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{{short description|Indian research scientist}}
{{Short description|Indian research scientist (born 1977)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
{{Infobox scientist
| date of birth    = 12th April, 1977
| birth_date  = {{birth-date and age|12 April 1977}}
| place of birth    = [[Bally]], [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]]
| birth_place = [[Bally, Howrah, West Bengal]], India
| name             = Kinshuk Dasgupta
| name       = Kinshuk Dasgupta
| nationality      = [[India]]n
| alma_mater = [[Institute of Chemical Technology]]<br />[[Jadavpur University]]
| alma_mater       = [[Institute of Chemical Technology]]<br>[[Jadavpur University]]
| awards     = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] (2020)<br />
| awards           = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] <small>(2020)</small><br>
                       [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award]] (2020)
                       [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award]] <small>(2020)</small>
| fields     = [[Material engineering]]
| fields           = [[Material Engineering]]<br>
| workplaces = [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]]
| workplaces       = [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]]
}}
}}
'''Kinshuk Dasgupta''' is an Indian research scientist at [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]]. He also holds an associate professorship at the [[Homi Bhabha National Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HBNI Faculty 2018-19 |url=http://www.hbni.ac.in/faculty/flist.html |website=www.hbni.ac.in |publisher=[[Homi Bhabha National Institute]] |access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref> 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 composite synthesis of the use of nano materials.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Pritha M. |title=Interview: Uttarpara boy Kinshuk Dasgupta wins the Bhatnagar Prize 2020 for developing special bullet proof jackets |url=https://thebengalstory.com/english/interview-uttarpara-boy-kinshuk-dasgupta-wins-the-bhatnagar-prize-2020-for-developing-special-bullet-proof-jackets/ |access-date=21 October 2020 |work=The Bengal Story - English |date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
'''Kinshuk Dasgupta''' is an Indian  at [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]]. He also holds a professorship at the [[Homi Bhabha National Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |title=HBNI Faculty 2018-19 |url=http://www.hbni.ac.in/faculty/flist.html |website=www.hbni.ac.in |publisher=[[Homi Bhabha National Institute]] |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026044944/http://www.hbni.ac.in/faculty/flist.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjee |first1=Pritha M. |title=Interview: Uttarpara boy Kinshuk Dasgupta wins the Bhatnagar Prize 2020 for developing special bullet proof jackets |url=https://thebengalstory.com/english/interview-uttarpara-boy-kinshuk-dasgupta-wins-the-bhatnagar-prize-2020-for-developing-special-bullet-proof-jackets/ |access-date=21 October 2020 |work=The Bengal Story - English |date=28 September 2020}}</ref>


Recently, he pioneered in making armour panel protection named ''Bhabha Kavach'' against bullets of different threat levels that are light in weight using hard boron carbide ceramics that is hot-pressed with carbon nano-tubes and composite polymer.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Aditya |title=Cheap and light: BARC offers first indigenous bulletproof vest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bulletproof-jackets-from-barc/article23673507.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 April 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anand |first1=Aditya |title=Cheap and light: BARC offers first indigenous bulletproof vest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bulletproof-jackets-from-barc/article23673507.ece |work=The Hindu |date=25 April 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Three Mumbai researchers win Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/three-mumbai-researchers-win-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-prize-6617422/ |work=The Indian Express |date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=566 |website=ssbprize.gov.in}}</ref> He has also received [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award|VASVIK Industrials Research Award]] in Materials Engineering for the year 2020. He has also been a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Visiting Scholar]] during 2018–2019 at [[University of Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kinshuk Dasgupta {{!}} Fulbright Scholar Program |url=https://www.cies.org/grantee/kinshuk-dasgupta |website=www.cies.org |publisher=[[Fulbright Program]], U.S. Department of State}}</ref>


He has been awarded the prestigious [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three Mumbai researchers win Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/three-mumbai-researchers-win-shanti-swarup-bhatnagar-prize-6617422/ |work=The Indian Express |date=27 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=566 |website=ssbprize.gov.in}}</ref> He has also received [[VASVIK Industrial Research Award|VASVIK Industrials Research Award]] in Materials Engineering for the year 2020.{{cn|date=May 2021}} He has also been a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Visiting Scholar]] during 2018-19 at [[University of Cincinnati]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kinshuk Dasgupta {{!}} Fulbright Scholar Program |url=https://www.cies.org/grantee/kinshuk-dasgupta |website=www.cies.org |publisher=[[Fulbright Program]], U.S. Department of State}}</ref>
==Selected bibliography==
 
==Selected Bibliography==
===Articles===
===Articles===
*{{cite journal |last1=Bisht |first1=Ankita |last2=Dasgupta |first2=Kinshuk |last3=Lahiri |first3=Debrupa |title=Investigating the role of 3D network of carbon nanofillers in improving the mechanical properties of carbon fiber epoxy laminated composite |journal=Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |date=November 2019 |volume=126 |pages=105601 |doi=10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105601 |language=en |issn=1359-835X}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Bisht |first1=Ankita |last2=Dasgupta |first2=Kinshuk |last3=Lahiri |first3=Debrupa |title=Investigating the role of 3D network of carbon nanofillers in improving the mechanical properties of carbon fiber epoxy laminated composite |journal=Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |date=November 2019 |volume=126 |article-number=105601 |doi=10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105601 |s2cid=202216948 |language=en |issn=1359-835X}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Das |first1=Tapas |last2=Banerjee |first2=Seemita |last3=Dasgupta |first3=Kinshuk |last4=Joshi |first4=J. B. |last5=Sudarsan |first5=V. |title=Nature of the Pd–CNT interaction in Pd nanoparticles dispersed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and its implications in hydrogen storage properties |journal=RSC Advances |date=2015 |volume=5 |issue=52 |pages=41468–41474 |doi=10.1039/C5RA03508B}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Das |first1=Tapas |last2=Banerjee |first2=Seemita |last3=Dasgupta |first3=Kinshuk |last4=Joshi |first4=J. B. |last5=Sudarsan |first5=V. |title=Nature of the Pd–CNT interaction in Pd nanoparticles dispersed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and its implications in hydrogen storage properties |journal=RSC Advances |date=2015 |volume=5 |issue=52 |pages=41468–41474 |doi=10.1039/C5RA03508B|bibcode=2015RSCAd...541468D }}
*{{cite journal |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Kinshuk |last2=Joshi |first2=Jyeshtharaj B. |last3=Banerjee |first3=Srikumar |title=Fluidized bed synthesis of carbon nanotubes – A review |journal=Chemical Engineering Journal |date=July 2011 |volume=171 |issue=3 |pages=841–869 |doi=10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.038}}
*{{cite journal |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Kinshuk |last2=Joshi |first2=Jyeshtharaj B. |last3=Banerjee |first3=Srikumar |title=Fluidized bed synthesis of carbon nanotubes – A review |journal=Chemical Engineering Journal |date=July 2011 |volume=171 |issue=3 |pages=841–869 |doi=10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.038}} In 2021, Dasgupta became a laureate of the [[Asian Scientist 100]] by the ''[[Asian Scientist]]''.


===Book chapter===
===Book chapter===
*{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Raghunandan |last2=Ravikumar |first2=N. L. |last3=Dasgupta |first3=Kinshuk |last4=Chakravartty |first4=J. K. |last5=K. Kar |first5=Kamal |title=Composite Materials: Processing, Applications, Characterizations |date=14 October 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-662-49514-8 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Composite_Materials/GqZDDQAAQBAJ |language=en}}
*{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Raghunandan |last2=Ravikumar |first2=N. L. |last3=Dasgupta |first3=Kinshuk |last4=Chakravartty |first4=J. K. |last5=K. Kar |first5=Kamal |title=Composite Materials: Processing, Applications, Characterizations |date=14 October 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-662-49514-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GqZDDQAAQBAJ |language=en}}
 
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{google scholar id|tortVpMAAAAJ}}
==References==
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Engineers from West Bengal]]
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[[Category:People from Maharashtra by occupation]]
[[Category:Institute of Chemical Technology alumni]]
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Kinshuk Dasgupta
Born12 April 1977 (1977-04-12) (age 49)
Alma materInstitute of Chemical Technology
Jadavpur University
AwardsShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (2020)
VASVIK Industrial Research Award (2020)
Scientific career
FieldsMaterial engineering
InstitutionsBhabha Atomic Research Centre

Kinshuk Dasgupta is an Indian at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He also holds a professorship at the Homi Bhabha National Institute.[1] 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.[2]

Awards and honors[edit | edit source]

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.[3][4][5] 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.[6]

Selected bibliography[edit | edit source]

Articles[edit | edit source]

  • Bisht, Ankita; Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Lahiri, Debrupa (November 2019). "Investigating the role of 3D network of carbon nanofillers in improving the mechanical properties of carbon fiber epoxy laminated composite". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 126 105601. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105601. ISSN 1359-835X. S2CID 202216948.
  • Das, Tapas; Banerjee, Seemita; Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Joshi, J. B.; Sudarsan, V. (2015). "Nature of the Pd–CNT interaction in Pd nanoparticles dispersed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and its implications in hydrogen storage properties". RSC Advances. 5 (52): 41468–41474. Bibcode:2015RSCAd...541468D. doi:10.1039/C5RA03508B.
  • Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B.; Banerjee, Srikumar (July 2011). "Fluidized bed synthesis of carbon nanotubes – A review". Chemical Engineering Journal. 171 (3): 841–869. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.038. In 2021, Dasgupta became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.

Book chapter[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "HBNI Faculty 2018-19". www.hbni.ac.in. Homi Bhabha National Institute. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. Banerjee, Pritha M. (28 September 2020). "Interview: Uttarpara boy Kinshuk Dasgupta wins the Bhatnagar Prize 2020 for developing special bullet proof jackets". The Bengal Story - English. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. Anand, Aditya (25 April 2018). "Cheap and light: BARC offers first indigenous bulletproof vest". The Hindu.
  4. "Three Mumbai researchers win Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". The Indian Express. 27 September 2020.
  5. "Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize". ssbprize.gov.in.
  6. "Kinshuk Dasgupta | Fulbright Scholar Program". www.cies.org. Fulbright Program, U.S. Department of State.

External links[edit | edit source]