Dr. G. S. Vaitheeswaran
Professor (Room No. P-214)
School of Physics
University of Hyderabad, India
Email: vaithee@uohyd.ac.in
About Us
Dr. G. S. Vaitheeswaran is a Professor at the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, specializing in theoretical solid-state physics and computational materials science. His research focuses on understanding the electronic structure and properties of various materials under different conditions.
Research positions and employment
- 2021-: Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- 2018-2021: Associate Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- 2009-2018: Assistant Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- 2007-2009: Visiting Scientist Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad
- 2005-07: Researcher Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2003-2005: Guest Scientist Max-Planck institute for solid state Research, Stuttgart, Germany
Notable Awards and Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry-2025
- Fellow Academy of Sciences Chennai (2019)
- Materials research Society of India Medal (2019)
- Member in Royal Society of Chemistry (2018)
- Chancellor award towards excellence in teaching and research in Physics for the year 2014
- Recipient of B. M. Birla Science prize in physics for the year 2012 (awarded in 2013)
- Elected as Member of National Academy of Sciences India (Physical Sciences) - 2013
- Recipient of “DAE-Young Achiever” Award for the year 2012 from Department ofď€ Atomic Energy
- Elected as an Associate Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences (AFAPASc) - (2011)
Research Interests
- Evolution of band structure of complex materials
- Topological Insulators
- Study of energetic materials using first principles calculations
- Magnetism in solids
Courses Taught
Teaching Experience at Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Level
- Electronic Structure Theory
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Mechanics-II
- Mathematical Techniques-II
- Quantum Mechanics-1
- Waves and Oscillations
- Computational Quantum mechanics
- Computational Materials Science
- Nuclear Physics
- Introduction to Computer Programming Lab course
- Mechanics Lab course
- Modern Physics Including Special theory of Relativity
- Introduction to Nuclear, Particle and Astro Physics
- Solid State Physics Lab course
- Electromagnetic Theory – I & II
- Advanced theoretical methods
Our Team
Dr. G. S. Vaitheeswaran
Professor
Aiswarya T
PhD Student
Maddileti S
PhD Student
Phamei Rumthao
PhD Student
Notable Research Publications
- "Effect of van der Waals interactions on the structural and elastic properties of black phosphorus," Physical Review B 86 (3), 035105 (2003).
- "Correlation stabilized ferromagnetic MnRuAs with distorted kagome lattice," Physical Review B 111 (3), 035125 (2025).
- "Electronic structure, phonons, and optical properties of nitrogen-enriched 5-aminotetrazolium nitrate (5-ATN)," Computational Condensed Matter 41, e00967 (2024).
- "Experimental and theoretical investigation of Low-Frequency vibrational modes of 4-Amino 3, 5 Dinitro Pyrazole in terahertz frequency domain," Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 313, 124092 (2024).
- "Band-Gap Energy and Electronic d–d Transitions of NiWO4 Studied under High-Pressure Conditions," The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (31), 15630–15640 (2023).
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