Welcome to String Theory Group

Dr. Binata Panda

Associate Professor,
Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad 
Email : binata@iitism.ac.in  / binata.panda@gmail.com  
☎: 0326-223-5117

Academic Profile: 

Bachelor Degree (+3 Science): 2002

o   Institution:  Ravenshaw Autonomous College, Cuttack, Odisha

o   University: Utkal University

o   First Class First in Physics Honors with Distinction, 88.38 % Marks, Best Graduate of the Year 2002

Postgraduate Degree (M.Sc): 2004

o   University: Utkal University, Odisha, India

o   First class in Physics with Particle Physics specialization, 87.00 % Marks, First position (Gold   Medal) in Utkal University

Doctorate Degree (PhD): 2012

o   Institution: Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India

o   Research Area: String Theory

o   Thesis Title: Phenomenology with Magnetized D-Branes

Academic Positions Held:

Associate Professor, 12th April 2022-Continu

o   Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

Assistant Professor, 8th July 2013 -11th April 2022,

o   Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad

Post-doctoral Research Associate: (Sep. 2011 - 05.07.2013)

o   Institution: Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India

o   Prof. Ashoke Sen, String Theory group

Visiting PhD student at CERN, Geneva (ERC MassTeV grant) (01.03.2009 - 31.08.2009).

o   CERN Theory Division, Geneva, Switzerland

o   Prof. Ignatios Antoniadis, String-Phenomenology Group

Marie - Curie fellow at CERN, Geneva. (01.04.2007 - 30.09.2007)

o   CERN Theory Division, Geneva, Switzerland

o   Prof. Ignatios Antoniadis, String-Phenomenology Group

Scholarships/Fellowships:

o   Visiting PhD student Fellowship funded by European Research Commission MassTeV grant.

o   Marie - Curie Early career research fellowship.

Awards and Honors:

o   Awarded the “Giulio Racah " diploma in the International school of Subnuclear Physics", Erice, Sept. 2007.

o   The L. K. Panda award from Institute of Physics, being first in the Post M.Sc. Course, 2005.

o   University Gold Medal in Physics, Utkal University 2004, for securing the First position in the physics department of Utkal University in 2004.

o   Dr. Indumati Seshadri memorial Gold Medal, being First in the physics department of Utkal University in 2004.

o   Lalit Kumar Panda memorial Gold Medal, 2004.

o   Best Graduate of Ravenshaw University, 2002.

o    Justice Harihar Mohapatra memorial award, from the Rotary Club being the Best Graduate of Ravenshaw University, 2002.

 Membership of Societies:

o   Member of Indian String Theory Group, 2013 onwards

Reviewer:

o   Reviewer of several journals of World Scientific.

Administrative Activity:

o   Course coordinator of the courses Project & Dissertation, Seminar on dissertation, Viva-voce on dissertation, Comprehensive Viva for the 2-year M.Sc. And 5-year Int. M. Sc. Programme from 08/01/2014 to 06/05/2014

o   In-charge, departmental stores. (Dec. 2014 – March 2020)

o   Secretary, Departmental Advisory Committee (DAC) (Feb.2019-continue)

o   Warden, Ruby and Rosaline hostel effective from 1st June 2016 – 3rd Sep 2018.

o   Chief Warden, Opal Hostel from 3rd Sep 2018 – 31st March 2019.

o   A member of the committee for Creche /Preschool in the Institute.

o   Member from the department for “Centre for Cosmology and space applications”, prepared the proposal.

Area of Expertise: Theoretical Physics

Current area of Research:

o   String Theory

o   Black hole Physics

Ongoing/Completed PhD and M.Sc. Students:

PhD students supervised as sole guide: 02

Continuing PhD Students:01

Post Graduate and B. Tech. Engg. Physics Students Supervised: 20

Invited Talks Delivered:

o   “From particles to strings” Web-seminar-series, 2nd July 2020, Department of Physics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

o   “Seeley-DeWitt Coefficients and Black hole Entropy”, International Conference on “New Trends in Field Theories” In BHU, Varanasi, Nov. 2018

o   “From particles to strings” Refresher Programme in Physics Under FDC During May, 2017 at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.

o   “An Introduction to String Theory”, Department of Applied Physics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Aug. 2013

o   “Logarithmic Corrections to Extremal Kerr-Newmann Blackhole Entropy", CQUeST, Sogang University, Seoul, Sept. 2012.

o   “Logarithmic Corrections to Extremal Kerr-Newmann Blackhole Entropy “, Institute Lecture, IIT Patna, Aug. 2012.

o   “Heat Kernel Expansion and Extremal Black Hole Entropy in Einstein Maxwell Theory", Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India, February 2012.

o   “Studying Blackhole Phase Transitions using Bragg-Williams Method", National Strings Meeting, Delhi, India, December 2011.

o   “GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes", YITP, Kyoto University, Japan, March. 2011.

o   “GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes", IPMU, Tokyo University, Japan, March. 2011.

o   “GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes", KMI, Nagoya University, Japan, Feb. 2011.

o   “GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes", National Strings Meeting 2010, IIT Bombay, India, Feb. 2010.

o   “Fermion Wavefunctions in Magnetized branes", Alok Kumar Memorial Meeting", Institute Of Physics, Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2010.

o   “GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes", Centre de Physique Theorique, Ecole Polytechnique, France, July 2009.

o   “Model Building and Moduli Stabilization With Magnetized D-branes", International School of Subnuclear Physics, Erice, Italy, Sept. 2007.

Ongoing and Completed projects:

Sl. No. 1

Details of the project

Title

Aspects of Black Hole Thermodynamics in Quantum theories of Gravity

Sanctioning authority

CSIR

Duration

3 Years

Amount

26.32 Lakh

Status

Ongoing

Role

Principal Investigator

Sl. No. 2

Details of the project

Title

Heat Kernel expansion and Logarithmic Corrections to N =2 and N = 1 Black Hole Entropy: A One Loop Test of Quantum Gravity”

Sanctioning authority

IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

Duration

3 years

Amount

8.9 Lakh

Status

completed

Role

Principal Investigator

Sl. No. 3

Details of the project

Title

Supersymmetric Pati-Salam Model from Magnetized D-Branes

Sanctioning authority

TEQIP-III

Duration

2018-2020

Amount

2 Lakh

Status

Completed

Role

Principal Investigator

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