2556
10. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. Raghavendra, C. S. Chidan Kumar, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Crystal Structure and Nonlinear Optical Absorption of a New Chalcone Derivative: A Promising Candidate for Optical Switching’, Journal of Applied Physics B, 122(2016) 205.
11. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. Raghavendra, C. S. Chidan Kumar, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Nonlinear absorption, optical limiting behavior and structural study of a new chalcone derivative-1-(3, 4-dimethylphenyl)-3-[4 (methylsulfanyl) phenyl] prop-2-en-1-one’, Journal of Optics & Laser Technology, 77 (2016) 23.
12. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, C. S. Chidan Kumar, S. Raghavendra, T. S. Chia, S. Chandraju, S. M. Dharmaprakash, H.-K. Fun, C. K. Quah,‘Structural and Optical Properties of a New Organic Crystal 3-(2-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one for Nonlinear Optical Applications’, Journal of Materials Technology, DOI10.1080/ 10667857.2016.1159016, published online on 31, March 2016.
13. C. S. Chidan Kumar, T. Chandra Shekara Shetty, T. S. Chia, S. Chandraju, S. M. Dharmaprakash, H.-K. Fun, C. K. Quah, ‘Third order nonlinear optical properties and crystal structures of (E) -1 (3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) prop-2-en-1-one’, Journal of Materials Research Innovations, DOI:10.1080/ 14328917.2016.1199134 Published online on 24, Jun 2016.
14. S. Raghavendra, K. V. Anil Kumar, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Structural and optical properties of new organic crystal 1-[4-(methylsulfanyl) phenyl]-3-(2, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-One for optical limiting Applications’, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1074 (2014) 653.
1. Coauthored a paper presented at The International Conference on Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology: Energy and Environment held at SRM University on 5-6 December 2025: Ashwathi P.V and Chandra Shekhara Shetty T, ‘Organic Spin Valves: A review of materials, interface Engineering, and Opto- Electronic Integration’
2. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, Anju Johnson, Manju Jose, Joji Kurian, Effect of dopant concentrations on structural and optical properties of iron doped tin oxide nano powder for optoelectronic device applications, Materials Today: Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.306 , available online on 25 March (2023)
3. K. Kumara,V.S. Kindalkar,Felcy Jyothi Serrao,T Chandra Shekhara Shetty, P.S. Patil, S.M. Dharmaprakash, Enhanced nonlinear optical absorption in defect enriched graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide using continuous wave laser z-scan technique, Materials Today: Proceedings, 55,1, 186-193, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.02.028
4. Vishal M. Pinto, M.S. Arya, Niharika, V.K. Nilakanthan, K. Kumara, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, Multiferroic bismuth ferrite nanomagnets as potential candidates for spintronics at room temperature, Materials Today: Proceedings Materials Today: Proceedings, 55, 1, 42-45, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.104
5. K. Kumara, T. C. S. Shetty, P. S. Patil, Shivaraj R. Maidur, and S. M. Dharmaprakash, Third order nonlinear optical properties of graphene quantum dots under continuous wavelength regime at 532 nm, AIP Conference Proceedings 1942, 050003 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5028634
6. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. Raghavendra, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Optical Limiting Studies on Chalcone Doped PMMA Polymer Film’, Materials today: Proceedings, 3 (2016) 2163-2168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2016.04.122
7. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, K. M. Sandeep, N. P. Mascarenhas, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Investigations on Nonlinear Absorption and Nonlinear Refraction of a New Photonic Crystal Using Z-scan’,American Institute of Physics, Conf. Proc., 1731 (2016) 140026, DOI: 10.1063/1.4948192.
8. N. P. Mascarenhas, R. A. Gonsalves, J. J. Goveas, T. C. S. Shetty, V. Crasta, ‘Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan - Polystyrene polymer blends’, American Institute of Physics, Conf. Proc., 1731 (2016) 140039, DOI: 10.1063/1.4948205.
9. T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. Raghavendra, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Third-order Nonlinear Optical Effects in a New Chalcone Derivative Embedded in a Polymer Host’, American Institute of Physics Conf. Proc., 1665, (2015) 080070, DOI: 10.1063/1.4917974.
10. S. Raghavendra, A. Jayarama, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S. M. Dharmaprakash, ‘Linear Optical and SHG Characterization of New Chalcone Crystals’ American Institute of Physics Conf. Proc. 1512 (2013) 908, DOI: 10.1063/1.4791334.
11. Presented research paper entitled "¸ËgÀ«zÀÄåvï PÉëÃvÀæzÀ D±ÁQgÀt DUÉð£ÉÆà ªÉÄl¯ï ºÁ¯ÉÊqï ¥ÉgÉÆøÉÌöÊmïUÀ¼À ¨ÁåAqï CAvÀgÀzÀ ªÉÄÃ¯É vÉêÁA±À «gÉÆâü zÁæªÀPÀUÀ¼À ¥ÀjuÁªÀÄ ", during Kannada Vijnana Sammelana at Mangalore University on 15-17 September 2021.
12. Presented a resarch paper entitled Effect of Dopant Concentration on Structural and Photoluminescent Properties of SnO2 Nanoparticles' during Second International E-conference On Physics Of Materials & Nanotechnology (ICPN-2021) during 28-30, October 2021 conducted by Mangalore University.
13. Presented a research paper, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty*, S.V. Bhat, XPS Studies on Zinc Doped Nd0.65Ca0.35Mn1-xZnxO3 (x= 0.1, 0.3) Nanomanganites at 8th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry(ISMC-2020) held during June-17-19, 2021 , organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai, India.
14. Presented a research paper, P. Harikrishnan, Shilpa Satheesh, Rose Mariya Johnson, K. Kumara, Jean Maria Fernandes, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, "Optical Properties of Samarium Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films" , at National Conference on Light Matter Interaction at Nanoscale (LMIN-2019) IGCAR, Kalpakkam during 15-17 July 2019
15. Presented oral presentation, Naveen P. Mascarenhas, Jenice J. Goveas , Richard A. Gonsalves, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty and Vincent Crasta, 'Facile Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanocomposite Doped Chitosan - Polystyrene Polymer Blends' presented at International conference on Advanced Manufcaturing and Materails Science, Cochin during 15-16 January 2018
17. Presented a poster, K. Kumar, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty , S.M. Dharmaprakash, “Strong yellowish-green luminescent reduced graphene oxide’s properties prepared by decomposition of citric acid with urea” in International conference on “Green chemistry &nanotechnology opportunities and challenges-2017 planning today for a sustainable chemistry” held at St Aloysius College, Mangaluru on 27th and 28th of February 2017.
18. Presented a poster, K. Kumar, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S.M. Dharmaprakash, “Optical properties of boron doped graphene oxide prepared by pyrolysis of citric acid with boric acid - at national conference on Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application (NBA-2017), Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya University, Mangalore held on 16-03-2017.
19. Presented a paper, T. Chandra Shekhara Shetty, S.M. Dharmaprakash,"¯ÉøÀgï QgÀtUÀ¼À wÃPÀë÷ÚvÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¹Ã«ÄvÀUÉƽ¸ÀĪÀ ¸ÁªÀAiÀĪÀ ªÀ¸ÀÄÛUÀ¼À£ÀÄß C¼ÀªÀr¹PÉÆArgÀĪÀ ¥Á°ªÀÄgï vɼÀÄ ¥ÀzÀgÀUÀ¼ÀÄ" at Science conference Organised by Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Govt. of Karnataka, which was awarded with a second prize during 24, 15 November 2017
Completed.one UGC minor research project of Rs: 1, 80,000
Completed one MJES minor research project ‘To construct a Spin-Spray Pyrolysis Unit to Fabricate Oxide Thin Films for General Scientific Applications of Rs 1,50,000
Ongoing one MJES minor research project " Magnetoresistance Studies of Organic Spin Valves with Some Conducting Polymers as the Spacer Layers" of Rs 3,00,000
Life member to Indian National Science Congress (No. L 40575)
Life Member Association of Physics Teachers of Mangalore University (APTMU)
i. Convener of National Conference on Energy Harvesting Technologies: Tapping the Power of Nature (EHT-TPN 2024), 23-24 July 2024 sponsored by Science, Engineering Research Board (SERB)
ii. Convener of a workshop on “Emerging Trends on Research Methodology” on 8 May 2024 at St Aloysius (Deemed be University) Mangaluru.
iii. Attended one day FDP on the topic of Applied Physics on 8 June 2023 at St Joseph Engineering College Mangalore.
iv. Organizing Secretory of National Conference on "Collaborating across Disciplines through Interdisciplinary Research" held on 19th April 2023 at St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru.
v. Convener of a State Level Conference on Materials for Renewable Energy Applications: Challenges in Condensed Matter Physics conducted with Collaboration with KSTS on 14 December 2021
b. Participated in the International webinar on “Chemical Ecology” by Prof. P Balram, former director, I.I.Sc. Bangalore organized by Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, St Aloysius College Mangalore on 04.08.2020.
c. Participated in the International webinar on “Drug Design: Is it really easy” by Prof. Uday Maitra, Dept. of Organic Chemistry IISc, Bangalore organized by Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, St Aloysius College Mangalore on 07.08.2020.
d. Participated in the International Conference on “Zero Dimensional Materials” organized by P C Jabin Science College on 27.08.2020.
e. Convener of the International Virtual Conference on “Physics of Solid State Materials” organized by Post Graduate Department of Physics, St Aloysius College, Mangalore held on 2nd and 3rd September, 2020.
f. Participated in a webinar on “Revised Accreditation framework for Autonomous Colleges” organized by St Aloysius College Mangalore on 07.09.2020.
g. Convener of the National conference on “Novel Materials and Devices for Future Applications” organized by the Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru on 18 February, 2020 sponsored by the DBT Star College Scheme, Govt. of India and Association of Physics Teachers of Mangalore University.
h. National workshop on “Physics of Toys” organized by the Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru on 13 and 14 December, 2019.
i. Attended three days International Full Dome Film Festival and Planetarium Conference at Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru from November 6th to 8th 2019.
j. Convener of the National Seminar on “Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology in Industry, Healthcare and Agriculture” organized by Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru sponsored by DAE-BRNS and Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology on 10 and 11 September, 2018.
k. National Conference on “Nano, Cryo and Space Physics” organized by the Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru on 15 December, 2017.
l. International Conference on Green chemistry and Nanotechnology opportunities and Challenges, at St Aloysius College, Feb. 27-28, 2017.
m. National level Workshop on Physics of Musical Instruments at St Aloysius College, Dec. 16- 17, 2016.
n. Convener of the National Seminar on Applications of Radiation Technology at St Aloysius College, Nov. 20, 2016.
o. National level Workshop on Planetarium at Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangaluru, April 21-22, 2016.
p. A state level workshop on Innovations in Medical Instrumentation held at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, Feb. 5, 2016.
q. 'Saga of Light', National level seminar on Importance of light and light based technologies held at St Aloysius college, Mangalore, Dec. 15, 2015.
r. Organizing Secretory of the National seminar on X-Ray Crystallography at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, Dec. 16, 2014.
s. Attended 4th Conference of Karnataka State Science and Technology Academy held at Mangalore University on the topic "New Horizons of Science and Technology - Challenges and opportunities", Jan. 28-29, 2012.
t. Attended two day UGC sponsored National Level Conference "CAPSRAA – 2011, Current Advancement in Physical Science Research and its applications in the present scenario of empowering science and technology", held at Govinda Dasa First Grade College, Surathkal, Sep. 16-17, 2011.
Dr S. Ragavendra, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology Chikmagaluru
Dr A. Jayarama, Alva's Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mudubidre
Dr Felcy Jyothi Serrao, Sahadri College of Engineering and Management Mangaluru
Reserach Scholars
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