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Prasanta Chowdhury,Dr.

Area of Expertise

Spintronics, magnetic sensor, Magnetic multilayer, AMR, GMR, TMR Technologies


Research Interests

Thin film sensors


Academic_Qualification

Ph.D. ( Physics)


Professional Experience

"1 Post-Doctoral fellow, Superconductivity Center, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea Superconductivity properties on MgB2, and other high Tc superconductors 02/2001-12/2003

2 Dr. K. S. Krishnan Research associate, Technical Physics & Prototype Engineering (TPPED) Division, BARC, Mumbai, India Thin film deposition of manganite 02/2004-11/2005

3 Scientific Officer ‘D’, Technical Physics & Prototype Engineering (TPPED) Division,
BARC, Mumbai, India GMR properties by electrodeposition 12/2005-
5/2006

4 Research Consultant, General Electric, Bangalore MgB2 Superconductor 6/2006-
9/2006

5 Chief Scientist
CSIR-NAL Magnetic sensor 9/2006-till now"



Awards and Honors

"1. National Scholar ship (M.Sc) UGC 1992-1994
2 Junior/Senior Research fellowship, GATE IIT Bombay 1995-2000
3 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Postdoc, South Korea 2001-2003
4 Dr. K.S. Krishnan Fellowship BARC, Mumbai 2004-2005
5 Excellence in research Award CSIR-NAL 2012
6 Best Innovation award CSIR-NAL 2014
7 Excellence Award in the field of Design and Development CSIR-NAL 2022
8 Best technology developed and commercialized CSIR-NAL 2025"


Patents

"1 An Improved speedometer P. Chowdhury, A. V. Ainapur, Harish. C. Barishilia, K. S.Rajam IF-289653 India Granted

2 An Improved Magnetic Multilayer Structure For Sensor Applications And A Process For Preparation Thereof P. Chowdhury, H. C. Barshilia, J. Khan, M. Krishana, P.Kulkarni 1221/DEL/2015 India Granted
3 Magnetic Pressure Sensor P. Chowdhury, H. C. Barshilia, Srinivas G., S. Subramaniam, Umesh P. Borole 3689/DEL/2015.
India Granted
4 Improved Magnetoresistive Angle Sensor P. Chowdhury, Harish Chandra Barshilia, Sreevidya P V, Umesh P. Borole 201811014987, 2018 Granted

5 Modified Microfluidic Impedance Based Lab On Chip For Individual Cell Counting And A Process For Fabrication Thereof P. Chowdhury, Sasikala Subramaniam, Abbasi Ahmed Usama Mr. Prakhar Jain Mr. Subham Banerjee 201911013440, 2019 and PCT/IN2019/050478, 2019.Singapore Granted

6 A Magnetoresistance Based Current Sensor and Sensing Method Thereof P. Chowdhury, Harish Barshilia, Jakeer Khan, Umesh Borole 2020"


Research Group

Magnetic research society of India