Yeah ! Here I am !
"Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein.
Yeah ! Here I am !
Riju was born in a natural beauty enhanced & evergreen village Buintya, West Bengal, India, near the historical place Kamarpukur, which is famous for being the birthplace of God Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa Dev.
He completed his secondary education in Ramakrishna Mission Multipurpose School, Kamarpukur, Hooghly. He was one of the bright students in his educational journey. From the very beginning of his secondary education, he expressed his interest in science. He loved to take part in various science talent tests, science exhibitions & several quiz competitions & won some prizes and medals there. He completed Higher Secondary from Arambagh High School, and from then on, his interest increased specifically towards Physics. He graduated in Physics (Honours) from the University of Burdwan. During B.Sc., he qualified a National level exam JEST in Physics.
After completing B. Sc. Honours in Physics, he moved to Kolkata & decided to join the research institute SNBNCBS as an Integrated Ph. D. scholar in Physics and to serve humanity through scientific advancement. Besides, his hobbies are to listening songs, playing cricket, table tennis & badminton, clicking pictures & drawing.
Current Position: Researcher in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, IFW Dresden, Germany
Email Id: rijupal07@gmail.com, r.pal@ifw-dresden.de
Personal Details:
Sex: Male
D.O.B: May 9, 1996
Nationality: Indian
Languages: English, Bengali, Hindi
Home Address: Vill. - Buintya, P.O. - Kantali, P.S. – Goghat, Near Kamarpukur, Dist. - Hooghly, Pin code - 712614, State - West Bengal, India.
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), The University of Calcutta, Kolkata - 700106, India. (2019 - Present)
M. Sc. in Physics, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, The University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. (2017 - 2019)
B. Sc. in Physics (Honours), Sri Ramkrishna Sarada Vidya Mahapitha, The University of Burdwan, India. (2014 - 2017)
Higher Secondary in Science, Arambagh High School, Arambagh, West Bengal, India. (2012 - 2014)
Madhyamik (Secondary) from Ramakrishna Mission Multipurpose School, Kamarpukur, Hooghly, WB, India (2007 - 2012)
Scholarships:
SRF Scholarship (Under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India). (2021 - 2025)
JRF Scholarship (Under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India). (2019 - 2021)
Got Monthly Stipend (Fellowship) during my M.Sc. from SNBNCBS (Under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India), as an Integrated PhD (IPhD) student. (2017 - 2019)
Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum Means (SVMCM) Scholarship by West Bengal Government. (2012 - 2017)
Honours & Awards:
Qualified GATE (2020, 2021) a National level competitive examination, conducted by IISc & Indian Institute of Technology (IITs).
Student Delegate at the Indian Science Congress in Bangalore in 2020.
Ranked 3rd position in M.Sc. in SNBNCBS. (2019)
Qualified JEST 2017 (a National level exam in Physics) at B.Sc. level, with a Percentile of 97.67, and hold an All India Rank 119 (Out of 5203 of the total enrolment) & joined to the Integrated PhD Programme at SNBNCBS.
Qualified JAM 2017, a National level competitive examination, conducted by the Indian Institute Of Technology (IITs).
Ranked among the top 10 students in the University in B.Sc. (Graduation 2017 qualified batch).
Became Topper by getting highest marks (86%) in the University in B.Sc. Physics (Hons.) 2nd year. (2016)
Ranked 1st position in Graduation (B.Sc. Honours) in Physics in my College. (2014 - 2017)
Merit-cum-Means Scholarships awarded by West Bengal (WB) Government from 2012 to 2017.
Ranked among the top 10 students in my school upto the 10th standard in my academics. (2007 - 2012)
Computational Skills:
Operating Systems : Windows, Ubuntu - Linux.
Basic programming languages knowledge in : FORTRAN language, Python, Matlab
Plotting Softwares : Origin, GNU plot, Xmgrace, Matlab
Softwares : LabVIEW, PowerPoint Presentation, MS Word, Excel, Latex, Texmaker, Mendeley, Tina Simulator, Gwyddion, Curve Handler, Arduino (Basic Part).
At SNBNCBS Main Gate, Kolkata.