Purusottam Jena

Background

Jena, Purusottam was born on February 5, 1943 in Mukhura, Orissa, India. Son of Binod B. and Tara (Mani) Jena. came to the United States, 1966.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Utkal U., Bhubaneswar Orissa, India, 1964; Master of Science, Utkal U., Bhubaneswar Orissa, India, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, 1970.

Career

Lecturer, State University of New York, Albany, 1970-1971; post-doctoral fellow, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1971-1973; research associate, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1973-1975; visiting assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1975-1977; visiting scientist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1977-1978; associate professor, Michigan Technological U., Houghton, 1978-1980; professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, since 1980. Program director National Science Foundation, Washington, 1986-1987.

Achievements

• Purusottam Jena has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Physics and Chemistry of Small Clusters (Nato a S I Series Series B, Physics)

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Indian Physical Society, Materials Research Society, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Married Tripti Bardhan, December 12, 1969. 1 child, Anupam.

Father:

Binod B. Jena

Mother:

Tara (Mani) Jena

Spouse:

Tripti Bardhan

child:

Anupam Jena