Amitava Raychaudhuri
Amitava Raychaudhuri | |
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Raychaudhuri at the University of Calcutta | |
| Born | 17 March 1952 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata Delhi University University of Maryland, College Park |
| Known for | Particle physics |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics Particle Physics Astroparticle physics |
| Institutions | Science College University of Calcutta Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India Oklahoma State University University of Cambridge Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory CERN Tata Institute of Fundamental Research University of Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | Oscar W. Greenberg |
Amitava Raychaudhuri is an Indian theoretical particle physicist. He is Professor Emeritus at the Physics Department of the Science College, University of Calcutta where he earlier held the Sir Tarak Nath Palit Chair Professorship. He is the nephew of another renowned Indian physicist, Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri.