Kamalakanta Jena
Kamalakanta Jena () is a popular science  writer in Odia.

Early life and education
Jena was born on 25 April 1971 in the village Januganj in Balasore district of Odisha. He completed his matriculation from Remuna High School in Remuna, Balasore in 1986 with First division. He received BSc (Hons) from F. M. College under Utkal University in  1991 in Physics .

After having completed an MSc in 1993  with First Class (Second position in Utkal University), he worked as a Junior Research Fellow in the Regional Research Laboratory in Bhubaneswar.

Profession
At age 28, Jena started working at the OES (Orissa Education Service). In 1999, he started his teaching career at the Department of Physics, Government College, Sundargarh. Since 2013, Jena has been working at Bhadrak Jr/Auto College in Bhadrak, Orissa.

Literary Works

Jena has published over 700 articles in publications like The Prajatantra, The Samaja, The Samaya, The Dharitri, The Pragativadi, Bigyanaloka (Orissa Bigyan Prachar Samiti), Sansar, Meena Bazar, Nandan Kanan, Shisulekha, Sishu Prativa, Pourusha, Yojana, Akshay Urja, NBT Bulletin, Emerging Science,  and The Statesman, Science Reporter (NISCAIR).  Jena is a Life Member of Orissa Bigyan Academy .
Jena works as an associate editor, DIGBALAYA, Orissa Physical Society, Bhubaneswar. He represented Orissa Chapter in the 99th Indian Science Congress of 2012 held in Bhubaneswar.
Jena has often participated as a speaker on popular science in radio talk programmes.

Books

Science books 
 Barshaa Bijulira Khela (Vidyapuri, Cuttack),
 Chhota Nuhen Chhota Kathaa (Nalanda, Cuttack, selected by State Library),
 Big Bang Machine (The Book Point, Bhubaneswar),
 Gapare Gapare Bigyan (The Book Point, Bhubaneswar), Awarded by Orissa Bigyan Academy in 2011
 Barshaa Bijuli Ghadaghadi (Vidyapuri, Cuttack

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Text Books 

 Environmental Education (+2, Vidyapuri, Cuttack),
 Paribesha Shiksha (+2, Vidyapuri, Cuttack),
 Practical Physics (+2, Nalanda, Cuttack),
 Ama Bigyan – Class I (Holy Faith International, Cuttack),
 Ama Bigyan – Class II (Holy Faith International, Cuttack),
 Ama Bigyan – Class III (Holy Faith International, Cuttack),
 Ama Bigyan – Class IV (Holy Faith International, Cuttack),
 0Ama Bigyan – Class V (Holy Faith International, Cuttack)
 Barsa Bijulira Khela
 Paribesa Sikhya
 Solar cells grow thinner, but glow brighter

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Awards
Jena received the Orissa Bigya Academy Award for 2011 for his story book Gapare Gapare Bigyan on popular science.

Other awards:

 Award for Innovative Teaching Physics, 2012 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sundargarh
 Pranakrushna Parija Popular Science Award, 2011, Orissa Bigyan Academy, Bhubaneswar
 Janapriya Bigyan Puraskar, 2010, Bigyan Prachar Samiti, Cuttack
 Naba Pratibha Sammana, 2008, Biswa-Sahitya Seva Sangha, Ctc
 Prakruti Bandhu, 2007, Government of Orissa
 Utkal Prabha, 2007, Neelachakra Prakashan, Puri
 Gopinath Mohanty Pratibha Puraskar, 2005, Bigyan Prachar Samiti,Cuttack

References

Publications 
 Jena, Kamalakanta. Thoughts on Doomsday Catastrophe in 2012. Science Horizon. Orissa Bigyan Academy. July 2011.

1971 births
Living people
People from Balasore
Indian male journalists
Journalists from Odisha
Indian lecturers
Indian science journalists