Dr. Deba Prasad Giri

Professor
Department/School/Unit Name
Department of Physics, IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Phone No(s): 9839885243
Email: dgiri.app@iitbhu.ac.in
Area of Interest: Statistical Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics, Computational Bio-Physics
  • 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:
  1. Professor, Department of Physics, IIT (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (Since September, 2015).
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Physics, IIT (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (October, 2010 - August, 2015).
  3. Reader, Department of Applied Physics, IT, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, (October, 2007 - October, 2010)
  4. Lecturer, Physics Section, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (June, 2004 - October, 2007)
  5. Principal Investigator, DST-FAST Track Project at CTS, IIT, Kharagpur (April, 2002 - May, 2004).
  6. Post Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate, CTS, IIT, Kharagpur (April, 2000 - March, 2002).
  7. Post Doctoral Fellow / Research Associate, Department of Physics, BHU, Varanasi (March, 1998 - March, 2000).
  8. 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. MohantaD. 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. MohantaD. 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

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)