Sisir Kumar Sarkar
Sisir Kumar Sarkar (Bengali: শিশির কুমার সরকার; born 25 April 1953) is an Indian Bengali scientist associated with the Bhabha Atomic Research Center. He is best known for his contributions to photo-physics and photochemistry in nuclear fuel cycle and chemical dynamics. Biography Sarkar was born on April 25, 1953, in Medinipur, West Bengal, India. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from Presidency University and Master of Science from University of Calcutta respectively. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Mumbai and subsequently a postdoctoral fellowship from Columbia University in 1973. His postdoctoral work was with Prof. J.W Flynn in the area of chemical dynamics using high-resolution semiconductor diode lasers. His siblings include the noted physicist professor of University of Calcutta, Prof. Samir K Sarkar, the noted solid-state physicist of Presidency University, Prof. Salil K. Sarkar and his nephew is the internationally published poet and microelectronics engineer, Sreyash Sarkar. Sarkar joined the Multidisciplinary Research Scheme (MDRS) of Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai in 1974 and started working as an A-grade scientist and in 2000 started heading the Radiation & Photochemistry Division. He has been heading several high-end projects of BARC such as the Laser Isotope Separation programme