Dr Usha K S - Bannari Amman Institute of Technology

Experience Type	Organization	Date of Joining	To	Total Experience
Engineering	BIT-Sathy	11.01.2017

Degree	Specialization	Institute	University	Year of Passing
B.Sc.	PHYSICS	DR ZAKIR HUSAIN COLLEGE ILAYANGUDI	Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi	2006
B.Ed.	PHYSICAL SCIENCE	LAKSHMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION	Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai	2007
M.Sc.	PHYSICS	ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY	Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi	2009
Ph.D	THIN FILMS	ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY	Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi	2015

Usha, K.S., Sivakumar, R., Sanjeeviraja, C. Influence of substrate temperature on the optical and vibrational properties of RF sputter coated NiO:WO3 thin films for optoelectronic applications (2022) Optical Materials, 132, art. no. 112847,.
P.S.Vijayanand, J.Vivekanandan, A.Mahudeswaran, K.S.Usha Facile Preparation And Investigation Of New Electroactive Poly (Aniline-Co-M- Chloroaniline) Nanocomposites International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology 8 2C2 77 – 81 DEC 2018

KS Usha, R Sivakumar, C Sanjeeviraja, Vasant Sathe, V Ganesan, TY Wang Improved electrochromic performance of a radio frequency magnetron sputtered NiO thin film with high optical switching speed Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 6 83 79668 – 79680 AUG 2016

KS Usha, R Sivakumar, C Sanjeeviraja Effect of substrate temperature on structural and optical properties of nickel tungsten oxide thin films Authors Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 2 1033 – 1044 JAN 2015

KS Usha, R Sivakumar, C Sanjeeviraja, M Ichimura Physical properties of rf magnetron sputter deposited NiO: WO3 thin films Materials Research Express 2 1 16401 – 16411 DEC 2014

KS Usha, R Sivakumar, C Sanjeeviraja Studies on nickel-tungsten oxide thin films American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 1620 1 202 – 205 OCT 2014

K. S. Usha, R. Sivakumar, and C. Sanjeeviraja Optical constants and dispersion energy parameters of NiO thin films prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique Journal of Applied Physics 114 12 1 – 11 SEP 2013

KS Usha, C Sanjeeviraja, R Sivakumar Influence of RF power on optical and morphological properties of NiO thin films AIP Conference Proceedings 1536 1 613 – 614 JUN 2013

J. Vivekanandan, A. Mahudeswaran , K.S. Usha , P.S.Vijayanand , “Conducting properties of new Poly (m-toluidine-co-4-fluoroaniline) nanocomposites with silver nanoparticles “, One Day National Seminar on Prospects in Material Science (NSPMS2019) , Vellalar College for Women, Erode, Department of Physics, February 2019

K. S. Usha, R. Sivakumar, and C. Sanjeeviraja, “Studies on optical properties of rf magnetron sputtered nickel-tungsten oxide thin films”, International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Sathyamangalam, August 2017

K. S. Usha, R. Sivakumar, and C. Sanjeeviraja, “Studies on Nickel-Tungsten Oxide Thin Films”, International Conference on Light, NIT- Calicut, Kerala, India, Kerala, March 2014

K.S. Usha, C. Sanjeeviraja and R. Sivakumar, “Studies on rf Sputter Deposited Nickel-Tungsten Oxide Thin Films”, International Conference on Thin Films and Applications , SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, September 2013

K.S. Usha, C. Sanjeeviraja and R. Sivakumar , “Influence of RF Power on Optical and Morphological Properties of NiO Thin Films”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics , Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Rajasthan, February 2013

K.S. Usha, C. Sanjeeviraja and R. Sivakumar, “Structural and Optical Properties of Nickel Oxide Thin Films”, International Conference on Molecular spectroscopy of Advanced Materials and Biomolecules, Mavelikara, Kerala, India., Kerala, August 2012

K.S. Usha, C. Sanjeeviraja and R. Sivakumar, ” Studies on RF Magnetron Sputtered Nickel Oxide Thin Films”, International Conference on Advanced Materials and its Applications (ICAMA – 2011), Kalasalingam University, Tamilnadu, India, Tamilnadu, March 2011

S.No.	Awards
1	Gold Medalist in Physics
2	INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP AWARD