Milan K. Sanyal

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Milan K. Sanyal
Born(1954-01-06)January 6, 1954 [1]
Ranaghat, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
TitlePhD

Milan K. Sanyal is an Indian physicist, active in the fields of surface physics, nanoscience and nanotechnology. Prof. Sanyal was the director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics [2] from 2009 to 2014 and is now Senior Professor in the institute. Recently he has been appointed co-chairman of the India-Japan Science Council.

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References

  1. "Milan Kumar Sanyal." Milan Kumar Sanyal. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.saha.ac.in/surf/milank.sanyal/ Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine >.
  2. "Pratibha Patil to inaugurate science meet". The Times of India . 7 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.