Surajit Dhara
Born(1975-02-28)February 28, 1975
West Bengal
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materTokyo Institute of Technology,
Raman Research Institute,
Burdwan University
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Science
InstitutionsSchool of Physics, University of Hyderabad
Websitehttp://www.surajitdhara.in/

Surajit Dhara is an Indian physicist affiliated to the School of Physics in University of Hyderabad, Telangana, in various capacities since 2006.[1] His area of special interest is soft matter physics. He studies control and manipulation of topological defects of liquid crystals, elasticity and defect mediated directed assembly, topological active matter, rheology and photonics of liquid crystals. He is a recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to physical sciences in 2020.[2][3]

Surajit Dhara obtained his B.Sc. degree from Ramananda College (Bishnupur) in 1995, M.Sc. degree from University of Burdwan in 1998 and Ph.D. degree from Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, in 2004. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, in 2008, a visiting scientist at Jozef Stefan Institute, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, during 2013–2018 and a visiting professor at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, in 2018.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Faculty Profile: Surajit Dhara". University of Hyderabad. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Science and Technology 2020 List of recipients" (PDF). SSB Prize for Science & Technology. Government of India. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SSB Prize: Awardee Details". SSB Prize for Science & Technology. Government of India. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Soft Matter Lab". Surajit Dhara. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Physical Sciences
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