Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1997)
• M.Tech. Tech  (Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (1992)
• B. Tech. (Chemical Engineering), in Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India. (1990)
• B.Sc.  (Chemistry, Hons), Calcutta University, Kolkata, India. (1986)

Research Interest

• Advanced Separation Technology (adsorptive separation, membrane based separation, bio-separation).
• Modeling & Simulation.
• Environmental Pollution Control.
• Pyrolysis of waste plastics

Experience

• Academic : [Teaching Experience (15 Years)]
• Independent Director, Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) (2013 onwards)
• Head, Centre for Energy, IIT Guwahati (2011 onwards)
• Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati (2005-2009)
• Organising Secretary, 1st. Students Chemical engineering Congress (SCHEMCON 2005) held at IIT Guwahati
• Chairman, National Conference on Frontiers in Chemical engineering (NCFCE 2007) held at IIT Guwahati
• Co-organiser, one day National seminar-cum-three day intensive course on Environmental Pollution and Its Control (NSIC '99) held at BITS, Pilani
• Co-organiser, one day National seminar-cum-three day intensive course on Novel Separation Techniques and their Applications to Indian Chemical Industries (SIC' 2001) held at BITS, Pilani
• Set up of Chemical Engineering Department at IIT Guwahati. (Fixation of layout of department; Planning, Procurement and Installation; Development of course structure with detailed syllabi for UG, PG, & Ph. D programme; Procurement of books and journals; and Recruitments at IIT Guwahati)
• Various academic and administrative committees at IIT Guwahati
• Non-Resident warden, Member: Research Board, Member: Doctoral Counselling Committee, and Professor in Charge of Chemical Engg. Association at BITS Pilani
• Member, various selection committees at IIT Guwahati, BITS Pilani, Tezpur University, Jadavpur University, Rajiv Gandhi Univertsity of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) etc

Association with Professional Bodies:

• Life Member of IIChE (LM 10733)
• Honorary Secretary, Guwahati Regional Chapter of IIChE (2005-2006)
•  Chairman, Guwahati Regional Chapter of IIChE (2006-2008)
•  Council member of student chapter of IIChE (2006-2007)

Courses Taught

• Fluid Flow Operations
• Heat Transfer Operations
• Transport Phenomena
• Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer
• Polymer Technology
• Process Control & Instrumentation
• Structure and Properties of Materials
• Advanced Separation Technology
• Process Equipment Design
• Chemical Engineering Laboratory Courses
• Advanced Transport Phenomena
• Chemical Reaction engineering II
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Drawing