Curriculum Vitae

Nandini Chatterjee Singh

Professor and Head, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Employment

2025 –
Professor and Head, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science Ashoka University, Sonipat, India
2017 – 2025
Senior National Programme Officer UNESCO MGIEP, New Delhi, India
2002 – 2016
Professor (tenured) National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India
2000 – 2002
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
1998 – 2000
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Physics Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

Honorary

2024 –
Honorary Professor Institute of Education and Human Development, University College London, UK
2016 –
Affiliated Research Scientist Haskins Laboratories, Yale University, USA

Education

1992 – 1997
PhD in Physics University of Pune, India
1989 – 1991
Master of Science Nagpur University, India
1986 – 1989
Bachelor of Science Nagpur University, India

Awards

2018
Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India
2018
Reliance–NASI Platinum Jubilee Prize For application-oriented innovations covering the biological and physical sciences, India
2017
Millennium Alliance Innovation Award FICCI, India
2013
National Young Woman Scientist Award Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

Editorial

Scientific Reports
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Publications: Google Scholar profile

Skills

Professional

Research and foresight
Programme design and management
Capacity building
Partnerships
Tool design and development
Fundraising
Academic supervision

Work experience

India, United States, Canada.

Field and programme implementation

India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, South Africa, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Seychelles.

Languages

English, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi. French at beginner level.