- Date of Birth: September 01, 1966
- Address: Dr. Debaprasad Giri, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005
- Telephone : +91 542 6701917 (office), Mobile: 9839885243; E-mail: dgiri.app@iitbhu.ac.in, dgiri99@yahoo.com
- Education:
B. Sc. 1987, Calcutta University (Subject: Physics)
M. Sc. 1989, IIT, Kharagpur (Subject: Physics (Specialization: Condensed Matter Physics))
Ph. D. 1997, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar (Subject: Condensed Matter Physics) - Present Status: Professor, Department of Physics, IIT (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (Since September, 2015).
- Previous Positions, Teaching & Research Experience:
- Professor, Department of Physics, IIT (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (Since September, 2015).
- Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IIT (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (October, 2010 - August, 2015).
- Reader, Department of Applied Physics, IT, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (October, 2007 - October, 2010)
- Lecturer, Physics Section, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (June, 2004 - October, 2007)
- Principal Investigator, DST-FAST Track Project at CTS, IIT, Kharagpur (April, 2002 - May, 2004).
- Post Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate, CTS, IIT, Kharagpur (April, 2000 - March, 2002).
- Post Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate, Department of Physics, BHU, Varanasi (March, 1998 - March, 2000).
- Post Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate, Department of Physics, IIT, Mumbai (January, 1997 - December, 1998).
Courses (presently teaching in Odd & Even Semester, 2022-23 session):
- For IDD: PHY404/ PYM514: Phase Transition and critical Phenomena, PHY402: Quantum Electronics, PHY308:Concept of Kinetics and thermal physics.
- For B.Tech / IDD (1st year): PHY 102: Introduction to Engineering Electromagnetics.
- For Preparatory Programme: Physics Lab.
Previous Courses Taken :
- Mathematical Physics (Ph.D. Course Work); Statistical Physics, Advanced Electromagnetic Theory (IMD Engineering Physics, part III); Quantum Electronics (IMD Engineering Physics, part-IV); Electromagnetic Theory and Optics / Introduction to Engineering Electromagnetics(B. Tech. / IMD / IDD Part I).
- Mathematical Physics, Statistical Physics (B.Sc (Hons) part III); Electromagnetic Theory (B.Sc.(Hons) part II); Scientific Computing (B.Sc (Hons) Part II); Mechanics ((B.Sc (Hons) Part I)).
- Physics Lab (B. Sc Part I and Part III, B. Tech / IMD / IDD Part I, Preparatory Course); Computer Lab (Part II).
Area of Research Interest: Statistical Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Computational Bio-Physics.
S. No. |
Author (s) |
Title |
Name of the Journal |
Volume |
Page |
Year |
1. |
D. Mohanta, D. Giri, and Sanjay Kumar |
Effect of solvent gradient inside the entropic trap on polymer migration. |
Phys. Rev. E |
105 |
024135 (1-8)
|
2022 |
2. |
S. Senapati, A. Upadhyaya, S. Dhruw, D. Giri, P. Maiti |
Controlled DNA delivery Using Poly (lactide) nanoparticles and understanding the binding interactions. |
J. Physical Chemistry B |
125 (35) |
10009-10017 |
2021 |
3. |
S. Kumar, J. P. Singh, D. Giri, S. Mishra |
Effect of polydispersity on the dynamics of active Brownian particles. |
Phys. Rev. E |
104 (2) |
024601 |
2021 |
4. |
D. Mohanta, D. Giri, and Sanjay Kumar |
Effect of solvent gradient on DNA confined in a strip. |
Physica A- Statistical Mechanics and its applications |
562
|
125379 |
2021 |
5. |
D. Mohanta, D. Giri, and Sanjay Kumar |
Statistical mechanics of DNA melting in confined geometry
|
J. Stat. Mech.: Theory & Experiment |
2019 |
043501 |
2019 |
6. |
Sanjay Kumar, Sanjiv Kumar, D. Giri, and S. Nath |
Statistical mechanics of a polymer chain attached to the interface of a cone-shaped channel |
Euro. Phys. Lett |
118 |
28001 |
2017 |
7. |
Sanjiv Kumar, A. R. Singh, D. Giri, and S. Kumar |
Effect of concentration of molecular crowders on the unfolding force distribution: Emergence of a long tail |
J. Stat. Mech.: Theory & Experiment |
2017
|
033209 |
2017 |
8. |
Sanjiv Kumar, D. P. Foster, D. Giri, and S. Kumar |
Grafted Polymer under shear flow |
J. Stat. Mech.: Theory & Experiment |
2016 |
043203 |
2016 |
9. |
R. K. Mishra, T. Modi, D. Giri, and S. Kumar |
On the rupture of DNA Molecule |
J. Chem. Phys. |
142 |
174910 |
2015 |
10. |
Sheshnath, D. P. Foster,D. Giri, and S. Kumar |
Single polymer gating of channels under a salt gradient |
Phys. Rev. E |
88 |
054601 |
2013 |
11. |
S. Nath, T. Modi, R. K. Mishra, D. Giri, B.P. Mandal and S. Kumar |
Statistical Mechanics of DNA Rupture: Theory and Simulations |
J. Chem. Phys. |
139 |
165101 |
2013 |
12. |
R. K. Mishra, G. Mishra, D. Giri, and S. Kumar |
Scaling of hysteresis loop of interacting polymers under a periodic force |
J. Chem. Phys. |
138 |
244905 |
2013 |
13. |
A. R. Singh, D. Giri and S. Kumar |
Statistical mechanics of stretching of biopolymers |
J. of Stat. Mech.(Theory & Experiment) |
2011 |
P05019 |
2011 |
14. |
Garima Mishra, D. Giri, M. S. Li, and Sanjay Kumar |
Role of loop entropy in the force induced melting of DNA hairpin |
J. Chem. Phys. |
135 |
035102 |
2011 |
15. |
A. R. Singh, D. Giri and S. Kumar |
Force induced melting of the constrained DNA |
J. Chem. Phys. |
132 |
235105 |
2010 |
16 |
I. Jensen, D. Giri and S. Kumar |
Role of pulling direction in understanding the anisotropy of the resistance of proteins to force-induced mechanical unfolding |
Mod. Phys. Lett. B |
24 |
379 |
2010 |
17. |
A. R. Singh , D. Giri and S. Kumar |
Force induced unfolding of biopolymers in a cellular environment: A model study |
J. Chem. Phys |
131 |
065103 |
2009 |
18. |
A. R. Singh , D. Giri and S. Kumar |
Effects of molecular crowding on stretching of polymers in poor solvent |
Phys. Rev. E |
79 |
051801 |
2009 |
19. |
Garima Mishra, D. Giri and Sanjay Kumar |
Stretching of a single stranded DNA: Evidence for structural transitions |
Phys. Rev. E |
79 |
031930 |
2009 |
20. |
R. Rajesh, D. Giri, I. Jensen and S. Kumar |
Role of pulling direction in understanding the energy landscape of proteins |
Phys. Rev. E |
78 |
021905 |
2008 |
21. |
A. R. Singh, D. Giri and S. Kumar |
Conformational properties of polymers |
Pramana |
71 |
283 |
2008 |
22. |
Sanjay Kumar and D. Giri |
Does changing the pulling direction give better insight of bio-molecules? |
Phys. Rev. Lett. |
98 |
048101 |
2007 |
23. |
Sanjay Kumar and D. Giri |
Probability distribution analysis of force induced unzipping of DNA
|
J. Chem. Phys. |
125 |
044905 |
2006 |
24. |
D. Giri, Sanjay Kumar |
Effects of Eye-phase in DNA unzipping, |
Phys. Rev. E |
73 |
050903(R) |
2006 |
25. |
Sanjay Kumar, D. Giri |
Force induced conformational transition in a system of interacting stiff polymer: Application to unfolding. |
Phys. Rev. E |
72 |
052901 |
2005 |
26. |
Sanjay Kumar, D. Giri, S. M. Bhattacharjee |
Force induced triple point for interacting polymers |
Phys. Rev. E |
71 |
051804 |
2005 |
27. |
Sanjay Kumar, D. Giri and Yashwant Singh |
Statistical mechanics of coil-hairpin transition in a single stranded DNA oligomer |
Euro. Phys. Lett. |
70 |
15 |
2005 |
28. |
D. Giri, P. K. Mishra and Sanjay Kumar |
Critical behavior of stiff polymer near the surface |
Ind. Jr. of Phys |
77A |
561 |
2003 |
29. |
P. K. Mishra, D. Giri, Sanjay Kumar, and Yashwant Singh |
Does surface attached globule phase exists? |
Physica A |
318 |
171 |
2003 |
30. |
R. Rajesh, D. Dhar, D. Giri, Sanjay Kumar, and Yashwant Singh |
Adsorption and collapse Transitions in a linear polymer chain near an attractive wall |
Phys. Rev. E |
65 |
056124 |
2002 |
31. |
Yashwant Singh, D. Giri and Sanjay Kumar |
Crossover of a polymer chain from bulk to surface states |
J. Phys. A: Math and Gen. |
34 |
L67 |
2001 |
32. |
Sanjay Kumar, D. Giri and Sujata Krishna |
Multifractal behavior of n-simplex lattice |
Pramana |
54 |
863 |
2000 |
33. |
Yashwant Singh, Sanjay Kumar and D. Giri |
Surface adsorption and collapse transition of polymer chains in three dimensions |
J. Phys. A: Math and Gen |
32 |
L407 |
1999 |
34. |
Yashwant Singh, Sanjay Kumar and D. Giri |
Surface adsorption and collapse transition of linear polymer chains |
Pramana |
53 |
37 |
1999 |
35. |
S. S. Manna and D. Giri |
Sandpile Model with Activity Inhibition |
Phys. Rev. E |
56 |
R4914 |
1997 |
36. |
D.Giri, Kalyan Kundu, D. Majumdar and S. P. Bhattacharyya |
Possibility of polaronic structure in polyaniline lattice: A semiemperical quantum chemical approach |
J. Mol. Struc. (Theo chem) |
417 |
175 |
1997 |
37. |
K. Kundu, D. Giri and K. Ray |
A Study of one dimensional correlated disordered system using invariant measure method |
J. Phys. A Math. Gen |
29 |
5699 |
1996 |
38. |
K. Kundu, D. Giri |
Evolution of the electronic structure of cyclic polythiophene upon bipolaron doping |
J. Chem Phys. |
105 |
11075 |
1996 |
39. |
D.Giri and Kalyan Kundu |
Theoretical study of the evolution of electronic band structure of polythiophene due to bipolaron doping |
Phys. Rev. B |
53 |
4340 |
1996 |
40. |
D.Giri, P. K. Datta and K. Kundu |
Electronic Properties of the random trimer model with degenerate resonances |
Physica B |
210 |
26 |
1995 |
41. |
P. K. Datta, D.Giri and K. Kundu |
Nature of States in a Random Dimer Model : Band Width Scaling Analysis |
Phys. Rev. B. |
48 |
16347 |
1993 |
42. |
D.Giri, P. K. Datta and K. Kundu |
Tuning of Resonances in the Generalized random Trimer Model |
Phys. Rev. B |
48 |
14113 |
1993 |
43. |
P. K. Datta, D.Giri and K. Kundu |
Nonscattered States in Random Dimer Model |
Phys. Rev. B |
47 |
10727 |
1993 |
Research Projects :
• “Linear polymer in confined geometry”, FAST Track project, DST, New Delhi, (2002-2005).
• “ Statistical Mechanics of short DNA hairpins and its melting profile”, UGC, New Delhi, (2006-2009).
Supervision (M.Tech Project / Dissertation & Ph.D Thesis) :
- IDD (2nd Year) Exploratory Project : 03 (completed)
- IMD/IDD (3rd year: 6th sem & 4th Year: 7th sem) Project : 08 (completed), 01 (ongoing)
- IMD /IDD (Final Year) Dissertation / Master Thesis : 07 (completed), 01 (on going)
- M.Sc (Final Year) Dissertation: 01 (completed), 01 (ongoing)
- Ph. D : 05 (completed); 01 (ongoing)