Office Hours

Jones Hall # 209

T/Th •  11 am -12 pm

Office Hours

Fall 2023
PHZ 3113, T/Th 12:30-1:45 pm


About Me


Dr. Kattel has been an Assistant Professor of Physics at FAMU since 2019. Prior to FAMU, he worked as a Research Scientist at Columbia University, NY. He obtained his PhD in Physics in 2012 from New Mexico State University and did postdoctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh (2012-2014) and at Brookhaven National Laboratory (2014-2018).


Areas of Interest


  • computational modeling
  • materials science
  • catalysis
  • green energy and sustainability

Education


 
  • New Mexico State University, 2012
    Ph.D. in Physics
  • Tribhuvan University, 1999
    B. Sc. in Physics

Work History


  • Assistant Professor of Physics, 2019-present
    Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  • Research Scientist, 2018
    Columbia University, NY
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
    Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY

Courses Taught At FAMU


  • PHZ 3113 Mathematical Methods in Physics-I
  • PHZ 3114 Mathematical Methods in Physics-II
  • PHY 3424 Optics
  • PHY 2048
  • PHY 2049
  • PHY 2048-L
  • PHY 2049-L