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Biographical Sketch

Basudeb Dasgupta is a Professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, working in theoretical physics. He is known for contributions to the physics of neutrinos and dark matter.

After earning his PhD from TIFR, he held research appointments at the Max Planck Institute for Physics, Ohio State University, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics before joining the TIFR faculty. His work has been recognized with the ICTP Prize and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, and he is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Curriculum Vitae

Employment

2024 onwards : TIFR, Professor
2019 - 2024 : TIFR, Associate Professor
2014 - 2019 : TIFR, Reader
2012 - 2014 : ICTP, Postdoctoral Fellow
2010 - 2012 : CCAPP Ohio State Univ., CCAPP Fellow
2009 - 2010 : MPI for Physics, Guest Scientist

Education

2003 - 2009 : TIFR, M.Sc. (Physics) and Ph.D.
2000 - 2003 : Jadavpur University, B.Sc. (Physics Hons.)

Awards & Recognition

2026 : Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
2025 : Invitee to the President of India's At-Home Reception for Republic Day
2022 : Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
2022 : Featured in "75 under 50: Scientists Shaping Today's India"
2020 : Featured in The Asian Scientist 100
2020: Swarnajayanti Fellow
2019 : ICTP Prize (in honor of S. Chandrasekhar)
2016 : Max Planck Partnergroup Leader
2015 : Kavli Frontiers Fellow of the US National Academy of Science
2015 : Ramanujan Fellow
2011 : Young Scientist Medal of the Indian National Science Academy
2010 : CCAPP Fellow
2009 : Honorable mention for TAA Geeta Udgaonkar Best Thesis Award
2008 : Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Commission [unavailed]
2001 : KVPY Fellow

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