Asoke Nath Mitra

Asoke Nath Mitra
Born (1929-04-15)April 15, 1929
Nationality Indian
Fields Physics
Institutions Delhi University
Alma mater Delhi University
Doctoral advisor R. C. Majumdar; Hans Bethe
Notable awards Bhatnagar Award

Asoke Nath Mitra (born 1929) is an Indian physicist. For his work in theoretical nuclear and particle physics, he was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1969. [1] He is currently Professor Emeritus at Delhi University.

Early life

Asoke Nath Mitra was born on 15 April 1929. His father, Jatindra Nath Mitra, taught mathematics in Ramjas College, Delhi University. Mitra too went to Ramjas College to study mathematics, and obtained an M. A. He started his work in physics in 1949, as a Ph. D. student working with R. C. Majumdar.[2]

Career

After his Ph. D., Mitra went to Cornell University, where he completed a second Ph. D., working with Freeman J. Dyson and Hans Bethe. Mitra returned to India in 1955, and was appointed Reader at Aligarh Muslim University. He moved to Delhi University as Professor in 1963, where he remained until his superannuation in 1994. During 1989-94 he held a special chair, as INSA-Albert Einstein Research Professor. Mitra was Head of the Department of Physics and Astrophysics during 1973-74, but stepped down without completing his three-year term.[2] He held visiting appointments at Indiana University (1962–63) and at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1986–87).

Books authored/edited by Asoke Nath Mitra

Awards and honours

References

  1. "Awardee details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 Panchapakesan, N (10 January 2014). "LIVING LEGENDS IN INDIAN SCIENCE: Asoke Nath Mitra" (PDF). Current Science 106 (1): 106–109. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. "INSA: Indian Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. "Mitra Asoke Nath|TWAS". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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