Summary
Ajoy Kumar Ghatak is an Indian physicist and author of physics textbooks.
Ajoy Ghatak | |
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| Born | 9 November 1939 Lucknow, India |
| Alma mater | Delhi University Cornell University |
| Known for | Research on photonics, fiber optics and education in India |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize OSA Fellow OSA Esther Hoffman Beller Award ICO Galileo Galilei Award SPIE educator award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Technology National Academy of Sciences, India |
| Thesis | Non linear prompt neutron kinetics in multigroup diffusion theory (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mark Nelkin |
| Notable students | Anurag Sharma, Sasikanth Manipatruni |
Ghatak has written over 170 research papers and more than 20 books. His undergraduate textbook on Optics[1] has been translated to Chinese and Persian and his monograph on Inhomogeneous Optical Waveguides[2] (coauthored with Professor Sodha) has been translated to Chinese and Russian.[3]
In 1995, he was elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America "for distinguished service to optics education and for his contribution to the understanding of propagation characteristics of gradient index media, fibers and integrated optical devices".[4]
Education edit
He received his M.Sc. from Delhi University and Ph.D. from Cornell University.[5]
Career edit
Ghatak joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1966.[4] He retired as an Emeritus Professor of Physics at IIT Delhi in 2007.[6]
Ghatak is currently the President of the National Academy of Sciences, India.[7] He also spends his time writing books and doing special guest lectures at universities and colleges in India and internationally.[8][9] In recent years, he has taken a keen interest in bringing the genius of Albert Einstein to the wider public and was invited to present a TEDx talk, "Inside Einstein's mind"[10] in 2017.
Selected awards and honors edit
- The Optical Society Sang Soo Lee Award (2020) "For his seminal role in the development of fiber optics and guided wave photonics and for pioneering optics education in India."[11]
- SPIE Educator Award (2008) "in recognition of outstanding contributions to optics education"[12]
- Esther Hoffman Beller Medal (2003) of the Optical Society of America "for outstanding contributions to optical science and engineering education"[13]
- Galileo Galilei Award (1998) of the International Commission for Optics "for outstanding contributions to the field of optics which are achieved under comparatively unfavorable circumstances"[14]
- S. S. Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology – Physical Sciences (1979) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research "for significant work in the field of inhomogeneous optical wave-guides, theory of aberrations for optical systems comprising inhomogeneous media and self-focussing of laser beams"[15]
Selected publications edit
Some publications include:[16]
- Ghatak, Ajoy (2010), Einstein And The Special Theory Of Relativity, ISBN 978-81-309-1478-7
- Thyagarajan, K.; Ghatak, Ajoy (2010), Lasers: Fundamentals And Applications (2nd ed.), ISBN 978-1-4419-6441-0
- Ghatak, Ajoy (2009), Optics (4th ed.), ISBN 978-0-07-338048-3
- Ghatak, Ajoy (2009), Basic Quantum Mechanics (with CD), ISBN 978-0-230-63916-4
- Lakshminarayanan, Vasudevan; Ghatak, Ajoy; Thyagarajan, K. (2001), Lagrangian Optics, ISBN 0-7923-7582-3
- Ghatak, Ajoy; Thyagarajan, K. (1998), An Introduction To Fiber Optics, ISBN 0-521-57785-3
- Ghatak, Ajoy (1996), Introduction To Quantum Mechanics, ISBN 0-333-92419-3
- Ghatak, Ajoy; Thyagarajan, K. (1989), Optical Electronics, ISBN 0-521-30643-4
- Eliezer, Shalom; Ghatak, Ajoy; Hora, Heinrich (1986), Fundamentals Of Equations Of State, ISBN 981-02-4833-4
- Ghatak, Ajoy; Lokanathan, S. (1984), Quantum Mechanics: Theory And Applications, ISBN 9781403923417
- Ghatak, Ajoy; Sodha, M. S. (1977), Inhomogeneous Optical Waveguides, ISBN 0-306-30916-5
References edit
- ^ Ghatak, Ajoy (23 March 2009). Optics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0-07-338048-3.
- ^ Sodha, M. S.; Ghatak, Ajoy (1977). Inhomogeneous Optical Waveguides. New York NY: Springer. ISBN 978-0-306-30916-8.
- ^ Miranda House events (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ a b Ajoy Ghatak biography, International Commission for Optics, archived from the original on 13 July 2010, retrieved 7 November 2010
- ^ Ghatak, Ajoy (1964). Non linear prompt neutron kinetics in multigroup diffusion theory (Ph.D. thesis). Cornell University. OCLC 77223065.
- ^ IIT Kharagpur's biography on Ajoy Ghatak (PDF), Indian Institute of Technology, archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2011, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ NASI Council 2021-22
- ^ BESU Events 2010, archived from the original on 18 November 2010, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ SPIE Events, archived from the original on 20 July 2010, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Inside Einstein's mind, E=mc^2 | Ajoy Ghatak | TEDxJIIT". YouTube.
- ^ "Sang Soo Lee Award". The Optical Society. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014.
- ^ SPIE Educator Award, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ OSA's Esther Hoffman Beller Medal, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ ICO Galileo Galilei Award, archived from the original on 9 July 2011, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ S. S. Bhatnagar award for Physical Sciences, archived from the original on 27 September 2011, retrieved 8 November 2010
- ^ The full list of publications can be found here Archived 14 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 8 November 2010)