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Homnath luitel

Nar Bahadur Bhandari Degree College, Namchi Government College, Kamrang, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Sikkim University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1566-5668
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Dr. Homnath Luitel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College (NBBGC), Tadong, under the Education Department, Government of Sikkim, India. He recently completed a one-year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (2024) at the School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa.

He earned his PhD in Physics from the Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, with research carried out at the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata. He was awarded the Junior Research Fellowship in 2014 and Senior Research Fellowship in 2016 by VECC under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

Dr. Luitel’s research spans condensed matter physics—including spintronics, dilute magnetic semiconductors, and defect studies—as well as geophysical investigations related to slope stability in the Himalayan region. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for international journals from Elsevier, ACS, and Taylor & Francis.

He is a recipient of the Best Research Contribution Award (HBNI, IGCAR, 2018) and the Best Researcher Award (BVS 2023). Dr. Luitel is also actively engaged in national science outreach and academic development initiatives.

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Employment

  • Nar Bahadur Bhandari Degree College Assistant Professor
    2020 - Present
  • Namchi Government College, Kamrang Assistant Professor
    2019 - 2020

Education

  • Homi Bhabha National Institute PhD
    2014 - 2019
  • Sikkim University MSc
    2012 - 2014

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

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