Deepto Chakrabarty Professor of Physics Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology 70 Vassar Street, Room 37-602B Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA Email: deepto (at) mit.edu Tel: +1 (617) 253-3840 Fax: +1 (617) 253-9798

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Research Interests

High-energy astrophysics. X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy. Optical astronomy.
Neutron stars and black holes.

Education

• S.B. Physics, 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M.S. Physics, 1992, California Institute of Technology
• Ph.D. Physics, 1996, California Institute of Technology

Awards and Honors

• Fellow, American Physical Society, 2011
• Bruno Rossi Prize in High Energy Astrophysics, American Astronomical Society, 2006
• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2001-2003
• Buechner Teaching Prize in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
• NASA Compton GRO Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1996-1998

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Teaching

Fall 2011:	8.01: Physics I (Mechanics)	Co-Administrator/Lecturer
	L06: Tue/Thu 11:00-1:00, Fri 12:00-1:00, Room 26-152
Previous Teaching
Fall 2010:	8.01: Physics I (Mechanics)	Lecturer
Fall 2009:	8.01: Physics I (Mechanics)	Lecturer
Spring 2009:	8.022: Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)	Recitation Instructor
Fall 2008:	8.04: Quantum Physics I	Lecturer
Spring 2007:	8.03: Physics III (Vibrations and Waves)	Recitation Instructor
Fall 2006:	8.04: Quantum Physics I	Lecturer
Spring 2006:	8.901: Astrophysics I (graduate subject)	Lecturer
Fall 2005:	8.012: Physics I (Mechanics)	Lecturer
Spring 2005:	8.901: Astrophysics I (graduate subject)	Lecturer
Spring 2004:	8.901: Astrophysics I (graduate subject)	Lecturer
Fall 2003:	8.012: Physics I (Mechanics)	Recitation Instructor
Fall 2002:	8.901: Astrophysics I (graduate subject)	Lecturer
Spring 2002:	8.022: Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)	Recitation Instructor
Fall 2001:	8.03: Physics III (Vibrations and Waves)	Recitation Instructor
Spring 2001:	8.04: Quantum Physics I	Lecturer
Fall 2000:	8.012: Physics I (Mechanics)	Recitation Instructor
Spring 2000:	8.04: Quantum Physics I	Lecturer
Spring 1999:	8.04: Quantum Physics I	Recitation Instructor
Fall 1997:	12S23: Observing the Stars and Planets	Section Instructor
Fall 1996:	12S23: Observing the Stars and Planets	Section Instructor

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