Umananda Dev Goswami Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh 786 004, Assam, India ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR +91-9435618206 [email protected] [email protected]
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Department of Physics Umananda Dev Goswami Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh 786 004, Assam, India ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR +91-9435618206 [email protected] [email protected] Personal Profile Father’s Name : Late Kusha Dev Goswami. Mother’s Name : Late Mukhyada Goswami. DateofBirth : 01/02/1970. Sex : Male. MaritalStatus : Married. Citizenship : Indian. Languages Known : Assamese, English, Hindi, Bengali. Academic Qualifications Ph. D. (Physics)a December 2007 Gauhati University. M. Phil. (Environmental Science)b August 2000 Gauhati University. M. Sc. (Physics)c December 1994 Gauhati University. B. Sc. (Physics Major)d January 1992 Dibrugarh University. aTitle of the thesis : A theoretical study on Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray interactions using Monte Carlo simulation technique. Submitted August 2006. Thesis supervisor : Professor Kalyanee Boruah, Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Guwahati - 781 014, Assam, India. bOptional paper : Environmental meteorology. Title of the dissertation : A study on some features of surface air temperature over Assam. Dissertation supervisor : Dr. S. Kalita, Department of Environ- mental Science, Gauhati University, Guwahati - 781 014, Assam, India. cSpecial paper : Theoretical Physics (Theoretical High Energy Physics and Astrophysics). dCollege : North Lakhimpur College, Khelmati - 787 031, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India. Academic Positions Dibrugarh University Associate Professor July 2019 - Present. Dibrugarh University Assistant Professor April 2009 - July 2019. T. I. F. R.e Visiting Fellow April 2007 - April 2009. Sibsagar Collegef Lecturer Nov.2006 - March2007. D. R. Collegeg Lecturer Nov.2004 - Oct.2006. 1 C. I. H. C. S.h Lecturer Dec.2003 - Sept.2004. Udalguri Collegei Lecturer Aug.1995 - Sept.1999. eTata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005, India. f Sibsagar College, Joysagar - 785 665, Sivasagar, Assam, India (Affiliated to Dibrugarh University). gDebraj Roy College, Golaghat - 785 621, Assam, India (Affiliated to Dibrugarh University). hCentral Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies, Dahung - 790 116, Arunachal Pradesh, India. iUdalguri College, Udalguri - 784 509, Darrang, Assam, India (Affiliated to Gauhati University). Scholarships/Felloships/Awards • Cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship (LS), a joint CSIR- UGC Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and LS, Govt. of India. Date of Examination : 1st July 2001, Roll No. 505525. • National Merit Scholarship from the year 1992 to 1994. • Selected as a Visiting Associate of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) for periods of August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2019 and August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2022. Teaching Experience • Taught Mathematical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Ther- mal Physics, Nuclear Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Mechanics and Sta- tistical Mechanics at the undergraduate level at different institutions in India. • Taught Mathematical Physics, Nuclear Physics, Statistical Mechanics, High En- ergy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology at the graduate level at the Depart- ment of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India. • Taught Theoretical High Energy Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology at the postgraduate level at the Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibru- garh, Assam, India. Membership of Academic Bodies • Member of TIFR Alumni Association. • Life member of Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IA- GRG). 2 • Life member of Physics Academy of North East (PANE). Collaborations • GRAPES-3 Experiment, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, In- dia. • Past Individual Collaborators: – B. S. Acharya and V. R. Chitnis, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India. – M. Sami, Centre for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. – H. Nandan, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India – Nils M. Bezares-Roder, Institut fur¨ Theoretische Physik, Universitat¨ Ulm, Ulm, Germany. Software Skills Fortran77, C, C++, Linux, Unix, Latex, GNUPLOT, ROOT, GEANT4. Fields of Research Interests • Theoretical and Experimental Astroparticle Physics. • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. • Superconductivity and magnetic materials. Academic Participations and Visits 2020 : Visited Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India during January 07-15, 2020. : Participated in the 3rd National Symposium on Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (NSGRA 2020), organized by the Astrophysi- cal Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India, January 16-18, 2020. 3 2019 : Visited Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India from 15th to 18th August 2019 : Visited Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India during July 10-24, 2019. 2018 : Visited Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India during January 4-12, 2018, July 2-17, 2018. 2017 : Visited Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India during July 10-21, 2017. : Visited Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India from 29th to 31st January 2017. : Visited Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India from 9th to 28th January 2017. 2016 : Participatedinthe Refresher Course in Convergence of Sciences from 18th July, 2016 to 6th August, 2016 organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 2015 : Participated in the National Seminar on 100 Years of General Relativity, organized by the Department Physics, Manipur University, Imphal, India, 21-22 December, 2015. : Participated in the 60th Annual Technical Session, Assam Science Society’s national Seminar on Harnessing Science for Societal Development at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat campus, 21 March, 2015. : Participated in the 71st UGC Sponsored Orientation Course, con- ducted by the UGC Academic Staff College, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, January 06 to February 02, 2015. 2013 : Participated in the 8th Winter Workshop on Astroparticle Physics (WAPP-2013), organized by Bose Institute, Kolkata and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, 17-19 December, 2013 at Maya- puri, Darjeeling, India. : Participated in the workshop on The Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, organized by the Department Physics and Department of Math- ematics & Statistics, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Ut- tarakhand, India, 11-12 March, 2013. : Attended the 27th Meeting of the Indian Association for General Relativ- ity and Gravitation, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India, 7-9 March, 2013. 2011 : Attended the 7th International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology, Goa, India, 14-19 December, 2011. : Visited Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India from 14th to 22nd October 2010 and 12th to 27th January 2011. 2010 : Visited the Center for Theoretical Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India from 6th to 20th January 2010 and 30th June to 13th July 2010. 4 2008 : Attended the CORSIKA School 2008, Freudenstadt-Lauterbad, Germany, 25 - 30 November, 2008. : Visited the Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India from 25th to 31st October 2008. 2006 : Visited the High Energy Gamma Ray Observatory, Pachmarhi of TIFR, Mumbai, India from November 8, 2005 to February 7, 2006. 2005 : Attended the 29th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Pune, India 3 -10 August, 2005. 2002 : Visited Institut fur¨ Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany from 18th November to 27 December 2002. : Visited IUCAA, Pune, India as an Official Student from 23rd June to 9th July 2002. : Visited the High Energy Gamma Ray Observatory, Pachmarhi center of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India from 4th to 22nd June 2002. : Attended the DST sponsored XVII Main SERC School in Theoretical High Energy Physics from February 11 to March 2, 2002, in the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar -751 004, Orrisa, India. : Attended the DST sponsored XVII Preparatory SERC School in Theoretical High Energy Physics from January 21 to February 9, 2002, in the Depart- ment of Physics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar - 751 004, Orrisa, India. 2001 : Attended the advance Lecture series (Programming Technique, Numerical Methods) of Nuclear Science Centre, New Delhi - 110 067, India from 31st July to 18th August 2001. 1996 : Attended the workshop on PHYSICS OF STARS sponsored by Inter- University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, Maha- rashtra and Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India from 16 - 21 January 1996, in the Department of Mathematical Science, Tezpur University. Seminar/Invited Talks Presented • Presented an invited talk in the 3rd National Symposium on Very High En- ergy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (NSGRA 2020), organized by the Astrophysi- cal Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India, January 16-18, 2020. Title of the talk : Dark Matter and Gamma-Ray Astron- omy. Date : January 18, 2020. • Presented a Seminar in the Department of Physics, Gurukul Kangri Vish- wavidyalaya, Haridwar 249404, Uttarakhand, India. Date: October 5, 2019. Title of the talk: Gravitational Waves: Theory, detection and future prospects. • Presented an invited talk in the North-East Meet of Astronomers-2018 (NEMA- 5 4), organized by the Department Physics, Assam University, Silchar, India, 26- 28 November,