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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Research University in Kolkata}} | ||
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| name = Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science | | name = Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science | ||
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| established = {{start date and age| | | budget = {{INRConvert|162.49|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2023–24 est.)}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2023 |title=DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS OF MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR 2023-2024 |url=https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/DDG%202023-2024.pdf |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=https://dst.gov.in}}</ref> | ||
| founder = [[Mahendralal Sarkar | | established = {{circa|{{start date and age|df=yes|1876}}}} | ||
| type = [[ | | founder = [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] | ||
| | | type = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]] | ||
| president = | | academic_affiliation = {{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]}} | ||
| director = | | president = [[Vinod K. Singh]] | ||
| | | director = [[Ranjan Sen]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|22. | | address = 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, [[Kolkata]] - 700032, [[West Bengal]], India | ||
| campus = | | coordinates = {{coord|22|29|56.09|N|88|22|7.76|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | ||
| language = English | | campus = [[Metropolis|Large city]] | ||
| website = {{Official URL}} | | free_label = Newspaper | ||
}} | | free = ''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]'' | ||
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'''Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science''' ('''IACS''') is a [[Public university|public]], [[Deemed university|deemed]], [[research university]] for higher education and research in basic sciences under the '''[[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology, Government of India]]''' | | website = {{Official URL}} | ||
}}{{Infobox university rankings|type=University and College|CWUR_W=1092 (2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2021–2022 Ranking|url=https://cwur.org/2021-22/Indian-Association-for-the-Cultivation-of-Science.php|access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref>|CWUR_N=19 (2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 2021–2022 Ranking|url=https://cwur.org/2021-22/Indian-Association-for-the-Cultivation-of-Science.php|access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref>}}[[File:Indian Association for the Cultivation Of Science (New Gate).png|thumb|Indian Association for the Cultivation Of Science (Raman Gate)|262x262px]] | |||
'''Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science''' ('''IACS''') is a [[Public university|public]], [[Deemed university|deemed]], [[research university]] for higher education and research in basic sciences under the '''[[Department of Science and Technology (India)|Department of Science & Technology, Government of India]].'''<ref>{{cite book|last=Bernhard Joseph Stern|title=Science and Society|year=1978|page=84|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IQZ2ni_Bn5sC&q=Indian+Association+for+the+Cultivation+of+Science&pg=PA85}}</ref> Established in 29 July 1876 by [[Mahendra Lal Sarkar|Mahendralal Sarkar]], a private medical practitioner, it focuses on fundamental research in basic sciences.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata|url=http://www.dst.gov.in/autonomous/iacs.htm|work=dst.gov.in|access-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529225344/http://dst.gov.in/autonomous/iacs.htm|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is Asia's oldest [[research institute]]<ref>{{cite web|title=saha.ac.in|url=http://www.saha.ac.in/web/founder/founder-life-works?showall=&start=10|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science|url=http://twas.org/partner/indian-association-cultivation-science|work=twas.org|access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> located at [[Jadavpur]], [[South Kolkata]] near [[Jadavpur University]], [[Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute]] and [[Indian Institute of Chemical Biology]]. It is spread over a limited area of 9.5 [[acre]]s<ref name="iacs1">{{cite web|title=About IACS|url=http://iacs.res.in/about-us.html|access-date=19 April 2014|work=iacs.res.in}}</ref> and currently in the process of building an advanced SMART campus at [[Baruipur]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
The association is engaged in research in various fields of [[physics]], [[chemistry]], [[Biological Sciences|biological sciences]], [[Mathematics|mathematical]] and [[Computational science|computational sciences]], [[Materials science|materials sciences]] and various interdisciplinary areas.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lourdusamy |first=John Bosco |date=2003 |title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: A Tortuous Tryst with Modern Science |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40188743 |journal=Journal of Science Education and Technology |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=381–396 |issn=1059-0145}}</ref> | |||
The | |||
== | == Indian Journal of Physics (IJP) == | ||
''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]'' was founded in 1926. It is published monthly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Journal of Physics|url=https://www.springer.com/journal/12648|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Springer|language=en}}</ref> Springer distributes print version of the Journal worldwide. The present chief editor of the journal is Prof. Subham Majumdar, who is a senior professor in the School of Physical Sciences, IACS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Journal of Physics |url=http://iacs.res.in/indian-journal-physics.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=iacs.res.in}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Second Campus (Offshore Campus at Baruipur)== | ||
Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Harsha Vardhan unveiled the foundation stone of the '''Syamaprasad Mukherjee Advanced Research and Training (SMART)'''<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=http://www.uniindia.com/dr-harsh-vardhan-unveils-foundation-stone-of-shyamaprasad-mookerjee-advance-research-and-training-campus/states/news/1350018.html |title= Dr.Harsh Vardhan unveils foundation stone of shyamaprasad mookerjee advance research and training campus |date=13 September 2018 |access-date=12 October 2018 |newspaper=United News of India}}</ref> campus of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science(IACS) at Baruipur. It will have the facilities for cutting-edge research in multiple disciplines such as fundamental sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/second-campus-for-science-hub/cid/1668467 |title=Second campus for science hub |date=14 September 2018 |access-date=12 October 2018 |newspaper= The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan unveils the foundation stone of the Shyamaprasad Mookerjee advance research and training campus of IACS in Kolkata |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1546078 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> | |||
== | == Institutions merged with IACS == | ||
''[[ | On 2017 Ratan Wattal led [[NITI Aayog]] high-level committee advice [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance Ministry]] recommended premier research institutes, ''[[S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences]]'' and ''[[Bose Institute]]'' would be merged with Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koshy |first=Jacob |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Centre plans an ‘overhaul’ of its research institutions |language=English |work=[[The Hindu]] April 29, 2023 10:13 pm IST |location=New Delhi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/science-and-technology-ministrys-autonomous-bodies-undergoing-restructure/article66793396.ece |url-status=live |access-date=April 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430094800/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/science-and-technology-ministrys-autonomous-bodies-undergoing-restructure/article66793396.ece |archive-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref> | ||
== Academic Divisions == | == Academic Divisions == | ||
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# School of Physical Sciences (SPS) | # School of Physical Sciences (SPS) | ||
Apart from these | Apart from these six major schools, there are a few centers, designed to perform specific and cutting-edge research, by the institute administration: | ||
# Centre for Computer Research, Education and Services (CCRES) | # Centre for Computer Research, Education and Services (CCRES) | ||
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# Polymer Structural Unit | # Polymer Structural Unit | ||
# Energy Research Unit | # Energy Research Unit | ||
==Administration== | ==Administration== | ||
[[File:Indian_Association_for_Cultivation_of_Science.jpg|thumb|Office c. 1907|305x305px]] | [[File:Indian_Association_for_Cultivation_of_Science.jpg|thumb|Office c. 1907|305x305px]] | ||
At its inception, the IACS was headed by a President, with the Honorary Secretary responsible for the day-to-day running of the Society. Until 1911, the office of President was ''de facto'' held by the [[List of governors of Bengal|Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal]], when the Lieutenant-Governor (Governor from 1912) became the co-patron of the Society alongside the [[Viceroy of India]], whose office-holders were automatically Patrons of the Society until 1947.<ref name="IACS_admin_15">{{cite book|pages=144|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1915 |publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press|year=1915}}</ref><ref name="president" group="note">With the exceptions of Sir (later Lord) [[Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell|Antony MacDonnell]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1893-1895), Sir [[Charles Cecil Stevens]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1897-1898), [[James Bourdillon]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1902-1903), Sir [[Lancelot Hare]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1906) and [[Francis Slacke]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1906-1908).</ref> Following India's independence in 1947, the administration of the IACS was reconstituted, with the designation of "Honorary Director" substituted for "Honorary Secretary."<ref name="IACS_admin_47">{{cite book|pages=25–26|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1947-1948 |year=1948}}</ref> The Director's prefix of "Honorary" was dropped in 1953.<ref name=" | At its inception, the IACS was headed by a President, with the Honorary Secretary responsible for the day-to-day running of the Society. Until 1911, the office of President was ''de facto'' held by the [[List of governors of Bengal|Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal]], when the Lieutenant-Governor (Governor from 1912) became the co-patron of the Society alongside the [[Viceroy of India]], whose office-holders were automatically Patrons of the Society until 1947.<ref name="IACS_admin_15">{{cite book|pages=144|title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1915 |publisher=Anglo-Sanskrit Press|year=1915}}</ref><ref name="president" group="note">With the exceptions of Sir (later Lord) [[Antony MacDonnell, 1st Baron MacDonnell|Antony MacDonnell]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1893-1895), Sir [[Charles Cecil Stevens]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1897-1898), [[James Bourdillon]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1902-1903), Sir [[Lancelot Hare]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1906) and [[Francis Slacke]] (Lieutenant-Governor 1906-1908).</ref> Following India's independence in 1947, the administration of the IACS was reconstituted, with the designation of "Honorary Director" substituted for "Honorary Secretary."<ref name="IACS_admin_47">{{cite book|pages=25–26|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1947-1948 |year=1948}}</ref> The Director's prefix of ''"Honorary"'' was dropped in 1953.<ref name="IACS_5253"/> | ||
===Presidents of the IACS (1876-present)=== | ===Presidents of the IACS (1876-present)=== | ||
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*Prof. [[Rai Bahadur]] Sir [[Upendranath Brahmachari]] [[Indian National Science Academy|FNI]], FASB (1942-1946)<ref name="IACS_admin_42">{{cite book|pages=20|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1942 |year=1942}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_46">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1946 |year=1946}}</ref> | *Prof. [[Rai Bahadur]] Sir [[Upendranath Brahmachari]] [[Indian National Science Academy|FNI]], FASB (1942-1946)<ref name="IACS_admin_42">{{cite book|pages=20|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1942 |year=1942}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_46">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1946 |year=1946}}</ref> | ||
*Prof. [[Meghnad Saha]] FNI, FASB, FRS (1946-1951)<ref name="IACS_admin_46"/><ref name="IACS_admin_50">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1950-51|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/459/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1950-51.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref> | *Prof. [[Meghnad Saha]] FNI, FASB, FRS (1946-1951)<ref name="IACS_admin_46"/><ref name="IACS_admin_50">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1950-51|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/459/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1950-51.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
*Prof. Sir [[Jnan Chandra Ghosh]] FNI (1951-1954)<ref name="IACS_admin_51">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1951-52|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/464/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1951-52.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_53">{{cite | *Prof. Sir [[Jnan Chandra Ghosh]] FNI (1951-1954)<ref name="IACS_admin_51">{{cite web|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1951-52|url=http://arxiv.iacs.res.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10821/464/1/ANNUAL%20REPORT-1951-52.pdf|website=Archive - IACS|access-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_53">{{cite journal|pages=495–496|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1953-54 |journal=Nature |year=1954|volume=174 |issue=4428 |doi=10.1038/174495a0 |bibcode=1954Natur.174..495. |s2cid=4203443 |doi-access=free }}</ref> | ||
*Hon. Justice [[Charu Chandra Biswas]] (1954-1957)<ref name="IACS_admin_55">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1955-56 |year=1956}}</ref> | *Hon. Justice [[Charu Chandra Biswas]] (1954-1957)<ref name="IACS_admin_55">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1955-56 |year=1956}}</ref> | ||
*Hon. Chief Justice Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (1957-1958)<ref name="IACS_admin_57">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1957-58 |year=1958}}</ref> | *Hon. Chief Justice Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (1957-1958)<ref name="IACS_admin_57">{{cite book|pages=2|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1957-58 |year=1958}}</ref> | ||
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*Prof. [[Arun Kumar Sharma]] FNA, FASc (1997-2000)<ref name="IACS_admin_97"/> | *Prof. [[Arun Kumar Sharma]] FNA, FASc (1997-2000)<ref name="IACS_admin_97"/> | ||
*Prof. M. M. Chakraborty (2000-2003)<ref name="IACS_admin_2000">{{cite book|pages=3|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2000-2001 |publisher=IACS|year=2001}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_2002">{{cite book|pages=6|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2002-2003 |publisher=IACS|year=2003}}</ref> | *Prof. M. M. Chakraborty (2000-2003)<ref name="IACS_admin_2000">{{cite book|pages=3|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2000-2001 |publisher=IACS|year=2001}}</ref><ref name="IACS_admin_2002">{{cite book|pages=6|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2002-2003 |publisher=IACS|year=2003}}</ref> | ||
*[[File:Independence Day celebration at IACS.jpg|thumb|Independence Day celebration at IACS (August | *[[File:Independence Day celebration at IACS.jpg|thumb|Independence Day celebration at IACS (15 August 2019)|408x408px]]Prof. [[Ashesh Prosad Mitra]] FNA, FASc, FRS (2003-2007)<ref name="IACS_admin_2003">{{cite book|pages=1|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2003-2004 |publisher=IACS|year=2004}}</ref> | ||
*Prof. [[Shri Krishna Joshi]] FNA, FASc (2007-2014)<ref name="IACS_admin_2007">{{cite book|pages=8–11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2007-2008 |publisher=IACS|year=2008}}</ref> | *Prof. [[Shri Krishna Joshi]] FNA, FASc (2007-2014)<ref name="IACS_admin_2007">{{cite book|pages=8–11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2007-2008 |publisher=IACS|year=2008}}</ref> | ||
*Prof. [[Man Mohan Sharma]] FNA, FASc, FRS, [[FREng]] (2014–2021)<ref name="IACS_admin_2014">{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2014-15 |publisher=IACS|year=2015}}</ref> | *Prof. [[Man Mohan Sharma]] FNA, FASc, FRS, [[FREng]] (2014–2021)<ref name="IACS_admin_2014">{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 2014-15 |publisher=IACS|year=2015}}</ref> | ||
*Prof. Srivari Chandrasekhar, FNA, FASc ( | *Prof. Srivari Chandrasekhar, FNA, FASc (2021 – 2022) | ||
*Prof. [[Vinod K. Singh]], FNA, FASc, FNASc, FTWAS (2022 - present) | |||
===Secretaries and Directors of the IACS=== | ===Secretaries and Directors of the IACS=== | ||
====Honorary Secretaries of the IACS (1876-1947)==== | ====Honorary Secretaries of the IACS (1876-1947)==== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
! Name | |||
! Period in office | |||
! Duration in office | |||
|- | |||
| [[Mahendralal Sarkar]] (Founder) | |||
| 15 January 1876–23 February 1904<ref name=IACS_1904>{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/610 |title=Report of the Twenty Seventh Annual Meeting of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 1904 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 1904 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/610 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1876|1|15|1904|2|23}} | |||
|- | |||
| Amritalal Sarkar | |||
| 16 June 1904–8 September 1919<ref name=IACS_1904/><ref name="Raman_IACS">{{cite web|title=Raman, Krishnan and the IACS Episodes of the 1930s|url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf|website=INSA - Indian Journal of History of Science|access-date=7 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1904|6|16|1919|9|8}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[C. V. Raman]] | |||
| 18 September 1919–31 March 1933<ref name="Raman_IACS">{{cite web|title=Raman, Krishnan and the IACS Episodes of the 1930s|url=http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf|website=INSA - Indian Journal of History of Science|access-date=7 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://www.insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol48_1_3_AKBiswas.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|pages=21|title=The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for the Year 1920 |year=1920}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Viswamitra |first1=M. A. |date=November 1988 |title= Professor C. V. Raman and the Department of Physics, IISc, 1933-1948 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6268 |journal=J. Indian Inst. Sci. |volume=68 |issue= |pages=445–447 |doi= |hdl=2289/6268 |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1919|9|18|1933|3|31}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[K. S. Krishnan]] | |||
| 31 March 1933–19 June 1934<ref name="Raman_IACS"/> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1933|3|31|1934|6|19}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sisir Kumar Mitra]] | |||
| 19 June 1934–November 1935<ref name="Raman_IACS"/> | |||
| 1 year, 5 months | |||
|- | |||
| [[Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee]] | |||
| November 1935–31 December 1943<ref name="Raman_IACS"/><ref name="IACS_1943">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/458 |title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1943 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 December 1943 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/458 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| 8 years, 1 month | |||
|- | |||
| [[Meghnad Saha]] | |||
| 31 December 1943–October 1944<ref name="IACS_1943"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/458 |title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1943 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 December 1943 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/458 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| 9 months | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Priyadaranjan Ray]] (acting)'' | |||
| ''October–31 December 1944''<ref name="IACS_1943"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/461 |title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1944 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 December 1944 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/461 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| 2 months | |||
|- | |||
| Priyadaranjan Ray | |||
| 1 January 1945–1 October 1947<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/455 |title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1945 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 December 1945 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/455 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="IACS_4748">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/463 |title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1947–48 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 March 1948 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/463 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1945|1|1|1947|10|1}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
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====Honorary Directors of the IACS (1947-1953)==== | ====Honorary Directors of the IACS (1947-1953)==== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name | |||
! Period in office | |||
! Duration in office | |||
|- | |||
| Priyadaranjan Ray | |||
| 1 October 1947–1 January 1953<ref name="IACS_4748"/><ref name="IACS_5253">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/462 |title=Report of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science for the Year 1952–53 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=31 March 1953 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/462 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1947|10|1|1953|1|1}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
====Directors of the IACS (1953-present)==== | ====Directors of the IACS (1953-present)==== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Name | |||
! Period in office | |||
! Duration in office | |||
|- | |||
| Meghnad Saha | |||
| 1 January 1953–16 February 1956<ref name="IACS_5253"/><ref name="IACS_5556">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/611 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1955-56 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1956 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/611 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1953|1|1|1956|2|16}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''Priyadaranjan Ray (officiating)'' | |||
| ''4 March 1956 – 2 December 1958''<ref name="IACS_5556"/><ref name="IACS_5859">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/613 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1958-59 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1959 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/613 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1956|3|4|1958|12|2}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''Sukumar Chandra Sirkar (acting)'' | |||
| ''8 December 1958 – 10 December 1959''<ref name="IACS_5859"/><ref name="IACS_5960">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/614 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1959-60 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1960 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/614 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1958|12|8|1959|12|10}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kedareswar Banerjee]] | |||
| 11 December 1959–1 October 1965<ref name="IACS_5960"/><ref name="IACS_6566">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/621 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1965-66 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1966 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/621 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1959|12|11|1965|10|1}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''Bishwambhar Nath Srivastava (acting)'' | |||
| ''1 October 1965 – 31 December 1968''<ref name="IACS_6566"/><ref name="IACS_6869">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/622 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1968-69 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1969 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/622 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1965|10|1|1968|12|31}} | |||
|- | |||
| Debidas Basu | |||
| 1 January 1969–31 August 1980<ref name="IACS_6869"/><ref name="IACS_8081">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/970 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1980-81 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1981 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/970 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1969|1|1|1980|8|31}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''G. S. Banerjee [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (acting)'' | |||
| ''19 September 1980 – 8 March 1981''<ref name="IACS_8081"/> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1980|9|19|1981|3|8}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sadhan Basu]] | |||
| 9 March 1981–14 July 1982<ref name="sbasu" group="note">On medical leave from 14 July 1982, resigned with effect from 24 August.</ref><ref name="IACS_8081"/><ref name="IACS_8283">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/972 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1982-83 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1983 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/972 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1981|3|9|1982|7|14}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''G. S. Banerjee IAS (acting)'' | |||
| ''14 July–8 December 1982''<ref name="IACS_8081"/><ref name="IACS_8283"/> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1982|7|14|1982|12|8}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Asok Kumar Barua]] (acting)'' | |||
| ''9–30 December 1982''<ref name="IACS_8283"/> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1982|12|9|1982|12|30}} | |||
|- | |||
| Asok Kumar Barua | |||
| 31 December 1982–1989<ref name="IACS_8283"/><ref name="IACS_8990">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/978 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1989-90 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1990 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/978 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| 6 years | |||
|- | |||
| [[Usha Ranjan Ghatak]] | |||
| 1989–1993<ref name="IACS_8990"/> | |||
| 4 years | |||
|- | |||
| Dipankar Chakravorty | |||
| 1993–9 September 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/981 |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1992-93 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 1993 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/981 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="IACS_9900">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/987|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1999-2000 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 2000 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/987 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| 6 years | |||
|- | |||
| [[Debashis Mukherjee]] | |||
| 10 September 1999–31 March 2009<ref name="IACS_9900">{{cite web |url=https://hdl.handle.net/10821/987|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report for 1999-2000 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 2000 |publisher=IACS |hdl=10821/987 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|1999|9|10|2009|3|31}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]] | |||
| 1 April 2009–10 February 2013<ref name="IACS_0809">{{cite web |url=http://iacs.res.in/waterways/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/IACS_ANNUAL_REPORT_2008-2009.pdf|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report 2008-2009 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 2009 |publisher=IACS |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="IACS_1213">{{cite web |url=http://iacs.res.in/waterways/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/IACS_Annual_Report_Eng_2012-2013.pdf|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report 2012-2013 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 2013 |publisher=IACS |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|2009|4|1|2013|2|10}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''Subhas Chandra Roy (acting)'' | |||
| ''10 February–11 September 2013''<ref name="IACS_1213"/><ref name="IACS_1314">{{cite web |url=http://iacs.res.in/waterways/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/IACS_Annual_Report_Eng_2013-2014.pdf|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report 2013-2014 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 2014 |publisher=IACS |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|2013|2|10|2013|9|11}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Deb Shankar Ray]] (acting)'' | |||
| ''11 September 2013 – 21 April 2015''<ref name="IACS_1314"/><ref name="IACS_1415">{{cite web |url=http://iacs.res.in/waterways/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/IACS_ANNUAL_REPORT_English-2014-15.pdf|title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: Annual Report 2014-2015 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1 April 2015 |publisher=IACS |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|2013|9|11|2015|4|21}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Santanu Bhattacharya]] | |||
| 22 April 2015 – 23 April 2021<ref name="IACS_1415"/> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|2015|4|22|2021|4|23}} | |||
|- | |||
| ''Tapas Chakraborty (acting, additional charge)'' | |||
| ''24 April 2021–6 April 2023''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Director|url=http://iacs.res.in/directors.html|access-date=2021-07-19|website=iacs.res.in}}</ref> | |||
| {{Age in years, months and days|2021|4|23|2023|4|6}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Ranjan Sen]] | |||
|6 April 2023 - present | |||
|'''{{Age in years, months and days|2023|4|6}}''' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
== Notable | == Notable alumni and associates<ref>{{Cite book|title=Annual Report, 2019-'20|year=2020|url=http://iacs.res.in/waterways/admin/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Annual%20report%20Eng-2019-20(1).pdf}}</ref> == | ||
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2021}} | {{unreferenced section|date=July 2021}} | ||
=== Nobel Laureate === | === Nobel Laureate<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nobel Prize|url=http://iacs.res.in/nobel-prize.html|access-date=2021-10-14|website=iacs.res.in}}</ref> === | ||
* [[C. V. Raman|Sir C.V. Raman]], FRS, Former Faculty of IACS | * [[C. V. Raman|Sir C.V. Raman]], FRS, Former Faculty of IACS | ||
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=== Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), London === | === Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), London === | ||
* [[Jagadish Chandra Bose|Sir J. C. Bose]], former faculty of IACS | |||
* [[C. V. Raman|Sir C. V. Raman]], former faculty of IACS | * [[C. V. Raman|Sir C. V. Raman]], former faculty of IACS | ||
* [[Meghnad Saha|Prof. Meghnad Saha]], former faculty and Director of IACS | * [[Meghnad Saha|Prof. Meghnad Saha]], former faculty and Director of IACS | ||
* [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS | * [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS | ||
* [[Satyendra Nath Bose|S. N. Bose]], former faculty of IACS | * [[Satyendra Nath Bose|S. N. Bose]], former faculty of IACS | ||
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* [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS | * [[K. S. Krishnan]], alumnus, former faculty of IACS | ||
'''<big>Padma Shri (Civil Honor in India)</big>''' | |||
* [[Vinod K. Singh]], Chairman of Governing Council, IACS | |||
=== TWAS Prize === | === TWAS Prize<ref>{{Cite web|title=TWAS Prize|url=http://iacs.res.in/twas-prize.html|access-date=2021-10-14|website=iacs.res.in}}</ref> === | ||
* [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow | * [[C. N. R. Rao]], former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow | ||
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* [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS | * [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]], former student, faculty and Director of IACS | ||
* [[Santanu Bhattacharya]], former Director of IACS | * [[Santanu Bhattacharya]], former Director of IACS | ||
*D. D. Sharma, former faculty member, IACS | |||
=== Alexander von Humboldt Research Award === | === Alexander von Humboldt Research Award === | ||
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* [[Pradyut Ghosh]], present faculty member, IACS | * [[Pradyut Ghosh]], present faculty member, IACS | ||
* [[Partha Sarathi Mukherjee|P. S. Mukherjee]], former Student of IACS | * [[Partha Sarathi Mukherjee|P. S. Mukherjee]], former Student of IACS | ||
* [[Jyotirmayee Dash]], present faculty member, IACS<ref>{{Cite web|title=SS Bhatnagar Prize|url=http://iacs.res.in/ss-bhatnagar-prize.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=iacs.res.in}}</ref> | |||
== Notable research works == | |||
Nobel laureate [[C. V. Raman|Sir C. V. Raman]] conducted his work on the [[Raman scattering|Raman effect]] in this institute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Venkata Raman - Biographical|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1930/raman-bio.html|access-date=19 April 2014|work=nobelprize.org}}</ref> His work was first published in the '''[[Indian Journal of Physics]]''', which is published by IACS.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Journal of Physics|url=https://www.springer.com/physics/journal/12648|access-date=19 April 2014|work=springer.com}}</ref> | |||
At the university, [[Debashis Mukherjee]] developed the Mk-MRCC method to account for electron correlations in molecular systems.{{cn|date=October 2021}} Another important discovery has been in the area of solvation dynamics of molecules and in particular the dynamics of water molecules around the surfaces of membranes. These experiments performed by Professor [[Kankan Bhattacharyya]] provided an insight into the behavior of water near biological surfaces and led to his coining of the phrase "biological water".{{cn|date=October 2021}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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* {{official}} | * {{official}} | ||
*[[Ray–Dutt twist]] | |||
*[[Raman Effect]] | |||
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{{Department of Science and Technology (India)}} | {{Department of Science and Technology (India)}} | ||
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Type | Public research university |
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Established | c. 1876 |
Founder | Mahendralal Sarkar |
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Budget | ₹162.49 crore (US$19 million) (FY2023–24 est.)[1] |
President | Vinod K. Singh |
Director | Ranjan Sen |
Address | 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata - 700032, West Bengal, India 22°29′56.09″N 88°22′7.76″E / 22.4989139°N 88.3688222°ECoordinates: 22°29′56.09″N 88°22′7.76″E / 22.4989139°N 88.3688222°E |
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Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in basic sciences under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.[2] Established in 29 July 1876 by Mahendralal Sarkar, a private medical practitioner, it focuses on fundamental research in basic sciences.[3] It is Asia's oldest research institute[4][5] located at Jadavpur, South Kolkata near Jadavpur University, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute and Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. It is spread over a limited area of 9.5 acres[6] and currently in the process of building an advanced SMART campus at Baruipur.[7]
The association is engaged in research in various fields of physics, chemistry, biological sciences, mathematical and computational sciences, materials sciences and various interdisciplinary areas.[8]
Indian Journal of Physics (IJP)[edit]
Indian Journal of Physics was founded in 1926. It is published monthly.[9] Springer distributes print version of the Journal worldwide. The present chief editor of the journal is Prof. Subham Majumdar, who is a senior professor in the School of Physical Sciences, IACS.[10]
Second Campus (Offshore Campus at Baruipur)[edit]
Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Harsha Vardhan unveiled the foundation stone of the Syamaprasad Mukherjee Advanced Research and Training (SMART)[7] campus of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science(IACS) at Baruipur. It will have the facilities for cutting-edge research in multiple disciplines such as fundamental sciences, engineering sciences and medical sciences.[11][12]
Institutions merged with IACS[edit]
On 2017 Ratan Wattal led NITI Aayog high-level committee advice Finance Ministry recommended premier research institutes, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences and Bose Institute would be merged with Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata.[13]
Academic Divisions[edit]
Starting from 2018, after being declared as a deemed university by MHRD, for academic purposes, departments and centres in the Institute are broadly assigned to six major schools, each headed by a Chairperson (School Chair):
- School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences (SAIS)
- School of Biological Sciences (SBS)
- School of Chemical Sciences (SCS)
- School of Materials Sciences (SMS)
- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (SMCS)
- School of Physical Sciences (SPS)
Apart from these six major schools, there are a few centers, designed to perform specific and cutting-edge research, by the institute administration:
- Centre for Computer Research, Education and Services (CCRES)
- Director's Research Unit (DRU)
- Technical Research Center (TRC)
- Central Scientific Services (CSS)
- Raman Centre of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Sciences
- Polymer Structural Unit
- Energy Research Unit
Administration[edit]
At its inception, the IACS was headed by a President, with the Honorary Secretary responsible for the day-to-day running of the Society. Until 1911, the office of President was de facto held by the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, when the Lieutenant-Governor (Governor from 1912) became the co-patron of the Society alongside the Viceroy of India, whose office-holders were automatically Patrons of the Society until 1947.[14][note 1] Following India's independence in 1947, the administration of the IACS was reconstituted, with the designation of "Honorary Director" substituted for "Honorary Secretary."[15] The Director's prefix of "Honorary" was dropped in 1953.[16]
Presidents of the IACS (1876-present)[edit]
- Sir Richard Temple, 1st Baronet FRS (1876-1877)
- The Hon. Sir Ashley Eden FASB (1877-1882)
- Sir Augustus Rivers Thompson (1882-1887)
- Sir Steuart Bayley (1887-1890)
- Sir Charles Alfred Elliott FASB (1890-1895)
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1895-1898)
- Sir John Woodburn (1898-1903)
- Sir Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser FASB (1903-1909)
- Sir Edward Norman Baker (1909-1911)
- Raja Pyare Mohan Mukherjee FASB (1911-1922)[17]
- Hon. Justice Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee FASB, FRSE, FRAS, MRIA (1922-1924)[18]
- Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee FASB (1924-1934?)[19]
- Sir Nilratan Sircar (1934-1942)[20]
- Prof. Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari FNI, FASB (1942-1946)[21][22]
- Prof. Meghnad Saha FNI, FASB, FRS (1946-1951)[22][23]
- Prof. Sir Jnan Chandra Ghosh FNI (1951-1954)[24][25]
- Hon. Justice Charu Chandra Biswas (1954-1957)[26]
- Hon. Chief Justice Phani Bhusan Chakravartti (1957-1958)[27]
- Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose FNI, FRS (1958-1962)[28][29]
- Hon. Justice Rama Prasad Mookerjee (1962-1965)[29]
- Prof. Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee FNI, FCS (1965-1968)[30]
- Prof. Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri FNA (first term, 1968–1970)[31][note 2]
- Prof. Sushil Kumar Mukherjee FNA (first term, 1970–1973)[32][33]
- Prof. Sukumar Chandra Sirkar FNA (1973-1974)[33]
- Prof. Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri FNA (second term, 1974–1977)[34][35]
- Prof. Bimal Kumar Bachhawat FNA (1977-1983)[35]
- Prof. Sushil Kumar Mukherjee FNA (second term, 1983–1997)[36][37]
- Prof. Arun Kumar Sharma FNA, FASc (1997-2000)[37]
- Prof. M. M. Chakraborty (2000-2003)[38][39]
- Prof. Ashesh Prosad Mitra FNA, FASc, FRS (2003-2007)[40]
- Prof. Shri Krishna Joshi FNA, FASc (2007-2014)[41]
- Prof. Man Mohan Sharma FNA, FASc, FRS, FREng (2014–2021)[42]
- Prof. Srivari Chandrasekhar, FNA, FASc (2021 – 2022)
- Prof. Vinod K. Singh, FNA, FASc, FNASc, FTWAS (2022 - present)
Secretaries and Directors of the IACS[edit]
Honorary Secretaries of the IACS (1876-1947)[edit]
Name | Period in office | Duration in office |
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Mahendralal Sarkar (Founder) | 15 January 1876–23 February 1904[43] | 28 years, 1 month and 8 days |
Amritalal Sarkar | 16 June 1904–8 September 1919[43][20] | 15 years, 2 months and 23 days |
C. V. Raman | 18 September 1919–31 March 1933[20][44][45] | 13 years, 6 months and 13 days |
K. S. Krishnan | 31 March 1933–19 June 1934[20] | 1 year, 2 months and 19 days |
Sisir Kumar Mitra | 19 June 1934–November 1935[20] | 1 year, 5 months |
Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee | November 1935–31 December 1943[20][46] | 8 years, 1 month |
Meghnad Saha | 31 December 1943–October 1944[46][47] | 9 months |
Priyadaranjan Ray (acting) | October–31 December 1944[46][48] | 2 months |
Priyadaranjan Ray | 1 January 1945–1 October 1947[49][50] | 2 years and 9 months |
Honorary Directors of the IACS (1947-1953)[edit]
Name | Period in office | Duration in office |
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Priyadaranjan Ray | 1 October 1947–1 January 1953[50][16] | 5 years and 3 months |
Directors of the IACS (1953-present)[edit]
Name | Period in office | Duration in office |
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Meghnad Saha | 1 January 1953–16 February 1956[16][51] | 3 years, 1 month and 15 days |
Priyadaranjan Ray (officiating) | 4 March 1956 – 2 December 1958[51][52] | 2 years, 8 months and 28 days |
Sukumar Chandra Sirkar (acting) | 8 December 1958 – 10 December 1959[52][53] | 1 year and 2 days |
Kedareswar Banerjee | 11 December 1959–1 October 1965[53][54] | 5 years, 9 months and 20 days |
Bishwambhar Nath Srivastava (acting) | 1 October 1965 – 31 December 1968[54][55] | 3 years, 2 months and 30 days |
Debidas Basu | 1 January 1969–31 August 1980[55][56] | 11 years, 7 months and 30 days |
G. S. Banerjee IAS (acting) | 19 September 1980 – 8 March 1981[56] | 5 months and 17 days |
Sadhan Basu | 9 March 1981–14 July 1982[note 3][56][57] | 1 year, 4 months and 5 days |
G. S. Banerjee IAS (acting) | 14 July–8 December 1982[56][57] | 4 months and 24 days |
Asok Kumar Barua (acting) | 9–30 December 1982[57] | 21 days |
Asok Kumar Barua | 31 December 1982–1989[57][58] | 6 years |
Usha Ranjan Ghatak | 1989–1993[58] | 4 years |
Dipankar Chakravorty | 1993–9 September 1999[59][60] | 6 years |
Debashis Mukherjee | 10 September 1999–31 March 2009[60] | 9 years, 6 months and 21 days |
Kankan Bhattacharyya | 1 April 2009–10 February 2013[61][62] | 3 years, 10 months and 9 days |
Subhas Chandra Roy (acting) | 10 February–11 September 2013[62][63] | 7 months and 1 day |
Deb Shankar Ray (acting) | 11 September 2013 – 21 April 2015[63][64] | 1 year, 7 months and 10 days |
Santanu Bhattacharya | 22 April 2015 – 23 April 2021[64] | 6 years and 1 day |
Tapas Chakraborty (acting, additional charge) | 24 April 2021–6 April 2023[65] | 1 year, 11 months and 14 days |
Ranjan Sen | 6 April 2023 - present | 2 years, 2 months and 27 days |
Notable alumni and associates[66][edit]
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Nobel Laureate[67][edit]
- Sir C.V. Raman, FRS, Former Faculty of IACS
Bharat Ratna (Highest Civil Honor in India)[edit]
- Sir C.V. Raman, FRS, Former Faculty of IACS
- Prof. C.N.R. Rao, FRS, Former Chairman of Review Committee of IACS
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), London[edit]
- Sir J. C. Bose, former faculty of IACS
- Sir C. V. Raman, former faculty of IACS
- Prof. Meghnad Saha, former faculty and Director of IACS
- K. S. Krishnan, alumnus, former faculty of IACS
- S. N. Bose, former faculty of IACS
- A. P. Mitra, former Chairman of the IACS Council
- C. N. R. Rao, former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
- M. M. Sharma, former Chairman of the IACS Governing Council and IACS Fellow
- TV Ramakrishnan (IACS Fellow)
- Ajay Sood (IACS Fellow)
Padma Vibhushan (Civil Honor in India)[edit]
- C. N. R. Rao, former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
- M. M. Sharma, former Chairman of the IACS Governing Council and IACS Fellow
Padma Bhusan (Civil Honor in India)[edit]
- K. S. Krishnan, alumnus, former faculty of IACS
Padma Shri (Civil Honor in India)
- Vinod K. Singh, Chairman of Governing Council, IACS
TWAS Prize[68][edit]
- C. N. R. Rao, former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
- Animesh Chakravorty, former faculty of IACS
- Kankan Bhattacharyya, former student, faculty and Director of IACS
- Santanu Bhattacharya, former Director of IACS
- D. D. Sharma, former faculty member, IACS
Alexander von Humboldt Research Award[edit]
- D. Mukherjee, former student, faculty and Director of IACS
Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS)[edit]
- C. N. R. Rao, former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
- D. Mukherjee, former student, faculty and Director of IACS
- Kankan Bhattacharyya, former student, faculty and Director of IACS
- Santanu Bhattacharya, former Director of IACS
- T. Saha-Dasgupta, former Faculty of IACS
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize[edit]
- K. S. Krishnan, alumnus, former faculty of IACS
- S. Basu, received in 1965, former faculty of IACS
- C. N. R. Rao, former Chairman of the Review Committee of IACS and IACS Fellow
- U. R. Ghatak, former Director and faculty of IACS
- Animesh Chakravorty, former faculty of IACS
- Mihir Chowdhury, former faculty of IACS
- D. Mukherjee, former student, faculty and Director of IACS
- Kankan Bhattacharyya, former student, faculty and Director of IACS
- Akhil R. Chakravarty, former Student of IACS
- D. S. Ray, former student and faculty of IACS
- Sourav Pal, former student of IACS
- Santanu Bhattacharya, former Director of IACS
- Samaresh Bhattacharya, former Student of IACS
- Krishnendu Sengupta, present faculty member, IACS
- Pradyut Ghosh, present faculty member, IACS
- P. S. Mukherjee, former Student of IACS
- Jyotirmayee Dash, present faculty member, IACS[69]
Notable research works[edit]
Nobel laureate Sir C. V. Raman conducted his work on the Raman effect in this institute.[70] His work was first published in the Indian Journal of Physics, which is published by IACS.[71]
At the university, Debashis Mukherjee developed the Mk-MRCC method to account for electron correlations in molecular systems.[citation needed] Another important discovery has been in the area of solvation dynamics of molecules and in particular the dynamics of water molecules around the surfaces of membranes. These experiments performed by Professor Kankan Bhattacharyya provided an insight into the behavior of water near biological surfaces and led to his coining of the phrase "biological water".[citation needed]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ With the exceptions of Sir (later Lord) Antony MacDonnell (Lieutenant-Governor 1893-1895), Sir Charles Cecil Stevens (Lieutenant-Governor 1897-1898), James Bourdillon (Lieutenant-Governor 1902-1903), Sir Lancelot Hare (Lieutenant-Governor 1906) and Francis Slacke (Lieutenant-Governor 1906-1908).
- ↑ Prior to 1970, the Indian National Science Academy was named the "National Institute of Sciences of India", and its fellows bore the post-nominal "FNI". The post-nominal became "FNA" in 1970 when the association adopted its present name.
- ↑ On medical leave from 14 July 1982, resigned with effect from 24 August.
References[edit]
- ↑ "DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS OF MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR 2023-2024" (PDF). https://dst.gov.in. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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