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:
- Professor, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,
Pune, India, 2007 -
- Scientist, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 1987 - 2007
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for High Energy Astrophysics and University
of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Oct. 1989 - Sept. 1991.
- Visiting Member, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of
California, Santa Barbara, U.S.A., Jan. 1991 - June 1991.
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
- Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences. (Council Member 2007 - )
- Member, International Astronomical Union.
- Member, Astronomical Society Of India. (Secretary 1997 - 2000)
- Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences (1988-1993).
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- National Science Talent Scholarship, 1976-1987
- M.K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal, Astronomical Society of India, 1990
- C.V. Raman Award for Space Science, Govt. of Karnataka, 1998