2008: Ph D, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata (Awarded by Jadavpur University)
1998: M Sc in Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University
1996: B Sc in Mathematics (Hons), Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math (Calcutta University)
Work Experiences
1. Associate Professor, NIT Durgapur: October, 2018 - till date
2. Assistant Professor, NIT Durgapur: April, 2010 - October, 2018
Research Interest
Fluid Dynamics & Nonlinear Dynamics
Projects
Title
Investigator
Co-investigator
Sponsered Agency
Duration
Status
Overstability in Rotating Magnetoconvection
Pinaki Pal
SERB, India
2018-21
Ongoing
Extreme events in networks of dynamical systems
Pinaki Pal, India and Ulrike Feudel, Germany
DST, India and DAAD, Germany
2019-21
Ongoing
Homoclinic Bifurcations in Fluid Systems
Pinaki Pal
NBHM, India
2015-18
Completed
Magnetoconvection of Low Prandtl-number Fluids
Pinaki Pal
Supriyo Paul, A. C. College, Jalpaiguri
SERB, India
2016-19
Completed
Teachings
UG
MAC 01: Mathematics - I
MAC 02: Mathematics - II
MAC 03: Mathematics - III
PG
MA1104: Linear Algebra
MA1103: Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
MA3103: Fluid Dynamics
MA9123: Dynamical Systems and Chaos Theory
UG / PG Students
Prosenjit Kundu (MSc 2011-13)
Assistant Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Nonlinear Dynamics
Prosenjit Kundu (MSc 2011-13)
Assistant Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Nonlinear Dynamics
Lekha Sharma (M Sc 2016-18)
Nonlinear Dynamics
Lekha Sharma (M Sc 2016-18)
Nonlinear Dynamics
Dip Mukherjee ( M Sc 2016-18)
Dip Mukherjee ( M Sc 2016-18)
Golam M. Sarkar ( M Sc 2015-17)
Golam M. Sarkar ( M Sc 2015-17)
Ravi Ranjan Kumar ( M Tech 2014 - 16)
Ravi Ranjan Kumar ( M Tech 2014 - 16)
Arabinda Ghosh (M Tech 2014-16)
Arabinda Ghosh (M Tech 2014-16)
Asim Mallick (M Sc 2014 - 16)
Numerical Analysis
Asim Mallick (M Sc 2014 - 16)
Numerical Analysis
Srilena Kundu (MSc 2013 - 15)
Nonlinear Dynamics
Srilena Kundu (MSc 2013 - 15)
Nonlinear Dynamics
Pitambar Khanra (M Sc 2013-15)
Complex Networks
Pitambar Khanra (M Sc 2013-15)
Complex Networks
Manojit Ghosh (M Sc 2012-14)
Manojit Ghosh (M Sc 2012-14)
Rasmita Sahoo (M Tech 2012-14)
Rasmita Sahoo (M Tech 2012-14)
Subhajit Dey (M Tech 2011-13)
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Subhajit Dey (M Tech 2011-13)
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Nabendu Halder ( M Sc 2014-16)
Nabendu Halder ( M Sc 2014-16)
Ajay Sharma (M Sc 2018-20)
Ajay Sharma (M Sc 2018-20)
Awanit Kumar Singh ( M Tech 2017-19)
Awanit Kumar Singh ( M Tech 2017-19)
Darshna Kumari (M Sc 2017-19)
Darshna Kumari (M Sc 2017-19)
Dipa Das (M Sc 2019-21)
Dipa Das (M Sc 2019-21)
Shivnath Sahu (M Sc 2019-21)
Shivnath Sahu (M Sc 2019-21)
Ravi Kumar (M Sc 2019 - 21)
Ravi Kumar (M Sc 2019 - 21)
Arpit Kumar (MSc 2020-22)
Arpit Kumar (MSc 2020-22)
Amit Patel (M Sc 2020-22)
Amit Patel (M Sc 2020-22)
Saikat Saha (MSc 2020-22)
Saikat Saha (MSc 2020-22)
Sanskriti Kumari (M Sc 2021-23)
Sanskriti Kumari (M Sc 2021-23)
Sourav Patra ( MSc 2021-23)
Sourav Patra ( MSc 2021-23)
Ankit Dev (M Tech 2021-23)
Ankit Dev (M Tech 2021-23)
Subrata Nayak (M Sc 2010-12)
Convective Instabilities
Subrata Nayak (M Sc 2010-12)
Convective Instabilities
Doctoral Students
Mauparna Nandan
Ph D 2019 (Completed)
Thesis title: A study on some collective phenomena in coupled nonlinear dynamical systems, Present position: Associate Professor, Techno Main Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
Mauparna Nandan
Ph D 2019 (Completed)
Thesis title: A study on some collective phenomena in coupled nonlinear dynamical systems, Present position: Associate Professor, Techno Main Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
Prosenjit Kundu
Ph D 2019 (Completed)
Thesis title: Transition to synchronization in complex networks: role of frustration, Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, India
Prosenjit Kundu
Ph D 2019 (Completed)
Thesis title: Transition to synchronization in complex networks: role of frustration, Present Position: Assistant Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, India
Ankan Banerjee
Ph D 2021 (Completed)
Thesis Title: Low Prandtl number magnetoconvection:
Instabilities and Bifurcations, Present Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Leeds, UK
Ankan Banerjee
Ph D 2021 (Completed)
Thesis Title: Low Prandtl number magnetoconvection:
Instabilities and Bifurcations, Present Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Leeds, UK
Anath Bandhu Das
Research Scholar (August, 2022 onward)
Ecological Modelling
Anath Bandhu Das
Research Scholar (August, 2022 onward)
Ecological Modelling
Santu Hansda
JRF
Double Diffusive Convection
Santu Hansda
JRF
Double Diffusive Convection
Sangita Dutta
Research Scholar (October, 2020 onward)
Dynamical Processes in Complex Networks
Sangita Dutta
Research Scholar (October, 2020 onward)
Dynamical Processes in Complex Networks
Abhijit Mondal
Research Scholar (October, 2021 onward)
Structural Properties of Complex Networks
Abhijit Mondal
Research Scholar (October, 2021 onward)
Structural Properties of Complex Networks
Yada Nandukumar
Ph D 2016 (Completed)
Thesis title: Routes to Chaos in Rayleigh Bénard Convection, Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, VIT-AP, University, Andhra Pradesh, India
Yada Nandukumar
Ph D 2016 (Completed)
Thesis title: Routes to Chaos in Rayleigh Bénard Convection, Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, VIT-AP, University, Andhra Pradesh, India
Surajit Dan
Ph D 2015 (Completed)
Thesis title: Bifurcations and Patterns in Rayleigh Bénard Convection of Low Prandtl-number Fluids, Present Position: Lecturer, Raipur Government Polytechnique, Bankura, India
Surajit Dan
Ph D 2015 (Completed)
Thesis title: Bifurcations and Patterns in Rayleigh Bénard Convection of Low Prandtl-number Fluids, Present Position: Lecturer, Raipur Government Polytechnique, Bankura, India
Manojit Ghosh
Ph D 2020 (Completed)
Thesis title: Transitions near the onset of rotating magnetoconvection,
Present Position: National Postdoctoral Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Center For Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
Manojit Ghosh
Ph D 2020 (Completed)
Thesis title: Transitions near the onset of rotating magnetoconvection,
Present Position: National Postdoctoral Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Center For Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
Pitambar Khanra
Ph D 2021 (Completed)
Thesis Title: Synchronization in Multilayer Networks, Present Position: Postdoctoral Associate, State University of Newyork at Baffalo, USA
Pitambar Khanra
Ph D 2021 (Completed)
Thesis Title: Synchronization in Multilayer Networks, Present Position: Postdoctoral Associate, State University of Newyork at Baffalo, USA
Lekha Sharma
Research Scholar (July, 2018 onward)
Magnetoconvective Instabilities (Broad Area)
Lekha Sharma
Research Scholar (July, 2018 onward)
Magnetoconvective Instabilities (Broad Area)
Sutapa Mandal
Research Scholar (January, 2019 onward)
Rotating convection (Broad area)
Sutapa Mandal
Research Scholar (January, 2019 onward)
Rotating convection (Broad area)
Snehashish Sarkar
Research Scholar (October, 2020 onward)
Convective Instabilities (Broad area)
Snehashish Sarkar
Research Scholar (October, 2020 onward)
Convective Instabilities (Broad area)
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
Rotating and magnetized double-diffusive convection
Pinaki Pal
NIL
SERB, India
2,431,264
Sponsored
Ongoing
2022-02-21
2025-02-20
2
Extreme events in networks of dynamical systems
Pinaki Pal, India and Ulrike Feudel, Germany
NIL
DST, India and DAAD, Germany
1,180,000
Sponsored
Completed
2019-07-22
2021-07-21
3
Overstability in Rotating Magnetoconvection
Pinaki Pal
NIL
SERB, India
660,000
Sponsored
Completed
2018-06-13
2021-12-12
4
Magnetoconvection of Low Prandtl-number Fluids
Pinaki Pal
Supriyo Paul, A. C. College, Jalpaiguri
SERB, India
2,114,970
Sponsored
Completed
2016-07-18
2019-11-17
5
Homoclinic Bifurcations in Fluid Systems
Pinaki Pal
NIL
NBHM, India
608,160
Sponsored
Completed
2015-10-16
2018-10-15
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
Rotating and magnetized double-diffusive convection
1. Rate‑induced tipping can trigger plankton blooms Anna Vanselow, Lukas Halekotte, Pinaki Pal, Sebastian Wieczorek, and Ulrike Feudel Theoretical Ecology
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-024-00577-5
Springer
2024
2023
2. Endowing networks with desired symmetries and modular behavior P Khanra, S Ghosh, D Aleja, K Alfaro-Bittner, G Contreras-Aso, R Criado, M Romance, S Boccaletti, P Pal, C Hens Physical Review E
108 & 054309
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054309
American Physical Society
https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054309
4. Impact of phase lag on synchronization in frustrated Kuramoto model with higher-order interactions S Dutta, A Mondal, P Kundu, P Khanra, P Pal, and C Hens Physical Review E
108 & 034208
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.108.034208
American Physical Society
https://journals.aps.org/pre/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.034208
2023
2023
5. Perfect synchronization in complex networks with higher-order interactions Sangita Dutta, Prosenjit Kundu, Pitambar Khanra, Chittaranjan Hens, and Pinaki Pal Physical Review E
108 & 024304
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.024304
American Physical Society
https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.024304
2023
2023
6. Effect of horizontal magnetic field on Küppers–Lortz instability Sutapa Mandal, Snehashish Sarkar and Pinaki Pal Physics of Fluids
35 & 074118
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0156352
American Institute of Physics
https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pof/article/35/7/074118/2903874
2023
2022
7. Supercritical and subcritical rotating convection in a horizontally periodic box with no-slip walls at the top and bottom Sutapa Mandal, Manojit Ghosh, Priyanka Maity, Ankan Banerjee, and Pinaki Pal Physics of Fluids
34 & 104117
SCI
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0108223
American Institute of Physics
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/5.0108223
2022
2022
8. Effect of horizontal aspect ratio on magnetoconvective instabilities in liquid metals L Sharma, M Ghosh, and P Pal Physical Review Fluids
7, 023502
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.023502
American Physical Society
https://journals.aps.org/prfluids/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.023502
2022
2022
9. Identifying symmetries and predicting cluster synchronization in complex networks P Khanra, S Ghosh, K Alfaro-Bittner, P Kundu, S Boccaletti, C Hens, and P Pal Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
155, 11703
SCI
10.1016/j.chaos.2021.111703
Elsevier
2022
2021
10. Dynamics of flow reversals in the presence of a vertical magnetic field S. Mandal, M. Ghosh, A. Banerjee, and P. Pal Europhysics Letters
135, 54005
SCI
10.1209/0295-5075/ac318a
IOP Science
2021
2021
11. Crisis-induced flow reversals in magnetoconvection M Ghosh, A Banerjee, and P Pal Physical Review E
104, 015111
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.104.015111
American Physical Society
2021
2021
12. Overstable rotating convection in the presence of a vertical magnetic field A. Banerjee, M. Ghosh, L. Sharma, and P. Pal Physics of Fluids
33, 034130
SCI
10.1063/5.0035555
American Institute of Physics
2021
2021
13. Explosive synchronization in multilayer networks through partial adaptation P. Khanra, and P. Pal Chaos, Soliton & Fractals
143, 110621
SCI
10.1016/j.chaos.2020.110621
Elsevier
2021
2020
14. Transitions in overstable rotating magnetoconvection Ankan Banerjee, Manojit Ghosh, and Pinaki Pal Physical Review E
102 & 013107
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.102.013107
American Physical Society
2020
2020
15. Transitions near the onset of rotating magnetoconvection M. Ghosh and P. Pal International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
149
SCI
10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.119247
Elsevier
2020
2020
16. Optimizing synchronization in multiplex networks of phase oscillators P. Kundu, P. Khanra, C. Hens and P. Pal Europhysics Letters
129
SCI
10.1209/0295-5075/129/30004
IOP Science
2020
2020
17. Transitions near the onset of low Prandtl-number rotating convection in presence of horizontal magnetic field M. Ghosh, P. Ghosh, Y. Nandukumar and P. Pal Physics of Fluids (Editor's Pick)
32
SCI
10.1063/1.5144409
American Institute of Physics
2020
2020
18. Amplification of explosive width in complex networks P. Khanra, P. Kundu, P. Pal, P. Ji and C. Hens Chaos (Fast Track)
30 & 031101
SCI
10.1063/5.0003410
American Institute of Physics
2020
2019
19. Emergent dynamics in delayed attractive-repulsively coupled networks P. Kundu, L. Sharma, M. Nandan, D. Ghosh, C. Hens and P. Pal Chaos
29
SCI
10.1063/1.5051535
American Institute of Physics
2019
2019
20. Synchronization transition in Sakaguchi-Kuramoto model on complex networks with partial degree-frequency correlation P. Kundu and P. Pal Chaos
29
SCI
10.1063/1.5045836
American Institute of Physics
2019
2018
21. Dragon-king-like extreme events in coupled bursting neurons A. Mishra, S. Saha, M. Vigneshwaran, P. Pal, T. Kapitaniak, and S. K. Dana Physical Review E
97, 062311
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.97.062311
American Physical Society
2018
2018
22. Perfect synchronization in networks of phase-frustrated oscillators P. Kundu, C. Hens, B. Barzel and P. Pal Europhysics Letters
120
SCI
10.1209/0295-5075/120/40002
IOP Science
2018
2018
23. Explosive synchronization in phase-frustrated multiplex networks P. Khanra, P. Kundu, C. Hens and P. Pal Physical Review E
98
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.98.052315
American Physical Society
2018
2017
24. Transition to synchrony in degree-frequency correlated Sakaguchi-Kuramoto model P. Kundu, P. Khanra, C. R. Hens, and P. Pal Physical Review E
96, 052216
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.96.052216
American Physical Society
2017
2017
25. Zero Prandtl-number rotating magnetoconvection M. Ghosh, and P. Pal Physics of Fluids
29, 124105
SCI
10.1063/1.5006530
American Institute of Physics
2017
2017
26. Extreme events in the forced Liénard system S. L. Kingston, K. Thamilmaran, P. Pal, U. Feudel, and S.K. Dana Physical Review E
96, 052204
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.96.052204
American Physical Society
2017
2017
27. Bursting dynamics in Rayleigh-Bénard convection S. Dan, M. Ghosh, Y. Nandukumar, S. K. Dana, and P. Pal The European Physical Journal Special Topics
226, 2089
SCI
10.1140/epjst/e2017-70006-8
Springer
2017
2016
28. Instabilities and chaos in low-Prandtl number rayleigh-Bénard convection Y. Nandukumar, and P. Pal Computers and Fluids
138, 61
SCI
10.1016/j.compfluid.2016.08.010
Elsevier
2016
2016
29. Different routes to chaos in low Prandtl-number Rayleigh-Bénard convection Y. Nandukumar, P. Kundu, S. Paul, and P. Pal International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
81, 261
SCI
10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2016.01.020
Elsevier
2016
2015
30. Oscillatory instability and routes to chaos in Rayleigh-Benard convection: Effect of external magnetic field Y Nandukumar, and P Pal Europhuysics Letters
112, 24003
SCI
10.1209/0295-5075/112/24003
IOP Science
2015
2015
31. Transition from homogeneous to inhomogeneous steady states in oscillators under cyclic coupling B. K. Bera, C. R. Hens, S. K. Bhowmick, P. Pal, and D. Ghosh Physics Letters A
380, 130
SCI
10.1016/j.physleta.2015.09.044
Elsevier
2015
2015
32. Bursting dynamics in a population of oscillatory and excitable Josephson junction C. R. Hens, P. Pal, and S. K. Dana Physical Review E
92, 022915
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.92.022915
American Physical Society
2015
2015
33. Linear Generalized Synchronization Using Bidirectional Coupling M. Nandan, S. K. Bhowmick, and P. Pal International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation
16, 67
SCIE
10.1515/ijnsns-2014-0027
De Gruyter
2015
2015
34. Effect of Prandtl number on wavy rolls in Rayleigh–Bénard convection S. Dan, Y. Nandukumar, and P. Pal Physica Scripta
90, 035208
SCI
10.1088/0031-8949/90/3/035208
IOP Publishing
2015
2014
35. Design of coupling for synchronization in chaotic maps P. Pal, S. Debroy, M. K. Mandal, and R. Banerjee Nonlinear Dynamics
79, 2279
SCI
10.1007/s11071-014-1810-6
Springer
2014
2014
36. Transition from amplitude to oscillation death in a network of oscillators M. Nandan, C. R. Hens, P. Pal, and S. K. Dana Chaos
24, 043103
SCI
10.1063/1.4897446
American Institute of Physics
2014
2014
37. Diverse routes of transition from amplitude to oscillation death in coupled oscillators under additional repulsive links C. R. Hens, P. Pal, S. K. Bhowmick, P. K. Roy, A. Sen, and S. K. Dana Physical Review E
89, 032901
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.89.032901
American Physical Society
2014
2014
38. Low-Prandtl-number Rayleigh-Bénard convection with stress-free boundaries S. Dan, P. Pal, and K. Kumar The European Physical Journal B
87, 278
SCI
10.1140/epjb/e2014-50468-6
Springer
2014
2013
39. Homoclinic bifurcations in low-Prandtl-number Rayleigh-Bénard convection with uniform rotation P. Maity, K. Kumar, and P. Pal Europhysics Letters
103, 64003
SCI
10.1209/0295-5075/103/64003
IOP Science
2013
2013
40. Oscillation death in diffusively coupled oscillators by local repulsive link C. R. Hens, O. I. Olusola, P. Pal, and S. K. Dana Physical Review E
88, 034902
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.88.034902
American Physical Society
2013
2013
41. Pattern dynamics near inverse homoclinic bifurcation in fluids P. Pal, K. Kumar, P. Maity, and S. K. Dana Physical Review E
87, 023001
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.87.023001
American Physical Society
2013
2012
42. Lag synchronization and scaling of chaotic attractor in coupled system S. K. Bhowmick, P. Pal, P. K. Roy, and S. K. Dana Chaos
22, 023151
SCI
10.1063/1.4731263
American Institute of Physics
2012
2012
43. Role of uniform horizontal magnetic field on convective flow P. Pal, and K. Kumar The European Physical Journal B
85, 201
SCI
10.1140/epjb/e2012-30048-8
Springer
2012
2011
44. Dynamics of zero-Prandtl number convection near onset S. Paul, P. Pal, P. Wahi, and M. K. Verma Chaos
023118
SCI
10.1063/1.3591793
American Institute of Physics
2011
2009
45. Bifurcation and chaos in zero-Prandtl-number convection P. Pal, P. Wahi, S. Paul, M. K. Verma, K. Kumar, and P. K. Mishra Europhysics Letters
87, 54003
SCI
10.1209/0295-5075/87/54003
IOP Science
2009
2007
46. The effect of magnetic field on wavy roll instability P. Pal, and K. Kumar Indian Journal of Physics
81, 1215
SCIE
Springer
2007
2006
47. Critical bursting K. Kumar, P. Pal, and S Fauve Eurohysics Letters
74, 1020
SCI
10.1209/epl/i2006-10051-7
IOP Science
2006
2002
48. Wavy stripes and squares in zero-Prandtl-number convection P. Pal, and K. Kumar Physical Review E
65, 047302
SCI
10.1103/PhysRevE.65.047302
American Physical Society
2002
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Awards and Recognitions
INSA-DFG visiting scientist 2015 (Under International Exchange Programme)
Administrative Responsibilities
1. Associate Dean (FW): 02.12.2021 - 29.02.2024
2. Head of the Department: 18.07.2019 - 25.07.2021
3. Warden, Hall - III: February, 2013 - March, 2016
4. Member, Annual Report Committee: May, 2010 - March, 2017
Contact
Mobile : +91-9434788193
Email : ppal.maths@nitdgp.ac.in, pinaki.math@gmail.com
Miscellaneous
Continuing Education
1. National workshop on 'Nonlinear Dynamical Systems', 4-8 July, 2011 (Jt. Convener)
2. National workshop on 'Nonlinear Waves: Theory and Simulations', 14-18 January, 2013 (Jt. Convener)
3. TEQIP - II Sponsored Short Term Course on 'Introduction to Open Source Softwares and Applications', 16-20 December, 2013 (Jt. Co-ordinator)
4. Short term course on 'Non-linear Dynamical Systems', 14-18 December, 2015 (Co-ordinator)
5. 4th International Conference on 'Complex Dynamical Systems and Applications', 12-17 February, 2016 (Convener)
6. GIAN course on 'Complexity and Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems', 12-16 September, 2016 (Co-ordinator)
7. TEQIP – III Sponsored Industry Institute Interaction Programme on 'Cloud Computing and Optimization', 21 November, 2019 (Convener)
8. TEQIP – III sponsored one day seminar on ‘Complex Dynamical Systems in Science and Engineering’, 3 March, 2020 (Convener)
9. Workshop on "Differential Equations: Fundamentals to Applications (DEFA-2023)", 11-15 December, 2023 (Convener)
10. 7th International Conference on Complex Dynamical Systems and Applications (CDSA 2024), January 25-27, 2024 (Coordinator)
ERP
Faculty Recruitment @2024 
