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This Centre strives to promote fundamental research in forefront areas of natural sciences by encouraging independent and creative thought essential for scientific pursuit. The Centre presently has both academic and research programs.? MCNS has expanded since 2021 with the addition of many new faculties, students and academic programs. The rapid increase in students under the Integrated MSc-Ph.D program in Physics and Ph.D programs in Physics, Computational Chemistry and Evolutionary Biology, has made MCNS a vibrant place of research.? With a significant number of astronomy-linked research faculities, MCNS today hosts one of India's largest astronomy program in the University sector.
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Director:? ?Dr. P Sreekumar
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(a) Physics
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Faculty Members
Dr. P Sreekumar,?Professor & Director
Dr. Kazuyuki Furuuchi, Associate Professor?
Dr. Debbijoy Bhattacharya,?Associate Professor?
Dr. Surajit Paul,?Associate Professor??
Dr.?Sreejith Padinhatteeri, Assistant Professor?
Dr. Chandrachur Chakraborty, Assistant Professor?
Dr. Shalima Puthiyaveettil, Assistant Professor?
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Senior Staff Scientist
Ph.D Scholars
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr. B. Ananthamoorthy?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr. Aditya H.N
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr. Rashmikanta Mantry?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr. Adarsha. H.A?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr. Atul Bhat S?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Ms. Ayisha Fida?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr. Dinesh Ganapati Hebbar?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mr . Vikhnesh Manoj Padmanabhan?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Ms. Sariga C.M
Grant-based JRF
Mr. Abhishek Jhala
Ms.?Sreelakshmi K? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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? Particle Physics? ?? ? ? ? ?
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? ? ? ? Dr. Sumit Kumar, Assistant Professor
Ph.D Scholars
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Mr. Mahima Sagar H?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Mr. Sanjay Srivatsan S?
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(b) Evolutionary Biology
Faculty Member
Dr. Vivek Pandi, Assistant Professor??
Ph.D Scholars
Ms. Gayathri Rajendiran?
Mr. Vishnu Shreekara Bhat?
Mr. Mahim B
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(c) Computational Chemistry
Faculty Member
Dr. Suranjan Shil,?Assistant professor?
Ph.D Scholars
Ms. Muskan?
Ms. Chumuiria Debbarma
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(d) Adjuct Faculty
Prof. Ranjeev Misra (Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics)
Dr. K Sankarasubramanian (U.R.Rao Satellite Centre)
Dr. Vinay L Kashyap (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA)
Dr. Subramania Athiray Panchapakesan (The University of Alabama at Huntsville, USA)
Prof. Stefan A. Schnitzer (Marquette University, USA)
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(e) Distinguished Professor
Prof. S. G. Rajeev (University of Rochester, USA)
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(f) Non-teaching / Support?
Mr. Ravindra Acharya, Senior Executive- Admin & Operations?
Mr. Venkatesh, Associate
Dr. Jessy Saadi,? Senior Librarian
Mr. Ramaprasada, Assistant Engineer, Computers and Peripherals?
Mr. Ganesh Acharya, Assistant Engineer,? Dr. T. M. A. Pai Planetarium?
Mr. Vijay Kumar, Laboratory Assistant-1
Mr. Prakash Poojary,??General Duty Worker
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