Background
Sengupta, Pradeep Kumar was born on June 26, 1949 in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Son of Samares Ranjan and Manasi Sengupta.
biophysicist educator researcher
Sengupta, Pradeep Kumar was born on June 26, 1949 in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. Son of Samares Ranjan and Manasi Sengupta.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Calcutta University, 1969. Master of Science in Physics, Calcutta University, 1971. A post-Master of Science in Bioscience, Saha Institute Nuclear Physics, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, 1980.
Graduate research assistant Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1975—1980. Postgraduate research chemist University California, San Diego, 1980—1981. Postdoctoral scholar University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981—1984, assistant research scientist biophysics research division, 1984.
Lecturer nuclear chemistry division Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India, 1985—1988, reader nuclear chemistry division India, 1988—1991. Guest lecturer biophysics and molecular biology Calcutta University, India, since 1988. Associate professor biophysics Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India, 1991—1997, professor biophysics India, since 1997.
Reviewer of national and international journals including bba, spectrochim acta, biopolymers, j. photochemistry photobiol. etc., since 1980. Invited speaker to national and international conferences, since 1990. Examiner at various Indian universities, since 1990.
Chairman science sessions in national conferences and symposia, since 1998. Sectional committee member, biochemistry and biophysics section West Bengal Academy of Sciences and Technology, Kolkata, India, since 2000. Executive committee Indian Photobiology Society, since 2001.
Member selection committees at various institutes universities, India.
Conductor science workshop for High School students Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search Program, India, 2002. Fellow: West Bengal Academy of Sciences and Technology. Member: Indian Physical Society (life), Indian Photobiology Society (life), Indian Biophysics Society (life).
Married Kabita Sengupta, May 12, 1998.