ASET Colloquium

Excitement in Radiation Research

by Prof. J.P Mittal (M.N. Saha Distinguished Professor, BARC)

Friday, September 30, 2016 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at AG-66
Description
Challenges and excitement of studying unique chemical transformations on blending of High Energy Photons (energy ~1MeV) with chemical compounds will be shared.  Efforts to study the reactivity of transient reactive species such as e-aq, H. atom and OH free radicals with molecules of biological interest with ultra Fast Spectroscopic techniques such as Pulse Radiolysis will be presented.  Recent studies in pico to femto second time scale will be discussed, with their relevance to a few problems of societal interest.

About the Speaker:

Prof. Mittal obtained his M.Sc from Aga University, Ph.D. from University of Notre Dame and Post Doctoral from University of California. He was earlier the Raja Ramanna Fellow and Director of  Chemistry & Isotope Group, BARC. He also held positions in US Army Natick Labs, Mass, USA, University of Pune and IIT Bombay.  He guided 35 Ph.D. students and published more than 350 peer reviewed papers.

Prof. Mittal is a Fellow all three national science academies, besides Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and Third World Academy of Sciences. He headed several Indian professional societies. He served as the honorary advisor to many professional funding bodies such DST, UGC, BRNS. He has been the Editor and member of the Editorial Boards of several national and international journals.
                    
Prof. Mittal was conferred with Padma Shri and numerous other awards and medals by various professional bodies and institutions as well as international fellowships. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet.
 
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