Amita Das

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Amita Das
அமிதா தாசு
Born (1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 60)
NationalityIndian
EducationIndian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Ph.D.)
Awards
  • J. C. Bose Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsLaser physics, Plasma physics
InstitutionsInstitute 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  • "amita das - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.in.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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. 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)
  3. "THE YEAR BOOK 2021" (PDF). INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 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)
  5. "academic-staff-groups-institute-for-plasma-research". yumpu.com.
  6. 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)
  7. "Department of Applied Mathematics". www.caluniv.ac.in. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. "Indian Physics Association - DAE - C. V. Raman Lecturers". Indian Physics Association. Retrieved 15 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Fellowship Scrutiny Committees – The National Academy of Sciences, India". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. "Amita Das". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. "Fellows – The National Academy of Sciences, India". Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. "INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail". www.insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. "Fellow Members". Gujarat Science Academy. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  14. Mishra, Piyush (9 March 2015). "Women achievers awarded at a function in Ahmedabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)