Bikash Sinha was born on 1945 and is an Indian physicist, active in the fields of nuclear physics and high energy physics.
21 Facts About Bikash Sinha
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Bikash Sinha was the director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre and the chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur in June 2005.
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Bikash Sinha retired from service as the director of Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre and the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in June 2009.
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Bikash Sinha is a member of scientific advisory board to the Prime Minister of India.
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Bikash Sinha received Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhushan in 2010.
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Bikash Sinha studied Physics for his bachelor's degree at Presidency College [now University], Kolkata from 1961 to 1964, graduating with high honors.
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Bikash Sinha then proceeded to King's College, Cambridge, for higher studies in his subject.
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Bikash Sinha is a Fellow of the prestigious Indian National Science Academy as recognition of his outstanding research in Physics.
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Bikash Sinha is a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad and the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.
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Bikash Sinha was nominated as a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from 27 January 2005.
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Bikash Sinha has been re-elected for the second time as a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister from December 2009.
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Bikash Sinha is a member of the Visva-Bharati University's Academic Council since 2002 and a member of the Senate of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
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Bikash Sinha has become the Fellow of the 3rd World Academy of Sciences, Italy, 2002 and Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2004.
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Recently he was elected to the fellowship of the Institute of Physics, UK Bikash Sinha was the Vice-chancellor of West Bengal University of Technology since February 2003 to 18 December 2003 in addition to his regular responsibilities and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Govt.
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Recently Bikash Sinha has been awarded an honorary doctorate in physics from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Bikash Sinha was awarded the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, in November 2005.
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Bikash Sinha was awarded Meghnad Saha Memorial Lecture Award from The National Academy of Sciences, India, on 28 August 2007 and he was elected as President of the Indian Physics Association in November 2007.
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Bikash Sinha was awarded prestigious "Bidhan Memorial Honor" on 1 July 2008 from Bidhan Memorial Trust, Kolkata.
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Recently Bikash Sinha was appointed a distinguished visiting scholar by the Christ's College, Cambridge in March 2009 and elected as Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London, the same year.
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Bikash Sinha has been conferred Padma Bhushan Award in 2010 for his significant contribution in science and technology.
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Dr Bikash Sinha has been awarded Honorary Doctorate from National Institute of Technology, Silchar 2010, Burdwan University 2012, Netaji Subhas Open University 2013 and National Institute of Technology Agartala 2013.