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A research article by Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS titled Magnetic and electronic structure studies on S= 1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic alternating spin chain system KCuGa(PO4)2 has been published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. The work highlights the low-dimensional magnetic behaviour in a novel phosphorus based cuprate system KCuGa(PO4)2. In this …

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Dr Vivek Tewary, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, SIAS and Sayantan Datta, Assistant Professor of Practice, Krea-CWP, have been awarded a ‘Small Research Grant’ by the Foundation for Advancement of Science & Technology (FAST) India under their India Science Book Fellowship scheme. The award will support the duo in writing their popular science book tentatively titled Equations of Life: How the Living World …

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Dr Rakesh Sengupta, Assistant Professor, Psychology, SIAS, has published a paper titled Mapping additive recurrent neural networks to quantum neural networks. It is a work at the interface of quantum computing and neuroscience. In this work, the author maps classical OCOS RNN dynamics into a quantum Hamiltonian (with decay, activation, and tunable interactions) and study …

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A research article by Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor and Discipline Coordinator, Physics, SIAS titled Normal state and superconducting state properties of high entropy Ta0.2Nb0.2V0.2Ti0.2X0.2 (X = Zr and Hf) has been published in Physical Review Materials (“Scopus Q1” journal). In this publication, Dr Chakrabarty is one of the three corresponding authors. In this work, …

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Dr Randhir Rai, Visiting Faculty, Chemistry, SIAS recently published a research article titled Wastewater treatment using waste cuprous oxide: A circular economy approach towards green and sustainable laboratory waste management in the journal Sustainable Chemistry Oneworld. Read more

Professor Romila Thapar, Professor Kumkum Roy and Dr Preeti Gulati,Discipline Coordinator – History​ and Assistant Professor, History​, SIAS have co-authored the book Women Writing History: Three Generations​ published by Zubaan Books. Three historians from three generations reflecting on their lives and their engagement with one of the most demanding, and most crucial, disciplines of our …

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A research paper ​c​o-authored by Dr Chirag Dhara, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies​, SIAS titled Bridging Climate Science, Policy, and Communities: Collaborative Pathways for Climate Resilience in the Indo-Pacific ​has been published in Frontiers in Climate​, Volume 7-2025. This study was performed under the aegis of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)’s “My Climate Risk Lighthouse …

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Dr Lakshmi Narayanan, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, SIAS has co-authored an article titled Study of rotational temperatures with a multi-wavelength photometer from the Indian equatorial station Tirunelveli published recently in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. This is a validation paper of an instrument the team developed at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism.In this …

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A research article co-authored by Dr Randhir Rai, Visiting Faculty, Chemistry, SIAS, titled Catalytic Application of Benedict Reaction Waste in Laboratory Wastewater Treatment and Recycling: A Circular Chemical Economy has been published in Asian Journal of Chemistry, an International Peer Reviewed Research Journal of Chemistry. Read more

Abhayraj Naik, Visiting Associate Professor of Practice, Environmental Studies, SIAS, recently co-authored an analysis essay with Parul Kumar, PhD candidate, KU Leuven and Deputy Executive Director, EPICO KlimaInnovation titled Endangered Birds, Renewable Energy, and India’s New Constitutional Climate Right, published in the Journal of Environmental Law (Oxford University Press). This essay examines India’s first major …

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