ASET Colloquium

Bibha Chowdhuri: A Scientist Incognito

by Prof. Suprakash C. Roy (Editor-in-Chief, Science and Culture)

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 from to (Asia/Kolkata)
at AG-66
Description
Bibha Chowdhuri belongs to the first generation of women scientists who began their research career in pre-independent India. In spite of her significant contributions in physics, she was practically unknown to the community of Indian scientists and received recognition only about 30 years after her death. Born more than hundred years ago, opting for a research career in physics, visiting England for further research and working in two famous research institutes after her return to India were no small feats to accomplish. The present talk will present not only the biography of Bibha Chowdhuri but also highlight the challenges she had to face in the social and educational environment prevailing in the era in which she grew up.

About the Speaker:

Suprakash Chandra Roy was Professor and Chairman, Department of Physics at Bose Institute, Kolkata. He obtained his doctorate degree from Calcutta University and did postdoctoral works at University of Pittsburgh and Yale University in the USA. He held different visiting positions at University of Pittsburgh, Purdue University, University of Calgary, Canada. He was awarded the JSPS fellowship. He visited Argentina as TWAS-UNESCO Visiting Associate at Centres of Excellence in the South. He was Vice-President of the International Radiation Physics Society and was on the Editorial board of two international journals Radiation Physics and Chemistry and Applied Radiation and Isotopes for long.

Professor Roy is now a member of the National Commission of History of Science, INSA and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Science and Culture. He has published more than 100 editorials and articles on different subjects and national issues. One of his editorials has been included in the book ‘How Should the World Respond to Natural Disasters?’ published by Thomson-Gale. He has co-authored four books, the latest one being Clay, Craft, Music and Science: Purnima Sinha’s Life.
Material:
Organised by Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette
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