Dhananjai Pandey
Materials Science and Technology
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Dhananjai Pandey obtained his MSc (Physics) (1972) and PhD (Physics) (1976) degrees from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He worked as Lecturer in Physics (1977-79), Lecturer in Materials Science (1979-84), Reader in Materials Science (1984-97), Professor of Physics (1997-98), Professor of Materials Science (1998- ), and Coordinator, School of Materials Science and Technology (1996-97, 1998-2007), all at BHU. He was Centre Director, Mumbai Centre of IUC-DAEF (now called UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research) (1994-95) while on deputation from BHU. He was responsible for the growth of experimental laboratories, for nucleating an internationally recognized research group in ferroics and multiferroics and for starting a new five year dual degree (BTech+MTech) programme in his School.
Research Interest
Condensed Matter Physics, Material Science, Crystallography, Structural Phase Transitions
