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]

Amita Das
அமிதா தாசு
Born (1965-08-03) 3 August 1965 (age 58)
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)

Early life and career

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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 and 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

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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

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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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Faculty Profiles - Prof Amita Das". Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Physics News - Physics of Laser Plasma Interaction" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "THE YEAR BOOK 2021" (PDF). INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, Fellows' portal - Prof. Amita Das". Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2021.