1. Head of the Department of Physics (2024 till date)
2. Coordinator of St Aloysius PG Fest in March, 2024.
3. Coordinator of PG examinations (2019-2021).
4. Coordinator for NAAC criterion 6.
5. Mentor for Non-Karnataka students.

1.                         Worked as a lecturer in the Department of Post Graduate Studies in Physics, S. D. M. College, Ujire, Karnataka for a period of one year from July 2010 to June 2011.
2. Worked as a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) in a UGC sponsored Major reserch Project titled "Heavy meson spectra and their radiative decay in the framework of relativistic models" from 2011 to 2014 in the Department of Studies in Physics, Mangalore University.
3. Currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University).

1. Theoretical Particle Physics: Nucleon-Nucleon interaction in the framework of Quark models.
2. Hadron Spectra and its decays in the framework of Constituent Quark Models.

1. Sneha M., Sreehari M. P., Nilakanthan V. K., "Variation of Pressure in Sound Waves
due to Interaction with Gravitational Waves", Al- Shodhana, Vol. XI, No. 2, July 2023.
2. 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, 55, 1, (2022), pages 42-
45.
3. Bhaghyesh, Nilakanthan V. K., “Decay Constants of S Wave Quarkonia”, International
Journal of Theoretical Physics, 59, pages 2016–2028 (2020).

4. Raghavendra S., Vanamali Shastry C., Nilakanthan V. K., Vijaya Kumar K. B., “The
effect of Confined One Gluon Exchange Potential and Instanton Induced Interaction on
Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction.”, Commun. Theor. Phys. 72 (2020) 065301.
5. V. K. Nilakanthan, V. C. Shastry, S. Raghavendra, and K. B. Vijaya Kumar, "Role of
confined gluons and pions in nucleon-nucleon interaction", Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 134, 517,
(2019).
6. V. K. Nilakanthan, C. S. Vanamali, S. Raghavendra, and K. B. Vijaya Kumar,
"Investigation of nucleon-nucleon interaction with confined one gluon exchange potential
and one pion exchange potential", Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 57, 536
(2019).

1.       Gautham K, Arya, Nilakanthan V K and Praveen P. DSouza, “Sinlget and triplet S wave N-N interaction phase shifts for finite size of quarks” 68^th DAE-BRNS Symposium on Nuclear Physics at IIT Roorkee from December 7 to December 11, 2024.

2.       Navaneeth N, Devika, Gopika, Praveen Dsouza, Nilakanthan V K, Numerical solution of the radial Schrödinger equation with approximated screened potential, 68^th DAE-BRNS Symposium on Nuclear Physics at IIT Roorkee from December 7 to December 11, 2024.

3.       Devika, Gopika, Navaneeth, Praveen Dsouza, Nilakanthan V K, Analytical solution of the radial Schrödinger equation with Approximated Varshni-Hellmann Potential, 68^th DAE-BRNS Symposium on Nuclear Physics at IIT Roorkee from December 7 to December 11, 2024.

4.       Kiran R., Jayalakshmi K., V. Achuth Shenoy, V. K. Nilakanthan, "Hyperfine Splitting in the Ground State of Muonic Hydrogen", Proceedings of the National Conference - Collaborating Across Disciplines Through Interdisciplinary Research organised by Research and Development Cell, St Aloysius College, Mangalore on April 19, 2023,

5.       V. K. Nilakanthan, Bhaghyesh, K. B. Vijaya Kumar, “Effect of Strong Coupling Constant on N-N interaction”, Proceedings of the DAE Symp. on Nucl. Phys. 65 (2021).

6.       Nilakanthan V. K., Vanamali C S, Raghavendra S, K B Vijaya Kumar,"Investigation of nucleon–nucleon interaction with confined one gluon exchange potential and one pion exchange potential", International Conference on Nulcear, Particle and Accelerator Physics, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, October (2018).

7.       Raghavendra S, Vanamali C S, Nilakanthan V. K., K B Vijaya Kumar,"A study of nucleon– nucleon interaction using confined one gluon exchange potential and instanton-induced interaction", International Conference on Nulcear, Particle and Accelerator Physics, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, October (2018).

8.       V. K. Nilakanthan, S. Raghavendra, C. S. Vanamali, and K. B. Vijaya Kumar, "Effect of

confined one gluon exchange and one pion exchange on nucleon-nucleon interaction", Proceedings of the DAE Symp. onNucl. Phys. 62 (2017).

9.       S. Raghavendra, V. K. Nilakanthan, C. S. Vanamali, and K. B. Vijaya Kumar, "Study of Confned One Gluon Exchange and Instanton-Induced Interaction for Nucleon-Nucleon Interaction", Proceedings of the DAE Symp. On Nucl. Phys. 62 (2017).

10.   K. B. Vijaya Kumar,Bhaghyesh,A. P. Monteiro, and V. K. Nilakanthan,"S-wave ̅ spectrum

in a semi-relativistic model", Proceedings of the DAE Symp. onNucl. Phys. 57, (2012).

11.   Bhaghyesh, K. B. Vijaya Kumar, A. P. Monteiro, and V. K. Nilakanthan,"Properties of charmonium in a semi-relativistic formalism", Proceedings of the DAE Symp. onNucl. Phys. 57, (2012).

1.     Spectroscopy of Heavy-Heavy flavored Mesons and Heavy-Light Mesons and Decay Width Studies, MJES Minor Research Project  No: SAC/MRP/2024-25/05

1.                                                               Winter school on High Energy Physics at Banaras Hindu University, Janurary21-February 12, 2013.
2. Science Academies refresher course on Quantum Mechanics, May 5 to May 18, 2014, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara, Kerala.
3. Completed online course on “Remote Sensing and GIS Technology and Applications for University Teachers and Government Officers” conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun, during 13-06-2020 to 01-07-2020.

1.     Attended and presented paper at the DAE Symposium on Nuclear Physics at IIT Roorkee during December 7 – 12, 2024.

2.     Attended International Synposium on Nuclear Astrophysics organized by Jointly organized by MCNS, MAHE (India) & INFN-LNS (Italy) at Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal from October 30 to November 3, 2023.

3.     Attended National Conference on Frontiers in Astronomy on 21 March 2024 at MGM College Udupi.

4.     Attended National conference on Physical Sciences at St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) on from March 1 to March 2, 2024.

5.       Training: National intellectual property awareness mission at St Aloysius College on 20-10-2023

6.       Participated in the 65^th DAE symposium on nuclear physics from 1^st December to 5^th December 2021, held at BARC, Mumbai (online).

7.       Participated in the International webinar on “Chemical Ecology” by Prof. P Balram, former director, IISc Bangalore organized by Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, St Aloysius College Mangalore on 04.08.2020.

8.       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.

9.       Participated in the National webinar on “Molecular Universe: Physics and Chemistry of Interstellar Medium” by Dr Binukumar G, Project Scientist, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore organized by St Pius X College, Kasargod on 10.08.2020.

10.   Participated in the International Conference on “Zero Dimensional Materials” organized by P C Jabin Science College on 27.08.2020.

11.   Participated and chaired a session in the International Virtual Conference on “Physics of Solid State Materials” organized by Post Graduate Department of Physics, St Aloysius College, Mangalore held on 2^nd and 3^rd September, 2020.

12.   Participated in a webinar on “Revised Accreditation framework for Autonomous Colleges” organized by St Aloysius College Mangalore on 07.09.2020.

13. Participated in the National Webinar on “Fundamental Questions in Quantum Theory: Its Philosophical, Physical and Quantum Computational Theoretic Perspective” by Dr S.

Aravinda, Post Doctoral fellow at IMSc Chennai on 26.01.2021.

14.   Lecture series on “Physics of Materials” organized by the Department of Physics, St Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangaluru on 06 March, 2020.

15.   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.

16.   National workshop on “Physics of Toys” organized by the Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru on 13 and 14 December, 2019.

17.   “International Conference on Nuclear Particle and Accelerator Physics-ICNPAP 2018” at the Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi from 23 October to 26 October, 2018.

18.   National workshop on “Physics of Living Matter and Physics of Medical Equipments”, on 18 and 19 December, 2018 organized by the Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru sponsored by the DBT-Star College Scheme, Govt. of India.

19.   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.

20.   National Conference on “Nano, Cryo and Space Physics” organized by the Department of Physics, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru on 15 December, 2017.

21.   “DAE-BRNS sponsored symposium on Nuclear Physics” organized by Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab from 20 to 24 December, 2017.

22.   National conference on Particle Accelerators in Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), Department of Studies in Physics, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, April 11-13, 2017.

23.   DST SERB sponsored One Day National Seminar on "Quantum Field Theory and its Applications" at Post Graduate Department of Physics, St Philomena's College, Puttur, March 28, 2017.

24.   National Workshop on Computational Physics at Alva's College, Moodabidri, Feb. 9-10, 2017.

25.   International Conference on Green chemistry and Nanotechnology opportunities and Challenges, at St Aloysius College, Feb. 27-28, 2017.

26.   National level Workshop on Physics of Musical Instruments at St Aloysius College, Dec. 16- 17, 2016.

27.   National Seminar on Applications of Radiation Technology at St Aloysius College, Nov. 20, 2016.

28.   National level Workshop on Planetarium at Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangaluru, April 21-22, 2016.

29.   A state level workshop on Innovations in Medical Instrumentation held at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, Feb. 5, 2016.

30.   National level Workshop on Theoretical Physics conducted by Department of Post Graduate Studies in Physics, Alva's College, Moodabidri, Feb. 26-27, 2016.

31.   'Saga of Light', National level seminar on Importance of light and light based technologies held at St Aloysius college, Mangalore, Dec. 15, 2015.

32.   National seminar on X-Ray Crystallography at St Aloysius College, Mangalore, Dec. 16, 2014.

33.   Workshop on Quantum Mechanics and Applications at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, March 22-24, 2013.

34.   Attended 4^th 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.

35.   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.