June 2, 2020
Prof. P. Ramasamy – Dean (Research)
Research Centre
Prof. P. Ramasamy
Dean (Research)
Email: [email protected]
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Prof.P.Ramasamy, Dean (Research), SSN College of Engineering and Director, SSN Research Centre, Chennai-603110, Tamil Nadu, President of Indian Association for Crystal Growth (IACG), and Vice-Chancellor of a State University (Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu) during 1993-1997, has 50 years teaching and 46 years research experience in the field of Crystal Growth, Si solar cells, dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) and directional solidification for mc-Si growth including modelling. 94 research scholars have completed Ph.D. under his guidance. 450 research scholars have so far taken to Ph.D. research through Prof. P. Ramasamy and his earlier students.
He has published 885 papers in International Peer Reviewed Journals and presented more than 1200 papers in International/National Conferences/Workshops/Seminars by him and his students. As an appreciation of his commendable work, he has received Best Researcher Awardevery year from 2007 to 2019 in SSN Institutions, Chennai-603110, Tamil Naduduring National Science Day programme. He has given more than 500 Invited Lectures in various National Conferences/Seminars/Workshops. Prof.P.Ramasamy founded Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University in the year 1982. He was its Director for several years. It was recognized as an Affiliated Centre of International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).His deep involvement in crystal growth field resulted in the birth of a new method of Crystal Growth known after his name along with his student (Sankaranarayanan – Ramasamy (SR) method of crystal growth).
India’s FIRST Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) crystal (1 kg) was grown by Prof.P.Ramasamy in June 1989 and with this achievement India became the 7th country in the world to possess the know-how to grow Gallium Arsenide crystal.India’s FIRST Indium Phosphite (InP) crystal (1 kg) was also grown by Prof.P.Ramasamy in 1992 and with this achievement India became the 7th country in the world to possess the know-how to grow Indium Phosphite (InP) crystal.
