Ongoing Research Projects:

• Retrospective Assessment of Indoor Radon Exposure in Garhwal Homes by Measurements of 210Po Implanted on Glass Surface, Atomic Energy Regulation Board, April 2009 to Continue. Principal Investigator - Dr. R.C. Ramola
• Collaborative International Research Project “Establishment of Network for Natural Radiation Exposure Studies in Asia”, Japan Science Technology Agency, May 2009 to Continue. Indian Collaborator – Dr. R.C. Ramola
• MoU has been signed between Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and HNB Garhwal University on Radon research. Convener – Dr. R. C. Ramola

Research Area:

• Radiation protection in Environment
• Condensed Matter Physics
• Material Science
• Particle Physics
• Nuclear Geophysics

Any other Information: Department has the collaboration with the following organization in the various fields of research.

• Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai.
• Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.
• Inter University Accelerator Center, New Delhi
• National Institute of Radiological Science, Chiba

Major Facilities Available in the Department:

• Net Radiometer for Measuring Net solar radiation.
• Sun Shine Recorder
• Radon Emanometer, Radon Monitor, Radon Dosimeter.
• Spark Counter, Nuclear Track Detectors.
• Constant Temperature Bath
• Environmental Radiation Dosimeter.
• Radiation Counting System, Radiation Monitor.
• Furnace
• Seismograph
• Gamma ray Spectrometer.
• GPS
• Water Analysis Kit

D.Phil. Degrees Awarded:

• Manbirendra Singh -1998
• M. S. Negi 2002
• Sanjeev Kimothi, – 2005
• Rajendra Girjappa Sonkawade - 2006
• Yogesh Prasad – 2007
• Kapil Dev Uniyal 2007
• Ganesh Prasad – 2009
• Subhash Chandra – 2009
• Gurupad Singh Gusain -2010
• Ambika. – 2011

Registered for D. Phil.

• AAshish Raturi- 2008
• Vandana Gairola- 2008
• Manjari Badoni - 2007
• Anju Semwal – 2008
• Leena Kamra – 2009

Other research staff:

Bhagwat singh (research fellow)

Non Teaching Staff:

• S P S Rajput – Lab Assistant
• Gyandev Chamoli (on fix pay) – Lab Assistant
• Brij Mohan Badoni – Lab Attendant

Organization of Symposia/Seminar

• Twelfth National Symposium on Environment, June 5-7, 2003.
• Acquaintance programme by Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi, 10’th October 2003.
• Brainstorming on HRD in Science and Technology: for What and How, December 21, 2006.
• Fifteenth National Symposium on Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors and Their Applications, June 21-23, 2007

Other academic Activities:

• Faculty members of the department have published more than 150 research papers in the journals of international repute
• Faculty members of the department are actively participating in various national and international symposia both in India and abroad