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Faculty

  • Rathin Adhikari
    Phenomenology of elementary particles, Baryogenesis & Dark matter, Supersymmetric QM
  • Sushant G. Ghosh (Hony. Director)
    Black holes, Gravitational collapse
  • Tabish Qureshi
    Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Entanglement

Visiting Professor

  • Afsar Abbas
    Nuclear Physics, Elementary Particle Physics and Mathematical Physics

Former Faculty Members

  • Mayukh Raj Gangopadhyay (tenure April 2019 to April 2022)
    Cosmology, Inflation
  • M. Sami (tenure 2007-2020)
    String inspired cosmology, Dark energy, Inflation
  • Sanjay Jhingan (tenure 2007-2016)
    Classical General Relativity, Gravitational Waves, Astrophysics, Cosmology
  • Mohammad Shoeb (tenure February 2007 - September 2007)
    Microscopic Theory of Hypernucleii

Former Visiting Professor

  • Q.N. Usmani
    Excited nuclei, nuclear interactions, nuclear matter, quantum liquids

M.A. Ansari Chair in Theoretical Physics

  • Naresh Dadhich (tenure 2012-2016)
    Classical & Quantum General Relativity, Braneworld Cosmologies, Wormholes

Former UGC Emeritus Fellow

Adjunct Professor

Former Honorary Visiting Faculty

Honorary Visiting Faculty members are like adjunct faculty members of the Centre, who visit the Centre for an extended period, at a time of their choice, and involve in research collaborations and teaching special courses.

  • Dr. Maria A. Skugoreva, People's Friendship University, Russia
  • Prof. Ernest Ma, Physics & Astronomy Department, University of California, USA
  • Prof. R. Dutt, Retired Professor, Department of Physics, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
  • Prof. Arun K. Pati, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
  • Dr. Indranil Chakrabarty, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
  • Prof. Bobomurat Ahmedov, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan,