What is MARG

The Manipal Advanced Research Group (MARG) was formed in early 2006. Conceived as a specialised academic centre of excellence built on a strong foundation of basic science, one of the primary goals is to incubate and grow new research projects in the fundamental sciences and inter-disciplinary areas through innovative schemes and research programmes.  Given the wide variety of expertise available and represented at Manipal University, this initiative also seeks to establish synergies between fundamental research in the natural sciences and engineering.


MARG comprises:

 

MCNS

The Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS) within MARG was started in 2011. The primary aim is to grow into a hub of excellence in fundamental research in the pure sciences.  A unique and vibrant academic program has been initiated and integrated with existing research at partner institutions in India and abroad.  Building on its core strength in physics, MCNS intends to expand to include other natural sciences.

Research faculty positions are available at various levels and can be found at  here.

Adjunct Faculty    

• Dr. A. L. Nichols, Ph.D., former Head, Nuclear Data Section, IAEA, Vienna
• Dr. A. V. Eremin, Ph. D., JINR, Russian Federation 

• Dr. Suresh Lee, Ph. D., formerly Group Director at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India

• Dr. P. Mohanakrishnan, formerly Associate Director, RPG, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India

Distinguished Fellowship Programme:

The Distinguished Fellowship Programme offers full-time engagement for eminent retired/emeritus researchers active in their fields.  The scheme has been designed to offer the flexibility and mobility required to enable the retention of expertise in highly specialized areas.

• Dr. Y. K. Gambhir (Emeritus, Physics Department, IIT-Bombay
• Dr. R. Srivenkatesan (Former Head, RPDD, BARC, Mumbai)

Collaborating Institutes: 

Agreements for academic collaborations in the natural sciences have been signed with

• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
• Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH (GSI),Germany
• University of Giessen, Germany 
• Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (JINR) ,Dubna, Russia;
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory(FNAL), USA
• The Centre for the Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), Bangalore 

Marie Curie Programme:

Active collaborations with partner institutions in the EU and Argentina are facilitated by the Marie Curie scheme through the European community’s Seventh Framework Programme of Research and Technological Development (FP7).  The project entitled “Dynamics of Weakly Bound Quantum Systems”  is represented by an international mix of atomic and nuclear physicists engaged in investigating a range of experimental and theoretical questions.

Doctoral candidates interested in pursuing a dissertation in theoretical physics may apply

In keeping with the long standing interest in the physics of super heavy elements, a conceptual design study for a next generation in-flight separator was proposed in 2010 and has been undertaken as a joint MU-GSI-Giessen project.

Post- Doctoral candidates may apply here

Given the existing expertise in theory, MCNS intends to create Theory Group specialising in theoretical studies and the application of state-of-the-art methods to varied areas of nuclear and atomic science including structure, reactions, dynamics of fusion/fission, mass formulae, equation of state and nuclear astrophysics.

Research Faculty positions are available.Candidates interested in post-doctoral work may also apply stating their interests clearly.


Nuclear Data:

Nuclear data evaluations in the super-heavy mass region above A=260 is an on-going activity. As part of the International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data (NSDD) coordinated by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna , evaluated numerical data is updated periodically and added to the Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF) maintained by the National Nuclear Data Centre at Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA.

Nuclear Data Sheets for A=266-294
Conversion coefficients for superheavy elements 

Nuclear fuel cycle and decay heat  studies are an on-going activity


Research Faculty positions are available. Candidates interested in post-doctoral work may also apply stating their interests clearly.




MARG is located at :

3rd Floor, University Building, Manipal University, Manipal

Convenor: +91 820-2922800  
Administrative office: +91 820- 2922613

Contact: marg@manipal.edu