Background
Bhattacharjee, Pijushpani was born on October 20, 1955 in Serispore Tea Estate, Assam, India. Son of Phanindranath and Jyotsna Bhattacharjee.
Bhattacharjee, Pijushpani was born on October 20, 1955 in Serispore Tea Estate, Assam, India. Son of Phanindranath and Jyotsna Bhattacharjee.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India, 1974. Master of Science in Physics, Delhi University, India, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Delhi University, India, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London, 1984.
Research scholar, Imperial College, 1980-1984; research associate, Delhi U., 1984-1985; research associate, University of Chicago, 1989-1992; reader, Indian Institute Astrophysics, Bangalore, India, 1992-1997; senior research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland., since 1997. Visiting fellow Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Bombay, 1985-1989. Visiting scientist Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, England, 1994, Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, 1995.
Member Astronomical Society India, International Astronomical Union.
Married Kshama Bhattacharya, February 4, 1990. 1 child, Preeti.