Siva Brata (Sibabrata) Bhattacherjee (1921–2003) was a professor of physics at the
University of Calcutta. He studied with the physicist
Satyendra Nath Bose, and completed his doctoral thesis in
solid-state physics
Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state physics studies how the l ...
under Bose's supervision at the
University College of Science (commonly known as
Rajabazar Science College). In 1945, he came from the
University of Dhaka to join the Khaira Laboratory of Physics at the Science College, and specialised in the field of
X-ray crystallography. Dr Bhattacherjee also served as a faculty member of the Department of Technology at the erstwhile
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
He was married to
Lilabati Bhattacharjee
Lilabati Bhattacharjee (née Ray) was a mineralogist, crystallographer and a physicist. She studied with the scientist Satyendra Nath Bose, and completed her MSc in physics from the University College of Science and Technology (commonly known ...
, Director (Mineral Physics) of the
Geological Survey of India. He is survived by their son Dr Subrata Bhattacherjee, and daughter Mrs Sonali Karmakar née Bhattacherjee.
References
1921 births
2003 deaths
X-ray crystallography
20th-century Indian physicists
Indian crystallographers
University of Calcutta faculty
University of Dhaka people
Bengali scientists
Academics of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom
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