Somnath Dasgupta

Professor Somnath Dasgupta was the vice-chancellor of Assam University till 13.11.2015[1][2] and professor of metamorphic geology at Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Kolkata.[3]

Other Contribution

He has co-edited three books. These are 1) Geological Society of London Special Publication No. 119 (1997), Geological Society of London Special Publication No. 206 (2003), “Physics & Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior”, published by the Indian National Science Academy & Springer-Verlag (2009). he was co-editor of four special issues of different journal. He developed software for Teaching Petrology in the 21st Century (American Geophysical Union). He was the International Leader of UNESCO-IGCP Project 318 on Polymetallic Deposits (1992–95) and coordinated international research activities. He served as a member of Project Monitoring Committees of CSIR and DST, and co-ordinates research cooperation between India and Germany as an Honorary Advisor of DAAD. Dasgupta is a member of INSA Council since 2009.

Awards

Professor dasgupta is the recipient of several national and International awards which are listed below:

National

1. Recipient of University Gold Medal, 1974, 2. Recipient of P.N. Bose Medal from Jadavpur University, 1974, 3. Recipient of N.N. Chatterjee Medal from the Asiatic Society, Calcutta, 1979, 4. Recipient of Career Award by the University Grants Commission in 1988, 5. Recipient of Krishnan Medal from the Indian Geophysical Union,1989, 6. Recipient of National Mineral Award from the Government of India, 1996, 7. Recipient of J.C. Bose Fellowship from the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India in 2007.

International

1. Recipient of Post Doctoral Fellowship from the Government of Japan,1984–85, 2. Recipient of Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation 1991-92, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2011, 3. Awarded Mercator Guest Professorship by the German Research Foundation, 2002–03, 4. Awarded Visiting Professorship by Hokkaido University, 2007.

References

  1. ↑ "Somnath Dasgupta takes over as Assam University VC". Timesof India. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Assam University". Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ↑ TOI, Somnath Dasgupta. "Somnath Dasgupta takes over as Assam University VC". Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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