Abdul Rahoof. K.A is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Sullamussalam Science College Areekode. With 14 years of teaching experience, his expertise lies in the fields of electronics and materials science. He completed his M.Sc. in Physics in 2008 and is currently pursuing his PhD. Throughout his career, he has actively participated in various academic and professional development programs, including refresher courses, workshops, and faculty development initiatives. Abdul Rahoof has published research in journals related to optics, free radical research, and computational science. He is also committed to academic service and extension activities, having served as the NSS Programme Officer for several years.


Previous Experiences

• Guest Lecturer - Sullamussalam Science College Areekode - From 3.12.2009 To 14.11.2010
• Total 14 Years of Teaching Experience

Orientation / Refresher Course/ Short term courses Attended

• Orientation Programme

1. Orientation Programme (28 days from 05-06-2014 to 02-07-2014) Conducted by UGC HRDC (Academic staff college), University of Calicut.

• Refresher Course/ Workshop and Faculty Development Programme.

1. Refresher course in Statistical Mechanics (14 days from 29-04-2012 to 12-05-2012) conducted by Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore held at Nehru Arts & Science College, Kanhangad.

2. Refresher course in Experimental Physics (14 days from 15-11-2012 to 30-11-2012) conducted by Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore.

3. Mini School on X-Ray Astronomy data analysis (5 days from 22/05/2018 to 26/05/2018) Conducted by Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune held at Providence Women’s College Calicut.

4. National Workshop on computer interfaced science experiments (5 days from 06/05/2019 to 10/05/2019) conducted by University of Calicut held at University of Calicut.

5. Short term course on Gravitation and Cosmology (5 days from 25/11/2019 to 30/11/2019) Conducted by Teaching Learning Centre, IUCAA Pune held at Providence Women’s College Calicut.

6. Faculty Development Programme on LaTeX (5 days from 17/08/2020 to 21/08/2020) sponsored by Spoken Tutorial IIT Bombay conducted by Marthoma College Tiruvalla held in online mode.

7. Faculty Development Programme on Essential Mathematics for Engineers and Researchers (5 days from 23/11/2020 to 27/11/2020) conducted by SKN Singhad College Pandharpur.

8. Refresher course in Basic Sciences (13 days from 21/12/2020 to 02/01/2021) conducted by UGD-HRDC Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.

9. Refresher Course in Interdisciplinary Advances in Biological Sciences (2 weeks from 15/11/2024 to 28/11/2024) conducted by UGC-MMTTC University of Calicut.

Seminar/ Conferences / Workshop attended 

• Attended International Conference on Science, Arts & Commerce organized by Sullamussala, Science College Areekode during 13, 14 and 15 February 2024
• Attended Three-week online workshop on Electrochemical Data Analysis conducted by Department of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar and SIAS Research Forum during 05 - 23 June 2023
• Attended Teacher Professional Development Programme on Mathematical Modelling Using Technology-Enabled and Student-Centered Learning for College Teachers - Level II conducted by University of Calicut, Sponsored by HBCSE Mumbai & KSCSTE Kerala on 24 & 25 February 2023.
• Attended Teacher Professional Development Programme – 2022 conducted by Department of Physics, Farook College, Sponsored by HBCSE Mumbai & KSCSTE Kerala on 16 & 17 June 2022.
• Served as a resource person in Astronomy Olympiad Exposure camp for teachers conducted by HBCSE-TIFR Mumbai, Sponsored by MHRD, DST, DAE from 21 to 24 November 2022
• Served as a resource person in Resource Generation Camp for Indian National Astronomy Olympiad (INAO) 2023 conducted by HBCSE-TIFR Mumbai, Sponsored by MHRD, DST, DAE on 19 & 20 November 2022
• Attended 2-Day Workshop on Translational Research and Technology Commercialization conducted by University of Calicut Sponsored by Kerala Startup Mission on 2 & 3 November 2022

Publications (Conference Proceedings/Journals/Book Chapters)

1. Title of the Article - Analyzing the effect of higher order nonlinearity on dispersion relation and optical multistability generation in oppositely directed coupler

   Journal Name - Optik - Elsevier

   ISSN - 0030-4026 Online: 1618-1336

   Volume - 181

   Date of Publication - Mar-19

2.  Title of the Article -Theoretical insights into the radical scavenging activity of glipizide: DFT and molecular docking studies

   Journal Name - Free radical Research - Taylor & Fransis

   ISSN - Online:1029-2470

   Volume - 56

   Issue - 1

   Date of Publication - 05-May-22

3. Title of the Article -Toxicity Prediction of Imidazolium and Pyridinium Ionic Liquids: A DFT-Based Approach

   Journal Name - International Educational Journal of Science and Engineering

   ISSN - e-ISSN: 2581-6195

   Volume  7

   Issue - 8

   Date of Publication - 01-Aug-24

4. Title of the Article -Computational Investigation of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids and their Interactions with Certain Bio-Species using Density Functional Theory

   Journal Name - International Educational Applied Scientific Research Journal [IEASRJ]

   ISSN - e-ISSN: 2456-5040

   Volume  9

   Issue - 10

   Date of Publication -01-Oct-24

Membership in Academic / Administrative Bodies 

• Life time membership in Academy of Physics Teachers (APT), Kerala

Extension activities 

• Served as NSS Programme Officer from 26.06.2013 to 25.06.2017

PG - M.Sc Physics - 2008

PhD - Doing