{"id":8604,"date":"2024-02-21T16:22:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/blog\/people\/anupam-sengupta\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:34:47","slug":"anupam-sengupta","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/people\/anupam-sengupta\/","title":{"rendered":"Anupam SENGUPTA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"person-template\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-hero wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n            <section id=\"hero-page\" class=\"section py-0\">\n            <div class=\"max-w-screen-3xl mx-auto wp-block-unilux-blocks-hero\">\n                <div class=\"hero hero--overflow-none\">\n                    <header class=\"hero__header\">\n                        <div class=\"hero__container\">\n                            <span class=\"hero__title__subject\">\n                                Our People                            <\/span>\n    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            <strong>\n                    Spoken languages                <\/strong>\n            <\/h4>\n        <\/header>\n        <div class=\"list-highlighted__body\">\n            English, Luxembourgish, French, Bengali IN, German        <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block\" class=\"wp-block-unilux-people-person-details\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\">\n    <a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/orbilu.uni.lu\/profile?uid=50031380\" target=\"_blank\">Publications on ORBilu<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section\n    id=\"tabpanel-38071bea-def4-40aa-89ff-0ee9d9accdf1\"\n    aria-labelledby=\"tab-38071bea-def4-40aa-89ff-0ee9d9accdf1\"\n    class=\"tab-panel fade hidden is-hidden\"\n>\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper \">\n        \n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list list-highlighted list-highlighted--architectural\"><li class=\"list-highlighted__item  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He heads the Physics of Living Matter Group, an international cross-disciplinary team working at the interface of Physics, Biology, Mathematics and Engineering sciences. In 2025, Prof. Dr. Sengupta received the ERC &#8211; Consolidator grant for his project on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-projects\/microbial-photonics-across-scales-micropas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">light &#8211; matter interaction in biological system.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p>Since joining, Prof. Dr. Sengupta has served multiple academic and administrative positions including as the Academic Programme Director for Undergraduate Physics (2021-2025) and Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS, since 2024) of the University of Luxembourg. In addition, he is one of the Sustainability Ambassadors of the UL. Currently, he co-leads the European Cost Action (EuroCurvoBioNet) and serves as the General Secretary of the Luxembourgish Physical Society (APHYL a.s.b.l.).<\/p>\n\n<p>For further details, please visit: <\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prof-anupamsengupta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn profile \/ Anupam Sengupta<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5592-7864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ORCID profile \/ Anupam Sengupta<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"research\"\n    >\nResearch<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>The Physics of Living Matter Group looks at <strong>LIFE<\/strong>,&nbsp;or as we put it, <strong>Living In Fluctuating Environments.<\/strong>&nbsp;LIFE&nbsp;bridges the physics of <strong>flow<\/strong> (matter &amp; information) and <strong>form<\/strong> (geometry, order &amp; topology) to uncover biological <strong>functions<\/strong> (behaviour &amp; response) in diverse microbial systems and interfaces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>We use cross-disciplinary approaches which interface tools and techniques from physics, biology, engineering, mathematics, statistics and machine learning to capture microbial <strong>behaviour<\/strong>, <strong>response<\/strong> and <strong>resilience<\/strong> triggered by environmental variations mimicking those due to shifts in climate and lifestyle choices.<\/p>\n\n<p>A particular focus of the Sengupta Lab lies in valorizing research results into innovative bio-based solutions for a sustainable carbon-neutral future.<\/p>\n\n<p>For further details, please visit:<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/anupamsengupta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Research homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consent.youtube.com\/m?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dv_dQ0RePpJ8%26cbrd%3D1&amp;gl=LU&amp;m=0&amp;pc=yt&amp;cm=3&amp;hl=en&amp;src=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TEDx University of Luxembourg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"work-experience\"\n    >\nWork experience<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Following a brief stint in industry after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (India), Prof. Dr. Sengupta joined the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, G\u00f6ttingen (Germany), as a Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Doctoral Fellow in 2009. After a short postdoc stay in G\u00f6ttingen, Anupam moved to&nbsp;USA in 2014 as a Human Frontiers Cross-Disciplinary Fellow to work on the physical ecology of marine microorganisms. Since Fall 2015, he was based at the Institute of Environmental Engineering,&nbsp;at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Sengupta joined the University of Luxembourg as an FNR-ATTRACT Fellow in 2018, setting up the Physics of Living Matter Group and kickstarting cross-disciplinary research in biological physics. For more information on his journey, please visit:  <\/p>\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-projects\/microbial-photonics-across-scales-micropas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERC &#8211; Consolidator award<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnr.lu\/research-with-impact-fnr-highlight\/fnr-attract-fellows-anupam-sengupta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ATTRACT Fellow: People behind the science<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consent.youtube.com\/m?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DF0ibLGXBuoA%26cbrd%3D1&amp;gl=LU&amp;m=0&amp;pc=yt&amp;cm=3&amp;hl=en&amp;src=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FNR Luxembourg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"educational-background\"\n    >\nEducational background<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p>Prof. Dr. Anupam Sengupta holds a Dual Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (India), with specialization in Thermal and Fluids Engineering. After a short stint in industry, he joined the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, G\u00f6ttingen (Germany), where in 2013, he received a Ph.D. with<em> summa cum laude<\/em> in condensed matter physics for his work on liquid crystal microfluidics. His doctoral thesis received multiple international recognitions including the <em>Glenn H Brown Award <\/em>of the International Liquid Crystal Society, the <em>Springer Thesis Award<\/em> and the <em>Berliner-Ungewitter Prize<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Between 2014 and 2017, Anupam was a Human Frontier Cross-Disciplinary Fellow, first at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT,USA) and then at the ETH Zurich (Switzerland), working on a range of problems on the physical ecology of microorganisms. As an enthusiastic educator, Anupam holds 2 diplomas on Educational Methods and Technologies from MIT, USA; and multiple certifications, including Leadership &amp; Management in Educational Establishments, Artificial Intelligence in Entrepreneurship and Business, and Spin-off Exploration from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"list-highlighted__item  wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item\">\n    <header class=\"list-highlighted__header wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-header\">\n    \n<h4 class=\"title text-18 font-bold has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"teaching-and-outreach\"\n    >\nTeaching and Outreach<\/h4>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-bigtext\">\n    <span>\n        \n    <\/span>\n<\/div><\/header><div class=\"list-highlighted__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-body\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-highlighted-list-item-free-content-area\">\n    \n<p><strong>Teaching Assignments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><em>University of Luxembourg, 2019 onward<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Physics of Living Matter (for Masters and PhD students), every Winter Semesters since 2019 (ongoing)<\/p>\n\n<p>Introduction to Biological Physics (for Bachelor students), every Winter Semesters since 2021 (ongoing)<\/p>\n\n<p>Literature Seminar in Bachelor in Physics, Summer Semesters since 2019 (ongoing)<\/p>\n\n<p>Quantitative Image Analysis (for Master in Physics students), Summer Semester since 2020 (ongoing)<\/p>\n\n<p>Quantifying Interactions and Forces in Cellular Environments, Modular Course for PhD students at U. 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