Dr. Ashok Vudayagiri
Associate Professor
School of Physics (Room No. P-126)
University of Hyderabad, India
Email: ashok_vs@uohyd.ac.in
About Us
Dr. Ashok Vudayagiri is an Associate Professor at the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad. His research interests encompass quantum optics, laser cooling, optical tweezers, and the Properties of complex fluids. He has contributed to various studies, including the optical trapping and cooling of atomic species, the coherent quantum state prepation, the anomalous microrheology behavior of ferrofluids and the structural, magnetic, and optical properties of thin films.​
Research positions and employment
- 2006-: Faculty, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- 2003-2006: Post Doc, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
- 2002-2003: Post Doc, Rice University, Texas, Houston
- 2006-: Visiting Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental research
Notable Awards and Honours
- Associate Fellow – AP Science Academy for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- Senior Fellow - Optical Society of America
Research Interests
My team works on
- Quantum Optics
- Laser cooling of atoms
- Properties of complex fluids (experimental)
Courses Taught
Teaching Experience at Post-Graduate (M.Sc./ M.Tech./Ph.D.) Level
- Numerical Methods
- Laser cooling
- Electronics
- Electricity and Magnetism
Teaching Experience at Undergraduate (up to 6th semester of Int. M.Sc.) Level
- Waves and Oscillations
- Mechanics lab
Our Team
Dr. Ashok Vudayagiri
Associate Professor
K. Dhanunjay Rao
PhD Student
Naveena C S
PhD Student
Srinivas Ch.
PhD Student
Sathyam Prakash
PhD Student
Sruthi N
PhD Student
Aneesh A
PhD Student
Arnab Mazumdar
PhD Student
Notable Research Publications
- S. B. Nagel, C. E. Simien, S. Laha, P. Gupta, V. S. Ashoka, and T. C. Killian, "Magnetic trapping of metastable 3P2 atomic strontium," Physical Review A 67 (1), 011401 (2003).
- S. Prakash and A. S. Vudayagiri, "Ionization of Rydberg atoms embedded in Ultracold Plasma due to electron-atom interaction," Physics of Plasmas 32, 043510 (2025).
- A. Challam, M. Nandikonda, N. Gautam, A. Vudayagiri, and R. Singh, "Effect of thermal fluctuations on magneto-optic rotation in CuZnFe2O4 ferrofluids," Journal of Optics 53 (1), 328–335 (2024).
- P. K. Panigrahi, A. Dey, and V. S. Ashoka, "Bose–Einstein Condensation of Atoms and Photons," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences 85, 531 (2015).
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