ISAMP was formed in 1975 at Ahmedabad, with the purpose of bringing together the large number of atomic physicists – largely a body of theorists, located mostly in and around Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay, Varanasi and Ahmedabad. It has grown in size and scope, from a handful to a few hundred. As years went by the character of atomic physics community changed from largely theoretical to a healthy mix of experiment and theory. This is reflected in the transactions of the society as well.

In 1981, a group of Scientists working in Atomic and Molecular Physics in India convened a meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat with an aim to form a registered society with the objectives as stated below:

• To encourage the study of all aspects of Atomic and Molecular Physics and help towards the advancement, dissemination and application of the knowledge of Atomic and Molecular Physics.

• To promote active interaction among all persons, bodies, educational and research institutions and industries interested.

• To issue such publications (e.g. newsletters, reports, bulletins, journals incorporating research and teaching ideas, reviews, new developments etc.) from time to time.

• To hold periodic scientific meetings in Atomic and Molecular Physics in different parts of the Country.

• To hold and sponsor topical meetings along with similar organizations and to participate in holding International Meetings in India.

• To encourage coordinated research programs among Atomic and Molecular Physicists in India and exchange of research personnel between research institutions and Universities in India.

•  To keep liaison with other atomic and molecular physics societies of the world.

• To institute lectures, prizes and fellowships.

• To secure grants, funds and endowments and administer the same for the furtherance of the above any or all aims and objectives.

• Organisation of National Conferences

One of the main sustained activities of ISAMP is to hold biennial conferences where scientists exchange ideas and they get an opportunity to establish collaborations in their research. In fact, it was through these meetings, the idea of forming a Society was originated.

In earlier years, these meetings were called “National Workshop”, which was renamed as “National Conference” in 1992.

As a trial, last three biennial conferences were conducted under full support from DAE-BRNS, and they were called as “DAE-BRNS Symposium”. ISAMP is free to choose its own ways of conducting the biennial conferences, and there is a strong urge these days among the Society Members to conduct the conferences directly by ISAMP, with financial helps arranged by the ISAMP from funding agencies.

The number of delegates participating in ISAMP was about 80–100 in the first few conferences, which steadily increased to about 230–250 in recent conferences. The number of foreign delegates in the conferences (excluding NRI scientists) was about 4–7 %.

• Topical Conferences of ISAMP

The National Conferences of ISAMP was conducted regularly once in every 2 years, normally during Dec.–Jan. months. The topics covered in these conferences were restricted to Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. However, this branch of science is also vast and diversified. Therefore, ISAMP members felt that conferences on focused topics will be in order in the intervening years between two National Conferences. This idea came into being from year 2005, when the first ISAMP Topical Conference was held at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata on the topic “Electron Collision Processes”.

The number of delegates is restricted to 80–120 in Topical Conferences. The participation of foreign delegates (excluding NRI scientists) is about 5-7% in Topical Conferences.

Chanakya PDF at SINP, Kolkata

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata invites applications via Email from candidates in the research project under the Chanakya Post-Doctoral Fellowships of I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation, Pune.

The last date of online application is 12th August, 2022.

Faculty recruitment at Saha Institute (SINP)

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata is planning to recruit faculties in different subject areas of Physics. Please find attached the advertisement. The last date of online application is 15th September, 2021 (till 3 pm).  For those who have done research in Experimental Atomic and Molecular Physics may specifically look into the subject area under "Experimental Nuclear Physics" where it states "Experiments using low energy beams associated with collision physics and interdisciplinary studies of molecules of astrophysical significance, fullerenes, nanotubes and applications in radiobiological studies." 

JRF opportunity

Applications are invited for ONE Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position to work on the “Sub-micron Resolution Imaging System to Detect Individual Ions/ Atoms” project at its Precision & Quantum Measurement lab (PQM-lab: https://pqmlab.iucaa.in/). This project is funded by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Govt. of India for three years. 

Application Deadline: August 15, 2021 12:00:00 midnight of IST.

More details: https://www.iucaa.in/Opportunities.html 

Post Doc opportunity

The Ultrafast theory Group (https://ultrafastlabiitb.wixsite.com/ultra-fast) at IIT Bombay, India  is looking two Postdoctoral Scholars on light-matter interaction on attosecond timescale. The postdoc will develop new theoretical methods to perform ultrafast electron dynamics simulations, where matter (atoms/solids) interact with intense ultrashort light.  The focus of this project will be investigating applications of high-harmonic generation in solids for technological applications like valleytronics and quantum computing. Recent publications from our group can be found at  https://ultrafastlabiitb.wixsite.com/ultra-fast/publications

Interested applicants should contact Prof. Gopal Dixit at gdixit@phy.iitb.ac.in

Faculty positions @ Ahmedabad University

Ahmedabad University is planning to expand the division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.  The University is open to hiring in any area it is particularly keen on hiring an experimentalist in the areas of Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics or Observational Astronomy.

Details of the of available faculty positions can be found under the School of Arts and Sciences at the following link

https://ahduni.edu.in/careers/faculty/

Ph.D.  position

Research scholarship in Antihydrogen Physics (PhD student position) with the Swansea team in the ALPHA antihydrogen collaboration .

-- Prof. Niels Madsen

PDF vacancy

 A postdoc position is available in the group of Prof. Rodriguez at the university of Granada, Spain.

drive.google.com/file/d/1ee5muP-LfMR9yRVAzkzE9JH8otEOX-C9/view?usp=sharing 

PDF - Open position

A postdoc position is available in the group of Sourav Dutta (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India). The projects in the lab focus on trapped ions and ultracold molecules. 

For details please contact sourav.dutta.mr@gmail.com. 

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/souravduttamr/home