Curricullum vitae

BIMAN BAGCHI

Honorary Professor, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science

FNA, FASc, FNASc, FTWAS

Foreign Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

DST-SERB National Science Chair Professor

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Education

  • 1974: BSc – Chemistry; Presidency College, Calcutta University, India

  • 1976: MSc – Chemistry; Calcutta University, India

  • 1981: PhD – Brown University, Providence, USA (Adviser: Prof. Julian H. Gibbs)

Recent Awards & Recognitions

  • Joel Henry Hildebrand Award from American Chemical Society in Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids (2021)

  • Elected Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020) [AAAS]

  • Humboldt Science Research Award of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2019)

  • National Science Chair award conferred by The Department of Science & technology, Science and Engineering Research Board (DST, SERB), India (2020)

  • B. Bagchi Festschrift special issue J. Phys. Chem. B, 2015, 119 (34), pp 10809-11442

Accolades

  • National Merit Certificate (1971)

  • First Degree State Scholarship (1971-1974)

  • Young Associate of the Indian Academy of Science (1985-1989)

  • Young Scientist Medal of the Indian National Science Academy (1986)

  • Homi Bhabha Fellow (1989-1991)

  • A.K. Bose Memorial Award (1990) from INSA for best research paper in physical sciences (published on work done in India)

  • S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences (1991)

  • Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (1991)

  • Elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, (1994)

  • Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (1995)

  • Jagdish Shankar Memorial Lecture award from INSA (1997)Page 3 of 4

  • Seventh G.D. Birla Award for Science and Technology (1997

  • Platinum Jubilee Lecture of Indian Science Congress (1997)

  • Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Chemistry (1998)

  • Alumni Excellence Award in Research, IISc (2002)

  • Silver Medal of Chem. Res. Soc. of India (2002 )

  • Goyal Prize in Chemistry (2003)

  • Amrut Mody Chair Professorship (2004-2007)

  • Fellowship of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy (2004)

  • J. C. Bose National Fellowship (2006-2016) & (2016-2020)

  • Nehru Birth Centenary Award (INSA) (2008)

Professional Experience

  • Aug,2019 - Jul, 2024 Honorary Professor, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • 1995 - 2019 Professor, SSCU, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • Aug, 2017- Jul, 2019 Dean of Science, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • 2018-2020 Distinguished Visiting Professor. IIT Bombay, India

  • 2016-2019 Honorary Visiting Professor. S.N. Bose National Centre of Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India

  • 2017-2020 Academic Advisory Council, UGC

  • 2019-2022 Empowered Committee, SERB

  • 2018-2020 Ethics Committee, S. S. Institute for Advanced Research (Ayush)

  • 2000-2004 Chairman, SSCU, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • Jun,1991 - Dec, 1995 Associate Professor, SSCU, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • Mar,1987 - Jun, 1991 Assistant Professor, SSCU, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • Aug,1984 – Mar, 1987 Lecturer, SSCU, IISc, Bangalore, India

  • 1983-1984 Postdoctoral Research, Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, U.S.A (with Prof. R. W. Zwanzig)

  • 1981-1983 Postdoctoral Research, James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, U.S.A (with Prof. David W. Oxtoby)

Editorial Board & Advisory Committees

  • Editorial Board, Chemical Physics (Elsevier) (2010- )

  • Editorial Board, J. Chem. Phys. (AIP) (2009-2012)

  • Editorial Board, PMC Biophysics (Phys. Math Central) (2008- 2014)

  • Editorial Advisory Board, Chemical Physics Letters. (2002-2004)

  • Editorial Advisory Board, Theoretical Chemistry Accts. (2002- )

  • Editorial Advisory Board, J. Phys. Chem. (ACS) (2001-2007)

  • Editorial Advisory Board, Phys. Chem. Comm. (RSC) (2000- )

  • International Advisory Board, Adv. Chem. Phys. (Wiley) (2000-2005)

  • Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Chemistry (1995-2001)

  • Editorial Board, Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences (1989-1993)

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier) (2015-)

Other Positions, Activities & Named Lectures

  • A.K. Bose Memorial Lecture, INSA, New Delhi (1990)

  • Jagdish Shankar Memorial Lecture, INSA, New Delhi (1997)

  • Platinum Jubilee Lecture of Indian Science Congress, Hyderabad (1997)

  • B.C. Laha Memorial Lecture of IACS, Calcutta (2001)

  • Raman-Mizushima Lecture, JSPS & DST (2006)

  • Golden Jubilee Lectures, IIT, Kanpur (2010)

  • Golden Jubilee Lectures, IIT, Delhi (2010)

  • First R.A. Mashelkar Lecture, NCL, Pune (2011)

  • International year of Chemistry Lecture, IISER and NCL, Pune (2011)

  • Bose Colloquium, SN Bose Centre of Basic Sciences, Kolkata (2016)

  • Institute Colloquium, IISER-Bhopal (2015)

  • Institute Colloquium, IISER-Mohali (2015)

  • Institute Colloquium, IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata (2017)

  • Distinguished visiting Professor, IIT Bombay (2018-2020)

  • 125th year Distinguished Bose Lecture (2018)

  • Honorary Professor, JNCASR, Bangalore

  • Honorary Professor,S.N. Bose National Centre of Basic Sciences, Kolkata (2016-2019)

  • Honorary Professor of National Institute of Advanced studies, Bangalore

  • Member of the Research Council, NCL, Pune (2001-2004)

Societal Works & Important Positions

  • Dean of Science Faculty, IISc (2017-2019)

  • Empowered Committee, Department of Science & Technology (DST)

  • National Task Force on Supermodel of COVID-19, DST-SERB

  • Academic Advisory Committee, University Grants Commission (UGC)

  • Chairman, SSCU, IISc (2000-2004)

  • Swayam-NPTEL Online Course 2020 ["Basic Statistical Mechanics", Course ID: noc20-cy28] (Website: Click here)