Dr. Swapan Chatterji

Biography

Swapan Chatterji is an accomplished particle accelerator physicist with an extensive career focusing on innovative high-energy particle colliders and exotic light sources including free electron lasers, emphasizing ultra-fast sciences. He has contributed significantly to the field of Quantum Science Technology, collaborating with the Department of Energy’s Office of Science and playing a pivotal role in establishing the DOE Quantum Science program in 2017. Born in Darjeeling, India, he earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from St. Xavier’s College (Calcutta University, India) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, respectively, before completing his Ph.D. in Physics at UC Berkeley in 1982. His early career included post-doctoral research at CERN, Geneva, from 1982 to 1984. Swapan has held several prominent positions, including Senior Scientist at LBNL/UC, Associate Laboratory Director at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, and the inaugural Director of the Sir John Cockcroft Chair in Physics at the Cockcroft Institute in the UK. He has also been a Distinguished Scientist at Fermilab and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Photon Science at Stanford University and a Guest Senior Scientist at LBNL. His recognition in the field includes fellowships from APS, AAAS, and the Royal Society of Arts among others.

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