Bikash Sinha
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Bikash Sinha is an eminent India
n physicist
, active in the fields of nuclear physics
and high energy physics. Prof. Bikash Sinha was the director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
and the chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
in June 2005. He retired from service as the director of Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre and the Saha Institute
of Nuclear Physics in June 2009. Presently he is the Homi Bhabha Chair Professor of the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
. He is also a member of scientific advisory board to the Prime Minister of India
. He received the Padma Bhushan
in 2010. He is the cousin of late Atish Chandra Sinha
and nephew of Bimal Chandra Sinha, Zamindar of Kandi in Murshidabad and Land Reforms Minister of West Bengal under the Chief Ministership of Bidhan Chandra Ray.
. He obtained his Tripos
from Cambridge University in natural science in 1967 and a Ph.D. from London University in 1970 and a D.Sc. in 1981. Dr. Sinha lived in England for about 12 years, teaching and researching in the Rutherford High Energy Physics Laboratory and Kings College, London.
Internationally known, he has travelled extensively and is known to most of the peers of physics for Europe, USA, former USSR, Japan, China and Latin America. He has published more than 250 papers and delivered talks in international scientific conferences extensively. The pioneering work on Quark Gluon Plasma is already well recognized internationally. A series of invited talks in international conferences and membership of the significant advisory committees substantiate that reputation and credibility.
Dr. Sinha is the recipient of S.N. Bose Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association in 1994. Dr. Sinha joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1976 after coming back from
England and was Director of Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre. He is a Fellow of the prestigious Indian National Science Academy
as recognition of his outstanding research in Physics (1989).
He is also a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (1993) and the Indian Academy of Sciences
, Bangalore (2004).
medicine for diagnostics, and treatment of various diseases especially for cancer patients. The recently established Radiation Medicine Centre in Kolkata is a part of the Cyclotron Centre. Dr. Sinha held the concurrent charge as Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, from November 1992 – till June 2009.
During his tenure as Director, the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre as well as the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, the two premier institutions of the Department of Atomic Energy, flourished tremendously and have become acclaimed as centres of excellence internationally. Saha Institute expanded its activities including participation at CERN with a new chip called MANAS, an immediate world success. VECC on the other hand built the Photon Multiplicity Detector for CERN, LHC, another landmark success under Dr. Sinha’s leadership.{cn}}
Dr. Sinha has been a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Government of India from June 14, 1997 for two years and Chairman of the International Radiation Physics since February, 1997 and the Chairman of the National Committee for International Union for Pure & Applied Physics, since 1998. Dr. Sinha was the Chairman of the executive Committee of National Council of Science Museum, Kolkata and also a Member of the Governing Council of National Council of Science Museums
. He was also the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
, Kolkata.
Dr. Sinha was awarded the Padma Shri
by the Government of India in 2001 for his contributions to science and technology. He has been nominated by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India,
as a member on the Council of Management of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, from March 2004.
President of India in his capacity as Visitor of the University of Hyderabad
appointed him as his nominee on the Executive Council of the University of Hyderabad from June 2004 as a nominated member of the executive council of Visva-Bharati University
from 2004.
Also the Prime Minister of India nominated Dr. Sinha as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from January 27, 2005. He has been reelected for the second time as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from December, 2009.
He is a member of the Visva-Bharati University
's Academic Council since 2002 and a member of the Senate of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has become the Fellow of the 3rd World Academy of Sciences, Italy, 2002 and Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2004. Recently he was elected to the fellowship of the Institute of Physics, U.K. Dr. Bikash Sinha was the Vice-chancellor of West Bengal University of Technology
since February 2003 to December 18, 2003 in addition to his regular responsibilities and also a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Govt. of India. Dr. Sinha has been awarded R.D. Birla Award for Excellence in Physics – 2002.
Recently Dr. Sinha has been awarded Honorius Doctorate in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2005). The Ministry of Human Resource Development appointed Dr. Sinha as the Chairman of the Local Committee of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
, in June 2005. He was awarded the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation, Germany, in November 2005. He was awarded Prof. Meghnad Saha Memorial Lecture Award (2007) from The National Academy of Sciences, India, on August 28, 2007 and he was elected as President of the Indian Physics Association in November, 2007. He was awarded prestigious “Bidhan Memorial Honor” on 1 July 2008 from Bidhan
Memorial Trust, Kolkata. Recently Dr. Sinha was appointed as Distinguished Visiting Scholar by the Christ's College, Cambridge
on March 9, 2009 and also elected as Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London in March 2009.
Prof. Bikash Sinha has been conferred Padma Bhushan Award by the President of India in 2010 for his significant contribution in science and technology.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, active in the fields of nuclear physics
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
and high energy physics. Prof. Bikash Sinha was the director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is an institution of basic research and training in physical and biophysical sciences located in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India. The institute is named after the famous Indian physicist Meghnad Saha.-History:...
and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre is a research and development unit of the Indian Department of Atomic Energy. The VECC, located in Calcutta, India, performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences. The Centre houses a 224 cm cyclotron—the first of its kind in India—which has been...
and the chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
The National Institute of Technology, Durgapur , formerly the Regional Engineering College , Durgapur, was established under an Act of the Parliament of India in 1960 as one of the eight RECs...
in June 2005. He retired from service as the director of Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre and the Saha Institute
of Nuclear Physics in June 2009. Presently he is the Homi Bhabha Chair Professor of the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre
The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre is a research and development unit of the Indian Department of Atomic Energy. The VECC, located in Calcutta, India, performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences. The Centre houses a 224 cm cyclotron—the first of its kind in India—which has been...
. He is also a member of scientific advisory board to the Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
. He received the Padma Bhushan
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
in 2010. He is the cousin of late Atish Chandra Sinha
Atish Chandra Sinha
Atish Chandra Sinha was a former minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Indian state of West Bengal. Physicist Bikash Sinha is his cousin.-Early life:...
and nephew of Bimal Chandra Sinha, Zamindar of Kandi in Murshidabad and Land Reforms Minister of West Bengal under the Chief Ministership of Bidhan Chandra Ray.
Biography
Bikash Sinha was born in 1945. He is a first class science graduate from the University of CalcuttaUniversity of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
. He obtained his Tripos
Natural Sciences (Cambridge)
The Natural Sciences Tripos is one of the several courses which form the University of Cambridge system of undergraduate teaching...
from Cambridge University in natural science in 1967 and a Ph.D. from London University in 1970 and a D.Sc. in 1981. Dr. Sinha lived in England for about 12 years, teaching and researching in the Rutherford High Energy Physics Laboratory and Kings College, London.
Internationally known, he has travelled extensively and is known to most of the peers of physics for Europe, USA, former USSR, Japan, China and Latin America. He has published more than 250 papers and delivered talks in international scientific conferences extensively. The pioneering work on Quark Gluon Plasma is already well recognized internationally. A series of invited talks in international conferences and membership of the significant advisory committees substantiate that reputation and credibility.
Dr. Sinha is the recipient of S.N. Bose Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association in 1994. Dr. Sinha joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1976 after coming back from
England and was Director of Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre. He is a Fellow of the prestigious Indian National Science Academy
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy , New Delhi is the apex body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science & technology.-History:...
as recognition of his outstanding research in Physics (1989).
He is also a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (1993) and the Indian Academy of Sciences
Indian Academy of Sciences
The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Sir C. V. Raman, and was registered as a Society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meeting of Fellows, held on the same day, elected Professor Raman as President, and adopted...
, Bangalore (2004).
Science Manager
Dr. Sinha has taken a keen interest in the application of nuclearmedicine for diagnostics, and treatment of various diseases especially for cancer patients. The recently established Radiation Medicine Centre in Kolkata is a part of the Cyclotron Centre. Dr. Sinha held the concurrent charge as Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, from November 1992 – till June 2009.
During his tenure as Director, the Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre as well as the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, the two premier institutions of the Department of Atomic Energy, flourished tremendously and have become acclaimed as centres of excellence internationally. Saha Institute expanded its activities including participation at CERN with a new chip called MANAS, an immediate world success. VECC on the other hand built the Photon Multiplicity Detector for CERN, LHC, another landmark success under Dr. Sinha’s leadership.{cn}}
Dr. Sinha has been a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Government of India from June 14, 1997 for two years and Chairman of the International Radiation Physics since February, 1997 and the Chairman of the National Committee for International Union for Pure & Applied Physics, since 1998. Dr. Sinha was the Chairman of the executive Committee of National Council of Science Museum, Kolkata and also a Member of the Governing Council of National Council of Science Museums
National Council of Science Museums
National Council of Science Museums is an autonomous organization under Indian Ministry of Culture. It is the largest chain of science centers or museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world...
. He was also the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum , a unit under National Council of Science Museums [NCSM], Ministry of Culture, Government of India, is at Gurusaday road, Kolkata.-History:...
, Kolkata.
Dr. Sinha was awarded the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
by the Government of India in 2001 for his contributions to science and technology. He has been nominated by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India,
as a member on the Council of Management of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, from March 2004.
President of India in his capacity as Visitor of the University of Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad
The University of Hyderabad is a post-graduate teaching and research institute in India. It was established by an act of the Parliament in 1974 as a Central University. The university also offers courses under distance learning programs...
appointed him as his nominee on the Executive Council of the University of Hyderabad from June 2004 as a nominated member of the executive council of Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati University
Visva Bharati University is a Central University for research and teaching in India, located in the twin towns of Santiniketan and Sriniketan in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India...
from 2004.
Also the Prime Minister of India nominated Dr. Sinha as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from January 27, 2005. He has been reelected for the second time as a Member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from December, 2009.
Honours
Dr. Bikash Sinha has been awarded D.A.E. – Dr. Raja Ramanna Prize’2001and delivered the Pandya Endowment lecture Award, IPA, 2001 and Rais Ahmed Memorial Lecture Award, Aligarh, 2001.He is a member of the Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati University
Visva Bharati University is a Central University for research and teaching in India, located in the twin towns of Santiniketan and Sriniketan in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India...
's Academic Council since 2002 and a member of the Senate of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has become the Fellow of the 3rd World Academy of Sciences, Italy, 2002 and Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2004. Recently he was elected to the fellowship of the Institute of Physics, U.K. Dr. Bikash Sinha was the Vice-chancellor of West Bengal University of Technology
West Bengal University of Technology
The West Bengal University of Technology, commonly referred to as WBUT or UTech, is a public state university located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India...
since February 2003 to December 18, 2003 in addition to his regular responsibilities and also a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Govt. of India. Dr. Sinha has been awarded R.D. Birla Award for Excellence in Physics – 2002.
Recently Dr. Sinha has been awarded Honorius Doctorate in Physics from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2005). The Ministry of Human Resource Development appointed Dr. Sinha as the Chairman of the Local Committee of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata is an autonomous institute of higher education for research and education in science established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 2006.-Campus:IISER Kolkata's...
, in June 2005. He was awarded the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt
Foundation, Germany, in November 2005. He was awarded Prof. Meghnad Saha Memorial Lecture Award (2007) from The National Academy of Sciences, India, on August 28, 2007 and he was elected as President of the Indian Physics Association in November, 2007. He was awarded prestigious “Bidhan Memorial Honor” on 1 July 2008 from Bidhan
Memorial Trust, Kolkata. Recently Dr. Sinha was appointed as Distinguished Visiting Scholar by the Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
on March 9, 2009 and also elected as Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London in March 2009.
Prof. Bikash Sinha has been conferred Padma Bhushan Award by the President of India in 2010 for his significant contribution in science and technology.