Biswa Ranjan Nag

Biswa Ranjan Nag
Biswa Ranjan Nag
Born	1 October 1932; Comilla, Chittagong division, British India
Died	6 April 2004 (aged 71); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Presidency College; Rajabazar Science College; University of Calcutta; University of Wisconsin;
Known for	Studies on semiconductors
Awards	1964 BIRE J. C. Bose Memorial Prize; 1974 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize; 1993 INSA Materials Science Prize;
	Scientific career
Fields	Semiconductor physics;
Institutions	University of Calcutta;
Doctoral advisor	Arun K. Choudhury;

Biswa Ranjan Nag (1 October 1932 – 6 April 2004) was an Indian physicist and the Sisir Kumar Mitra chair professor at Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta. Known for his research in semiconductor physics, Nag was an elected fellow of Indian National Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Physical Sciences in 1974.

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