Career Profile
| May 1995 onwards | Professor |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
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| Sep 1999 - Sep 2000 | Professor & Head on EOL-FST |
| Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur | |
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| Feb 1993 - May 1995 | Associate Professor |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
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| Jul 1987 - Feb 1993 | Assistant Professor |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
| Teach post graduate and under graduate courses in Biochemical Engineering and Chemical Engg., supervise Doctoral and Master thesis research and individual research in Biochemical Engg., and Biotechnology, Development of new courses in Biotechnology, modification of the laboratory, diversify new dimensions in Biotechnology laboratory and industrial consultancy | |
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| Jan 1994 - Dec 1994 | Visiting Scientist |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology, USA. (under Indo-US SC & Tech. Fellowship) | |
| Did collaborative research on "Site directed mutagenesis" in GA gene | |
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| May 1991 - Aug 1991 | Incharge - Head |
| Centre for Biosciences and Biotechnology, IIT Madras | |
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| Sep 1992 - Dec 1992, May 1989 - Aug 1989, Sep 1988 - Dec 1988 | Visiting Faculty |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering Division Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. (under Government of India secondment) | |
| Formulated detailed curriculum in Bioprocess Technology at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. Prepared a complete curriculum on the manpower development program in Food Biotechnology. Also taught Food Engineering students | |
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| Apr 1986 - Jun 1987 | Research cum Teaching Associate |
| Biotechnology and Engineering Group, IIT Kharagpur | |
| Associated with formulation of detailed syllabus for Mtech. (Biotechnology and Egg. Programme), help develop laboratories , taught Mtech. (Biotech.) students and did research on the multiplicity of xylanase | |
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| Nov 1984 - Oct 1985 | Fellow in Advanced Research Program in Bioenergy |
| Institut fur Biochemische Technologie und Mikrobiologie Technical University of Vienna, Austria | |
| Completed research on "Membrane fluidity in relation to protein secretion in a fungal system" and "Origin of glycosylation and transport of cellulase and beta-glucosidase in a protoplast system of Trichoderma reesei" | |
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Academic Profile
| Ph.D. (1987) | Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
| IIT Delhi | |
| M.Tech. (1980) | Food Technology and BioChemical Engineering |
| Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India | |
| B.Tech. (1977) | Food Technology and BioChemical Engineerin |
| Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India | |
| B.Sc. ( Honours in Chemistry) 1973 | University of Calcutta |
| Kolkata, India | |
Specialization:
Process development for Industrial Enzymes, Metabolic EngineeringProtoplast Fusion Technology, Bioenergy, Downstream Bioprocessing