Krishnendu Sengupta (born 31 March 1970), is a professor of theoretical physics in

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(IACS),

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, who was awarded the

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for science and technology, the highest science award in India, for the year 2012 in physical science category. Before joining IACS he was a research fellow in

Harish Chandra Research Institute The Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) is an institution dedicated to research in mathematics and theoretical physics, located in Allahabad (officially Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh in India. Established in 1975, HRI offers masters and docto ...

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, and associate professor in

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. He received his PhD from

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and MSc degree from

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public institute of technology established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established ...

. His research interests include physics of strong correlations in ultracold atoms, quantum phase transitions, physics of graphene, topological insulators and Weyl semimetals, unconventional superconductivity, and quantum hall effect. In recent years, his main research focus has involved developing theoretical understanding of periodically driven closed quantum systems, with emphasis on phenomena such as topological properties of such driven states, dynamical transitions in these driven systems and possible routes to violation of Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis (ETH) in them. He is a Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, and Indian National Science Academy. He has served as a council member of Asia Pacific Centre for Theoretical Physics. He was adjunct Professor of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (2012-2015). He has been conferred the J.C. Bose fellowship by SERB in 2022.

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