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Alokmay Datta (Alok)

educator, research scientist, science popularizer
Alokmay Datta, Indian research scientist, educator Achievements include research in layer formation in fluids under confinement; research in dramatic lowering of surface tension of water; research in tunable self-assembly of nanoparticles. Named Materials Scientist of Year, Institute Engineers, India, 2009.

Background

  • Datta, Alokmay was born August 22, 1957 in Cooch Behar, India. Son of Jyotirmoy and Dipti Datta; 1 child Swapnasopan.

    • Education

    • Bachelor of Science, University Calcutta, India, 1978; Master of Science , University Calcutta, India, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, University Calcutta, India, 1989.

    Career

    • Post doctoral fellow Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1998—2000; associate professor Saha Institute Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, 2000—2004, professor, 2004—2007, senior professor, since 2007; Visiting scientist University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France, 2001—2003, Elettra Synchrotron, Basovizza, Italy, 2005—2007; visiting professor Kyoto University, Japan, 2008—2009.

    Major achievements

    • research in layer formation in fluids under confinement
    • research in dramatic lowering of surface tension of water
    • research in tunable self-assembly of nanoparticles and growth of nanocrystals through dewetting.
    • research in inhibition of viral activity using lipophilically capped silica nanoparticles
    • research in understanding drug-lipid interactions

    Works

    Politics

    Communist

    Party affiliation: Communist Party

    Religion

    Materialist

    Denomination: Buddhist, Secular Humanist, Manichaean

    Views

    I think all human activity is a conflict between self and society. Between these lies the family.

    Quotations: Attodeepah - Be your own light

    Buddha

    Membership

    • Fellow: West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology , India

    • Indian Crystallography Association (life) , India

    • Indian Physical Society (life) , India

    • Indian Physics Association (life) , India

    • Materials Research Society India (life) , India

      Kolkata chapter, vice chairman 2005-14

    • Asiatic Society (life) , India

    • Bangiya Vigyan Parishad (life) , Kolkata

    Personality

    Interests

    Philosophers & Thinkers : Buddha, Darwin, Marx, Amartya Sen

    Politicians: Nelson Mandela

    Writing, painting

    Connections

    • Spouse Neepa Datta, January 19, 1994.
    • mother: Dipti
    • father: Jyotirmoy
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    Born August 22, 1957
    (age 58)
    West Bengal, India, India
    Nationality
    Indian
    • January 1, 1963 - December 31, 1965
      Shishu Kalyan
    • January 1, 1966 - December 31, 1971
      South Point School
    • January 1, 1972 - March 31, 1975
      Patha Bhavan School
    • July 1, 1975 - April 30, 1978
      St Xavier's College
    • July 1, 1978 - April 30, 1980
      University of Calcutta
    • August 1, 1980 - December 24, 1989
      University of Calcutta
    • December 10, 1990 - July, 1994
      Lecturer, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics
      Kolkata, India
    • August 1, 1994 - July, 2001
      Reader, Saha Institute of Nuclear Phyics
      Kolkata, India
    • February 28, 1998 - February 29, 2000
      Post doctoral fellow, Northwestern University
      Evanston, Illinois, United States
    • August 1, 2001 - July, 2004
      Associate Professor, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics
      Kolkata, West Bengal, India, West Bengal, India, India
    • August 1, 2004 - July, 2007
      Professor F, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics
      Kolkata, India
    • August 1, 2007 - December, 2012
      Professor G, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics
      Kolkata, India
    • May 9, 2008 - March 8, 2009
      JSPS Visiting Professor, Kyoto University
      Kyoto, Japan
    • January 1, 2013 - August 22, 2017
      Senior Professor H, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics
      Kolkata, India
    • April 14, 2014 - May 13, 2014
      Matisse Visiting Professor, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
      Paris
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    Award

    • Materials Scientist of Year, India
      Institute of Engineers, India, 2009
    • MRSI Medal, India
      Materials Research Society of India 2014
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