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Sudeshna Sinha

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Sudeshna Sinha
NationalityIndian
Alma materIIT Kanpur, TIFR
SpouseKapil Hari Paranjape
ChildrenShruti Paranjape
AwardsB M Birla Award
Scientific career
FieldsNon-linear Physics
InstitutionsInstitute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali

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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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