Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Name : Krishnendu Sengupta

Department : School of Physical Sciences
Designation : Senior Professor
Contact : +91 33 2473 4971 (Ext: 2192)
Email : tpks@iacs.res.in


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Research interest: 
 
  • Quantum Statistical Physics
  • Phase transitions
  • Topology in solid state systems
  • Non-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems and field theory
  • Physics of ultracold atoms

Lectures highlithing some aspects of my research can be found here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRfu94TCePTt8hNb7JUg649o_SRe_o9wV 

 

          

 


Academic Profile

Academic Profile 

 

Education and Research Experience:
 
  • University of Maryland at College Park: January 1996 - August 2001, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics.
     
  • September 2001 – August 2004: Postdoctoral Research with Professors Steven M. Girvin and Subir Sachdev at Yale University.
     
  • Sept. 2004-July 2005: Postdoctoral Associate with Professor Yong Baek Kim at University of Toronto.

 

Current and Past Position:
 
  • Senior Professor,  IACS, (2016-Present).
  • Adjunct Faculty, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, and ICTS, Bangalore (March 2012 –March 2015).
     
  • Professor, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences, Kolkata, India, (February 2012 - Feb. 2016).
     
  • Associate Professor, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Sciences, Kolkata, India (September 2008 – February 2012).
     
  • Associate Professor-F, Saha Institute of Nculear Physics, Kolkata, India. (February 2008 –September 2008)
     
  • .Associate Professor-E, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India. (October 2005 –February 2008)
     
  • Faculty Fellow-E, Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India. (August 2005 - October2005)

 

 

 

Accolades: 

  • Institute Silver Medal in Physics from I.I.T Kharagpur in 1993.
     
  • Indo-US research fellow in Physics, 2010.
     
  • Member, Joint Indo-US Center for Ultracold atoms (2009-2011).
     
  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences 2012.
     
  • APS Outstanding referee, 2012,
     
  • SSB award in Physical Sciences, 2012.
     
  • Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2013.
     
  • Indian Member in the Council of Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (2014-2016).
  • Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, 2021.
  • J C Bose National Fellow, 2022-2027. 
 

See https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=R348C-oAAAAJ&hl=en      for complete publication list 

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnendu_Sengupta    for my wiki page.


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