Research Interest

Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Dissipative Quantum Systems, Nanomaterials, Fluctuation Spectroscopy, Quantum Optics.

  Academic Qualification

1. Ph.D. (Physics), Brookhaven National Laboratory, St. John's University, New York, 1973
2. M.Sc. (Physics), Calcutta University, 1967
3. B.Sc.(Physics Honours), Calcutta University, 1965

  Fellowship

1. Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (1992)
2. Elected Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1994)
3. Elected Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (1995)
4. Elected Fellow, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, (TWAS) (1999)
5. Elected Fellow, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology (2000)

  Positions

1. Lecturer in Physics, Presidency College, Kolkata (1968-69)
2. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh (1973-75) & Senior Research Associate, University of Alberta (1975-76)
3. Scientific Officer, Materials Science Laboratory, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (1976-81)
4. Reader, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (1981-86)
5. Professor, School of Physical Sciences, JNU, New Delhi (1986-99)
6. Dean, School of Physical Sciences, JNU, New Delhi (1987-89 & 1993-95)
7. Director, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Salt Lake, Kolkata (8 Feb. 1999 to 8 Apr, 2005)
8. Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata (2006 -)
9. Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (2003 - )
10. Honorary Professor, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (2005 - )

  Professional Honours

1. Young Scientist Medal, Indian National Science Academy (1977)
2. Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, tenured at the Institute for Solid State Physics, Juelich, Germany
   (1984, May-July 1985, December 1987, January-June 1997, 2002 and 2003)
3. Research Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (1987-89)
4. Associate, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (1985-91)
5. Senior Associate, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy (1992-1997)
6. Visiting Associate, Darwin College, Cambridge University (May-July 1993)
7. Bibharani Devi Prize of Calcutta University (2002)
8. DAE Raja Ramanna Award of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (2002)
9. Sisir Kumar Mitra Medal and Lecture of the Indian Science News Association (2004)
10. Distinguished Lecturership Award for 2005-2006, Materials Research Society of India
11. Swamy Atulananda Endowment Award Lecture, Ramakrishna Mission (2005)
12. L.A. Meera Memorial Lecture (2005)
13. Meghnad Saha Memorial Award of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (2005)
14. C.V. Raman Birth Centenary Award, 93rd Indian National Science Congress (2006)    [ Photograph ]
15. Visiting Fellow under the Distinguished Scientist Visitors' Programme of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel (2007-2008)
16. J. C. Bose Fellowship of the Department of Science & Technology, India (2006-2010)
17. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) C V Raman Award Lecture (2009)
18. Indian National Science Academy (INSA) C V Raman Medal (2010)