ranjith@msme.iith.ac.in

  1. Influence of surface modification on valence band offset formation of ultra-thin Gd2O3 layers deposited on p-Si(111) wafers by molecular beam epitaxy” – International Conference on Thin Films and Applications (ICTFA-2012) 15-17 March 2012 – SASTRA university, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

  2. Recent Advances in multiferroic relaxors: Bulk and Thin films” – National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics and Applications (CMPA-2012) Dec 2012. – Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka

  3. Nano Scale Control on Electrical Transport and Low Power Ovonic Threshold Switching Characteristics of GeTe6 Thin Films using Conductive - Atomic Force Microscope” - Second International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM 2014) to be held on 19-21 December 2014, Kottayam, Kerala, India

  4. Studies on tunability of polarization components and electric field induced crystallization in polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF); a piezo polymer”, - Ronit Ganguly2, Vijaya Bhaskar2, Kumaraswamy Miriyala1, Soumya Bhandyopadhyay1, Saswata Bhattacharya1, Amit Acharyya2 and Ranjith Ramadurai1 – Compflu – 2016, 12-14 Dec 2016, Hyderabad, India

  5. Structural tunability and domain orientation effects on ferroelectric polarization and exchange bias in BiFeO3 epitaxial thin films ” “ International Meeting on Highly Correlated Systems (IMHCS 2017)” 24-26 March 2017, Kottayam, Kerala, India

  6. Strain Induced Structural Changes in BiFeO3 Epilayers” “International Conference on Nano-Structured Materials and Devices (ICNSMD-2018)”, December 17-20, 2018 at University of Delhi, New Delhi.

  7. Tunability of polarization components and electric field induced crystallization in poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF); a piezo polymer for flexural sensing and energy harvesting” - 5th International conference on Nano Materials and Nano Composites (5th ICNN-2018)” 8-10 Feb 2018 at VIT chennai.

  8. Strain Induced Structural Changes in BiFeO3 Epilayers” “First Indian Materials Conclave and 30th Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) meeting - 2019”, February 12-15, 2019 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

  9. Strain Induced effects in Multiferroic thin films”, PCFM-2019, GITAM University, Hyderabad campus, 21-22 Feb 2019

  10. Grain to Grain epitaxy like growth of nanostructures for magneto electric devices” “icold-2019- international conference on laser deposition” - organized jointly by IIT Madras and Alva’s institute of engineering and technology 27-29 November 2019 at Mangalore, India

  11. Grain to Grain epitaxy like Multiferroic Composites of Lead-Free Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3/ CoFe2O4 Through Pulsed Laser Ablation.”- “ICFM-2020 - international conference on Functional Materials” - IIT Kharagpur, 6-8 January 2020, Kharagpur, India

  12. Piezoresponse Force Imaging of Functional domains on Strained BiFeO3 Epilayers” “APMC-12 – Asia Pacific Microscopy Conference” scheduled 3-7 February 2020 at Hyderabad, India

  13. Strain Engineering in Multiferroic Nano Composites of Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3/ CoFe2O4 for Magneto-Electric Devices” “Asian Meeting of Applied Physics”, 28-29 Nov 2020. (Online mode) organized by Kyushu University, Japan

  1. ICCMS – “Fourth International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation”– Dec2012, part of the organizing committee and convenor of theme : “Computational Materials Science”

  2. Part of organizing committee and delivered a Lecture on “Photoelectron Spectroscopy” in the MSME Departmental TEQIP workshop on “Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques” – Nov 2012

  3. Co-ordinated and Conducted TEQIP workshop on “Advanced X-ray Diffraction Studies: Bulk and Thin films” – 4th to 9th July 2016

  4. Organizing Secretary of “National Conference on Emerging Materials (CEMAT-2016)” 18-19 July 2016, IISc Bangalore

  5. Co-chair – “Ferroics” theme in the “International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials” (IUMRS-ICYRAM 2016), 11-15 Dec 2016, IISc Bangalore.

  6. Co-chair – “Multiferroics” theme in “First Indian Materials Conclave and 30th Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) meeting - 2019”, February 12-15, 2019 at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

  7. Organizing secretary – “Tactical missile propulsion” - A two day workshop of AR&DB conducted in IITH - 22-23 Oct 2019.

  1. Kumaraswamy Miriyala, R. Ranjith, Deshpande,A.S “Role of surface defects on optical absorptional features of BiFeO3 nano particles", 2nd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, February 19-21,2014. (Poster Presentation)

  2. Kumaraswamy Miriyala, Ranjith Ramadurai “Microstructural influence on piezoresponse and leakage current behavior of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Thin Films”, 2016 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit held at Phoenix, Arizona, March 28-April 1, 2016. (Poster Presentation)

  3. Kumaraswamy Miriyala, R. Ranjith, “Microstructural tuning and its influence on the piezoelectric properties of Sodium Bismuth Titanate thin films, a lead free piezoelectric grown by pulsed laser deposition”, National Conference on Emerging materials (CEMAT-2016) , IISC Bangalore, India, July 18-19 2016. (Poster Presentation)

  4. B. Mallesham and R. Ranjith “Investigation of dielectric phase transtion behavior of Pb(Fe0.5-xScxNb0.5)O3 multiferroic ceramics” 2015 MRS Fall meeting and Exhibit, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 29th Nov 2015 – 4th Dec 2015. [poster presentation]

  5. B. Mallesham and R. Ranjith, “Structure induced cation ordering in Pb(Fe,Sc)O3: a multifunctional piezo ceramic” 18th International Workshop on The Phyics of Semicoductors Devices, (18th IWPSD), IISc , Banglore, India, 7th Dec-10 th dec, 2015 [poster presentation]

  6. B Mallesham and R. Ranjith, “Structural and Piezoresponse Studies of Polycrystalline and Epitaxial Thin films of Multiferroic Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3”, Conference on Emerging materials (CEMAT-2016), IISC Bangalore, India, 18th july – 19th july, 2016 [poster presentation]

  7. B. Mallesham, R. Ranjith, M. Manivel Raja, “Effect of Sc Substitution on Local ordering, Ferroelectric phase transition temperature (Tmax) of Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 multiferroic relaxors” 2nd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM- 2014), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (India), February 19-21, 2014

  8. Vasundhara G, Swapnil ghodke, B. Mallesham and R. Ranjith, “Enhancement of relaxor features in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 a lead free piezo-ceramic”, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2014), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (India), February 19-21, 2014

  9. Swapnil C Ghodke, Akkisetty Bhaskar & Ranjith R, “Piezoelectric Polymer/Ceramic composite for sensor applications”, Oral Presentation in International conference on Advancements in Polymer Materials, APM 2013, 01-03 March 2013

  1. How to write a “good” research paper / review?” – 3 hour talk on the Research workshop organized by IEEE Hyderabad chapter and IEEE young professionals at IIIT Hyderabad, 26th Aug 2017

  2. Coordinated (with Dr. Mudrika K, MSME) a three day workshop for school children of Telangana and Andhra under MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) executed by Department of Science & Technology and National Innovation Foundation, India. – 30th Nov – 2nd Dec 2018

  3. “X-ray Diffraction” - Conducted a 3 hour workshop as a resource person in a TEQIP workshop organized by Govt.College of Engg., Bargur, TN – 12th Dec 2019

  4. “Strain engineering in Multiferroics” - Delivered a TEQIP lecture in a Webinar on nanomaterials theme organized by Nanjil Catholic College of Arts and Science, - 23rd June 2020.

  5. “Strain Engineering in Magnetoelectric Multiferroics and Nano Composites for Magneto-electric Devices” – TEQIP lecture on Short Term Course on “Advanced Energy Materials”, 12- 16th Oct 2020 – NIT Jalandhar.

  1. Built a table top model of four circle goniometer – for teaching x-ray diffraction of thin films (ongoing)

  2. Built a table top model of Atomic Force microscope – for teaching scanning probe microscopy (ongoing)

  3. The list of topics under the theme of Research in higher education workshop/talks (1.5 to 3 hrs)at IITH

    1. Why and how to do Research in Higher education

    2. How to write a good scientific paper?

    3. How to Formulate Research proposals / projects?

    4. How to do budgeting and prepare reports in Research proposals?

  4. List of Lectures under “Advanced pedagogy and pedagogic techniques”

    1. Advanced pedagogic techniques – Teaching learning methods - 5 days ( 1.5 to 3 hrs each day) detailing active learning instruction strategies ( IIT Hyderabad, june 2019)

    2. Pedagogic Techniqus – Teaching learning methods “Peer Instruction and evaluation techniques” half a day workshop in VJIT, Hyderabad Dec 2018.

    3. “Active Learning instruction strategies”- Webinar of 3 hours orgainzed by Kalasilingam Academy of Research and Education, TN, 17th June 2020.