Background
Samanta, Chhanda was born on December 24, 1949 in Hoogly, India. Daughter of Pratyasa Kumar Basu and Nandita (Mitra) B.
Samanta, Chhanda was born on December 24, 1949 in Hoogly, India. Daughter of Pratyasa Kumar Basu and Nandita (Mitra) B.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, University Calcutta, 1969. Master of Science, University Calcutta, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Maryland, 1981.
Postgraduate, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, 1982.
Research assistant, Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland., 1976-1978; research assistant, U. Maryland., College park, 1975-1981; lecturer, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics, Calcultta, India, 1983-1986; reader, SINP, Calcultta, India, 1986-1991; associate professor, SINP, Calcultta, India, 1991-1996; professor, SINP, Calcultta, India, since 1996. Visiting scientist Institute fur Kern Physik III, Kernforschungszentrum GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1985. Visiting professor Center Excellence, Research Center Nuclear Physics, Osaka (Japan) U., 1995.
Member Indian Physics Association (life), Indian Physical Society (life).
Married Prabhat Kumar Samanta, August 7, 1974. Children, Indraneel, Devleena.