Preface

Abstract

The 1st National Conference on “Recent Advancements in Physical Sciences” (NCRAPS-2019) during December 19-20, 2019 at National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, Satellite Campus, MNIT Jaipur, India is jointly organized by Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, NIT, Uttarakhand.NCRAPS-2019 has been deliberated to showcase research accomplishments and to enrich the educational experience in Basic Sciences with focus on emerging multidisciplinary research areas viz. Biophysics, Nanotechnology & Materials Science, Fluid Mechanics & Biomechanics, Applied Mathematics & Analysis, Optical Sensors/Devices, Modelling and Simulation of Molecules/Advanced Materials, etc. The details of the conference are available at www.nituk.ac.in/ncraps19/. The conference organizing committee has invited three keynote speakers and over dozen domain experts to deliver expert talks. The three keynote speakers covered the different areas of the conference i.e. 1. Prof. Rama Bhargava (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee) on “Exploring The Potential Of Mathematics”, 2. Prof. B. L. Ahuja (MLS University, Udaipur) will be talking on “Compton Spectroscopy and Electronic Response of Functional Materials”and 3. Prof. Rajeev Gupta (University of Delhi, Delhi) on “Designer Molecular Architectures: Applications In Catalysis, Solid-State Sensing And Energy Transfer”.The conference received in all 65 extended abstract submissions which were peer reviewed and 55 have been accepted for oral presentation. The abstracts have been split between two technical sessions in conference broad subject areas of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The participants across the great country India made the conference of national scope. The two day conference with nearly 55 oral presentations created the heart of the conference and provided ample opportunity for discussion during the conference. The organizing committee will stringently examine the best research accomplishments out of 56 shortlisted abstracts and the work selected in second round will be processed to the full paper publication in Institute of Physics (IOP) as conference proceedings.As conferencechairs/secretaries, we have many people to thank and would like to put the appreciation of their contribution on record. In this regard, the largest burden fell upon the experienced shoulders of Keynote speakers, Invited speakers, Session chairs and our technical reviewers along with substantial assistance received from active student volunteers. Therefore, these are the foremost in the list of people to be thanked.We also thank to all the authors who submitted their papers. It was both a privilege and a great responsibility to oversee the reviewing of submitted papers. We sincerely thank to our Patron, Prof.Shyam Lal Soni, Director, NITUK and Sponsors State Bank of India and Paru Graphics Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand for generous financial support to the conference and helping us to make this event successful.Welcome you all to the pink City of Jaipur!Thank you!Conference Chair(s)/Secretaries