Sisir Kumar Mitra

S.K. Mitra

MBE, FNI, FASB, FIAS, FRS
S.K. Mitra; MBE, FNI, FASB, FIAS, FRS
শিশির কুমার মিত্র
	S.K. Mitra, from the January 1916 issue of The Hindusthanee Student
Born	Sisir Kumar Mitra; 24 October 1890; Konnagar, Hooghly district, Bengal Presidency, British India; (now in West Bengal, India)
Died	13 August 1963 (aged 72); Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Calcutta
Known for	Work on the ionosphere
Spouse	Lilavati Biswas (1914–1939)
Awards	Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (FNI) (1935); Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) (1938); Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) (1958); Padma Bhushan (1962);
	Scientific career
Fields	Radiophysics; Atmospheric physics
Institutions	Bankura Christian College; Rajabazar Science College; University of Paris; University of Nancy; University of Calcutta; Curie Institute (Paris)
Doctoral advisor	C.V. Raman; Charles Fabry
Other academic advisors	Jagadish Chandra Bose; Marie Curie; Camille Gutton

Sisir Kumar Mitra (or Shishirkumar Mitra) MBE, FNI, FASB, FIAS, FRS (24 October 1890 – 13 August 1963) was an Indian physicist.

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