University of Lethbridge

About Me

I am a Theoretical Physicist and a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. My research interests include classical and quantum gravity, cosmology and quantum information.

Biography

Saurya Das did his B.Sc. in physics from Presidency University, Kolkata followed by Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (Madras), India. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Winnipeg, and the University of New Brunswick. He joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge, as an Assistant Professor in 2003. He became an Associate Professor in 2008 and a Full Professor on 2013. He is an executive committee member of Quantum Alberta, an affiliate member of the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics and a member of the LISA consortium. He has authored/co-authored more than 130 research papers in classical and quantum gravity, cosmology and quantum information.

Selected Publications

Please refer to CV

In The Media

Einstein Celebration Raises Physics' Profile; Legend; January 2006.

Physicist's Research into Black Holes is Enlightening; Legend; January 2005.

Research Interests

Classical and Quantum General Relativity (Quantum Gravity).
Cosmology.
Black Hole Physics.
Quantum Gravity Phenomenology.
Singularities in spacetime.
Quantum Information Theory.

Other interests:
History of Science.
Philosophy of Science.

Current Research and Creative Activity

Title	Location	Grant Information	Principal Investigator	Co Researchers
	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	University of Lethbridge, $20,000, 2007-08. University of Lethbridge, $2,000.00, 2004.	Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge
Aspects of Black Hole Physics	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), $28,686/year, 2007-12.	Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge
Physics of Black Holes	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), $24,000/year, 2004-07.	Saurya Das, University of Lethbridge

Previous Research

Title	Grant Agency	Completion Date
Aspects of Quantum Physics	University of Lethbridge Research Fund	2005
Contemporary Physics Course	University of Lethbridge Teaching Development Fund	2005

Curriculum Vitae

My CV

Internet Links

The University of Lethbridge
My University of Lethbridge research homepage
My google scholar page
My research gate page