Top menu bar

  • Dashboard
  • Telephone Directory
  • Contact
  • How to reach
  • English
  • हिन्दी
A- A A+
0491 209 2013 (Office) | info@iitpkd.ac.in

Main Navigation

  • About Us
    • The Institute
      • Journey so far
      • Chairman BoG
      • Director
      • Director's Message
      • Governance
      • Advisory Council
      • Senate
    • Infrastructure & Support
      • Hostels
      • Guest House
      • Career Development Center
      • Institute Clinic
      • Wellness Hub
      • English Language Support
    • Quick Glance
      • Vision
      • Our Logo
      • Reports and Brochures
  • Academics
    • Departments & Centres
      • Biological Sciences and Engineering
      • Chemistry
      • Civil Engineering
      • Computer Science & Engineering
      • Data Science
      • Electrical Engineering
      • Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Engineering Centre
      • Humanities and Social Sciences
      • Mathematics
      • Mechanical Engineering
      • Physics
    • Programs
      • Course-based Programs
      • Research Programs
      • Archives
    • Links
      • LMS | Moodle
      • Central Library
      • Central Labs
      • E-Resources
      • Records Portal
      • Room Booking System
      • Scholarships & Financial Assistance
      • Guidelines and Forms
      • Time Table
      • Academic Calendar 2025
      • Academic Calendar 2024
  • People
    • People
      • Faculty A-Z
      • Faculty
      • Honorary Faculty
      • Adjunct Faculty
      • Staff
      • Postdoctoral Fellows
      • Research Scholars
      • PMRF
    • Administration
      • General Administration
      • Board of Students
      • Central Sections
      • Committees
  • Research
    • Research
      • Centres
      • Programs
      • Publications
      • Publications Repository
      • Theses
      • IC & SR
    • Central Facilities
      • CIF & CMFF
      • CFMM
      • HPC
    • Innovation
      • Technology Innovation Foundation
      • Technology IHub Foundation
      • CSquare Innovation Lab
  • Activities
    • Extra Curricular
      • Alumni
      • Student Affairs
      • Student Clubs
      • Colloquium
      • Petrichor
      • Kadambini
      • SPIC MACAY
      • Wellness Hub
      • Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
    • Outreach
      • Science Quest
      • Pale Blue Dot
      • National Service Scheme (NSS)
      • Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
      • Palakkad Math Circle
      • Connect with us
    • Media
      • News
      • Upcoming Events
      • Past Events
      • Photo Gallery
      • Newsletter
  • Collaboration
    • Academic Collaboration
    • Industrial Collaboration
    • International Relations
      • Direct Application to MTech & PhD Programs
      • MoU Partners
      • Study in India
  • Partner with Us
  • Join Us
    • Student
      • UG Admissions
      • PG Admissions
      • Research Admissions
    • Staff
      • Regular Positions
      • Contract Positions
      • Research Positions on Contract
      • Postdoctoral Positions
    • Faculty
      • Current Openings
      • Application Portal
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PALAKKAD
Kanjikode | Palakkad | Kerala - 678623
0491 209 2001 (Office) | info@iitpkd.ac.in

Main Navigation

  • About Us
    • The Institute
      • Journey so far
      • Chairman BoG
      • Director
      • Director's Message
      • Governance
      • Advisory Council
      • Senate
    • Infrastructure & Support
      • Hostels
      • Guest House
      • Career Development Center
      • Institute Clinic
      • Wellness Hub
      • English Language Support
    • Quick Glance
      • Vision
      • Our Logo
      • Reports and Brochures
  • Academics
    • Departments & Centres
      • Biological Sciences and Engineering
      • Chemistry
      • Civil Engineering
      • Computer Science & Engineering
      • Data Science
      • Electrical Engineering
      • Environmental Sciences and Sustainable Engineering Centre
      • Humanities and Social Sciences
      • Mathematics
      • Mechanical Engineering
      • Physics
    • Programs
      • Course-based Programs
      • Research Programs
      • Archives
    • Links
      • LMS | Moodle
      • Central Library
      • Central Labs
      • E-Resources
      • Records Portal
      • Room Booking System
      • Scholarships & Financial Assistance
      • Guidelines and Forms
      • Time Table
      • Academic Calendar 2025
      • Academic Calendar 2024
  • People
    • People
      • Faculty A-Z
      • Faculty
      • Honorary Faculty
      • Adjunct Faculty
      • Staff
      • Postdoctoral Fellows
      • Research Scholars
      • PMRF
    • Administration
      • General Administration
      • Board of Students
      • Central Sections
      • Committees
  • Research
    • Research
      • Centres
      • Programs
      • Publications
      • Publications Repository
      • Theses
      • IC & SR
    • Central Facilities
      • CIF & CMFF
      • CFMM
      • HPC
    • Innovation
      • Technology Innovation Foundation
      • Technology IHub Foundation
      • CSquare Innovation Lab
  • Activities
    • Extra Curricular
      • Alumni
      • Student Affairs
      • Student Clubs
      • Colloquium
      • Petrichor
      • Kadambini
      • SPIC MACAY
      • Wellness Hub
      • Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
    • Outreach
      • Science Quest
      • Pale Blue Dot
      • National Service Scheme (NSS)
      • Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
      • Palakkad Math Circle
      • Connect with us
    • Media
      • News
      • Upcoming Events
      • Past Events
      • Photo Gallery
      • Newsletter
  • Collaboration
    • Academic Collaboration
    • Industrial Collaboration
    • International Relations
      • Direct Application to MTech & PhD Programs
      • MoU Partners
      • Study in India
  • Partner with Us
  • Join Us
    • Student
      • UG Admissions
      • PG Admissions
      • Research Admissions
    • Staff
      • Regular Positions
      • Contract Positions
      • Research Positions on Contract
      • Postdoctoral Positions
    • Faculty
      • Current Openings
      • Application Portal
Dr. Projjwal Banerjee
Associate Professor
Physics
Research Area: Theoretical astrophyics, Research Area: Stellar Evolution, Research Area: Nucleosynthesis, Research Area: Galactic Chemical Evolution, Research Area: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
  • Biosketch

    Ph. D, 2011, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    MS, 2008, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    BSc., 2005, Presidency College, University of Calcutta

  • Teaching

    Physics II, B.Tech Semester 2 (Summer), 2020, 2021, 2022

    Applicable Mathematics (PH 5005), MSc, Semester 1, 2019, 2020

    Nuclear & Particle Physics (PH 5011), MSc Semester 3, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

    Introduction to Astrophysics, MSc Semester 4, 2024

  • Publications
    Origin of α-poor Very Metal-poor Stars
    S. K. Jeena and P. Banerjee
    The Astrophysical Journal 981 55 (2025)
    Origin of LAMOST J1010+ 2358 Revisited
    S. K. Jeena and P. Banerjee
    The Open Journal of Astrophysics 7 (2024)
    SDSS J0018-0939: A Clear Signature of Sub-Chandrasekhar Mass Type 1a Supernova
    S. K. Jeena and P. Banerjee
    The Astrophysical Journal 975 (1) 108 (2024)
    Can Supernovae from Runaway Stars Mimic the Signs of Absorbing "Supervirial" Gas?
    M. S. Bisht, P. Banerjee, B. B. Nath, and Y. Shchekinov
    The Astrophysical Journal 975 (1) 26 (2024)
    HR-GO I. Comprehensive NLTE abundance analysis of the Cetus stream
    T. M. Sitnova, Z. Yuan, T. Matsuno, L. I. Mashonkina, S. A. Alexeeva, E. Holmbeck, F. Sestito, L. Lombardo, P. Banerjee, N. F. Martin and F. Jiang
    Astronomy and Astrophysics 690 (2024)
    On the core-collapse supernova explanation for LAMOST J1010+2358
    S K Jeena, Projjwal Banerjee, and Alexander Heger
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 527 (3) 4490 (2023)
    The Pristine survey – XXII. A serendipitous discovery of an extremely Li-rich very metal-poor giant and a new method of 6Li/7Li isotope measurement
    T. M. Sitnova, T. Matsuno, Z. Yuan, N. F. Martin, P. Banerjee, F. Sestito, K. A. Venn, J. I. González Hernández
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 526 (4) 5976 (2023)
    Rapidly rotating massive Population III stars: a solution for high carbon enrichment in CEMP-no stars
    S K Jeena, Projjwal Banerjee, Gen Chiaki, and Alexander Heger
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 526 (3) 4467 (2023)
    The production of actinides in neutron star mergers
    M.- R. Wu and P. Banerjee
    Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies Bulletin 32 (19) (2022)
    Constraints on r-process nucleosynthesis from 129I and 247Cm in the early Solar system
    P. Banerjee, M.- R. Wu, and Jeena S. K.
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 512 (4) 4948 (2022)
    The radioactive nuclei 26Al and 60Fe in the Cosmos and in the solar system
    R. Diehl, M. Lugaro, A. Heger, A. Sieverding, X. Tang, K. A. Li, E. T. Li, C. L. Doherty, M. G. H. Krause, A. Wallner, N. Prantzos, H. E. Brinkman, J.W. den Hartogh , B.Wehmeyer, A. Yagüe López , M. M.M. Pleintinger, P.Banerjee and W. Wang
    Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 38 e062 (2021)
    The chemical signature of jet-driven hypernovae
    JJ Grimmett, Bernhard Muller, Alexander Heger, Projjwal Banerjee, Martin Obergaulinger
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 501 (2) 2764 (2021)
    Astromers: Nuclear Isomers in Astrophysics
    G. W. Misch, S. K. Ghorui, P. Banerjee, Y. Sun, and M. R. Mumpower
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 252 (1) 2 (2020)
    Neutron Star Mergers as the Main Source of r-process: Natal Kicks and Inside-out Evolution to the Rescue
    P. Banerjee, M.- R. Wu, and Z. Yuan
    The Astrophysical Journal Letters 902 (2) L34 (2020)
    Dynamical Relics of the Ancient Galactic Halo
    Z. Yuan, G. C. Myeong, T. C. Beers, N. W. Evans, Y. S. Lee, P. Banerjee, D. Gudin, K. Hattori, H. Li, T. Matsuno, V. M. Placco, M. C. Smith, D. D. Whitten, and G. Zhao
    The Astrophysical Journal 891 39 (2020)
    New s-process Mechanism in Rapidly Rotating Massive Population II Stars
    P. Banerjee, A. Heger, Y. -Z. Qian
    The Astrophysical Journal 887 187 (2019)
    Three-Dimensional Simulations of Neutrino-Driven Core-Collapse Supernovae from Low-Mass Single and Binary Star Progenitors
    B. Muller, T. M. Tauris, A. Heger, P. Banerjee, Y. -Z. Qian, J. Powell, C. Chan, D. W. Gay, and Norbert Langer
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 484 3307 (2019)
    Finding the Remnants of the Milky Way's Last Neutron Star Mergers
    M. -R. Wu, P. Banerjee, B. D. Metzger, G. Martinez-Pinedo, T. Aramaki, E. Burns, C. J. Halye, J. Barnes, and G. Karagiorgi
    The Astrophysical Journal 880 23 (2019)
    Effective Stellar Beta-decay Rates of Nuclei with Long-lived Isomers: 26Al and 34Cl
    P. Banerjee, G. W. Misch, S. K. Ghorui, and Y. Sun
    Physical Review C 97 (6) 065807 (2018)
    StarGO: A New Method to Identify the Galactic Origins of Halo Stars
    Z. Yuan, J. Chang, P. Banerjee, J. Han, X. Kang, and M. C. Smith
    The Astrophysical Journal 863 26 (2018)
    s-Process in Massive Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars
    P. Banerjee, Y. -Z. Qian, and A. Heger
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 480 4963 (2018)
    New Neutron-Capture Site in Massive Pop III and Pop II Stars as a Source for Heavy Elements in the Early Galaxy
    P. Banerjee, Y. -Z. Qian, and A. Heger
    The Astrophysical Journal 865 120 (2018)
    Neutrino-Induced Nucleosynthesis in Helium Shells of Early Core-Collapse Supernovae
    P. Banerjee, Y. -Z. Qian, A. Heger and W. C. Haxton
    European Physical Journal Web of Conferences 109 06001 (2016)
    Evidence from Stable Isotopes and 10Be for Solar System Formation Triggered by a Low-mass Supernova
    P. Banerjee, Y. -Z. Qian, A. Heger, and W. C. Haxton
    Nature Communications 7 13639 (2016)
    New Primary Mechanisms for the Synthesis of Rare 9Be in Early Supernovae
    P. Banerjee, Y. -Z. Qian, W. C. Haxton, and A. Heger
    Physical Review Letters 110 141101 (2013)
    Long, Cold, Early r-Process? Neutrino-Induced Nucleosynthesis in He Shells Revisited
    P. Banerjee, W. C. Haxton and Y. -Z. Qian
    Physical Review Letters 106 201104 (2011)

Address

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Kanjikode | Palakkad
Kerala | Pin: 678623

+91 491 209 2001 (Office) | +91 491 2092035 (Academic Section)
netadmin@iitpkd.ac.in

Footer Menu First

  • NIRF
  • NIRF - Innovation 2022
  • Events
  • International Relations
  • TFS - Student media body
  • Tenders
  • Purchase Procedures
  • Policies
  • IRINS
  • Technology IHub Foundation
  • Old Website
  • Air Quality Index

Footer Menu Second

  • Ethics Committee
  • Balyam Vihar
  • Grievance Resolution Cell
  • Complaints Committees
  • CET
  • IIT Palakkad RPN
  • Anti-Ragging
  • Students' Code of Conduct
  • Grievance Cell Guidelines
  • Bus Times
  • Login

Footer Menu Third

  • Mail
  • Directory
  • Moodle Archives 2024
  • Moodle Archives 2023
  • Moodle Archives 2022
  • Moodle Archives 2021
  • Downloads
  • Notifications & Circulars
  • RTI
  • Support
  • Join Us
  • Gallery

Copyright ©2023 Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad. All Rights Reserved.