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<div>{{Short description|Research institute in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox institute<br />
| name = Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics<br />
| image = Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics.svg<br />
| image_upright = .8<br />
| motto = ''Advancement of Knowledge''<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|11 January 1950}}<br />
| focus = * Applied [[Nuclear physics|Nuclear Physics]]<br />
* [[Nuclear astrophysics]]<br />
* [[Biophysics]]<br />
* [[Structural genomics]]<br />
* [[Chemical Sciences]]<br />
* [[Crystallography]]<br />
* [[Molecular biology]]<br />
* [[Condensed matter physics]]<br />
* [[High-energy nuclear physics]]<br />
* [[Particle physics]]<br />
* [[Plasma Physics]]<br />
* [[Surface Physics]]<br />
* [[Material science]]<br />
* [[Theoretical physics]]<br />
| chairman = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary]] of [[Department of Atomic Energy|DAE]]<br />
| founder = [[Meghnad Saha]]<br />
| head_label = Director<br />
| head = Amit Ghosh<br />
| city = [[Kolkata]]<br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coor = {{Coord|22.6016275|N|88.4175088|E|format=dms|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subsidiaries = [[Department of Atomic Energy]]<br />
| website = {{Official URL}}|<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics''' ('''SINP''') is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in [[Salt Lake City (Bidhan Nagar), Kolkata|Bidhannagar]], [[Kolkata]], India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Sayantan |title=Team at Kolkata institute engineers bacteria to solve maths problems |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/saha-institute-kolkata-bacteria-solve-maths-problems-bactoneurons-intelligence/article68859080.ece |work=The Hindu |date=13 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mudur |first1=G.S. |title=Scientists use computational technology to coax genetically engineered bacteria to do maths |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/scientists-coax-genetically-engineered-bacteria-to-do-maths-using-computational-technology/cid/2048856}}</ref> The institute is named after and founded by the famous Indian physicist [[Meghnad Saha]].<br />
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==Previous Directors==<br />
* Gautam Bhattacharyya<br />
* [[Ajit Kumar Mohanty]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1568645}}</ref><br />
* [[Bikas Chakrabarti]]<br />
* [[Milan K. Sanyal]] [2009 to 2014]<br />
* [[Bikash Sinha]]<br />
* Manoj K. Pal<br />
* D. N. Kundu<br />
* B. D. Nag Chowdhury<br />
* [[Meghnad Saha]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[List of colleges in West Bengal]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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