M. Sc. (BY RESEARCH) AND Ph. D. PROGRAMMES
The M. Sc. (by research) and Ph. D. admissions are done as per the rules and regulations of University of Mumbai. CSIR/UGC fellowships and State Government scholarships are also available for Ph. D. students. The guides, number of seats available and the thrust areas of research for M. Sc (By Research) and Ph. D. are as follows:
| Sr. No. | Names of the available Guides | Thrust areas of Research |
|---|---|---|
| DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY [20] | ||
| 1 | Prof. Mendhulkar Vijay Damodhar | Cytogenetics and Plant breeding, Mutagenesis, Nano Biotechnology, In vitro techniques and secondary metabolites elicitation |
| 2 | Dr. Aparna Saraf | Phytochemistry, Standardization of Medicinal Plant, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry |
| 3 | Dr. Umesh B. Kakade | Aerobiology, Environmental Biotechnology |
| DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| Analytical Chemistry [30] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Gayatri Barabde | Solvent extraction, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Nanotechnology |
| 2 | Dr. Sushama Ambadekar | Environmental Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science |
| Inorganic Chemistry [40] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Patil Raju Maruti | Solid State -, Co-ordination -, Nuclear and Radio Chemistry, Electro Analytical -, Environmental Chemistry, Solvent Extraction. |
| Organic Chemistry [45] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Vandana Mohanrao Kamble | Catalysis, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Methodology, Organometallic Reactions, Green Chemistry. |
| 2 | Dr. Ratnamala Sonawane | Bio-organic-, Heterocyclic-, Medicinal Chemistry |
| Physical Chemistry [20] | ||
| 1 | Prof. Y. S. Malghe | Nanomaterials processing and applications, Electroceramics, Soft Materials, Photocatalysis, Dielectric and Magnetic Materials, Catalysis and Thermal Analysis |
| 2 | Dr. Ravibabu A Tayade | Physico-organic Chemistry, Photochromic material, Thermodynamics and Computational Chemistry |
| DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS (Only for Ph.D.) [12] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Selby Jose | Commutative Algebra, Classical K-Theory |
| 2 | Dr. Anil Pedgaonkar | Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Discrete Mathematics |
| DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY [06] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Jadhav Rupendra | Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology |
| DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS [60] | ||
| 1 | Prof. Ajay Chaudhari | Computational material Science. |
| 2 | Dr. Kale Rohidas | Solid State Physics/Material Science |
| 3 | Dr. Kulkarni Shrinivas Bhausaheb | Material Science/Magnetic Material Synthesis, SSP |
| 4 | Dr. Pravin Sadashiv More | Composite Semiconducting Material (polymer/inorganic resistive material) Synthesis, Semiconducting Material Application Study, Special references to gas sensor. |
| 5 | Mrs. Dange Savita | Material Science, Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials. |
| DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY [46] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Alka Krishnarao Chougale | Entomology, Sericulture, Biodiversity |
| 2 | Dr. Manisha N. Kulkarni | Biodiversity and Endocrinology |
| 3 | Dr. Varsha Andhare | Toxicology, Fishery and Parasitology. |
| 4 | Dr. V. V. Parab | Endocrinology, Reproductive Physiology, Oceanography, Toxicology, Marine Biotechnology and Environmental Pollution |
| DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY [24] | ||
| 1 | Dr. Manohar Vithalrao Padul | Enzyme inhibitators, Natural products, Anti nutritional components, Gliadin hydrolyzing enzymes |
| Ph. D. course is recognized by the University of Mumbai. External recognized faculties are available for guiding the Ph. D. students in this Department. | ||
| DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY [8] | ||
| 1 | Prof. V. D. Mendhulkar | Cytogenetics, Nano Biotechnology and its applications in Cancer Research |