Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Binata Panda

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Personal Information:

Department :

Dr. Binata Panda

Assistant Professor
Applied Physics

Institution :

Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, INDIA

Date of Birth:

2nd June, 1982

Name :
Designation :

Contacts:
Office: Department of Applied Physics,
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826004, Jharkhand, INDIA
Email: binata.panda@gmail.com
Telephone: 0326-2235117 (O), 08877169589(mobile)

Academic Qualifications:
High School: 1997
Institution: Mahabir Bidyapitha, Madhyasasan, Jagatsinghpur, Orissa
Board: Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Orissa
First Division; 86.26% Marks
Intermediate (+2 Science): 1999
Institution: Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Orissa
Board: Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Orissa
First Division; 84.67% Marks
Bachelor Degree (+3 Science): 2002
Institution: Ravenshaw Autonomous College, Cuttack, Orissa
University: Utkal University
First Class Honours in Physics with Distinction; 88.38% Marks
Best Graduate of the Year 2002
Postgraduate Degree (M.Sc): 2004
University: Utkal University, Orissa, India
First class in Physics with Particle Physics specialization; 87.00% Marks;
First position in Utkal University
Post M.Sc. Diploma: 2005
Institution: Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
First Position
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 Doctorate Degree (PhD): (2005 - 2011)

Institution: Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
Research Area: String Theory
Thesis Title: Phenomenology with Magnetized D-Branes
Thesis Supervisor: Late Prof. Alok Kumar and Prof. Sudipta Mukherji

Positions Held:
Assistant Professor : ( 08.07.2013 - continue)
Department of Applied Physics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 826004, Jharkhand,
INDIA
Post-doctoral Research Associate: (Sep. 2011 - 05.07.2013)
Institution: Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, India
Visiting PhD student at CERN, Geneva (ERC MassTeV grant) (01.03.2009 - 31.08.2009)
Marie - Curie fellow at CERN, Geneva. (01.04.2007 - 30.09.2007)

Awards and Fellowships:

Awards
1. Awarded the Giulio Racah diploma in the International school of Subnuclear
Physics, Erice, Sept. 2007.
2. The L. K. Panda award from Institute of Physics, being first in the Post M.Sc.
Course, 2005.
3. University Gold Medal in Physics, Utkal University 2004, for securing the First
position in the physics department of Utkal University in 2004.
4. Dr. Indumati Seshadri memorial Gold Medal, being First in the physics department of Utkal University in 2004.
5. Lalit Kumar Panda memorial Gold Medal, 2004.
6. Best Graduate of Ravenshaw University, 2002.
7. Justice Harihar Mohapatra memorial award, from the Rotary Club being the Best
Graduate of Ravenshaw University, 2002.
Fellowships
1. Visiting PhD student at CERN, Geneva (ERC MassTeV grant) (01.03.09 - 31.08.09)
2. Marie - Curie fellow at CERN, Geneva. (01.04.2007 - 30.09.2007)
3. Joint CSIR-UGC JRF and Eligibility for Lectureship - NET, 2004.
4. Graduates Aptitude Test for Engineers (GATE) Research Fellowship, 2004.
5. Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) Research Fellowship, 2004.
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Research Activities:

My research areas are String Theory, String Phenomenology and Black Hole Physics. I have
worked on several interesting problems on string model building involving branes and fluxes.
My interest also includes the study of D-brane statics and dynamics in non-trivial geometry.
Recently I have started working on some aspects of black hole entropy and its quantum
corrections.

Invited Talks Delivered:

1. Supersymmetric SU(5) GUT with stabilized Moduli
From Strings to LHC III, PURI, India, December 2012
2. Logarithmic Corrections to Extremal Kerr-Newmann Blackhole Entropy
CQUeST, Sogang University, Seoul, Sept. 2012.
3. Logarithmic Corrections to Extremal Kerr-Newmann Blackhole Entropy
Institute Lecture, IIT Patna, Aug. 2012.
4. Heat Kernel Expansion and Extremal Black Hole Entropy in Einstein Maxwell Theory, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India, February 2012.
5. Studying Blackhole Phase Transitions using Bragg-Williams Method,
National Strings Meeting, Delhi, India, December 2011.
6. GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes,
YITP, Kyoto University, Japan, March. 2011.
7. GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes,
IPMU, Tokyo University, Japan, March. 2011.
8. GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes,
KMI, Nagoya University, Japan, Feb. 2011.
9. GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes,
National Strings Meeting 2010, IIT Bombay, India, Feb. 2010.

10. Fermion Wavefunctions in Magnetized branes,

Alok Kumar Memorial Meeting, Institute Of Physics, Bhubaneswar, Jan. 2010.
11. GUT Particle Spectrum and Interactions in Magnetized Branes,
Centre de Physique Theorique, Ecole Polytechnique, France, July 2009.
12. Model Building and Moduli Stabilization With Magnetized D-branes,
International School of Subnuclear Physics, Erice, Italy, Sept. 2007.

Schools/ Workshops/ Conferences Attended

1. Indian Strings Meeting (ISM 2012), Puri, India, December, 2012.
2. From Strings to LHC III, PURI, India, December, 2012
3. Asian Winter School on Strings, Particles and Cosmology, Japan, January 2012.
4. National Strings Meeting, Inida, December 2011.
5. Mini Workshop on Higher Spin Theories, India, November 2011
6. Indian Strings Meeting (ISM 2011), 04-11 January 2011, Puri, India.
7. Advanced String School, October 2010, Puri, India.
8. National Strings Meeting 2010 (NSM10), IIT Bombay , India : 10-15 February 2010.
9. Strings 2009, Rome, Italy : 22-26 June 2009.

10. Spring school in Superstring Theory and Related topics : 23-31 March 2009, ICTP,
Trieste, Italy.
11. Workshop on String Theory and Fundamental Physics, February 11-17, 2009, Kanha
National Park, India
12. Indian Strings Meeting (ISM08), December 2008, Pondicherry, India
13. Monsoon Workshop on string theory , June 2008, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
14. From Strings to LHC - II Advanced School: December 11-18, 2007, Topical Conference: December 19-23, 2007 , Bangalore, India
15. Advanced String School, October 2007, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India.
16. International School of Subnuclear Physics, 45th course: Searching for the totally
Unexpected in the LHC era: Erice, Italy, Sept. 2007.
17. Indian Strings Meeting (ISM06), December 2006, Toshali Sands, Puri, India
18. Advanced String School, September 2006, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India.
19. International conference on Einsteins Legacy in the New Millennium, December
2005, Puri, India.
20. SERC School (Main) in High Energy Physics, February 2006, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad , India.
21. SERC School (Preparatory) in High Energy Physics, November 2005, Harish-Chandra
Research Institute, Allahabad, India.