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Prof. Sudipta Maiti

Senior Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences
(Joint appointment with Department of Physics)

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Awards and Honours

Leadership positions in scientific bodies:

  • President, International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences, Germany (www.owls-society.org, 2018- present)
  • President, Indian Biophysical Society (May 2023 – present, biophysicsindia.org)
  • Co-Founder and President, Fluorescence Society, India (2016-2023, fluorescencesociety.org)
  • Co-Founder and Coordinator, Biophysics Pashchim, India (2011-2024, https://biophysicspashchim.wixsite.com/biophysicspashchim)

Awards, Honours, Fellowships:

  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences 
  • Visiting Professorship, IIT Bombay, (2019-2022)
  • Best Teacher Award, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2017
  • VM Kulkarni Endowment Lectureship, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, 2014
  • Patent Award, TIFR Alumni Association, 2013
  • Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Toronto, (Feb. 2010 – August 2010)
  • Wellcome Trust (UK) Senior Overseas Research Fellowship (2001-2006)
  • SICO National Instrumentation Award, National Academy of Sciences, India, 2001
  • Honorable Mention Citation for Excellence in Teaching, University of Rochester, 199o

Editorial positions in international scientific journals

  • Executive Editor, Journal of Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (2023- present)
  • Senior Editor, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, American Chemical Society (2020- 2023)
  • Editorial Board Member, Biophysical Journal (Journal of the Biophysical Society, Cell Press), (2021 – present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Biophysical Chemistry, Elsevier (2020- 2023)
  • Member, Editorial Board, ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2019- 2024)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Methods and Applications of Fluorescence (2020-present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Optics (a Springer Journal, 2012-present)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express (IOP Publishing, 2016- present)