Sajan Daniel George
Professor & Director
Manipal Institute of Applied Physics
Qualification: Ph.D.
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Chairman, Doctoral Advisory Committee.
- Chairman, Board of Studies of the Institute
- Coordinator - Center for Applied Nanosciences (CAN)
- Dr. T M A Pai Endowment Chair in Applied Nanosciences
- PI- Govt. Funded Projects
- Guide – Ph.D and M. Sc students
Sajan Daniel George is a Professor & Director of the Manipal Institute of Applied Physics.
He is:
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=lHxs3g0AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Scopus Profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7401961040
PURE Profile: https://manipal.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/sajan-daniel-george
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4198-2613
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Nanomaterials | Third |
| Non Linear Optics | Third |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Photonics | CUSAT, Kochi | 2004 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manipal Institute of Applied Physics | Professor and Director | 2025 - till date | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Professor & Head of the Department | 2022 to 2025 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Professor | 2018 to 2022 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Associate Professor | 2012 to 2018 | |
| Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany | Scientist | 2009 to 2012 | |
| Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany | Scientist | 2007 to 2009 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Assistant Professor | 2006 to 2007 | |
| Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics | Research Associate | 2005 to 2006 | |
| Katholikek University of Leuven, Belgium | KU Leuven Fellow | 2004 to 2005 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Nano-bio-photonics.
Area of Expertise
Nanophotonics, Photothermal methods, Biomedical Applications of Laser, Micro/ Optofluidics, Particle trapping and tweezing.
Area of Research
Nanoparticle based bioimaging, Plasmonic control of emission, Micro and Optofluidic Technologies, Optical Tweezers, Marangonic Tweeezers, Spectrosocpic techniques for disease detection.
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports, Nature Publishers, USAEditorial Board Member, Materials Science and Engineering Progress, Engineers Press Group, AustriaEditorial Board Member, Soft Nanoscience Letters, Scientific Research, USAEditorial Board Member, Asian Journal of Physical Sciences, IndiaReviewer Panel Member of Department of Defense, U S A Reviewer Panel Member of National Research Council, Government of Romania
- Reviewer of various journals of the following publishers (for more than 30 journals since 2003) : Springer, American Institute of Physics, RCSC publishers, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier Publications, SPIE Publications, American Scientific Publishers and International Conferences
- Invited Member – American Nano Society
- Life Member – Photonics Society of India
- Life Member – Indian Laser Association
Crystallisation using optical forces
2014-01-01
PG (Co-Guided), Fourth.Structure based drug design is the process of determining the structure of a protein and designing the drug molecules that can bind and control its function. X-ray crystallographic studies provide unambiguous, accurate, and reliable three dimensional structural parameters. However, obtaining high quality protein crystals of sufficient size is always a challenging task. In order to circumvent to this difficulty, various approaches including photo chemically induced nucleation have been employed. In this work, we demonstrate the application of photothermal heating effects by laser on the growth of small molecule crystals. The present study clearly shows that laser induced heating effects can accelerate the crystal formation and aid in the formation of high quality crystals. The influence of light absorbing objects at the focal plane of laser beam on the crystallisation rate is also investigated.
A Raman Spectroscopic study of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis
2014-01-01
UG (Guided), Sixth.Osteoporosis is a condition that features loss of the normal density of bone and fragile bone. Osteoporosis leads to literally abnormally porous bone that is more compressible like a sponge, than dense like a brick. We induced osteoporosis in small animals (mice) and exploited the possibility of Raman spectroscopic technique combined with multivariable analysis tool (Principal Component Analysis) for the differentiation of different stages of osteoporosis.