Chandrachur Chakraborty
Assistant Professor of Physics
Astrophysics Group
Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, INDIA
I am a Theoretical Astrophysicist, currently working as an Assistant Professor at Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), Manipal, India. I am also an Associate of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India.
My research is broadly related to General Relativity with applications to Astrophysics (Relativistic Astrophysics). I am primarily interested in Theoretical aspects and the corresponding observational implications of Black holes and Naked singularities. For more details about my research, please visit my Research page.
Appointments/Education
2022 - present : Assistant Professor, Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Manipal, India.
2022 - present : Associate, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India.
2021 - 2022 : Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.
2017 - 2021 : BHOLE Fellow, Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Beijing, China.
2015 - 2017 : Postdoctoral Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India.
2010 - 2015 : PhD in Physics, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata (HBNI Mumbai), India.
2008 - 2010 : M.Sc in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
Professional Membership
Individual member , International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Life Member , Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG), India.
Life Member , Astronomical Society of India (ASI), India.
Editorial Board Member
Review Editor Cosmology, Journal: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Switzerland.
Reviewer Board Member Journal: Universe (MDPI), Switzerland.
Guest Editor of special issue, "Analogue Gravity", Journal: Universe (MDPI), Switzerland.