Background
Chatterjee, Smriti Narayan was born on May 1, 1932 in Chandernagar, India. Son of Abinash Chandra and Bibha Bati (Banerjee) Chatterjee.
biophysicist educator researcher
Chatterjee, Smriti Narayan was born on May 1, 1932 in Chandernagar, India. Son of Abinash Chandra and Bibha Bati (Banerjee) Chatterjee.
Bachelor of Science with honours in Physics, Calcutta University, India, 1953. Master of Science in Physics, Calcutta University, India, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Calcutta University, India, 1958.
Head biophysics division School Tropical Medicine, Calcutta, 1961-1973. Assistant director Indian Institute Chemical Biology, 1973-1977. Senior professor biophysics, chairman biophysics division Saha Institute Nuclear Physics, 1977-1992, director, 1990-1991, Indian National Science Academy senior scientist emeritus, 1992-1997.
Platinum Jubilee lecturer India Science Congress Association, 1993. Member governing body and council Bose Institute, since 1993. Professor A.K. Chandra memorial lecturer Calcutta University, 1996.
Professor Sambhu Nath De memorial lecturer Indian National Science Academy, 1996. Co-chairman session International Congress Virology, Edmonton, Canada, 1987.
Inaugurator District Science Fair, Burdwan, West Bengal, India, 1993. Fellow: National Academy Medical Sciences India, West Bengal Academy of Sciences and Technology (council member, vice president since 2000), Indian National Science Academy (section committee 1989-1991, Senior Scientist Emeritus award 1992), National Academy of Sciences (India) (member international committee taxonomy viruses, member bacterial virus subcommittee 1982-1997). Member: New York Academy of Sciences, Environmental Mutagen Society India (life), Indian Biophysics Society (life.
Vice president 1986-1988, Outstanding Contribution to Science award 2003), Indian Physical Society (life. 1986-1988), Indian Science News Association (life), Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (life), Electron Microscope Society India, J.C. Bost Trust Northern 1 (life), Rotary.
Married Amala Dhar, May 12, 1961. 1 child, Saugata.