Kinshuk Dasgupta

Kinshuk Dasgupta is an Indian, currently holding a post of Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Previously, he was working as a Scientist in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He also held a professorship at the Homi Bhabha National Institute. He earned his Bachelor in Engineering from Jadavpur University in metallurgy and PhD from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai in chemical engineering. His research expertise mainly includes work on carbon based nano materials and composites with the use of nano materials.

Awards and honors Dasgupta is the winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize in Engineering Sciences (2020) for the development of light-weight bullet-proof jacket Bhabha Kavach. He has also received VASVIK Industrials Research Award in Materials Engineering for the year 2020. He has also been a Fulbright Visiting Scholar during 2018–2019 at University of Cincinnati.

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In 2021, Dasgupta became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.

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