Pranawachandra Deshmukh
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Born | Amravati, India | 12 September 1950
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Nagpur University (B.Sc, M.Sc, PhD) |
Spouse | Sudha Deshmukh |
Children | Wiwek Deshmukh |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Indian Institute of Technology Madras Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru |
Doctoral advisor | Dr. Chintamani Mande Dr. P. L. Khare |
Website | www |
Pranawachandra Deshmukh (born 12 September 1950) is an Indian physicist and educator, known for his contributions to theoretical atomic physics, collisions and light-matter interactions, ultrafast atomic processes, applications of Lambert W Function in pure and applied physics.[1] He has made many contributions to physics education, including publishing foundation textbooks in classical and quantum physics. He taught classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and collision theory, and his lectures are freely available through NPTEL.
Biography
[edit]Pranawachandra Deshmukh was born in Amravati on 12 September 1950.[citation needed]
Deshmukh graduated from Nagpur University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in physics. He then finished his Master of Science from Nagpur University in 1973.[citation needed]
Deshmukh earned his Ph.D. from Nagpur University in 1979, under the joint supervision of Dr. Chintamani Mande and Dr. P. L. Khare.[2]
Deshmukh's teaching has focused on classical and quantum physics which has helped the subject become essential for students of many science and engineering majors. He has mentored many young scientists, seventeen doctoral candidates and multiple undergraduate students. His video lectures are popular on YouTube and NPTEL[3][4][5]
University positions
[edit]Following his PhD studies, from 1978 to 1979, Deshmukh was a DANIDA fellow at University of Aarhus, Aarhus in the Physics department and worked with Professor Jan Linderberg.[2]
From 1979 to 1980 he was a research associate at University of Notre Dame under Professor R. Hayes and Professor W. R. Johnson. From 1980 until 1983, Deshmukh was a research associate at Georgia State University and worked with Professor S. T. Manson.[2][1]
Deshmukh returned to India in 1984 and joined Department of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology Madras as a professor of Physics and continued until 2016.[6] During his tenure at Indian Institute of Technology Madras he was appointed on deputation as Professor of Physics, and Dean of Academics at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi for 2009–2010.[1]
In 2016, Deshmukh joined Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati as Professor of Physics, and Dean of Sponsored Research and Consultancy.[7][2] Since 2020, he has served as an adjunct professor of physics at multiple universities and as a mentor and convener for Center of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences and Technologies (a joint initiative between Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati).[8]
Services
[edit]Prof. Deshmukh has held numerous prestigious positions throughout his career. He has served as a Visiting Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta since 1985. In 1988, he took the role of Visiting Scientist at the International Center of Theoretical Physics, Triste, Italy. From 2002 to 2009, he served as a Senior Research Associate at International Center of Theoretical Physics, Triste, Italy. He also worked as a Visiting Scientist at Georgia State University, Atlanta during 1991–92. Deshmukh's expertise has also been recognized by University of Aarhus, Aarhus, where he held a Visiting Professorship, in 1991.[1]
In addition to his teaching and research endeavors, Deshmukh has actively participated in various professional organizations. He served as Convenerfor the 11th National Conference of Atomic and Molecular Physics hosted by the Indian Society for Atomic and Molecular Physics in December 1996. He also held the position of Secretary for the Indian Society for Atomic and Molecular Physics from 2001 to 2003. Deshmukh held position of Vice President of the Indian Society for Atomic and Molecular Physicfrom 2003 to 2004.
He was also a Member of the International Advisory Committee for the Asian International Seminar on Atomic and Molecular Physics between 2004 and 2007, and again from 2011 to 2016. In 2005, Deshmukh was elected President of the Indian Society for Atomic and Molecular Physics. Deshmukh also served as Convener for the 7th Asian International Seminar of Atomic and Molecular Physics held from December 4 to 7, 2006.[9]
Prof Deshmukh was the Head of the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras [6] from 2006 to 2009. Deshmukh's commitment to education extended beyond his role at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras when he served as Head of the School of Basic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi[1] from 2009 to 2010.
He also served as the Dean, Academics, at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi[1] from 2009 to 2010. He held the post of Visiting Professor, The Western University of London, Ontario, Canada in 2011.[1] Later he was appointed as a Western Fellow, at The Western University of London, Ontario, Canada in 2013 and 2014.[1]
Some other positions held by Prof. Deshmukh are:
- Member, General Committee, International Conference on Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions (2015)
- Visiting/Adjuct Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (2015-2018)[10]
- Dean, Sponsored Research and Consultancy, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (2016-2020)[1]
- Convener, 7th Topical Conference of the Indian Society for Atomic and Molecular Physics (6–8 January 2018)[11]
- Convener, AAMOS20 - Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences 2020 (14–18 December 2020)[12]
- Member, Board of Editors, Institute of Physics Journal - Physica Scripta[13]
- Mentor and Convener, CAMOST, a joint initiative of Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati (since 2020)
Publications
[edit]Books and monographs
[edit]- Foundations of Classical Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (2019), Foundation of Classical Mechanics
- Quantum Mechanics – Formalism, Methodologies, and Applications, Cambridge University Press (2023) Quantum Mechanics – Formalism, Methodologies, and Applications
Selected bibliography
[edit]- Deshmukh, P C; Mandal, A; Saha, S; Kheifets, A S; Dolmatov, V K (May 2014). "Attosecond time delay in the photoionization of endohedral atoms A@C60 : A probe of confinement resonances". Physical Review A. 89 (5): 053424. arXiv:1402.2348. Bibcode:2014PhRvA..89e3424D. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.89.053424. S2CID 119310612.
- Banerjee, Sourav; Deshmukh, Pranawa C.; Dolmatov, Valeriy K; Manson, Steven T; Kheifets, A S (January 2019). "Strong dependence of photoionization time delay on energy and angle in the neighborhood of Fano resonances". Physical Review A. 99 (1): 013416. Bibcode:2019PhRvA..99a3416B. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.99.013416. hdl:1885/204836. S2CID 127975123.
- Narola, Harsh Bharatbhai; Deshmukh, P C; Scott, Robert B; Roberts, Ken; Valluri, S R (June 2020). "Lambert W function methods in double square well and waveguide problems". Journal of Physics Communications. 4 (6). Bibcode:2020JPhCo...4f5001B. doi:10.1088/2399-6528/ab92d9. S2CID 219437503.
- Banerjee, Sourav; Deshmukh, P C (30 November 2020). "Time delay in atomic and molecular collisions and photoionization /photodetachment". International Reviews in Physical Chemistry. 40 (1): 127–153. doi:10.1080/0144235X.2021.1838805. S2CID 229432692.
- Deshmukh, P C; Ganeshan, Aarthi; Banerjee, Sourav; Mandal, Ankur (June 2021). "Accidental Degeneracy of the Hydrogen Atom and its Non-accidental Solution in Parabolic Coordinates". Canadian Journal of Physics. 99 (10): 853–860. Bibcode:2021CaJPh..99..853D. doi:10.1139/cjp-2020-0258. S2CID 236311611.
- Deshmukh, P C; Banerjee, S; Mandal, A; Manson, S T (July 2021). "Eisenbud–Wigner–Smith time delay in atom–laser interactions". The European Physical Journal Special Topics. 230 (23): 4151–4164. Bibcode:2021EPJST.230.4151D. doi:10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00225-7. OSTI 1903614. S2CID 237649587.
- Deshmukh, P C; Manson, S T (July 2021). "Photoionization of Atomic Systems Using the Random-Phase Approximation Including Relativistic Interactions". Atoms. 10 (3): 71. doi:10.3390/atoms10030071.
- Baral, S; Easwaran, Raghavan K; Jose, J; Ganeshan, Arthi; Deshmukh, P C (April 2023). "Temporal Response of Atoms Trapped in an Optical Dipole Trap: A Primer on Quantum Computing Speed". Atoms. 11 (4): 72. Bibcode:2023Atoms..11...72B. doi:10.3390/atoms11040072.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Pranawa Deshmukh Profile". researchgate.net.
- ^ a b c d "Dr P C Deshmukh". iim.academia.edu.
- ^ "Special/Select Topics in the Theory of Atomic Collisions and Spectroscopy". nptel.ac.in. IIT Madras.
- ^ "Special/Select Topics in Classical Mechanics". nptel.ac.in. IIT Madras.
- ^ "Special/Select Topics in Atomic Physics". nptel.ac.in. IIT Madras.
- ^ a b "Dr P C Deshmukh". physics.iitm.ac.in. IIT Madras.
- ^ "P C Deshmukh, IIT Tirupati". iittp.ac.in. IIT Tirupati.
- ^ "People – CAMOST – IIT and IISER Tirupati". iittp.ac.in. IIT Tirupati.
- ^ "7th Asian International Seminar of Atomic and Molecular Physics". p. 6.
- ^ "Faculty List IISER". Council of IISER.
- ^ "7th ISAMP Organizers". iisertirupati.ac.in. IISER.
- ^ "AAMOS20 Home Page". iisertirupati.ac.in.
- ^ "Editorial Board List". iop.org.