Curriculum Vitae

DIPANKAR BHATTACHARYA

ACADEMIC RECORD:
B. Sc. (Physics Honours), Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, 1979.
M. Sc. (Physics), Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, 1981.
Ph. D. (Physics), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1988.

EMPLOYMENT:

1. Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India, 2007 -
2. Scientist, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 1987 - 2007
3. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for High Energy Astrophysics and University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Oct. 1989 - Sept. 1991.
4. Visiting Member, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A., Jan. 1991 - June 1991.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

1. Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences. (Council Member 2007 - )
2. Member, International Astronomical Union.
3. Member, Astronomical Society Of India. (Secretary 1997 - 2000)
4. Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences (1988-1993).

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

1. National Science Talent Scholarship, 1976-1987
2. M.K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal, Astronomical Society of India, 1990
3. C.V. Raman Award for Space Science, Govt. of Karnataka, 1998