The Campus Director

Rev Dr Antony Prakash Monteiro M.Sc.(Physics), Ph.D.
Rev Dr A. P. Monteiro born on August 9, 1976 in Shirva, Karnataka, India.

Date of Ordination as a Priest: April 25, 2006

Service

• June 2011–current : Campus Director , St Philomena College, Puttur

AND

• June 2012–current : Chairman, Center for P.G. Studies and Research, St Philomena College, Puttur
• July 2011-Aug 2011 : Parochial Administrator, Sacred Heart Church, Maril.
• June 2007-May 2008 : Parish Priest, Assumption Of Our Lady Church, Mariashram, Talapady.
• June 2007-May 2011 : Resident, Research Studies, Bishop’s House, Mangalore.
• June 2006-May 2007 : Assistant Parish Priest, St Francis Xavier Church, Bejai.

 
Major Achievements

• Fifth Rank in BSc from Mangalore University
• First Rank and Gold Medal in MSc from Mangalore University
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics by the Mangalore University for the thesis “The Study of Meson Spectroscopy in the Framework of Constituent Quark Models’’
• He has recived ‘VGST Award for Research Publications (ARP) 2017-18’ from Govt of Karnataka for his outstanding research publications in Theoretical Particle Physics field. He was awarded for his research articles in international journals with high Impact Factor
• He has received VGST Grant 2018-19 of Rs 20 lakh to establish “Center for theoretical Nuclear and Particle Physics” at St. Philomena College, Puttur from Govt of Karnataka.
• His Thesis has been published as book by Lambert Publications, Germany
• 18 research papers in reputed National and International journals
• 64 research papers presented in National and International conferences
• Authored of various books in Kannada, Konkani and English Languages
• Dr A P Monteiro is popularly known as ‘Quiz Priest’ among the Christians of Mangaluru. Till now he has authored five Bible quiz books in three languages (Konkani, Kannada and English).