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Ayan Banerjee
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Professionally passionate, believe in the boundary-lessness of creativity, and love to flit between a high-tech optics research lab and a theatre stage!!
Kolkata, India
iiserkol.ac.in/~ayan/
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 18, 2022
    This is completely nightmarish! KVPY - the programme that enthused young, bright minds to get into science suddenly stopped - completely out of the blue! This was the programme that has perenially given the IISER system some of its best undergrad students! #1/n
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 24, 2024
    The Centre on Tuesday slashed the grant for UGC by over 60 per cent. The grant for higher education reduced by over Rs 9,600 crore from the previous fiscal year. The overall budget allocation for the education sector has gone down by over Rs 9,000 crore. This is carpet bombing.
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 20, 2022
    So it seems that not just GST, but even customs duty for research items has gone up from 2-30%! Which,with the GST increase included,means a 43% increase in costs (=reduction in funding)! This is like a death knell for experimentalists! ANYBODY listening??@ArindamPhysics @ydnad0
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Dec 29, 2021
    Vasant Natarajan-the man who shaped me as a physicist-is no more. He passed away in his sleep last night. The best way he could pass-his suffering was just too cruel. This is to express a little what is going on inside me. driftonblog.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/ode… @ydnad0 @Abhadra7 @RamanSpoorthy
    Ode to my Mozart in Physics
    From driftonblog.wordpress.com
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jan 17, 2025
    International referee's comment on my PhD student Ramnandan's thesis: 'Overall, I was extremely impressed by the thesis. In all my years in academia this is only one of the two thesis that I have seen where a student has mastered both rigorous theoretical concepts...1/n
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Dec 29, 2024
    IISER Kolkata proudly upholds Bengal's addiction and pre-eminence in the arts. We are champions of IICM again! Third time in a row and fourth out of the five times this event has been held. Second is IISc Bangalore, and third IISER Pune. @iiserkol @Abhadra7 @ydnad0
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 29, 2024
    Lab chemicals to cost 15x higher?!! This is chemical warfare now! Against your own researchers. Or are you demanding that chemicals be made in India? With facilities that don't exist.
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 18, 2022
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    And now - without any consultation with stakeholders - DST decides to withdraw it!! I am shocked beyond words! kvpy.iisc.ernet.in/main/index.htm
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 10, 2022
    The DPS IISER Kolkata linear 'toy' ion trap. Developed by the Light Matter Lab - principally by Sauvik Roy Anurit Dey Shuvojit Paul Biswajit Das Ramnandan Singh et al. Anyone wanting to do quantum computation with chalk dust? 😉
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jan 17, 2025
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    ...and carried out meticulous experiments.The thesis is very well written with a nice introduction to the topic as well as the theoretical concepts. Reading the theory parts showed the firm grasp the student has on fundamental concepts.' Proud moment for the Light Matter lab! 2/n
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Nov 18, 2023
    The Department of Physical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata seeks applications from eligible candidates for appointment as faculty at all levels, although preference would be given to recruitment at the Assistant Professor level. 1/n
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 11, 2024
    IISER Kolkata Light Matter lab ion trap (of powder particles). Showcased on the occasion of the institute open day. @iiserkol @IISERKol_DPS
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    Jul 28, 2021
    Farewell to the BS-MS 2016 batch of Physics dept., IISER Kolkata. They were the first group of students who had to perform their entire final year research project during the pandemic, and they did a fantastic job! We shall surely hear about their exploits in the near future!
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    Ayan Banerjee
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    May 7, 2021
    To the person who shares my daily bread, And The tears I shed; And I know Will be there In all the journeys ahead... A hope-y and happy birthday.