S. N. Ghoshal
Indian nuclear physicist
Samarendra Nath Ghoshal (1923 – 2007) was an Indian nuclear physicist and educator. He did some research in this area, particularly early in his career, but spent most of his life in various educational roles in Kolkata and Lucknow, India.
Personal life and education
Ghoshal was born in Kolkata in 1923.
Ghoshal completed his Master of Science degree at the University of Calcutta. He earned his doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley under the supervision of Emilio Segrè, where he focused on the young field of experimental nuclear physics. In a 1950 paper published in Physical Review, Ghoshal provided experimental support for Niels Bohr's theoretical model of the formation of compound nuclei. Though this was during the time of his doctoral studies, he planned and completed this experiment and paper while Segrè was away.
Ghoshal became bedridden due to a stroke and died in 2007.
Career
During his career, Ghoshal taught at Lucknow University, the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta, and the University of Calcutta (where he served as Khaira Professor of Physics). Roles in administration included being principal at Presidency College, Calcutta and Director of Public Instruction.
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