Specialisation:

Manufacturing Science, Mechanisms & Machine Dynamics, Robotics, Classical Mechanics

Major Professional Contributions:

Introduced Robotics education in India in 1983 and founded the first Robotics Centre  at IIT Kanpur 1986

First to Introduce academic programme in Medical Science in the IIT System at IIT Kharagpur in 2001

First to discover the phenomena of chaos in mechanical systems and conduct experiments 1978

Developed fabrication techniques using electro-chemical discharge 1980

First to discover the effect of magnetic fields on the wear characteristics of ferromagnetic materials 1966

First to develop a theory of velocity dependent inertial induction and modified gravitation 1984

Consultancy Areas:

Sector Associated With:

Engineering education and research

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Education in science and engineering

Professional Experience

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Bengal Engineering College Shibpur, May 1965 - December 1970

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, January 1971 - May 1975

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, June 1975 - June 2006

Director IIT Kharagpur, April 1997 - April 2002

Honorary Distinguished Professor, IIEST Shibpur. January 2007 - December 2021

Chairman Research Council CMERI Durgapur, January 2001 - July 2013

Chairman DST FIST Committee, January 2001 - December 2006

Chairman CSIR Engineering Committee, 1999 - 2002

Indian Coordinator, DST -JSPS Science Collaboration Programme (Engineering) 1998 - 2006

Indian Coordinator, Indo-US Joint Centre for Research Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing, 2006 -2013

Senior Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 1977 - 78, 1980, 1983.1990,1995.2003,2008, 2012

Keywords

Engineering Education, Manufacturing Science, Mechanics and Design, Extended Mach's Pronciple