Updated: January 1, 2017
BIO-DATA ( Curriculum Vitae) OF SUDHANSHU S. JHA (S.S. JHA)
BIO-DATA ( Curriculum Vitae) OF SUDHANSHU S. JHA (S.S. JHA)
Name : SUDHANSHU S. JHA
(Other Names: S. S. Jha; Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha)
Date & Place of Birth : December 25, 1940 ;
At & P.O. :VIJAY NAGAR,
Banka, 813102, Bihar , India .
Nationality : India
Visiting Positions held at Present,
and after October 31, 2002:
(i)Honorary Professor( Distinguished Guest Faculty),
UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic
Sciences, University of Mumbai Vidyanagari
Campus, Kalina, Mumbai 400 098, India.
( May 1, 2013 to present )
(ii) Distinguished Guest Professor,
(i)Honorary Professor( Distinguished Guest Faculty),
UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic
Sciences, University of Mumbai Vidyanagari
Campus, Kalina, Mumbai 400 098, India.
( May 1, 2013 to present )
(ii) Distinguished Guest Professor,
Department of Physics,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay ,
Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India .
(November 1, 2002 to June 30, 2012)
Also, Raja Ramanna Fellow( DAE, BRNS)
at IIT Bombay from 2003 to 2008.
Also, Raja Ramanna Fellow( DAE, BRNS)
at IIT Bombay from 2003 to 2008.
(iii) Honorary Professor,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
(TIFR),
(TIFR),
1 Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai
400 005.
400 005.
(2003-2008)
(iv)(a)Visiting Faculty : Department of Physics,
(Short Summer Visits: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010).
(b) Short Academic Visits: Department of Physics,
Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, OK 74078 , USA ,
( 2013,2014 ).
(b) Short Academic Visits: Department of Physics,
Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, OK 74078 , USA ,
( 2013,2014 ).
Retired from Regular Position
on October 31, 2002, as: Director & Distinguished Professor,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR),
1 Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba,
Mumbai 400 005, India .
Residential & Mailing
Address (Present) : 402 Vigyanshila,
Juhu-Versova Link Road,
Seven Bungalows, Andheri (West),
Mumbai 400 061, India .
Tel: ++91-22-2632- 7413 ;++91-9892498234(mobile)
E-mail: ss_jhain@hotmail.com
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Education :
Degree
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Subjects
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University
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Year
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Ph.D.
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Physics
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Stanford University(
(Thesis Advisor: Prof. F. Bloch)
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1965
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M.S.
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Physics/Mathematics
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Stanford (
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1962
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B.Sc. (Hons.)
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Physics (Honors),
Mathematics & Chemistry
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1957
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Academic Honors and Awards :
(i)S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Physical Sciences (CSIR, New Delhi ) in 1979.
(ii)C.V. Raman Birth Centenary Medal (IACS, Calcutta ) in 1988.
(iii)Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lectureship (INSA, New Delhi ) in 1991.
(iv)S.N. Bose Medal for Theoretical Physics (INSA, New Delhi ) in 1992.
(v)Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore 560 064 (1994 --2001).
(vi)Doctor of Science (h.c.), University of Burdwan , 2001.
(vii)C.V. Raman Birth Centenary Award (Indian Science Congress Assoc., Kolkata),
at the Lucknow session, 2001-02.
Fellowships of Professional Societies and Academies:
(i)Fellow of the American Physical Society , USA , since 1989.
(ii)Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy , New Delhi (FNA), since 1979.
(iii)Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (FASc), since 1974.
(iv)Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (FNASc), since 1989.
(v)Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, since 1998.
(vi)Fellow of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World,(FTWAS), Trieste , Italy , since 1999.
Nature of Academic Work :
(a)Teaching:
(i) Integrated M.Sc. Teaching: May 1, 2013- Present: UM -DAE Centre for Excellence
in Basic Sciences, Mumbai .
Taught course of lectures on:
Advanced Classical Mechanics; ......
(ii)M.Sc. / B.Tech. Teaching : November 1, 2002 to June 30, 2012: IITBombay, Mumbai .
in Basic Sciences, Mumbai .
Taught course of lectures on:
Advanced Classical Mechanics; ......
(ii)M.Sc. / B.Tech. Teaching : November 1, 2002 to June 30, 2012: IIT
Taught course of lectures on:
Condensed Matter Theory; Statistical Mechanics;
Advanced Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics ;
Physics of Quantum Computing and Information;
Electromagnetic Theory II(Classical Electrodynamics).
(iii)Post-M.Sc (Ph.D.students) : 1965-1997: TIFR, Mumbai.
Taught several course of lectures on many different
subjects at theTIFR Ph.D. Graduate School .
Taught several course of lectures on many different
subjects at the
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(b) Research: (Since 1960) :
Research Areas and Topics :
Condensed matter theory, including superconductivity and semiconductor physics; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Modes and instabilities in plasmas; Nonlinear optics; Ultra-fast optical processes in semiconductors; Raman scattering; Photonics; Quantum computing; Stability and nature of the ground state of systems of Fermi particles with no electric charge.
Was a Recognised Teacher for M.Sc. and Ph.D. Degrees of the Bombay (Mumbai) University. All students of S.S. Jha have obtained their Ph.D. Degree from the University of Mumbai .
Research Publications : Approx. 155 (Separate List)
Positions Held (before Nov 1, 2002):
Position
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Place
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Year
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Director
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TIFR, Mumbai
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Distinguished Professor
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TIFR, Mumbai
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Reader/Associate Professor/ Professor/Senior Professor
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TIFR, Mumbai
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1969 – 1990
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Research Fellow
(on leave from TIFR)
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IBM Research Centre,
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1968 – 1969
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Research Fellow
(on leave from TIFR)
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(Prof. N. Bloembergen's Lab.)
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1967 -- 1968
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Research Fellow/Fellow
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TIFR, Mumbai
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1965 – 1967
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Research Assistant/Research Associate
(on leave from TIFR)
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1960 – 1965
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Research Assistant
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TIFR, Mumbai
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1958 – 1960
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Trainee
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AEET ( now, BARC), Mumbai
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1957— 1958
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Other Activities and Contributions:
(1) Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C), Government of
(2) Chairman, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS, DAE), Mumbai, 1993-97.
(3) Member, Scientific Council, Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced
Research (IFCPAR), New Delhi , 1993—96.
(4) Vice-President, Indian Academy of Sciences , Bangalore , 1989—91.
(5) Member, Council, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore , 1989—94.
(6) Member, Council, Indian National Science Academy , New Delhi , 1999—2001.
(7) Dean, Physics Faculty, TIFR, 1983--87.
(8) Chairman, Ph.D. Graduate Studies Committee, TIFR, 1969--74.
(9) Member, Governing Body & Council, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy &
Astrophysics, Pune, 1995--98.
(10) Member, General Body, Centre for Soft Matter Research, Bangalore , 1994—.
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(11) Member, Academic Advisory Committee, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for the
Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore , May 1994—2001.
(12) Chairman, Governing Council, Society for Applied Microwave Electronics &
Engineering & Research (SAMEER), Mumbai, 1997--99.
(13) Member, Governing Council, Institute of Physics , Bhubaneswar , 1996--2000.
(14) Chairman, Governing Council, Institute of Physics , Bhubaneswar , 2001—2007.
(15) Member, Governing Board, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, 1997--
(16) Member, Governing Council, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta , 1998—
2004.
(17) Chairman, Governing Board , UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific
Research, Indore , 2002- 2008.
Also, served on various Expert Committees, Working Groups, Panels, Advisory Boards, etc., for many academic institutions; and for CSIR, New Delhi; DST, New Delhi; DAE, Mumbai; UGC, New Delhi; Planning Commission, New Delhi. Served on editorial boards, and as referees for various professional journals in Physics.
Other Visiting Positions/Visits (for more than 3 months) during 1969-2002:
(i) Visiting Faculty Member at IBM Research Center , Yorktown Heights , New York ,
during June 1979 to February 1981 ( on leave from TIFR).
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