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Curriculum Vitae of Biman Bagchi
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• Born: January 1, 1954, West Bengal, India • Nationality: Indian
EDUCATION • 1974 B.Sc.; Chemistry; Presidency College, Calcutta University, India • 1976 M.Sc.; Chemistry; Calcutta University • 1981 Ph.D.; Brown University, Providence, RI, USA (Adviser: Prof. Julian H. Gibbs)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • Professor, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1995−Present) • Chairman (2000−2004) • Associate Professor (Jun 1991−Dec 1995) • Assistant Professor (Mar 1987−Jun 1991) • Lecturer (Aug 1984−Mar 1987) • Postdoctoral Research (1983−1984), Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, USA (with Prof. R. W. Zwanzig) • Postdoctoral Research (1981−1983), James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, USA (with Prof. David W. Oxtoby)
HONORS AND AWARDS • National Merit Certificate (1971) • First Degree State Scholarship (1971−1974) • Young Associate of the Indian Academy of Science (1985−1989) • Young Scientist Medal of the Indian National Science Academy (1986) • Homi Bhabha Fellow (1989−1991) • A.K. Bose Memorial Award (1990) from Indian National Science Academy for best research paper in physical sciences (published on work done in India) • S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences (1991) • Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1991) • Elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1994) • Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (1995) • Jagdish Shankar Memorial Lecture Award from Indian National Science Academy (1997) • Seventh G.D. Birla Award for Science and Technology (1997) • Platinum Jubilee Lecture of Indian Science Congress (Jan 1997) • Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Chemistry (1998) • BC Laha Memorial Lecture of the Indian Assoc. Cultivation of Science, Calcutta (Dec 2001) • Alumni Excellence Award in Research, IISc. (2002) © 2015 Biman Bagchi
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Silver Medal of Chem. Res. Soc. of India (2002) Goyal Prize in Chemistry (2003) Amrut Mody Chair Professorship (2004−2007) Fellowship of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy (2004) • J. C. Bose National Fellowship (2006) • Nehru Birth Centenary Award (INSA) (2008)
ORGANIZATION DUTIES Editorial Board and Advisory Committees. • Editorial Board, Chemical Physics (Elsevier) (2010− Present) • Editorial Board, Journal of Chemical Physics (AIP) (2009−2012) • Editorial Board, PMC Biophysics (PhysMath Central) (2008−2014) • Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Physics Letters (Elsevier) (2002−2004) • Editorial Advisory Board, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (Springer) (2002−Present) • Editorial Advisory Board, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A/B/C (ACS) (2001−2007) • Editorial Board, PhysChemComm (RSC) (2000−2003) • International Advisory Board, Advances in Chemical Physics (Wiley) (2000−2005) • Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Chemistry (NISCAIR) (1995−2001) • Editorial Board, Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier) (1993−Present) • Editorial Board, Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences (Springer) (1989−1993) OTHER POSITIONS AND ACTIVITIES Named Lectures. • A.K. Bose Memorial Lecture at Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1990) • Jagdish Shankar Memorial Lecture at Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (1997) • Platinum Jubilee Lecture of Indian Science Congress, Hyderabad (Jan 1997) • B.C. Laha Memorial Lecture of the Indian Assoc. Cultivation of Science, Calcutta (Dec 2001) • Raman-Mizushima Lecture of JSPS & DST (2006) • Golden Jubilee Lectures, IIT Kanpur (2010) • Golden Jubilee Lectures, IIT Delhi (2010) • First R.A. Mashelkar Lecture, NCL, Pune (2011) • International Year of Chemistry Lecture, IISER and NCL, Pune (2011) • Bose Colloquium, S.N. Bose Centre, Kolkata (2015) • Institute Colloquium, IISER Bhopal (2015)
Special Issue: Biman Bagchi Festschrift Published: August 27, 2015 10818
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b06117 J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119, 10818−10819
Special Issue Preface
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B • Institute Colloquium, IISER Mohali (2015) Other Positions. • Honorary Professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore • Honorary Professor of S.N. Bose National Centre of Basic Sciences, Calcutta • Honorary Professor of National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore • Member of the Research Council, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune (2001−2004)
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SCIENTIFIC FIELDS OF INTEREST Time dependent statistical mechanics, stochastic processes; dynamics of chemical and biological reactions; spectroscopy; phase transitions, dynamics in glassy liquids; liquid crystals; biological water; protein folding, biopolymers, DNA intercalation; polar solvation dynamics, electron transfer reactions; vibrational and rotational relaxation in liquids; electrochemistry, transport properties, classical laws, polyelectrolytes; conjugated polymers, polymer reactions, Förster energy transfer; complex liquids
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PUBLICATIONS Written 4 books; more than 400 original peer reviewed papers including 20 major reviews [6 Feature Articles in The Journal Physical Chemistry (ACS), 6 Review Articles in Advances in Chemical Physics (Wiley), 2 in Chemical Reviews (ACS), 1 in Annual Review of Physical Chemistry (Annual Reviews), 2 in Annual Reports on the Progress of Chemistry, Section C: Physical Chemistry (RSC), 2 in International Reviews in Physical Chemistry (Taylor & Francis), 1 Frontier Article in Chemical Physics Letters (Elsevier)]
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b06117 J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119, 10818−10819
