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Gautam is a theoretical physicist who is driven by curiosity. His explorations include superconductivity, biophysics, active matter, public health, art, music etc.
We explored his intellectual landscape of becoming a writer and a historian. We discuss his writing process and his experience of researching and teaching business history in a scientific & engaging way.
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Jha, Prabhat, Yashwant Deshmukh, Chinmay Tumbe, Wilson Suraweera, Aditi Bhowmick, Sankalp Sharma, Paul Novosad, et al. “COVID Mortality in India: National Survey Data and Health Facility Deaths.” Science 375, no. 6581 (February 11, 2022): 667–71. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm5154.
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Tumbe, Chinmay. Age Of Pandemics (1817-1920): How They Shaped India and the World, 2020.
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Ganesh is a multifaceted researcher who brings together food and computation via Computational Gastronomy. He is a Professor at IIIT Delhi and is interested in various facets of food science and technology: https://www.iiitd.ac.in/bagler
What is his intellectual journey from Solapur to Delhi?
Watch as we humanize science…with plenty of ‘food for thought.’
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He is an experimental condensed matter physicist and a Professor at NISER Bhubaneswar who is deeply committed to combining cutting-edge physics with outreach in his mother tongue – Odia https://sbedanta.wixsite.com/niser
What is his intellectual journey across Odisha, Germany, USA and back to his homeland and what motivates him to do what he does?
He and his research group have made significant contributions to the understanding of the fluorescence dynamics of molecules and nanomaterials.
In this episode, we discuss
his journey from his early education at institutions like Presidency College and the IACS, lecture at Raidighi, postdoc at Iowa State University, scientist at RRCAT and finally to his current role at t IIT Bombay.
His experience of learning and interacting with stalwarts of physical chemistry such as Mihir Chowdhury and Kankan Bhattacharyya.
Experiences as a researcher and educator, discussing his thoughts and motivations.
Exciting research is being conducted in his lab, where scholars are pushing the boundaries of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and ultrafast dynamics in nanomaterials.
Urbasi Sinha is a Professor at Raman Research Institute, India and Canada Excellence Research Chair, iPhotonic Quantum Science and Technologies in the University of Calgary, Canada: https://sites.google.com/site/urbasisinha/
She and her research group are working at the cutting edge of quantum science and technology.
In this episode, we discuss her intellectual journey across three continents and how she got interested in quantum science and tech. There are many interesting strands and lessons to explore in this episode.
Sinha, Urbasi, Christophe Couteau, Thomas Jennewein, Raymond Laflamme, and Gregor Weihs. “Ruling Out Multi-Order Interference in Quantum Mechanics.” Science 329, no. 5990 (July 23, 2010): 418–21. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1190545.
He and his research group explore various topics, including Multiferroics | Transition metal oxides | Unconventional superconductors | Low-temperature instrumentation | Non-linear magnetic susceptibility | Spin Caloritronics.
In this episode, we discussed:
His intellectual journey
Growing up in Pune
Student days at Pune University
His experience of working in Indore, Dresden and Oxford
Jugalbandi of experiments and theory in physics
Elements of a good talk and good writing
Big science from small labs
Quantum ihub at IISER Pune
New development in spintronics, including superfluid state
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