“In most sciences one generation tears down what another has built, and what one has established, another undoes. In mathematics alone each generation adds a new storey to the old structure.”
…………………………….Hermann Hankel
Achievements of Dr. Ranjan Kumar Jana
International Level Achievements
Awarded Indo-US Research Fellowship for the year 2013 for conducting advanced research in the area of Mathematical and Computational Sciences by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), New Delhi.
Awarded International Entrepreneurs, Academicians & Researchers Guild (EARG) Awards -2024 in the category of Outstanding Faculty of the Year 2024 by MathTech Thinking Foundation (MTTF), India.
Invited as a Reviewer (No. 140844) of Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet of American Mathematical Society.
Written review of the following articles:
1. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 474 (2019), pp. 1306-1337.
2. Integral Transforms and Special Functions, Vol. 31, No. 11, 2020, pp. 891-905.
3. Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2021, pp. 966-985.
4. Proc. of the Jangjeon Mathematical Society, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2022, pp. 407-414.
5. Lobachevskii Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 44, No. 6, 2023, pp. 2269-2278.
National Level Achievements
Member of the Project Implementation Group of DST-FIST Project awarded to the Department of Mathematics, SVNIT” sanctioned by DST, Govt. of India, with sanctioned amount Rs. 70,00,000/-. (Ongoing) (from 02.03.2022 to 01.03.2027)
Awarded Collaborative Research Grant from Department of Space, ISRO, Govt. of India of Rs. 22,00,000/- for the research project ”Simulation and Land Data Assimilation to Community Land Model for Improving Rice Crop Dynamics” (Completed) (from 03.03.2020 to 31.12.2023).
Awarded Extra Mural Research Grant from SERB, Govt. of India of Rs. 15,15,360/- for the research project ”Extended Wright type Hypergeometric Functions” (Completed) (12.08.2016-11.08.2019).
Awarded (jointly with Dr. A. K. Shukla) Extra Mural Research Grant from CSIR, Govt. of India for the research project ”Wright type Generalized Hypergeometric Functions: Inequalities and Applications”(Completed) (01.01.2015-31.12.2017).
Awarded Research Grant of Rs. 10,28,000/- from SVNIT for the research project ”Data Assimilation methods in Numerical Weather Prediction.” (completed)
Awarded (jointly with Dr. K. N. Pathak) Extra Mural Research Grant from SERB, Govt. of India for the research project ”A study on change in refractivity of the atmosphere prior to earthquake/s”. (Completed) (14.06.2013-13.06.2016)
Awarded Research Associateship (for University Teachers) by Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai for three years w.e.f. 01.06.2015.
Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) (CSIR-UGC)-Lectureship on Mathematical Sciences (June2004).
Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test on Engineering (GATE)2003 on Mathematical Sciences with Percentile 90.61.
Awarded National Scholarship of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for the performance at Madhyamik Examination.
Scholastic Achievements
Played Cricket in the Inter Department Championship 2002 and 2003 at Vidyasgar University, Midnapore, West Bengal and win Silver Medal in 2002.
Won first prize in a Debate competition organized by The British Institute, Midnapore Centre in February 2002.
Won second prize at MOG Quiz2005.
Member of the Runners up team of Ganesh Memorial Volley Ball Tournament in 2009.
Member of the Runners up team of MMNCT Cricket Tournament in 2009.
Member of the Champion team of MMNCT Cricket Tournament in 2018.
Awarded Best Faculty Cabin trophy by Director, SVNIT during Swachchhata Pakhwada in September 2018.
Bagged Man of the Match trophy in the Cricket match played between Students XI vs Faculty XI of Mathematics Department, SVNIT on 15.03.2020.