Probir Roy

Background

Roy, Probir was born on October 4, 1942 in Calcutta, India. Son of Kiran Lal and Sujata Sikdar (Kavyatirtha) Roy.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Calcutta, India, 1962. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, England, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1968.

Career

Research assistant Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, 1966-1968. Instructor, research associate Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1968-1971. Junior visiting scientist European Organization of Nuclear Research, Switzerland, 1971-1972.

Visiting fellow, fellow, reader, associate professor, professor, senior professor Tata Institute, India, since 1972. Visiting associate European Organization of Nuclear Research, Switzerland, 1980. Visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1989-1990.

Achievements

• Probir Roy has been listed as a noteworthy Theoretical physicist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: India Academy of Sciences, India National Academy of Sciences, American Physical Society.

Connections

Married Manashi Bhattacharya, August 10, 1965. Children: Jagori, Analabha.

Father:

Kiran Lal Roy

Mother:

Sujata Sikdar (Kavyatirtha) Roy

Spouse:

Manashi Bhattacharya

child:

Analabha Roy

child:

Jagori Roy