Designation: Assistant Professor (Stage-III)

Date of Joining: 08-01-1973

Department: Physics

Present Address: POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, BHADRAK AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, BHADRAK-756100

Contact No: 9437818196

Email: 2rkpradhan@gmail.com

Qualification: M. PHIL., PH.D(UTKAL UNIVERSITY, VANI VIHAR, BHUBANESWAR-751004)

Research Area: 1) Quantum Field Theory, Pre-Big Bang Cosmology, Unification, Holographic principle, Black holes. 2) Theory of probability, Foundations of Physics, Philosophy of Physics, Science Education 3) Foundations of Quantum Theory, Interpretation problem and observer effects, Role of conscious Observer in Quantum Theory, Quantum Objectivation, Psychophysical interpretation, Generalizations of relativity 4) Consciousness, Free will, Quantum description of states of consciousness, Zeno effect, Anti-Zeno effect and Sleep disorders 5) Cognitive Neuroscience, Theory of Subjective time and time reckoning, Psychophysics, Generalized Fechner law, Attention, Qualia, Theory of Perception. 6) Notion of Self, Exclusion principle for fermionic matter and for living entities, Physical information and Qualia information, Instincts 7) Foundations of Biological evolution, Psychobiology in evolution, Metaevolution, Role of consciousness in evolution, Purposive evolution, Generalization of Prey-predator Relationships, Niche classi

Teaching: V. DEV COLLEGE, jEYPORE, KORAPUT (1999-2010); RAJENDRA AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, BALANGIR (2010-2014); BHADRAK AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, BHADRAK (2014 ONWARDS)(JEYPORE(11 YEARRS), BALANGIR(4 YEARS), BHADRAK)

• PRADHAN RK. VISUAL PERCEPTION USING ADVANCED WAVE SOLUTIONS OF MAXWELL’S EQUATIONS, ORISSA JOURNAL OF PHYSICS FEB 2024;31(1): 93-102. ISSN:0974-8202.
• PRADHAN RK AND TRIPATHY A. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ATTAINING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG) AND ASPECTS OF INDIAN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, ILORIN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 2024; 11(3): 1-6. ISSN: 2408-4816.
• TRIPATHY A, PRADHAN RK. ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT- A PERSPECTIVE BASED ON THE GITA PHILOSOPHY, TOWARDS UNIFICATION OF SCIENCES, DECEMBER 2024; 2(4): 248-259
• A. TRIPATHY AND R. K. PRADHAN. HOW CONSCIOUSNESS SHAPES BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: INSIGHTS FROM PHYSICS, PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY. MAHI PUBLICATION, AHMEDABAD, INDIA, ISBN: 978-93-6678-539-4