• Ph.D. in Physics – Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (1999)
  Specialization: (e,2e) studies of atoms and molecules
• M.Sc. in Physics – Allahabad University
  Specialization: Atomic and Molecular Physics
• B.S. in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry – Govt. Degree College Poonch

• Post Doctorial Fellow, Institute for Molecular Sciences, Okazaki (2003-2005)
• Post Doctorial Fellow,Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (2001-2003)
• Post Doctorial Fellow, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China (2000-2001)
• Senior Project Officer – IIT- Madras (1999)

• Professor, Department of Physics – SMVDU (2021–Present)
• Associate Professor, Department of Physics – SMVDU
• Assistant Professor, Department of Physics– SMVDU
• Assistant Professor, Department of Physics- IIT-Madras (2005-2006)

• Quantum Mechanics – PHL 3193 Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc. Physics Semester VI                              Lecture Plan
• Quantum Mechanics-II – PHL 6042 Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc. Physics Semester VIII & M.Sc. Physics Semester II Lecture Plan       

• Dean, International and Alumni Affairs – SMVDU (2023–Present)
• Dean, Student Welfare – SMVDU
• Head, Department of Physics– SMVDU – (July 2010 – July 2013 & July 2015- July 2018)
• Associate Dean, Student Welfare – SMVDU
• Warden, Nilgiri Hostel – SMVDU

Vast research experience in the following fields:

• Electron impact ionization studies of atoms and Molecules
• Quantum Mechanical studies of molecules
• Molecular Docking studies
• Molecular Dynamics Simulations Studies

• Electron Impact single ionization of atoms (CSIR) -Completed
• Collision Processes in atomic and Molecular Physics (DST) – Completed

Other Projects

• Establishment of  Raman Chair in Physical Sciences at SMVD University – J &K Higher Education Department

1. Varun Bali, Yugal Khajuria, Vidit Manyar, Pradeep K. Rai, Upendra Kumar, Charles Ghany, Shipra Tripathi, and Vivek K. Singh, Elemental studies and mapping of cholesterol and pigment gallstones using scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectroscopy, X‐Ray Spectrometry, 53 6 487-498 (2023)
2. Varun Bali, Yugal Khajuria, Ashok K. Pathak, Upendra Kumar, Pradeep K. Rai, Charles Ghany, and Vivek K. Singh, Elemental concentration in renal stones by wavelength dispersive X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry, X‐Ray Spectrometry, 53 4 220-231 (2023).
3. Varun Bali, Yugal Khajuria, Vidit Maniyar, Pradeep K. Rai, Upendra Kumar, Charles Ghany, M. A. Gondal, and Vivek K. Singh, Quantitative analysis of human hairs and nails, Biophysical Reviews, 1-17, (2023). 
4. Varun Bali, Yugal Khajuria, Pradeep K. Rai, Vidit Maniyar, Upendra Kumar, and Vivek K. Singh, Microstructural Studies and Elemental Imaging of Renal Stones by Scanning Electron Microscopy–Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, Brazilian Journal of Physics, 53, no. 5, 120 (2023).
5. Varun Bali, Yugal Khajuria, Neha Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Yonghoon Lee, Pradeep Rai, and Vivek Singh, EDX and LIBS Studies on Gallstones Using Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA), Spectroscopy, 38, no. 10, 22-29 (2023).
6. Varun Bali, Yugal Khajuria, Jitendra Sharma, Pradeep K. Rai, M. A. Gondal, Upendra Kumar, and Vivek K. Singh. Compositional and morphological studies of kidney and gallbladder stones from fundamentals to advanced level using SEM–EDS technique: a short review Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 48, no. 1, 13-29 (2022).
7. N Sharma, Y Khajuria, VK Singh, S Kumar, Y Lee, PK Rai, VK Singh, Study of Molecular and Elemental Changes in Nematode-infested Roots in Papaya Plant Using FTIR, LIBS and WDXRF Spectroscopy, Atomic Spectroscopy 41 (3), 110-118 (2020)
8. Deepali Bhagat, Neelu Raina, Amit Kumar, Meenu Katoch, Yugal Khajuria, Parvez Singh Slathia, Preeti Sharma, Probiotic properties of a phytase producing Pediococcus acidilactici strain SMVDUDB2 isolated from traditional fermented cheese product, Kalarei. Scientific Reports  10 1926 (2020)
9. V D Singh, A Uppal, Kamnia, Y Khajuria, R Srinivasanb, B Narayana, B K Sarojini, Sumati Anthale & Rajni Kant, Synthesis, FT-IR, UV-VIS, DFT studies and SCXRD structure of 1-(tert-butyl) 3- ethyl-3-(hydroxy(thiophen-2 yl)methyl)piperidine-1,3-dicarboxylate, Indian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 59B, 1043-1056 (2020).
10. Supriya Hakeem, Inderpal Singh, Preeti Sharma, Anshul Uppal, Yugal Khajuria, Vijeshwar Verma, Vladimir N. Uversky & Ratna Chandra, Molecular dynamics analysis of the effects of GTP,GDP, and benzimidazole derivative on structural dynamics of a cell division protein FtsZ from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, V37 16 4361-4373 (2019).
11. Lobzang Tashi, Manesh Kumar, Rajinder Singh, Yugal Khajuria, Haq Nawaz Sheikh, Tuning of photoluminescence intensity of europium doped sodium yttrium fluorides synthesized via hydrothermal route, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30:14256–14268 (2019).
12. Ujval Gupta, Anshul uppal, Rajni Kant, Yugal Khajuria, A combined experimental and computational studies of 3,3,6,6-Tetramethyl-9-(4-Methoxyphenyl)3,4,6,7,9,10 hexahydroacridine-1,8-dione, Molecular Physics V117 6 746-758 (2019)
13. P. Kour, A. Kumar, A. Uppal, Y. Khajuria, V. K. Singh, Synthesis and Computational Studies Of Molecular Structure And Vibrational Spectra Of 2-Amino-4-(4-Nitrophenyl)-4h-Pyrano-[3,2-H] Quinolines, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, V. 86 4 715-725 (2019).
14. Anshul Uppal, Kamni, Yugal Khajuria, Spectroscopic, thermodynamic properties and Fukui Function analysis of (4Z)-2-pheny l-1-{(E)[4-pr opan-2-yl)benzylidene]amino}-4[(thiophen-2-yl) methylidene] -1 Himidazol-5(4 H)-one}, Journal of Molecular Structure 1179 76 (2019).
15. Neha Sharmaa, Yugal Khajuria, Jitendra Sharma, Vivek K Singh, Microscopic, elemental and molecular spectroscopic investigations of root knot nematode infested okra plant roots, Vacuum 158 126 (2018).
16. Anshul Uppal, Parteek Kour , Anil Kumar , Yugal Khajuria, Synthesis, structural, vibrational, Electronic thermal and Fukki analysis of diethyl phosphonate, Journal of Molecular Structure 1166 218 (2018).
17. Arvind Kumar, Satyanand Kumar, Yugal Khajuria and Satish Kumar Awasthi, A comparative study between heterogeneous stannous chloride loaded silica nanoparticles and a homogeneous stannous chloride catalyst in the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazole RCS Adv. 6 79 75227-75233 (2016).
18. J Ladol, H Khajuria, HN Sheikh, Y Khajuria, Synthesis and characterization of bi-functional magneto-luminescent Fe 3 O 4@ SiO 2@ NaLuF 4: Eu 3+ hybrid core/shell nanospheres, Journal of Chemical Sciences 128 (7), 1149-1155 (2016).
19. Palvi Gupta, A.K. Bedyal, Vinay Kumar, Vivek K. Singh, Khajuria, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, H.C. Swart Thermoluminescence and glow curves analysis of ɣ-exposed Eu³⁺ doped K₃Y(PO₄)₂ nanophosphors, Materials Research Bulletin 73 111-118 (2016).
20. BBS Jaswal, J Sharma, V Kumar, Y Khajuria, VK Singh, PK Rai, Elemental and molecular analysis of gallstones using wave-dispersive X-ray fluorescence and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, Advanced Science Letters 21 (8), 2613-2617 (2015)
21. Neesha Yadav, Shailja Singh, Shrawan Kumar Mangawa, Sandeep K. Dixit, Ujval Gupta, Yugal Khajuria, Satish Kumar Awasthi,.Fluorescent probe 7-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)-2H-chromen-2-one: Experimental and DFT based approach to photophysical properties, Spectrochim. Acta Part- A, 311-317(2015).
22. Ujval Gupta, Vinay Kumar, Vivek K. Singh, Rajni Kant, Yugal Khajuria Spectroscopic studies and quantum chemical investigations of (3, 4-dimethoxybenzylidene) propanedinitrile, Acta Part- A, 140 65-73 (2015).
23. Gupta, A K Bedyal, Vinay Kumar,Y Khajuria, Vishal Sharma,O M Ntwaeaborwa, H C Swart Energy transfer mechanism from Gd³⁺ to Sm³⁺ in K₃Gd(PO₄)₂:Sm³⁺ Phosphor, Material Research Express V2 No. 7 076202 (2015).
24. Sumit Sanotra, Rimpy Gupta, Ujval Gupta, Yugal Khajuria , Haq Nawaz Seikh Synthisis, crystal structure, photoluminescence and DFT studies of bis(1,10-phenanthroline)di (K²-OOnitrato) cadmium (II), , Spectro Chimica Acta part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 129, 392 (2014).
25. P Gupta, AK Bedyal, Vinay Kumar, Y Khajuria , S P Lochab, SS Pitale, OM Ntwaeaborwa, H C Swart Photolum inescence and thermoluminescence properties of Tb³⁺ doped K₃Gd(PO₄)₂ nanophosphor Materials Research Bulletin  60 401-411 (2014)
26. Palvi Gupta, A.K. Bedyal, Vinay Kumar, Y. Khajuria, Vinod Kumar, E. Coetsee-Hugo, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, H.C. Swart, Spectral and surface investigations on Eu3+ doped K3Y(PO4)2  nanophosphor: A promising orange–red phosphor for white light-emitting diodes Optical Materials 36(5) 1001 (2014).
27. Palvi Gupta, A. K. Bedyal, vinay Kumar, Khajuria, O.M Ntwacaborwa and H. C. Swart A Promising Orange-Red Nancrystalline Potassium Lanthanum orthophosphate for White Light Emitting Diodes, Ind. J Mat. Sci. Article ID 794680 (2014)
28. Y. Khajuria, S. Sunil Kumar and P.C. Deshmukh, Modified Semiclassical Exchange Approximation in the Electron Atom Collision: K and Mg (e,2e) Triple Differential Cross Section. Phys. Lett. A 373 4442  (2009).
29. Y. Khajuria, and P.C.Deshmukh, (e, 2e) study of Ca in coplanar symmetric geometry: Phys. Rev. A 78 1 (2008).
30. Y. Khajuria, S Sunil Kumar, and P. C. Deshmukh, (e, 2e) triple differential cross section of Mg in coplanar symmetric geometry. Phys. Rev. A 75 022708 (2007).
31. S Sunil Kumar, Yugal Khajuria and P C Deshmukh, (e,2e) Study of Ca in Coplanar Symmetric geometry at low impact energies using Distorted wave Born Approximation, J. of Phys. 80 012021 (2007).
32. Y. Khajuria and P. C. Deshmukh, Xe(4d) triple differential cross section: Modified semiclassical exchange approximation in the electron-atom collision J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys.  39 569 (2006).
33. Yusuke Miyake, Masahiko Takahashi, Noboru Watanabe, Yugal Khajuria, Yasuo Udagawa, Yasuhiro Sakai and Takeshi Mukoyama, Examination of (e,2e) scattering models by comparison of momentum profiles of noble gases between experiment and theory, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 8  3022 (2006).
34. N. Watanabe, Y. Khajuria, M. Takahashi, Y. Udagawa, Electron momentum spectroscopy of Ne. J. Electron Spectrosc. and Relat. Phenom. 142 325 (2005).
35. M. Takahashi, N. Watanabe, Y. Khajuria, Y. Udagawa, J. H.D Eland. Eland, Observation of molecular frame (e,2e) cross section: An (e,2e +M) triple coincidence study on H₂.  Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 213202 (2005).
36. N.Watanabe, Y. Khajuria, M.Takahashi, Y.Udagawa, P.S.Vinitsky, Yu. V Popov, O. Chuluumbaatar, and K.A. Kouzakov, (e,2e) and (e 3-1e) studies on double processes of  He at large momentum transfer.Phys. Rev. A 72 032705 (2005).
37. M. Takahashi, N. Watanabe, Y. Khajuria, K. Nakayama, Y. Udagawa, J. H.D. Eland, Observation of molecular frame (e,2e) cross section using an electron-electron-fragment ion triple coincidence apparatus. J. Electron Spectrosc. and Relat Phenom. 141 83 (2004).
38. M. Takahashi, Y. Khajuria and Y. Udagawa, (e, 2e) ionization-excitation of H₂.  Phys. Rev. A 68     042710  (2003).
39. Y. Khajuria, M. Takahashi and Y. Udagawa, Electron momentum spectroscopy of N₂O. J. Electron. Spectrosc. and Relat. Phenom. 133 113 (2003).
40. L. Q. Chen, Y. Khajuria, X. J. Chen and K. Z. Xu, Triple differential cross section of Ne(2s) in the coplanar and perpendicular plane geometry. Eur. Phys. J. D 26 141 (2003). 
41. Y. Khajuria L. Q. Chen, X. J. Chen and K. Z. Xu, Triple differential cross sections of Helium and Argon at 64.6 eV. Phys. Rev. A 65 042706 (2002).
42. Y. Khajuria, L. Q. Chen, X. J. Chen and K. Z. Xu, (e, 2e) triple differential cross section of ionic targets in coplanar to perpendicular plane geometry. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 35 93 (2002).
43. X. J. Chen, C. C. Jia, C. Xu, Y. Khajuria and K. Z. Xu, Experimental and calculated momentum densities for outer valance orbitals of Chlorotrifluoromethane. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 34 4845 (2001).
44. Y. Khajuria and D. N. Tripathi, Geometry effects on the (e, 2e) triple differential cross section of Li⁺, Na⁺ and K⁺ ions. Phys. Rev. A 59 1197 (1999).
45. Y. Khajuria and D. N. Tripathi, Modified semiclassical exchange approximation in the electron atom collision: He (e, 2e) triple differential cross section. Phys. Lett. A 260 360 (1999).
46. Y. Khajuria and D. N. Tripathi, Evolution of e–He (e, 2e) triple differential cross section at 64.6 eV with different geometries. J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 31 2359 (1998).

………more to come

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Ph. D. Supervision

1. A Study of Molecular Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Molecules (2018)
2. Synthesis and Spectral Studies of Mixed Phosphate based Luminescent Nanomaterials (2018)
3. Structural, spectroscopic and Thermodynamical properties of organic molecules: Experimental and Theoretical studies (2019)
4. Spectroscopy investigation on some healthy and diseased plant Samples (2021)
5. Morphological, Thermal and Spectroscopic Studies of Some Biological Samples (2024, Thesis submitted)

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Proposed Jambu Zoo, Jagti, Nagrota – Department of wild life protection, J&K