Citizenship : Indian

Academic Background :

Ph.D. (Physics) 1990 - 1996 : Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore (degree awarded by Bangalore University 1997)

 M.Sc. (Mathematics) 1989 : Burdwan University, West Bengal, India

B. Sc. (Hons. in Mathematics) 1987 : Bankura Christian College, Bankura, West Bengal, India

Positions held :

(1) Reader, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore (2007 - 2010)

(2) Scientist C, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore (2002 - 2007)

(3) Visiting Associate Research Fellow at Theoretical Institute for Advanced Research in Astrophysics, Hsinchu, Taiwan (2007 - 2008)

(4) Visiting Associate Research Fellow at Theoretical Institute for Advanced Research in Astrophysics, Hsinchu, Taiwan (July 2005, November 2005).

(5) Visiting Associate Research Fellow at Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taipei, Taiwan (March - July 2004).

(6) Visiting Fellow at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India (2000 - 2001).

(7) Research Associate at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA (1998 - 1999).

(8) Visiting scientist at Mehta Research Institute (Under dept. of Atomic energy), Allahabad, India (1997 - 1998).

(9) CSIR junior and senior research fellow (1991 - 1996).

 Present Position :

Associate Professor (2010 -) , Indian Institute of Astrophysics (Under dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India), Bangalore.

Research Interest :

Theoretical Astrophysics : Atmosphere of Brown Dwarfs and Extra-solar planets; Neutron stars (Please see my list of publications or contact me for details).

Awards and Achievements :

(1) Visiting Associate Research fellowship by Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taipei, Taiwan

(2) National scholarship in Secondary and Higher secondary exams.

(3) CSIR fellowship (with all India rank 10)

Memberships :

(1) Member of International Astronomical Union (IAU), Division IV (commission 36).

(2) Life Member of Astronomical Society of India (ASI).

(3) Life Member of Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG)).

Students :

(1) Dr. Malay Maiti (completed Ph.D. thesis on Brown Dwarfs, 2010)

(2) Dr. Devdeep Sarkar (Summer project student worked on Cosmology, 2002)

(3) Mr. Santosh K. Swain (Summer project student worked on Extra-solar Planets, 2003)