The observations of astronomers imply that the Universe is still expanding from an infinitely dense and energetic state, after an initial 'hot big bang' some 15 billion years ago. But how did the matter of the present-day Universe evolve from this state? This is one of the major questions that modern research in particle physics seeks to answer. The physicists of today have joined forces with astronomers in exploring the origins of the Universe-and in particular, the origins of matter. We are trying hard to get the answers of these questions using different art of the state techniques (detectors) and tools. Our research studies include: i) Experimental Research in Nuclear and Astroparticle Physics and ii) Detector Technology Research and Development. Under experimental research program, we investigate the frontier of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) by attempting to recreate and characterize new and predicted forms of matter and other new phenomena that might occur in extreme conditions and which have not existed since the Big-Bang. One of the outstanding questions that current exists in cosmology is that we know very little about what makes up the universe. Dark-matter accounts for about 1/4 of the total matter in the universe, yet its nature and properties are still a mystery. Direct detection of dark matter has yet to be observed. Group is highly involved discovering the secrete of science and surrounding To achieve the physics goals, group is actively collaborating in PHENIX (USA), CBM (Germany), TEXONO (Taiwan), INO (India) and MIPP & MINOS (USA) experiments. Under this program, we are trying to develop a gaseous detectors consisting of a glass and bakelite electrodes for INO experiments which is one of the mega science project of DST, New Delhi. Group is also involved in developing novel design of HPGe detector for dark matter search experiment.
Awards:

• International Fellows at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Chicago, USA (2010)
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, Osaka, Japan (2005)
• Academia Sinica Fellowship, Taipei, Taiwan (2004)
• Academia Sinica Distinguish Research Fellowship, Taipei, Taiwan (2001)
• Visiting Research Scientist, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (2001)
• Visiting Research Fellow, Brookhaven National Lab, NY, USA (2000).

S. No.	Name of the Project	Duration	Source of Funding	Amount of Funding (Rs)
1.	Search for novel photocathode materials for Vacuum Ultraviolet (VUV) Gaseous photon detectors	2007- 2010	CSIR, New Delhi	9.3 lakhs
2.	Probing Quark-Gluon Plasma with leptonic observables with PHENIX detector at RHIC	2008-2011	DAE-BRNS, Mumbai	9.8 lakhs
3.	An experimental study of Quark-Gluon Plasma in PHENIX experiment at RHIC (BNL, USA)	2008- 2011	DST, New Delhi	46.0 Lakhs
4.	Characterization of Resistive Plate Chamber Detectors	2010-2013	DST, New Delhi	40.0 lakhs
5.	To study the ageing effects of Glass and Bakelite Resistive Plate Chamber Detectors	2010- 2013	DST, New Delhi	30.0 Lakhs

• JINR, Dubna (Russia) Experiment � 1992-1999 (DGKLMTV Exptt.)
• Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, USA � 1995 � Onward (PHENIX Exptt.)
• Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan � 2001 � Onward (TEXONO Exptt.)
• GSI, Darmstadt, Germany � 2006 � Onward (CBM Exptt.)
• TIFR, Mumbai, India � 2006 � Onward (INO Exptt.)
• FNAL, Chicago, USA � 2009 � Onward (MIPP, MINOS & DUSEL Exptt.)
• Member National Advisory committee of DAE-BRNS HEP Symposium 2008 & 10
• Established Two (02) new experiments for the masters students (2010)
• Organized National symposium 2008
• Founder and convener of the One-day conference 2007 (Annual Feature of Physics Department)
• Run Coordinator of TEXONO experiment during 2003-04
• Shift-leader of PHENIX experiment in 2007
• Delivered more 75 talks at several places around the world
• Contributed in more than 150 research papers of international reputes
• Supervising several internal and external research students

List of 10 major Publications: (h-index = 41.00)

1. Formation of dense partonic matter in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions at RHIC: Experimental evaluation by the PHENIX Collaboration, K. Adcox (including V. Singh) et al., Nucl. Phys. A757, 184 (2005) Total Citation = 661 Average Citation per year = 110.17
2. Suppression of hadrons with large transverse momentum in central Au+Au collisions at ?sNN=130 GeV, K. Adcox (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 88. 022301 (2002) Total Citation = 453 Average Citation per year = 50.33
3. Identified charged particle spectra and yields in Au plus Au collisions at ?SNN=200 GeV, SS Adler (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. C69, 034909 (2004) Total Citation = 319 Average Citation per year = 45.57
4. Suppressed pi(0) production at large transverse momentum in central Au plus Au collisions at ?sNN=200 GeV, SS Adler (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 072301 (2003) Total Citation = 320 Average Citation per year = 40.00
5. Elliptic flow of identified hadrons in Au+Au collisions at ?SNN=200 GeV, SS Adler (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 182301 (2003) Total Citation = 276 Average Citation per year = 34.50
6. Energy loss and flow of heavy quarks in Au + Au collisions at ?SNN=200 GeV, A Adare (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 172301 (2007) Total Citation = 136 Average Citation per year = 34.00
7. Dense-medium modifications to jet-induced hadron pair distributions in Au+Au collisions at ?SNN=200 GeV, SS Adler (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 052301 (2006) Total Citation = 152 Average Citation per year = 30.40
8. PHENIX detector overview, K. Adcox (including V. Singh) et al., NIM A499, 469 (2003) Total Citation = 215 Average Citation per year = 26.88
9. High-p(T) charged hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ?SNN=200 GeV, SS Adler (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. C 69, 034910 (2004) Total Citation = 156 Average Citation per year = 22.29
10. Midrapidity neutral-pion production in proton-proton collisions at ?SNN=200 GeV, SS Adler (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 241803 (2003) Total Citation = 175 Average Citation per year = 21.88
11. Centrality dependence of charged particle multiplicity in Au-Au collisions at ?SNN=130 GeV, K. Adcox (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 3500 (2001) Total Citation = 216 Average Citation per year = 21.60
12. Centrality dependence of ??, K-+/-, p, and (p)over-bar production from ?SNN=130 GeV Au+Au collisions at RHIC, K. Adcox (including V. Singh) et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 242301 (2002) Total Citation = 188 Average Citation per year = 20.89

1. Enhanced Production of Direct Photons in Au + Au Collisions at ?sNN = 200 GeV and Implications for the Initial Temperature, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 132301 (2010)
2. Detailed measurement of the e+ e- pair continuum in p + p and Au + Au collisions at vsNN = 200 GeV and implications for direct photon production, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C81, 034911 (2010)
3. Double-helicity dependence of jet properties from di-hadrons in longitudinally polarized p + p collisions at ?S=200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D81, 012002 (2010)
4. Measurement of electron anti-neutrino � electron scattering cross section with CsI(Tl) scintillating crystal array at the Kuo-Sheng nuclear power reactor, M. Deniz et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D81, 072001 (2010)
5. High- pT ?0 production with respect to the reaction plane in Au + Au collisions at vsNN = 200 GeV, S. Afanasiev et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C80, 054907 (2009)
6. Measurement of Bottom versus Charm as a Function of Transverse Momentum with Electron-Hadron Correlations in p + p Collisions at vsNN=200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 082002 (2009)
7. Gluon-Spin Contribution to the Proton Spin from the Double - Helicity Asymmetry in Inclusive ?0 Production in Polarized p + p Collisions at vsNN =200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 012003 (2009)
8. Photon-hadron jet correlations in p + p and Au + Au collisions at vsNN =200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 80, 024908 (2009)
9. Charged Kaon Interferometric Probes of Space-Time Evolution in Au + Au Collisions at vsNN = 200GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 142301 (2009)
10. Photo production of J/? and of high mass e+ e- in ultra-peripheral Au+Au collisions at vsNN = 200 GeV, S. Afanasiev et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Lett. B 679, 321 (2009)
11. Systematic studies of elliptic flow measurements in Au+Au collisions at vsNN =200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 80, 024909 (2009)
12. Cold nuclear matter effects on J/? production as constrained by deuteron-gold measurements at vSNN=200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 79, 059901(E) (2009)
13. Inclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for p0 production in p+p collisions at vSNN=62.4 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D 79, 012003 (2009)
14. Dilepton mass spectra in p+p collisions atvSNN= 200 GeV and the contribution from open charm, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Physics Letters B 670, 313 (2009)
15. New limits on low-mass WIMP dark matter with a germanium detector at 220-eV threshold, S.T. Lin et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D76, 061101(R) (2009)
16. Proceeding of DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium, Edited by V. Singh, (2008)
17. Prospects of cold dark matter searches with an ultra-low-energy germanium detector, H.T. Wong et al (including V. Singh), J. Phys. Conf. Sec. 120, 042013 (2008)
18. Suppression Pattern of Neutral Pions at High Transverse Momentum in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV and Constraints on Medium Transport Coefficients, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 232301 (2008)
19. Onset of ?0 Suppression Studied in Cu + Cu Collisions at vSNN = 22.4, 62.4 and 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 162301 (2008)
20. Search of axions from a nuclear power reactor with a high-purity germanium detector, H. M. Chang et al (including V. Singh), J. Phys. Conf. Sec. 120, 042012 (2008)
21. J/? Production in vSNN = 200 GeV Cu + Cu Collisions, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 122301 (2008)
22. Particle-Species Dependent Modification of Jet-Induced Correlations in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, S. Afanasiev et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 082301 (2008)
23. Source Breakup Dynamics in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV via Three-Dimensional Two-Pion Source Imaging, S. Afanasiev et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 232301 (2008)
24. Charged hadron multiplicity fluctuations in Au + Au and Cu + Cu collisions from vSNN = 22.5 to 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 78, 044902 (2008)
25. Dihadron azimuthal correlations in Au + Au collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 78, 014901 (2008)
26. Quantitative constraints on the transport properties of hot partonic matter from semi-inclusive single high transverse momentum pion suppression in Au + Au collisions at vsNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 77, 064907 (2008)
27. Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of dihadron correlations in Au + Au collisions at vSNN =200 GeV: jet quenching and the response of partonic matter, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 77, 011901(R) (2008)
28. Production and Decay of the 73Ge*(1/2-) Meta-stable state in a Low-Background Germanium Detector, H.Y. Liao et al (including V. Singh), J. Phys. G 35, 077001 (2008) (RESEARCH NOTE FROM COLLABORATION) 123] A Detailed Study of High-pT Neutral Pion Suppression and Azimuthal Anisotropy in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN=200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 76, 034904 (2007)
29. Measurement of Single Muons at Forward Rapidity in p + p Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV and Implications for Charm Production, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D 76, 092002 (2007)
30. Measurement of Direct Photon Production in p + p collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 012002 (2007)
31. Measurement of density correlations in pseudorapidity via charged particle multiplicity fluctuations in Au + Au collisions at vSNN =200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 76, 034903 (2007)
32. Inclusive cross section and double helicity asymmetry for ?0 productions in p + p collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV: Implications for the polarized gluon distribution in the proton, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D 76, 051106 (2007)
33. System Size and Energy Dependence of Jet-Induced Hadron Pair Correlation Shapes in Relativistic Nuclear Collisions, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 232302 (2007)
34. J/psi Production in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 232301 (2007)
35. J/psi Production in p + p Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 232002 (2007)
36. Correlated Production of p and p^bar in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Lett. B 649, 359 (2007)
37. Elliptic Flow for phi Mesons and (Anti) deuterons in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, S. Afanasiev et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 052301 (2007)
38. Energy Loss and Flow of Heavy Quarks in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 172301 (2007)
39. Scaling properties of azimuthal anisotropy in Au + Au and Cu + Cu collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 162301 (2007)
40. High transverse momentum eta meson production in p + p, d + Au, and Au + Au collisions at vSNN =200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. C 75, 024909 (2007)
41. Evidence for a long-range component in the pion emission source in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN =200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 132301 (2007)
42. Search of Axions at the Kuo-Sheng Nuclear Power Station with a High-Purity Germanium Detector, H.M. Chang et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D 75, 052004 (2007)
43. Search of Neutrino Magnetic Moments with a High-Purity Germanium Detector at the Kuo-Sheng Nuclear Power Station, H.T. Wong et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D 75, 012001 (2007)
44. Measurement of high pt single electrons from heavy-flavor decays in p + p collisions, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 252002 (2006)
45. Dense-Medium Modifications to Jet-Induced Hadron Pair Distributions in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN=200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 052301 (2006)
46. Common Suppression Pattern of and Common Suppression Pattern of ? and ?o mesons at High Transverse Momentum in Au + Au Collisions at ?S=200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 202301 (2006)
47. Improved measurement of double helicity asymmetry in inclusive mid-rapidity ?0 production for polarized p + p collisions at vSNN=200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. D 73, 091102(R) (2006)
48. Modifications to Di-Jet Hadron Pair Corr�lations in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 032001 (2006)
49. ?0/? v2 in Au + Au collisions at vSNN =200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 032302 (2006)
50. Nuclear Modification of Single Electron Spectra and Implications for Heavy Quark Energy Loss in Au + Au Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, S. S. Adler et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 032301 (2006)
51. Measurement of the Intrinsic Radiopurity of Cs137/U235/U238/Th232 in CsI(Tl) Crystal Scintillators, Y. F. Zhu et al (including V. Singh), Nucl. Instrum. Methods A 557, 490 (2006)
52. The TEXONO Research Program in Low Energy Neutrino and Astroparticle Physics, V. Singh & H. T. Wong, Phys. At. Nucl. 69, 1956 (2006)
53. J/psi Production and Nuclear Effects for d+Au and p+p Collisions at vSNN = 200 GeV, A. Adare et al (including V. Singh), Phys. Rev. Lett 96, 012304 (2006)