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  • IAP Seminar Series: Speaker: Dr. Purushottam Kumar
    Title: Advancing Aerosol Measurements: From Composition and Volatility to Cost-effective Instrumentation Date and Time:  14th July 2026 & 10.30AM Venue: Online mode Abstract: Understanding the chemical composition and physicochemical properties of atmospheric aerosols is central to addressing challenges in air quality, human health, and Read More …
  • Int. PhD Colloquium by Mr. Suvronil Datta
    Title: Investigating 2D heterostructures using electrical transport and alternate probes Date & Time: July 24th , 2026 (Friday) & 3:00-4:30PM Venue: SV Narasaiah Auditorium, IAP Abstract:  The recent development of moiré materials has provided an exceptional platform for exploring strongly correlated and topological electronic Read More …
  • IAP Alumni Seminar Series: Inaugural Seminar by Dr. Lavanya Sureshbabu, 22 July 2026, 3PM
    We are delighted to announce the launch of the IAP Alumni Seminar Series, a new initiative that brings our alumni back to the department to share their research journeys beyond their time at IAP and IISc. In addition to showcasing Read More …

About the Department

The Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics falls under the Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering. The department was established in the year 1996. IAP pursues a wide area of interdisciplinary research topics encompassing fiber optic sensors, nanometrology and precision motion control, nanoscience, super resolution microscopy, nanolithography, amorphous semiconductors, imaging cytometry, biomedical instrumentation, imaging science, tomography, opto-fluidics, microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip, optical metrology, optical sensors, vacuum and…Continue Reading