Suchitra Sen

Background

Sen, Suchitra was born on January 3, 1950 in Pandu, Assam, India. Daughter of Sushil Kumar and Madhuri Lata Som.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, 1969. Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Calcutta, 1977.

Career

Scientist gr.iv(2) Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, India, 1982—1988, scientist grade iv(3) India, 1988—1991, scientist grade iv(4) India, 1991—1998, scientist grade iv(5) India, since 1998. Post-doctoral fellow Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1978—1980. Visiting scientist State University of New York, Albany, 1980—1981.

Scientist exchange program University Montpellier, 1989. Invited professor University de Bourgogne, Dijon, 2002.

Achievements

• Suchitra Senator has been listed as a noteworthy physicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Panel member Opportunities to Women, Kolkata, 2004. Member of Indian Physical Society (honorary), Material Research Society India (honorary), Electron Microscope Society India (honorary), Indian Ceramic Society (honorary), Indian Analytical Instruments Association (life), Thermal Society India (life), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (life).

Connections

Married Saurindra Kumar Sen, March 7, 1973. Children: Saikat, Mainak.

Father:

Sushil Kumar

Mother:

Madhuri Lata Som

Spouse:

Saurindra Kumar Sen

child:

Mainak Sen

child:

Saikat Sen