Dr Chandu Venugopal

 

Professor (Retd)   School of Pure and Applied Physics Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam – 686 560, Kerala, India   Email: cvgmgphys@yahoo.co.in   Phone:  +9446196143

Academic Qualifications (higher degrees only)

University	Examination Passed	Year of passing	Class	Specialization
Kerala	Ph. D	1987		Plasma Physics
Kerala	Post M. Sc Diploma	1977	I	Space Physics
Madras	M. Sc	1976	I	Physics (Electronics)

Teaching Experience : 36 years

Number of M. Phils supervised : 15

Number of Ph. Ds supervised : 12

Number of papers published (refereed) : 96

International Conference Presentations : 18

Teaching Positions held in India

UGC Emeritus Fellow (2014 – 2016)	@ School of Pure & AppliePhysics Mahatma Gandhi University
Professor (2000 – 2014)	@ “
Reader (1992 – 2000)	@ “
Lecturer (1987 – 1992)	@ “
Senior Technical Assistant (1979 – 1987)	@ Department of Physics University of Kerala

Teaching Positions held in Eritrea, Horn of Africa

Professor (2003 – 2004)	@ Department of Physics University of Asmara,Eritrea, Horn of Africa
Associate Professor – III (1999 – 2003)	@ Department of Physics University of Asmara, Eritrea.
Associate Professor – II (1997 – 1999)	@ ”

Administrative Positions held

Dean of Science (2009 – 2011)	@ Faculty of Science Mahatma Gandhi University
Director (2006 – 2009)	@ School of Pure & Applied Physics Mahatma Gandhi University
Head of the Department (2000 – 2004)	@ Department of Physics University of Asmara Eritrea, Horn of Africa

Other Academic Positions (holding /held) in India

Chairman (2011 –2013) Post graduate Board of Studies (Physics)	University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Member (2011 – 2014) Post graduate Board of Studies (Physics)	Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala.
Member (2008–continuing) Post graduate Board of Studies (Physics)	C U S A T Kochi, Kerala.
Member (2006 – 2011) Academic Council	Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala.

Recognition : Cited in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering (2007), 10 th Anniversary Edn.

Seminars / Conferences Organized as Director, School of Pure & Applied Physics

• Young Astronomers Meet (YAM 2008), Jan 3 – 5, 2008, at Mahatma Gandhi University,Kottayam, Kerala.
• Workshop on Advances in Observational Astronomy (WoAOA 2008), Dec 1 – 4, 2008 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.

Outreach Activities Organized as Director, School of Pure & Applied Physics

• Social Consequences of Infectious Diseases, talk by Dr Sajith Kumar, Professor, Medical College, Kottayam on Dec. 13, 2006 at SPAP, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala,India.
• National Science Day Celebrations for school students on Feb. 24, 2007 at SPAP, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• Exhibition of Space Science photographs for school students on Dec 2 – 3, 2008 at SPAP,Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
• Traversing the Universe in 25 Steps, talk by Dr Yogesh Wadodhekar of NCRA, Pune for school students on Jan 21, 2009 at SPAP, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

References

Dr.Nanan Balan	Space Physics Group	Department of AutoMatic Control & Systems Engineering Uni. of Sheffield Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK	e-mail: nananbalan@gmail.com
Dr. N V Unnikrishnan	Emeritus Scientist	Mahatma Gandhi University Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam 686 560 Kerala, India.	e-mail: nvu100@yahoo.com
Dr. G Renuka	Emeritus Scientist	Govt. of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 695004	e-mail:drgrenuka@gmail.com

List Of Publications

• Near perpendicular propagation of electromagnetic waves in the magnetosphere
  Chandu Venugopal & K S Viswanathan
  Planetary & Space Science (1982) 30 687 – 694.
• Propagation of the electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave in a fusion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal
  Pramana – J. of Physics (1983) 21 1 – 10.
• On the stability of almost perpendicularly propagating ion cyclotron waves
  Chandu Venugopal
  Planetary & Space Science (1984) 32 219 – 227.
• Near perpendicular propagation of ion cyclotron modes in a deuterium – hydrogen – oxygen fusion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal
  Pramana – J. of Physics (1987) 28 181 -193.
• Solitons in a linear lattice with a defect
  K S Viswanathan & Chandu Venugopal
  Ind. J. Pure & Applied Physics (1989) 29 86 – 89.
• Oxygen ion acoustic waves in a plasma containing drifting hydrogen and electrons Chandu Venugopal, S Devarajan & G Renuka
  Intl. Conf. Plasma Physics, New Delhi (1989) ed. P K .Kaw & A Sen I 173 – 176
• Propagation and stability of ion cyclotron waves in a deuterium – hydrogen -oxygen fusion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, S Devarajan & Ancy Kuruvilla
  Ind. J. Phys. (1991) 65B 253 – 263.
• Stability of second harmonic heating in magnetic mirror systems
  Chandu Venugopal , P J Kurian & G Renuka
  Pramana – J. of Physics (1991) 37 303 – 310.
• Plasma  parameter dependence on plasmoids
  G Renuka, M S Sindhu & C Venugopal,Ind. J. Phys. (1992) 66B 339 – 343.
• Plasma sheet Thinning and Thickening during Solar Cycle 1976 – 1986S Bindhu , G Renuka & C Venugopal,Plasma Science and Technology ed. Indira Mohan Lal Das,Allied Publishers, New Delhi (1993) 231 – 234
• Plasmoid and Solar wind coupling function
  M S Sindhu, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Ibid 235 – 237.
•  Ion cyclotron instabilities in a mildly relativistic hydrogen – deuterium fusion plasma
  P J Kurian, Chandu Venugopal & G Renuka
  Ibid 282 – 285.
• Ion cyclotron modes in weakly relativistic plasmas
  Chandu Venugopal , P J Kurian & G Renuka
  J. Plasma Physics (1994) 51 371 – 379.
• Plasma  parameter, plasma sheet wave temperature and AE index
  S Bindhu , G Renuka, M S Sindhu & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Phys. (1994) 68B 443 – 449.
• Reconnection theory and geomagnetic activity in the plasma sheet during solar cycle 1965 – 86
  S Bindhu , G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Radio & Space Physics (1995) 24 50 – 53.
• Ion cyclotron instabilities in a mildly relativistic hydrogen – deuterium plasma
  Chandu Venugopal , P J Kurian & G Renuka
  Pramana – J. of Physics (1995) 45 453 – 462.
• Particle diffusion and adiabatic expansion of plasmoids
  M S Sindhu, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. : Earth & Planet. Sci. (1995) 104 37 – 47.
• Central sheet temperature, specific entropy and plasma  parameter
  S Bindhu, G Renuka, M S Sindhu & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Phys. (1996) 70B 127 – 134.
• Association of fire hose instability and geomagnetic activity in the plasma sheet.
  S Bindhu, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Radio & Space Physics (1996) 25 168 – 172.
• Latitude variations of storm time ionospheric response
  K Unnikrishnan, R Balachandran Nair & Chandu Venugopal
  Ind. J. Phys. (1996) 70B 351 – 356.
• Electromagnetic ion cyclotron instability in an ALC plasma
  Chandu Venugopal , S Antony, N P Shibu George, G Renuka & G J Bailey
  Adv. Space Res. (1996) 17 (10)245 – (10)248.
• IMF and sub storm associated plasmoids
  M S Sindhu , G Renuka, S Bindu & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Phys. (1997) 71B 11 – 25
• The influence of dust particles on electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in a bi-Lorentzian plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, John K Varughese, S Antony, C P Anilkumar, G Renuka & N Balan
  Proc. of Fifth International School / Symposium for Space Simulations (1997) March 13 – 19, 357 – 360.
• The influence of dust particles on electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in a bi-Lorentzian plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, John K Varughese, S Antony, C P Anilkumar & G Renuka
  Physics of Plasmas (1997) 4 3455 – 3460
• A temperature anisotropic instability in a two component bi-Lorentzian plasma
  John K Varughese, S Antony, M J Kurian, Chandu Venugopal & G Renuka
  Ind. J. Physics (1997) 71B 485 – 493.
• Association of conductivity and geomagnetic activity in the plasma sheet of the geomagnetic tail
  P R Prince, S Bindhu, G Renuka, M S Sindhu & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Physics (1997) 71B 607 – 612.
• Spectroscopic parameters of Nd 3+ ion in phosphate glasses
  G Ajithkumar, P R Biju, C Venugopal & N V Unnikrishnan
  J. of Non-crystalline solids (1997) 221 47 – 58.
• Non-adiabatic behaviour of the substorm-time geomagnetotail plasma sheet at the geosynchronous orbit
  P R Prince, S Bindu, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Radio & Space Phys. (1998) 27 135 – 139.
• Bounce motion of off- equatorially mirroring particles in geomagnetic field models
  K Raju, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Contemporary Science & Technology of Plasmas (1998) ed. A K Gwal, Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 266 – 279.
• Equatorial ionospheric scintillations and their effect on VHF/UHF communications
  C P Anilkumar, Chandu Venugopal, N V Unnikrishnan, S Antony , John K Varghese & G Renuka
  ibid 335 – 339.
• Characteristics of equatorial scintillations during 1988 – 1992
  C P Anilkumar, Chandu Venugopal & N V Unnikrishnan
  Ultrascientist: J. of Physical Sciences (1998) 10 283 – 284.
• Three photon absorption coefficients in layered semiconductors
  K Sreelatha, N V Unnikrishnan & C Venugopal, Asian J Physics (1998) 7 89 – 102.
• Photo quenching mechanism in rigid (CV) and non-rigid (FDS) dye systems
  George C Chenattuchery, G Ajithkumar, P R Biju, C Venugopal & N V Unnikrishnan
  Ind. J Physics (1998) 72B 623 – 630.
• Non-linear laser luminescence in CdI 2 under pulsed laser excitation
  K Sreelatha , C Venugopal, S K Chaudhary & N V Unnikrishnan
  Crystal Res. & Tech. (1999) 34 897 – 900.
• Ionospheric response at low latitudes on the local time variation of sudden commencement and the intensity of geomagnetic storm
  K Unnikrishnan, Chandu Venugopal & G Renuka
  Ind. J. Phys. (2000) 74B 41 – 46.
• MT index and the influence of a time delay associated with bounce motion
  P R Prince, S Bindu, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Radio & Space Physics (2000) 29 9 – 14.
• Electrostatic instabilities in multi-ion plasmas
  Chandu Venugopal, C P Anilkumar, S Antony, John K Varughese & G Renuka
  Ind. J. Physics (2000) 74B 217 – 224.
• Seasonal and solar activity variation of anomalous nighttime enhancement in total electron content (TEC) of ionosphere
  K Unnirishnan, R Balachandran Nair & Chandu Venugopal
  Proc. of the National Symposium (TROMPET) on Ocean and Atmosphere, Cochin (2000), p 653 – 655.
• Loss cone instability and flute instability in mirror devices
  A K Anila, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  Ultrascientist: J. of Physical Sciences (2001) 13 160 – 163.
• Optical gain studies in sodium fluorescein: rhodamine B and sodium fluroscein: cresyl violet
  dye pairs George Chennattucherry, G A Kumar, C Venugopal & N V Unnikrishnan
  Asian Journal of Spectroscopy (2001) 5 123 – 130.
• Nonlinear time series analysis of the fluctuations of the geomagnetic horizontal field
  B George, G Renuka, K Sateesh Kumar, C P Anil Kumar & C Venugopal
  Annales Geophysicae (2002) 20 175 – 183.
• Harmonic Analysis and an empirical model for TEC over Palehua
  K Unnikrishnan, R Balachandran Nair & Chandu Venugopal
  J. Atmos. Solar and Terr. Physics (2002) 64 1833 – 1840.
• A comparative study of nighttime enhancement of TEC at a low latitude station on storm and quiet nights including the local time, seasonal and solar activity dependence
  K Unnikrishnan, R Balchandran Nair & Chandu Venugopal
  Annales Geophysicae (2002) 20 1843 – 1850.
• Influence of non-recurrent geomagnetic activity on ionospheric scintillationsC P Anilkumar & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Physics (2003) 77B 277 – 281.
• Destabilization of EIC waves and heating of HPT ions
  C S Jayasree, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Radio & Space Phys. (2003) 32 127 – 134.
• Radial diffusion of HPT particles and FAC density in the magnetosphere
  C S Jayasree, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  Ultrascientist: J. of Physical Sciences (2003) 15 65 – 70.
• Ion acoustic instability of HPT particles, FAC density, anomalous resistivity and parallel electric field in the auroral region
  C S Jayasree, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. : Earth & Planet. Sci. (2003) 112 559 – 567.
• Linear instabilities in multi-ion plasmas
  C P Anilkumar, C Venugopal, B George & G Renuka
  Ind. J. Physics (2003) 77B 561 – 566.
• Latitudinal variations of strength of ionospheric storms and its correlation with intensity of magnetic storms
  K Unnikrishnan & Chandu Venugopal
  Ind. J. Physics (2004) 78B 47 – 53.
• Relation between shear-zone thickness, boundary layer instability and plasmoids in the geo-magnetosphere
  G Renuka, R Raji, M S Sindhu & C Venugopal
  Ind. J. Radio & Space Phys. (2004) 33 99 – 103.
• Analysis of the fluctuations of the total electron content measured at Goose Bay using tools of nonlinear methods
  K Sateesh Kumar, C V A Kumar, Benny George, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  J. of Geophysical Research (2004) 109 A02308
• Wavelet analysis of long period oscillations in geomagnetic field over the magnetic equator
  Molly Isaac, G Renuka & C Venugopal
  J. Atmos. Solar and Terr. Physics (2004) 66 919 – 925.
• Stabilization of the lower hybrid instability excited by longitudinal currents in a multi-ion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, M J Kurian, C P Anilkumar, S Antony & G Renuka
  Physica Scripta (2006) 73 389 – 392.
• Stability of the lower hybrid drift wave in a multi-ion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, M J Kurian, V K Premnadh & G Renuka
  Ind. J Phys. (2007) 81 445 – 453.
• Stability of the lower hybrid instability excited by longitudinal currents in a multi-ion collisional plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, M J Kurian, S Antony, C P Anilkumar & G Renuka
  Physica Scripta (2007) 75 682 – 685.
• Stability of current driven electrostatic waves in a magnetized and collisional negative ion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, Anu Varghese, Jyothi S, Molly Issac & G Renuka
  Physica Scripta (2008) 78 045501
• Apposite of atmospheric electric parameters with the energy coupling function (ε) during geomagnetic storms at high latitude
  C P Anilkumar, C Panneerselvam, K U Nair, C Selvaraj , S Gurubaran & C Venugopal
  Atmospheric Research (2009) 91 201 – 205.
• Stability of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves in a multi-ion plasma
  M J Kurian, S Jyothi, S K Leju, Molly Isaac, Chandu Venugopal & G Renuka
  Pramana – J. of Physics (2009) 73 1111 – 1122.
• Low frequency electromagnetic waves in a multi-ion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, M J Kurian, Savithri Devi E, P J Jessy, C P Anilkumar & G Renuka
  Ind. J Physics (2010) 84 319 – 324.
• Kinetic Alfven waves excited by cometary new born ions with large perpendicular energies
  Samuel George, Savithri Devi E & Chandu Venugopal
  Plasma Science and Technology (2011) 13 135 – 139.
• Seasonal and solar activity dependence of storm time TEC variation for a low latitude station Palehua
  P K Subhadra Devi, K Unnikrishnan & C Venugopal
  J. Atmos. Solar and Terr. Phys. (2011) 73 1687 – 1696.
• The influence of negatively charged heavy ions on kinetic Alfven wave in a cometary environment
  Chandu Venugopal, Savithri Devi E, Jayapal R, Samuel George, S Antony & G Renuka
  Astrophysics and Space Science (2012) DOI 10.1007/s10509-011- 0970-9, 339 157 – 164.
• Electrostatic ion waves in a magnetised, collisional multi-ion plasma
  Samuel George, Rajeev V R, Neethu Theresa Willington, R Jayapal, S Antony & C Venugopal
  Proc. 27 th PSSI National Symposium on Plasma Science & Technology (Plasma -2012), Ed Suraj Kumar
  Sinha, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, (2013) 96 – 100 (ISBN 978-93- 82062-82- 0)
• Dispersion characteristics of kinetic Alfven waves in a multi-ion cometary plasma
  R Jayapal, Savithri Devi E, Blesson Jose, S Antony, C P Anilkumar & Chandu Venugopal
  Ibid 471 – 475.
• Electron cyclotron instabilities driven by ion beams perpendicular to the magnetic field
  Noble P Abraham, Samuel George, Sijo Sebastian, Anju Sreekumar, Aswathy V, Sreekala G & Chandu Venugopal, ibid 479 – 483
• Stability of electron cyclotron waves in a multi-ion plasma
  Noble P Abraham, Samuel George, Blesson Jose, Sijo Sebastian, C P Anilkumar & C Venugopal
  Ibid 484 – 487
• Plasma electron temperature variability in lunar surface potential and in electric field under average solar wind conditions
  S B Rakesh Chandran, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  Adv. Space Res. (2013) 51 1622 – 1626.
• Ion-acoustic instabilities in a multi-ion plasma
  Noble P Abraham, Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G, R Jayapal, C P Anilkumar & Chandu Venugopal
  Journal of Astrophysics (2013), vol. 2013, Article Id 838534 doi:10.1155/2013/838534
• Stability of the magnetosonic wave in an anti-loss cone plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, Samuel George, V R Rajeev, R Jayapal, M J Kurian & C P Anilkumar
  Ind. J Physics (2013) DOI 10.1007/s12648-013- 0315-3 87 939 – 945
• Stability of ion acoustic waves in a pair-ion plasma with a third species of ions: Application to cometary plasmas
  Noble P Abraham, Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G, Savithri Devi E, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  Astrophysics and Space Science (2014) DOI 10.1007/s10509-013- 1632-x 349 49 – 55
• Stability of electrostatic electron cyclotron waves in a multi-ion plasma
  Noble P Abraham, Samuel George, G Sreekala, Sijo Sebastian, Chandu Venugopal & G Renuka
  Earth, Moon and Planets (2014) DOI: 10.1007/s11038-014- 9429-7 111 115–125
• Dispersion Characteristics of kinetic Alfven waves in a multi ion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, R Jayapal, Sreekala G, Blesson Jose, Savithri Devi E & S Antony
  Physica Scripta (2014) 89 065604
• The influence of negatively charged heavy ions on Alfven waves in a cometary environment
  Sreekala G, Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Neethu Theresa Willingtom, Noble P Abraham, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  J Advances Physics (2014) 4 643 – 654
• Negatively Charged Oxygen Ions as a Plasma Diagnostic Tool: Application to comets
  Sreekala Gopinathan, Sijo Sebastian, Noble Abraham, Savithri Devi, Venugopal Chandu &Renuka Gangadharan
  Open Access Library Journal, (2014) 1: e570. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1100570
• Stability of Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron Harmonic waves in a Multi-ion Plasma
  Noble P Abraham, G Sreekala, Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Prijil Mathew, Amir M,R Jayapal, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (2014) 3 1290 – 1296 Paper ID:02015631
• Stability of the Ion-Acoustic Wave in Permeating Plasmas: Application to Comets
  Sreekala G, Sijo Sebastian , Noble P Abraham , Manesh Michael, Neethu Theresa Willington, G Renuka, & Chandu Venugopal
  International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (2014) 3 1297 – 1300 Paper ID:02015632
• Solitary Waves in a Five Component Dusty Plasma with Kappa described Electrons and Ions
  Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G, Manesh Michael, Noble P Abraham, S. Antony, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal , International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (2014) 3 1301 – 1306 Paper ID:02015633
• Solitary waves in a plasma with oppositely charged dust (heavier, pair ions) and kappa modeled lighter ions and electrons
  Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G, Manesh Michael, Noble P Abraham, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  Physica Scripta (2015) 90 035601
• Stability of the kinetic Alfven wave in a current-less plasma
  Sreekala G, Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Noble P. Abraham, G Renuka & Chandu Venugopal
  Adv. Space Res. (2015) 55 2519 – 2525
• Effect of anisotropic pressure of ions on solitary waves in cometary dusty plasmas with kappa described electrons
  Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Sreekala G Neethu Theresa Willington and Chandu Venugopal
  Intl. J of Chem. Phys. Sciences (2015) 4 Sp6 APST – 2015, 49 – 55.
• Stability of electrostatic waves in multi-ion permeating plasmas
  Manesh Michael, Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G, M Amir, G Renuka and Chandu Venugopal
  Intl. J of Chem. Phys. Sciences (2015) 4 Sp6 APST – 2015, 56 – 60.
• Dust ion acoustic solitary waves in a pair ion plasma with super-thermal electrons
  Sreekala, G, Manesh Michael, Sijo Sebastian, Noble P Abraham, G Renuka and Chandu Venugopal
  Intl. J of Chem. Phys. Sciences (2015) 4 Sp6 APST – 2015, 61 – 67.
• Kadomstev – Petviashvilli – Burgers (KPB) equation in a five component cometary plasma with kappa described electrons and ions
  Manesh Michael, Sreekala Gopinathan, Sijo Sebastian, Neethu T Willington, Anu Varghese,Renuka Gangadharan and Chandu Venugopal
  J Applied Mathematics and Physics (2015) 3 1431 – 1442.
• Oblique Dust Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves in a Five Component Plasma
  S. Sijo, M. Manesh, G. Sreekala, T. W. Neethu, G. Renuka and C. Venugopal
  Physics of Plasmas (2015) 22 123704
• A Regional Geomagnetic Model using Fourier Analysis
  R Jayapal, Shenu Gopal, C P Anilkumar and Chandu Venugopal
  Int. Res. J Nat. & Appl. Sci. (2016) 3 1 – 14
• Ion-Acoustic Double Layers in a Five Component Cometary Plasma with Kappa described Electrons and Ions
  Manesh Michael, Sreekala G, Sijo Sebastian, Neethu Theresa Willington, Anu Varghese and Chandu Venugopal
  IOSR J Applied Phys. (2016) 8 32 – 42
• Korteweg-deVries- Burgers (KdVB) equation in a five component cometary plasma with kappa described electrons and ions
  Manesh Michael, Neethu T Willington, Neethu Jayakumar, Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G and Chandu Venugopal
  J Theor Appl Phys (2016) DOI 10.1007/s40094-016- 0228-6 10 289 – 296
• Fast and Slow Mode Solitary waves in a Five-Component Plasma
  Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Sreekala G, Anu Varghese and Chandu Venugopal
  Brazilian J Phys (2016) DOI 1007/s 13538 – 016 – 0465 – 9
• Oblique Solitary Waves in a Five Component Plasma with Pair Ions
  Chandu V, Sebastian S, Sreekala G and Manesh Michael
  Research & Review: J. Pure & Applied Physics (2016) 4 27 – 32
• SEP events and wake region lunar dust charging with grain radii
  S B Rakesh Chandran, S R Rajesh, A Abraham, G Renuka and Chandu Venugopal
  Adv. Space Res. (2017) 59 483 – 489
• Stability of the magnetosonic wave in a cometary multi-ion plasma
  Sreekala G, Anu Varghese, Neethu Jayakumar, Manesh Michael, Sijo Sebastian and Chandu Venugopal
  Adv. Space Res. (2017) 59 2679 – 2688
• Effect of lighter and heavier pair ions on solitary waves
  S Sijo, V Anu, M Manesh, G Sreekala, T W Neethu, D E Savithri and C Venugopal
  J Phys: Conf. Series (2017) 836 012003
• Oblique ion-acoustic shock-waves in a magnetized, multi-species plasma
  Manesh Michael, Anu Varghese, Neethu Theresa Willington, Sijo Sebastian, Savithri Devi E, Sreekala G and Chandu Venugopal
  J Phys: Conf. Series (2017) 836 012007
• Effect of Anisotropy of Lighter and Heavier Ions on Solitary Waves in a Multi-Ion Plasma
  M. Manesh, S. Sijo, V. Anu, G. Sreekala, T. W. Neethu, D. E. Savithri and C. Venugopal
  Phys. Plasmas (2017) 24 062905
• Stability of Kinetic Alfven Wave (KAW) in a Cometary Plasma with Streaming Electrons and Protons
  Sreekala G., Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Savithri Devi E., C. P. Anilkumar, and Chandu Venugopal
  Plasma and Fusion Science: From Fundamental Research to Technological Applications Ed N Kalarikkal et al (2017) Apple Academic Press, Canada, pp 205 – 216.
• Rogue Waves in Multi Ion Cometary Plasmas
  G Sreekala, M Manesh, T W Neethu, V Anu, S Sijo and C Venugopal
  Plasma Phys. Reports (2017) (In Press)

Papers presented in International Conferences

• Oxygen ion acoustic waves in a plasma containing drifting hydrogen and electrons Chandu Venugopal, S Devarajan & G Renuka
  International Conference on Plasma Physics, New Delhi, India (1989), November 22 – 28.
• Electromagnetic ion cyclotron instability in an anti – loss cone plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, S. Antony, N P Shibu George, G Renuka & N Balan
  30 th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Hamburg, Germany (1994) July 11 – 21, p 118.
• The influence of Dust Particles on Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in a bi-Lorentzian plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, John K Varughese, S Antony, C P Anilkumar, G Renuka & N Balan
  Fifth International School/Symposium for Space Simulations, University of Kyoto, Kyoto,
  Japan (1997) March 13 – 19, p357.
• Studies of storm-dusk effect effects at high and low solar activities
  C Venugopal, K Unnikrishnan & Nanan Balan
  Steel MIST / UK Solar Physics 2002 Symposium, University of Sheffield, UK (2002) April 9 – 12.
• Excitation of the lower hybrid instability by longitudinal currents in a multi-ion plasma
  Chandu Venugopal, M J Kurian, C P Anilkumar, S Antony & G Renuka
  XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Radio Science, New Delhi, India (2005) October 23 –29.
• Stability of electromagnetic waves in the solar wind driven by negatively charged oxygen of cometary origin
  R Jaypal, Blesson Jose, Savithri Devi E, S Antony & Chandu Venugopal
  3 rd Indo – China Workshop on Solar Physics and 1 st Asia – Pacific Solar Physics Meeting,Bangalore, India (2011) , March 21 – 24, p 112
• Dispersion characteristics of kinetic Alfven waves in a multi-ion cometary plasma
  R Jaypal, E Savithri Devi, J Blesson, Antony S, C P Anilkumar & C Venugopal
  39th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research, (2012), July 14 – 22,Mysore, India, p 68.
• Stability of the kinetic Alfven wave in current-less plasma
  Abraham Noble P, C Venugopal, Sebastain Sijo, Renuka G, Balan Nanan and Sreekala G
  40 th COSPAR Scientific Assembly , Moscow, Russia, 2 – 10 August, 2014, abstract: B0.4 – 78 – 14.
• Negative Solitary Waves in a Five Component Collisional Plasma
  S. Sebastian, S. Gopinath, M. Michael, A. Soosaleon and C. Venugopal
  7 th Intl. Conf. “Frontiers of Plasma Science & Technology”, 13 – 17 th April, 2015, Kochi,India.
• Stability of Electrostatic Waves in a Multi-Ion Permeating Plasma M. Michael, S. Sebastian, S. Gopinath, A. Mullan, R. Gangadharan and C. Venugopal,7 th Intl. Conf. “Frontiers of Plasma Science & Technology”, 13 – 17 th April, 2015, Kochi,India
• Stability of Kinetic Alfven Wave (KAW) in a Permeating Plasma
  S. Gopinath, M. Michael, S. Sebastian, N. P. Abraham, R. Gangadharan and C. Venugopal
  7 th Intl. Conf. “Frontiers of Plasma Science & Technology”, 13 – 17 th April, 2015, Kochi,India
• Oblique Solitary Waves in a Five Component Plasma with Pair Ions
  Sijo Sebastian, Neethu T Willington, Anu Varghese, Neethu Jayakumar and Chandu Venugopal
  Intl. Conf. Plasma Science, Technology & Applications (OP – 31), Amity University,Lucknow, 20 – 22 nd January, 2016
• Fast and Slow Mode Solitary Waves in a Five Component Multi-Ion Plasma
  Sijo Sebastian, Manesh Michael, Sreekala G., Anu Varghese and Chandu Venugopal
  18 th International Congress on Plasma Physics, 27 June-1 July, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Oblique Ion-Acoustic Shock Waves in a Magnetized Five Component Cometary Plasma
  Manesh Michael, Anu Varghese, Neethu Theresa Willington, Sijo Sebastian , Sreekala G, and Chandu Venugopal
  International Conference on Frontiers of Physics and Plasma Science, 7-8 November 2016, Ujjain, India.
• Effect of Heavier and Lighter Pair-Ions on Solitary Waves
  Sijo Sebastian, Anu Varghese, Manesh Michael, Sreekala G., Neethu Theresa Willington, Savithri Devi E.
  and Chandu Venugopal
  International Conference on Frontiers of Physics and Plasma Science, 7-8 November 2016, Ujjain, India.
• Pressure Anisotropy Effects on Solitary Waves in Five Component Plasmas
  Sijo Sebastian, Sreekala G., Anu Varghese, Manesh Michael and Chandu Venugopal
  Oral presentation at Joint 13th Asia Pacific Physics Conference & 22 nd Australian Institute of Physics Congress, 4–8 December 2016, Brisbane, Australia.
  Effect of Both Lighter and Heavier Pair ions on Solitary Waves in Cometary Plasmas
• Sijo Sebastian, Anu Varghese, Manesh Michael, Sreekala G., Neethu Theresa Willington,and Chandu Venugopal
  International Conference on Nonlinear Physics Theory and Experiment, 13-14 December 2016, Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, India.
• Kortweg-de Vries Burgers (KdVB) Equation in a Magnetized Five Component Cometary Plasma with Kappa described Electrons and Ions
  Manesh Michael, Anu Varhgese, Neethu Theresa Willington, Sijo Sebastian Sreekala G and Chandu Venugopal
  International Conference on Nonlinear Physics Theory and Experiment, 13-14 December 2016, Farook College, Calicut, Kerala, India.

List of students supervised and awarded their Ph. D. Degrees

Sr. No	Name of Scholar	Title of Ph. D. theses	Year
1	Kurian, P J	Ion cyclotron instabilities in magnetic fusion systems	1995
2	Antony, S	Wave instabilities in anti loss-cone (ALC) plasma	1997
3	John K Varughese	Influence of dust particles on some electromagnetic waves in bi-Lorentzian and Maxwellian plasmas	1997
4	Anilkumar, C P	Investigations of ionospheric scintillations and wave instabilities in multi-ion plasmas	1998
5	Sreelatha, K (as co-guide)	Multiphoton absorption processes in layered semiconductors	1998
6	Unnikrishnan, K	Studies on ionospheric response to geomagnetic storms and modeling of TEC by Harmonic analysis	2000
7	George C Chennattucherry (as co-guide)	Laser induced photo-physical properties and energy transfer mechanisms in dye systems	2000
8	Kurian M J	Electrostatic and Electromagnetic Instabilities in multi-ion plasmas	2009
9	Samuel George	A study of some plasma instabilities in multi-ion and anti-loss cone plasmas	2013
10	Jayapal, R	Modelling of the Earth’s magnetic field at various locations in India and a study of some plasma wave instabilities in multi- ion plasmas	2013
11	Noble P Abraham	Studies on some Electrostatic Plasma Instabilities in Multi-ion Plasmas	2014
12	Sreekala G	The Influence of Negatively Charged Negative Ions on some Plasma Waves in a Cometary Plasma	2017