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Research Highlights

A new mechanism of self-repairing in piezoelectric materials is discovered.

S. Bhunia, S. Chandel, S. K. Karan, S. Dey, A. Tiwari, S. Das, N. Kumar, R. Chowdhury, S. Mondal, I. Ghosh, A. Mondal, B. B. Khatua, N. Ghosh, C. M. Reddy, Science, 2021, 373, 321–327.

Hydropool mapping of the highest river in the world (Dudh Kosi, Mt. Everest).

Dasgupta, B., Ajay, A., Kumar, A., Thamban, M., & Sanyal, P. (2021). Isoscape of surface runoff in high mountain catchments: An alternate model for meteoric water characterization and its implications. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2020JD033950.

Amyloid-Beta protein regulates cellular trafficking of intercellular gap junction protein Connexin 43 in astrocytes.

In this study, we have determined the cellular mechanisms by which amyloid - Beta (A Beta) peptide modifies Cx43 channel function, thereby contributing to Alzheimer’s disease pathology. (Maulik M, et. al., J Biol Chem, 2020).

The First-order Mott Transition in V2O3 has Traits of Second Order Transitions.

This work shows that the strongly hysteretic first-order phase transition in V2O3, and possibly other similar materials with long-ranged interactions, can have features usually associated with second-order transitions

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Selected Publications of Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Director's Message

Prof. Sourav Pal IISER-K today has a vibrant campus with strong faculty members of repute and supportive non-teaching staff members. The students pursuing various degrees are among the best in the country and have established a commendable culture.

The Institute has a flexible academic programme and hosts state-of-the-art research facilities. Currently, it has five academic departments (Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physical Sciences) and several centres of excellence.

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News & Achievements

Following students have got SPM or PMRF fellowships recently. Congratulations to all of them for their achievement and to their respective supervisors for their able guidance.

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship CSIR: SUMAN KUMAR SAHA (DCS)

Prime Minister Research Fellowship PMRF: NAIRIT SARKAR (DES), SANDIP SAMANTA (DMS), MANISH KUMAR (DMS), DEBABRATA MANDAL (DPS), BISWAJIT DAS (DPS), CHANDRANATH GHOSH (DCS), ISHITA GHOSH (DCS), SOUMYA PAUL (DCS)
Ms. Shruti Sail, 20MS batch student has published a book of poems ' Rhyme of My Life', the book is available on Amazon. Congratulations to Ms. Shruti for her splendid work.
IISER Kolkata is now official partners of IYBSSD 2022
Institute Supported Post-doctoral Fellows Recruitment
IISERs BS-MS Admission 2021
IISER Kolkata has been ranked at 142 in the Times Asia University Rankings 2021.
17th Theoretical Chemistry Symposium (TCS 2021) | December 11-14, 2021
Technology Enabled Learning: Here is the details of the various initiatives under NMEICT, MHRD, Govt. of India