Background
Nandy, Papiya was born on November 7, 1945 in Calcutta, India. Daughter of Kalipada and Aruna (Sen) Sengupta.
Nandy, Papiya was born on November 7, 1945 in Calcutta, India. Daughter of Kalipada and Aruna (Sen) Sengupta.
Bachelor of Science, Calcutta University, 1963. Master of Science, Calcutta University, 1965. Master of Arts, University California, Santa Barbara, 1969.
Doctor of Philosophy, Kent State University, Ohio, 1973.
Research associate Kent State University, 1969-1973, Max Planck Institute, Göttingen, Germany, 1973. Associate professor University Ulm, Germany, 1974. Research associate Bose Institute, Calcutta, 1976-1979.
Lecturer department physics Jadavpur University, 1979-1986, reader (associate professor), 1986—2000, professor, since 2000. Principal investigator various research projects. Honorary director Jagadis Base National Science Talent Search, Kolkata, India.
Member Indian Photobiology Society (secretary since 1992), Indian Association Cultivation Science, Indian Physical Society, Indian Biophysics Society.
Married Ashesh Nandy, December 19, 1970. Children: Aparajita, Palash.