Dipankar Das Sarma

Dipankar Das Sarma
Born (1955-09-15) 15 September 1955
OccupationsSolid State and Structural Chemist
SpouseAbha Das Sarma
AwardsS. S. Bhatnagar Prize
INSA Young Scientist Medal
UNESCO Biennial Javed Husain Prize
Materials Research Society of India Medal
Sir C. V. Raman Award
UGC Hari Om Ashram Trust Award
G. D. Birla Award
IISc Alumni Award
FICCI Award
TWAS Prize in Physics
IITK Distinguished Alumni Award
H. K. Firodia Award
Knight of "The Order of the Star of Italy"
Honorary Doctorate, Uppsala University
WebsiteProfile on Indian Institute of Science

Dipankar Das Sarma, popularly known as D.D. Sarma, is an Indian scientist and structural chemist, known for his researches in the fields of Solid State Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, and Nanoscience. He is a former MLS Chair Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Centre for Advanced Materials and the GAST Professor of Uppsala University, Sweden, A recipient of TWAS Physics Prize and the UNESCO Biennial Javed Husain Prize, Sarma was honored by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, in 1994, with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology.