Arpan Dey, 21, holds a B.Sc. (Honors) degree in physics from St Xavier's College, Kolkata and is currently a Master's student in the IDIL Graduate Program (Physics track - Modeling Biological and Environmental Systems) at the University of Montpellier. At present, he is primarily focusing on statistical mechanics, nonlinear dynamics and biological physics (through independent work and also a research internship at Charles Coulomb Laboratory, Montpellier); but he is also deeply interested in the theoretical aspects of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of physics. When doing science, he puts special emphasis on the quest to gain an understanding of the ultimate nature of reality; he tries to always keep the big picture in mind and, as far as possible, not get bogged down too much in the details. Besides exploring theoretical physics in order to better understand the fundamental nature of reality, he is actively involved in science popularization and science communication. He has published some of his science articles (original research and review) with Young Scientists Journal, where he also works as senior physics editor. He has worked on several research projects, including a summer fellowship project on theoretical high energy physics at Physical Research Laboratory and a summer internship project on biological physics at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He has presented his work at different institutions and conferences, as well as mentored younger students on their research and reading projects at various events at his college and beyond. He has also published a popular science book on physics (Our Physics So Far) and founded a physics journal (The Journal of Young Physicists) committed to popularizing physics and fostering the growth of young physicists. He has been interviewed by several individuals/organizations and featured in many articles. He also writes songs, produces music and collaborates with vocalists and producers from around the world to release original songs. Apart from physics and music, he is interested in mathematics, neuroscience, psychology and metaphysics, although he aspires to be a physicist and science popularizer in the future.

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