Sudeshna Sinha Explained

Sudeshna Sinha is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali. She was at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, for over a decade. She works in the field of nonlinear physics. Her work on 'chaos-based' hardware (so-called "Chaos computing") is being developed commercially by the US-based company Chaologix.^[1] Chaologix has now been acquired by ARM (Cambridge, England).^[2]

Personal life

Sinha is married to Kapil Hari Paranjape, who is a professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali. Her maternal grandfather was Dr. Prabodh Chandra Bagchi, formerly the Vice-Chancellor of Viswa Bharati University and historian.

Education

Sinha holds a Master of Science (Five Years Integrated Programme in Physics) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in 1985.^[3] She completed her Ph.D. from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, in 1990.^[4]

Career & publications

Sinha is currently a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali and works in the field of nonlinear physics.^[5] Her research areas include Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Complex Systems, Networks, and Computation.^[6] She is an Editor of the AIP journal Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science^[7] and Associate Editor of Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation (Elsevier).^[8] She is also on the Editorial Boards of Pramana - Journal of Physics ^[9] and Indian Journal of Physics.^[10]

Awards

• Elected Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, 2018.^[11]
• J. C. Bose National Fellowship (2016-2020; renewed 2021-2025).^[12]
• Elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi in 2014.^[13]
• Elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore in 2010.^[14]
• Awarded the B. M. Birla Prize for Physics in 1998 : The B M Birla prizes are awarded to Indian scientists below the age of 40 who have made outstanding original contributions in their fields.^[15]
• Associate Member of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy during 1995-2000
• General Proficiency Prize from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1985): Awarded to the "Best Outgoing Student in the master's degree (five years integrated programme in Physics) for the year"
• National Talent Search Scholarship, during 1978-1985

External links

• Chaologix

Notes and References

1. Web site: IAS - Women in Science. 6 April 2014.
2. Web site: Chaologix.
3. Web site: Notable Alumni of IIT Kanpur.
4. Web site: Curriculum Vitae.
5. Web site: Faculty listing.
6. Web site: Publications .
7. Web site: Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science.
8. Web site: Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation.
9. Web site: Pramana - Journal of Physics.
10. Web site: Indian Journal of Physics.
11. Web site: Fellowship of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
12. Web site: J C Bose National Fellowship.
13. Web site: Fellowship of Indian National Science Academy .
14. Web site: Fellowship of Indian Academy of Sciences .
15. Web site: Birla Prize .