Pk Chattaraj
Department of Chemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Pratim Kumar Chattaraj earned his BSc and MSc degrees from Burdwan University, after which he joined IIT Bombay for his PhD degree where he worked on theoretical chemistry under the supervision of BM Deb. Chattaraj joined IIT Kharagpur as a Lecturer (1988) where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and now he is an Institute Chair Professor there. He was the Convener, Centre for Theoretical Studies and the Dean (Faculty) at IIT Kharagpur and was also the Convener, Kharagpur Local Chapter of INSA. He visited the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA as a post-doctoral Fellow under the guidance of Robert Parr and was also a Visiting Professor/Scientist in the USA, Germany, Mexico and Chile.
Research Interest
Theoretical Chemistry, Nonlinear Dynamics
