International Conferences (since 2015)

  • Key note speaker, Half Heusler Topological Insulators in the “Global Meet on Condensed Matter Physics and Materials”, held during October 25-26, 2019 at Paris, France.
  • Vibrational properties of 2D materials:  Graphene, Silicene, Germanene and Stanene – A first principles study  ICMAT 2019, Singapore (June 2019)
  • Topological Phase Transition in Half Heusler Compounds  XYZ(X =Zr, Hf, Y= Rh, Ir, Z= As, Sb, and Bi), ICMAT 2019, Singapore (June 2019)
  • Deliver a seminar talk on Quaternary Heusler Alloys at Arkansas University USA, on 01 December 2019.
  • Deliver a seminar talk on Heusler Alloys at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, USA. on 02 December 2019.
  • Invited speaker  for the topic Heusler alloys as promising materials for recent developments in technology IUMRS-ICA 19, Australia (September 2019)
  • Organising committee member, in the Global Meet on Condensed Matter Physics and Materials held during October 25-26, 2019 at Paris, France.
  • Presented the Research work entitled “Topological Phase Transition in Half Heusler Compounds XYZ(X =Zr, Hf, Y= Rh, Ir, Z= As, Sb, and Bi)” by Rita John and Anubama.R in the ‘International conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies’ during 23-28 June 2019
  • The advisory committee member in an International workshop on Evolution of Electronic Structure Theory & Experimental Realization (EESTER 2018), organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), in association with MRSI Computational Science Subject Group, in Chennai during 11 – 15 September 2018.
  • Delivered a Talk as invited speaker in the International workshop on Evolution of Electronic Structure Theory & Experimental Realization (EESTER 2018), organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), in association with MRSI Computational Science Subject Group, in Chennai during 11 – 15 September 2018.
  • Received the Certificates of Recognition for being the moderator in the ‘5th International Conference on Theoretical, Materials and Condensed Matter Physics’ at Los Angeles, USA, held on 26 – 28 November 2018.
  • Delivered a talk as a invited speaker on 2D Materials at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM), 2018.
  • Rita John, Namitha Anna Koshi, Band Jahn Teller like distortion in TiPd shape memory alloy on addition of magnetic impurity Co, 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) – 2017, Materials Research Society, Singapore, 2017, ISBN No: 978-93-5265-306-5.
  • Rita John, Benita Merlin, Theoretical Investigation on 2D Materials: Graphene, Silicene, Germanene, and Stanene, 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) – 2017, Materials Research Society, Singapore, 2017,  ISBN: 978-93-5265-306-5.
  • Rita John, Namitha Anna Koshi, First principle calculations on the effect of addition of X(Co, Rh, Ir) on TiPd, 3rd International conference on Theoretical and Condensed Matter Physics, Newyork, USA, J.Material Sci.Eng, 2017, ISSN:21690022-C1-079.
  • Invited Talk on Theoretical investigation on 2D Materials: Graphene,Silicene, Germanene and Stanene, 2nd International Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, Chicago, USA.(October 2017).
  • Invited Speaker, International Tamil Conference on the topic Human Resource – Multidisciplinary approach on 27.03.2017 organised by Department of Tamil, IDE, University of Madras.
  • Resource Person for the Symposium along with a workshop on Computational modeling and Simulation on nano materials using the software VASP, 24 Feb. 2017 organised by Hindustan University, Padur, Chennai.
  • Invited talk at Arkansas University, USA on Quantum Mechanics as a tool for Materials Properties Investigation on  3 November 2016 organised by Dean of Research and Chair, Sciences Arkansas University, USA.
  • Special Seminar Talk at the Texas Christian University, USA on 2D Materials on  4 November 2016 organised by Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, USA.

A few more are available at

https://www.unom.ac.in/index.php?route=department/department/deptpage&deptid=71