Dr. Rukmani Mohanta
Senior Professor
School of Physics (Room No. P-120)
University of Hyderabad, India
Email: rmsp@uohyd.ac.in
About Us
My research expertise incorporates both Theoretical and Experimental High Energy Physics. My primary research interests are Heavy Flavour Physics and CP Violation, Physics beyond the Standard Model, Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter phenomenology. I am associated with the long-baseline neutrino experiments NOvA and DUNE at Fermilab, USA.
Research positions and employment
- 2015 - : Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- 2019 - 2015: Associate Professor, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
- 2000 - 2019: Lecturer, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad
Notable Awards and Honours
- India Top cited author award (2019)
- Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Award (Rukmani Mohanta (Hyderabad University) and Rafael Lang (Purdue University)) for supporting Indo US Bilateral Workshop on “Understanding the origin of Invisible sector: From Neutrinos to Dark Matter and Dark Energy” (2016).
- Indo -US Science and Technology Forum ( IUSSTF) Project Award (Rukmani Mohanta (Hyderabad University) and Jennifer Raaf (Fermilab)) on “Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber” (2014).
- OWSD (Organisation of Women in Science for the Developing World) Young Women Scientist Award for Physics/Mathematics for the Asia and Pacific Region, (2011)
- Ramanna Fellowship for Excellence in Research by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, (2008)
- Kavli Frontier of Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, USA
Research Interests
- Flavour Physics and CP Violation
- Neutrino Physics (Theory and Experiment)
- Physics Beyond the Standard Model and Model Building
- Dark Matter Phenomenology
Courses Taught
Teaching Experience at Post-Graduate (M.Sc./ M.Tech./Ph.D.) Level
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics (Ph.D)
- Advanced Electromagnetic Theory (Ph.D)
- Advanced Mathematical Methods (Ph.D)
- Quantum Mechanics (M.Sc)
- Statistical Mechanics (M.Sc)
- Advanced Statistical Mechanics (M.Sc)
- Electromagnetic Theory I and II (M.Sc)
- Introduction to Particle Physics (M.Sc)
- Advanced Particle Physics (M.Sc)
- Quantum Field Theory (M.Sc)
- Lie Groups and Lie Algebra (M.Sc)
- Nuclear Physics (M.Sc)
- Numerical Techniques Lab (M.Sc)
- Laser Physics Laboratory (M.Sc)
- Microwave Laboratory (M.Sc)
Teaching Experience at Under-Graduate (M.Sc./ M.Tech./Ph.D.) Level
- Relativity and Quantum Physics (I.M.Sc)
- Quantum Physics (I.M.Sc)
- Mathematical Methods (I.M.Sc)
Our Team
Dr. Rukmani Mohanta
Professor
Dinesh Kumar Singha
PhD Student
Papia Panda
PhD Student
Priya Mishra
PhD Student
Dhiren Panda
PhD Student
Sambit Kumar Pusty
PhD Student
Koushik Pal
PhD Student
Trisha Guin
PhD Student
Notable Research Publications
- "First measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters using neutrinos and antineutrinos by NOvA," Phys. Rev. Lett. 123 (15), 151803 (2019).
- "First measurement of electron neutrino appearance in NOvA," Phys. Rev. Lett. 116 (15), 151806 (2016).
- "Constraints on Oscillation Parameters from νe Appearance and νμ Disappearance in NOvA," Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 (23), 231801 (2017).
- "Measurement of the Neutrino Mixing Angle θ23 in NOvA," Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 (15), 151802 (2017).
- "Standard model with four generations: Selected implications for rare 𝐵 and 𝐾 decays," Phys. Rev. D 82 (3), 033009 (2010).
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