UGC–DAE Consortium for Scientific Research

Kolkata Centre

Dr. Sandeep S. Ghugre

Dr. Sandeep S. Ghugre (FNASc)

Designation: Centre Director

Group: Materials Science

Tel: +91-33-23351866, +91-33-23358035; Extn:-409

Email: sandeep@csr.res.in, centredirector.kc@csr.res.in



The research interests of Dr. Ghugre broadly span in-beam nuclear structure studies, using gamma-ray spectroscopy, along with the associated developments for instrumentation and data analysis methodologies. His nuclei of interest have been particularly the spherical ones, around the shell closures. Beyond the experimental endeavors, he has been an active practitioner of large basis shell model calculations, using the results to interpret the excitation schemes of the nuclei. He has been proactive in the development of frameworks for the use of digital signal processing algorithms in the domain of gamma-ray spectroscopy. His tools have facilitated the understanding of digitizer operations in the context of gamma spectroscopy and have helped transitioning from the analog pulse processing techniques conventionally practiced in the country. Dr. Ghugre has been instrumental in developing software frameworks for analysis of gamma-/ X-ray spectra and the resulting methodologies have translated into augmenting the accuracy of the experimental numbers. His developmental acumen has also extended to provisioning tools for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and he has led several workshops and training sessions towards fostering their usage in institutions across the country

Selected Publications

  • Measurement of the sequential 3⁢alpha process in the photodissociation of 12C

    • Resmi K. Bharathan, Midhun C.V., M.M. Musthafa, Sreena M., Silpa Ajaykumar, Farhana Thesni M. P., Swapna B., Vafiya Thaslim T.T., Shaima A., Nived K., Akhil R., Anagha P. K., Arunima Dev T.V., Keerthi E. S., Akshay K. S., Arun P. V., and S. Ghugre, Physical Review C 111, 014608 (2025).

  • Triaxial-band structures, chirality, and magnetic rotation in 133La;

    • C.M. Petrache, Q.B. Chen, S.Guo, A.D. Ayangeakaa, U.Garg, J.T. Matta, B.K. Nayak, D. Patel, J. Meng, M.P. Carpenter, C.J. Chiara, R.V.F. Janssens, F.G. Kondev, T.Lauritsen, D. Seweryniak, S. Zhu, S.S. Ghugre; Physical Review C 94, 064309, (2016).

  • Experimental study of nuclei in the vicinity of the "island of inversion" through the fusion­evaporation reaction;

    • R.Chakrabarti, S.Mukhopadhyay, Krishichayan, A.Chakraborty, A.Ghosh, S.Ray, S.S.Ghugre, A.K.Sinha, L.Chaturvedi, A.Y.Deo, I.Mazumdar, P.K.Joshi, R.Palit, Z.Naik, S.Kumar, N.Madhavan, R.P.Singh, S.Muralithar, B.K.Yogi, U.Garg; Physical Review C 80, 034326 (2009).

  • Lifetime measurements of microsecond isomers in the N=48 nuclei 88Zr and 90Mo using recoil-isomer tagging;

    • A.Chakraborty, Krishichayan, S.S.Ghugre, R.Goswami, S.Mukhopadhyay, N.S.Pattabiraman, S.Ray, A.K.Sinha, S.Sarkar, P.V.M.Rao, U.Garg, S.K.Basu, L.Chaturvedi, A.Dhal, R.K.Sinha, I.M.Govil, M.B.Chatterjee, M.S.Sarkar, R.K.Bhowmik, A.Jhingan, N.Madhavan, S.Muralithar, S.Nath, R.P.Singh, P.Sugathan; Physical Review C 70, 014311 (2004).

  • Subtraction of random coincidences in gamma-ray spectroscopy: A new approach

    • N.S.Pattabiraman, S.S.Ghugre, S.K.Basu, U.Garg, S.Ray, A.K.Sinha, S.Zhu, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 562, 222 (2006).

  • Shell model study of the high spin states in the N=50 isotones 92Mo, 93Tc, 94Ru, and 95Rh;

    • S.S.Ghugre and S.K.Datta, Physical Review C 52, 1881 (1995).

  • Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of Physics, ViswaBharti (Since November 2022)
  • Member, Accelerator User Committee, Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi (December 2022 - December 2024)
  • Member, Board of School, Physical Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand (October 2018 - October 2021)