Amita Das | |
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அமிதா தாசு | |
| Born | 3 August 1965 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Ph.D.) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Laser physics, Plasma physics |
| Institutions | Institute for Plasma Research, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Thesis | (1990) |
Amita Das (Tamil: அமிதா தாசு, born 3 August 1965) is an Indian plasma physicist. She is currently a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[1] Her research interests are in laser-plasma interactions, nonlinear plasmas, plasma turbulence and the properties of strongly coupled and dusty plasma systems.[2][3]
Early life and career
Das obtained her Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1990.[1][4] Upon graduation, she then worked at the Institute for Plasma Research and eventually became a professor in 1998 while serving as its Dean between 2014–2017.[5][6] In December 2018, Das moved to the Physics Department of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[1][2]
In February 2014, Das was a visiting professor at the University of Calcutta.[7]
Scientific contributions
In February 2020, Das delivered the DAE-C. V. Raman Lecture of the Indian Physics Association held at Indian Institute of Technology Patna.[8]
Das is currently a Fellowship Scrutiny Committee member of the National Academy of Sciences, India[9] and an editor of Physics Letters A.[10]
Honors and awards
Das is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (2011),[4] the National Academy of Sciences, India (2015),[11] and the Indian National Science Academy (2019).[12] She is also a fellow of the Gujrat Science Academy.[13]
Das is the recipient of the J. C. Bose Fellowship.[2]
In March 2015, Das was honored with a women achievers award at a function in Ahmedabad, India.[14]
External links
- "amita das - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.in.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Faculty Profiles - Prof Amita Das". Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Physics News - Physics of Laser Plasma Interaction" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "THE YEAR BOOK 2021" (PDF). INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, Fellows' portal - Prof. Amita Das". Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "academic-staff-groups-institute-for-plasma-research". yumpu.com.
- ↑ John, Paul (24 May 2016). "IPR gives fusion breakthrough to India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Department of Applied Mathematics". www.caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Indian Physics Association - DAE - C. V. Raman Lecturers". Indian Physics Association. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Fellowship Scrutiny Committees – The National Academy of Sciences, India". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Amita Das". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Fellows – The National Academy of Sciences, India". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail". www.insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Fellow Members". Gujarat Science Academy. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ Mishra, Piyush (9 March 2015). "Women achievers awarded at a function in Ahmedabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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