Dhananjai Pandey

Date of Birth : March 24, 1952

Present Position & Address:
Professor, School of Materials Science and Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, Phone: Off. 0542-2307046 /2307047; Res. 0542-2314658, Fax.91-542-2368707/2368428; Email: dpandey_bhu@yahoo.co.in, dpandey.mst@itbhu.ac.in

Academic Qualifications: M. Sc. (Physics) 1972, Ph. D. (Physics) 1976

Current Areas of Research Interest:
(1) Ferroics and Multiferroics (Magnetoelectrics, Relaxors, Morphotropic Phase Boundary Systems, Doped Quantum Paraelectrics, Antiferrodistortive Phase Transitions, etc.), (2) Polytypism and Structural Phase Transitions in Layered Materials, (3) Monte Carlo Simulation and Calculation of Diffuse Scattering, (4) Powder X-ray and Neutron Crystallography (5) Shape Memory Alloys( magnetic and non-magnetic), (6) Synthesis of Advanced Ceramics.

Research Publications: Total : > 160

• Fellow, National Academy of Sciences of India (2010)
• Prof C. N. R. Rao Education Foundation Award for Excellence in Scientific Research (2009)
• Indian Science Congress Association's Platinum Jubilee Award Lecture in Physical Sciences (2009)
• DAE Raja Ramanna Award Lecture in Physical Sciences (2008)
• Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (2004)
• ICSC-MRSI Annual Prize of Materials Research Society of India (2004)
• Member,Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (2001)
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (2000)
• Materials Research Society of India Medal (MRSI-Medal) (1990),
• Homi Bhabha Fellowship (1985-86)
• Young Scientist Medal of Indian National Science Academy (1980).

Invited Talks/ Chair:
Delivered numerous invited talks at International and National Conferences held in India and abroad. Microsymposium Chair at International Conference on Advanced Materials (Bangalore, 2007) and International Union of Crystallography Congress (2008 and 2010). Chaired sessions at several International and National conferences.

Membership of Editorial Boards:
Coeditor of Acta Crystallographica, Section A (1998-2008), Journal of Applied Crystallography(1996-2005), and Zeitschrift fuer Kistallographie (2009). Member of Editorial Boards of Materials Science Forum, (1997-2000), Phase Transitions (1989-2004), Bulletin of Materials Science (1989-92, 2005-2010), Pramana(May 2010 onwards) and Zeitschrift fuer Kistallographie (2010- onwards) .
Membership of Important International Committees: i) Elected Member, Commission on Aperiodic Crystals of the International Union of Crystallography (1993-1996), Reelected for the periods 1996-1999, 1999-2002; Consultant 2002-2005, ii) Elected Member, Working Group on Phase Transitions Nomenclature of the International Union of Crystallography (1999), iii) Member, Commission on Journals of the International Union of Crystallography, iv) Member, International Program Advisory Committee of the International Conferences on Aperiodic Crystals held in Switzerland (1994), France (1997), Netherlands (2000), Brazil (2004) and Zao, Sendai (2006) (v) Member, Commission on Inorganic and Mineral Structures of the International Union of Crystallography (2005-2008,2008-11).

Membership of Important National Committees:
i) Member, Programme Advisory Committee in Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science (PAC-CMP) of DST (1991-93, 2002-2004, 2004-2006), ii) Member, Research Advisory Committee of CSIR in Engineering Sciences (2004-2007), iii) Member, DST-FIST Advisory Committee in Physical Sciences(2009-), iv) Member,Programme Advisory Committee of DST for the ILTP with Russia in Electronic Materials,v) Member, National Committee for the International Union of Crystallography appointed by INSA (1991-94, 2003-2005), vi) Member-Secretary, National Committee for the International Union of Crystallography appointed by INSA (1994-97), (vii) Member, Scientific Advisory Committee of UGC-DAE Centre for Advance Research and (viii) Member of various Committees of UGC and CSIR (Bhatnagar Prize and Young Scientist Award) from time to time (viii) Member of Sectional Committees of IASc and INSA, (ix) Member, Governing body of Inter University Accelerator Centre for three years until 2009, (x) Vice President, Indian Crystallographic Association (2004-5,2010-).