Debabrata Goswami
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Debabrata Goswami is an Indian spectroscopist, winner of the Wellcome Trust
Senior Research Fellow Award (2004), Swarnajayanti Award (2004), presently Professor of the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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in 1986, completing his M.Sc at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
in 1988, he joined Princeton University
for his graduate studies. Later, he received his Ph.D. in 1994. He first presented his important paper on the optical approach to Quantum Computing in the year 2002 while he was a scientist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
in Bombay. For the last couple of years, he has been working on optical approaches for Adiabatic Quantum Computing to design scalable quantum computers. His experimentations are aimed to correlate optical computing to quantum computing. He is very few practitioners in the area of Quantum Computing harboring with biological relevance. He has edited a volume from Springer/AIP Series on "Quantum Computing: Back Action" which takes stock of the present achievements of Quantum Computing and is a forward-looking volume on the impact of the field into the future.
His research interests are ultrafast optical pulse shaping
applications in coherent control
, Terabit
/sec data-transfer communication
architecture, quantum computing and development of medical diagnostics like enhanced imaging schemes for precancer diagnosis using multiphoton microscopy
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Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
Senior Research Fellow Award (2004), Swarnajayanti Award (2004), presently Professor of the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a Central deemed University located in Uttar Pradesh, about 15 km north-west of the city of Kanpur in the Kalyanpur suburb....
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Career
Goswami obtained his bachelors degree from Jadavpur UniversityJadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
in 1986, completing his M.Sc at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is a Central deemed University located in Uttar Pradesh, about 15 km north-west of the city of Kanpur in the Kalyanpur suburb....
in 1988, he joined Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
for his graduate studies. Later, he received his Ph.D. in 1994. He first presented his important paper on the optical approach to Quantum Computing in the year 2002 while he was a scientist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is a research institution in India dedicated to basic research in mathematics and the sciences. It is a Deemed University and works under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. It is located at Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai...
in Bombay. For the last couple of years, he has been working on optical approaches for Adiabatic Quantum Computing to design scalable quantum computers. His experimentations are aimed to correlate optical computing to quantum computing. He is very few practitioners in the area of Quantum Computing harboring with biological relevance. He has edited a volume from Springer/AIP Series on "Quantum Computing: Back Action" which takes stock of the present achievements of Quantum Computing and is a forward-looking volume on the impact of the field into the future.
His research interests are ultrafast optical pulse shaping
Pulse shaping
In digital telecommunication, pulse shaping is the process of changing the waveform of transmitted pulses. Its purpose is to make the transmitted signal better suited to the communication channel by limiting the effective bandwidth of the transmission. By filtering the transmitted pulses this way,...
applications in coherent control
Coherent control
Coherent control is a quantum mechanical based method for controlling dynamical processes with light, employing quantum interference phenomena which are controlled by shaping the phase of laser pulses. A detailed discussion of this approach can be...
, Terabit
Terabit
The terabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information or computer storage. The prefix tera is defined in the International System of Units as a multiplier of 1012 , and therefore...
/sec data-transfer communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
architecture, quantum computing and development of medical diagnostics like enhanced imaging schemes for precancer diagnosis using multiphoton microscopy
Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
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Honors and awards
- Editorial Board Member, Review of Scientific InstrumentsReview of Scientific InstrumentsReview of Scientific Instruments is a journal published monthly by the American Institute of Physics. Its area of interest is scientific instruments, apparatus, and techniques.-See also:* Applied Physics Letters* Journal of Applied Physics...
, American Institute of PhysicsAmerican Institute of PhysicsThe American Institute of Physics promotes science, the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies...
, 2011. - Editor in Chief, Journal of Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Simplex Academic Publishers, 2010 onwards.
- International Council Member, Optical Society of AmericaOptical Society of AmericaThe Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
, USA, January 2010-December 2012. - Associate Editor, Global Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Simplex Academic Publishers, 2010 onwards.
- Wellcome TrustWellcome TrustThe Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
Senior Research Fellow Award 2004. - Swarnajayanti Award.
- INSA Nominated IUPAC Affiliate Membership Award, 1999 & 2000.
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate Award at US Air Force Research Laboratory, 1996.
- Research Grant Reviewer (1994–1995) for the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council, Canada.
- Hoechst Advanced Technology Division Industrial Affiliates Fellowship(1990–1992) at Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
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Society membership
- Member, the Optical Society of AmericaOptical Society of AmericaThe Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
. - Member, the SPIE.
- Associate Member of QUIPROCONE (Quantum Information Processing & Communications Network of Excellence).
- Member of the Princeton ASC (Alumni Schools Committee).
- Life member of the Chemical Research Society of India.
- Life member of the Indian Laser Science Association.
Positions held
- Professor,Department of Chemistry IIT Kanpur, November 2010 - till date.
- Associate Professor,Department of Chemistry IIT Kanpur, 2003 - 2010.
- Fellow-E, Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchThe Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is a research institution in India dedicated to basic research in mathematics and the sciences. It is a Deemed University and works under the umbrella of the Department of Atomic Energy of the Government of India. It is located at Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
1998-2003. - Visiting Professor, Center for Bits and Atoms, 20 Ames Street, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts , USA September, 2002.
- Director of Laser Laboratories, Center for Ultrafast Laser Applications, Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Princeton, NJ, USA, 1997-1998. - Senior Scientist (R&D), Quantronix Corporation, Hauppauge, NY, USA, 1996-1997.
- Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA, 1994-1996.
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1993-1994. - Research Assistant,Princeton Opto-Electronics & Materials Institute (POEM), Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Princeton, NJ, USA, 1990-1993. - Computer System Administrator, Department of Computer Science, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, Spring 1992.
- Industrial Researcher, J.T. Baker & Co. and Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Princeton, NJ, USA, Fall 1990.