Golam Mortuza Hossain Associate Professor |
![]() |
Research Interest:
Quantum cosmology, early universe, inflation Polymer (loop) quantization of matter fields. Primordial origin of structures and late time classical cosmology. Issues in canonical quantum gravity, constraint algebra
Academic Background:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Theoretical Physics), IMSc, Chennai (Madras University), 2006
- Master of Science by Reseach (Theoretical Physics), IMSc, Chennai (Anna University), 2002
- Bachelor of Science (Physics), Jadavpur University, 2000
Positions:
- Associate Professor, IISER Kolkata ( - )
- Assistant Professor, IISER Kolkata (2010 - 2017)
- Post Doctoral Fellow, UNB Canada (2008 - 2010)
- Post Doctoral Fellow, Penn State University (2006 - 2008)
- Junior Research Fellow, IMSc, Chennai (2000 - 2006)
Awards and Honors:
- Post Doctoral Fellowship from University of New Brunswick, Canada (2008)
- Post Doctoral Scholarship from Pennsylvania State University, USA (2006)
- INSA Young Scientist Medal from Indian National Science Academy (2006)
- Junior Research Fellowship from IMSc, Chennai (2000)
Selected Publications:
- Barman, Subhajit; Hossain, Golam Mortuza and Singha, Chiranjeeb. 2018. "An exact derivation of the Hawking effect in canonical formulation." Phys. Rev., D97, 025016
- Hossain, Golam Mortuza and Sardar, Gopal. 2016. "Is there Unruh effect in polymer quantization?." Class. Quant. Grav., 33, 245016
- Hossain, Golam Mortuza; Husain, Viqar and Seahra, Sanjeev S.. 2010. "The Propagator in polymer quantum field theory." Physical Review D, 82, 124032
- Bojowald, Martin and Hossain, Golam Mortuza. 2008. "Loop quantum gravity corrections to gravitational wave dispersion." Physical Review D, 77, 023508
- Date, Ghanashyam and Hossain, Golam Mortuza. 2005. "Genericness of a Big Bounce in Isotropic Loop Quantum Cosmology." Physical Review Letters, 94, 011302