Background
Datta, Ashim Kumar was born on August 5, 1956 in Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Son of Atindra Nath and Bela Rani Dutta.
Engineering researcher and educator
Datta, Ashim Kumar was born on August 5, 1956 in Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Son of Atindra Nath and Bela Rani Dutta.
Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, 1979. Postgraduate, Indian Statistical Institute, 1980. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1982.
Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Engineering, University Florida, 1985.
Graduate assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1980-1982; graduate assistant, U. Florida, 1982-1985; visiting research scientist, U. Florida, 1986; assistant professor agricultural and biological engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1987-1992; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, since 1993.
Member American Institute Chemical Engineers, Institute Food Technologists, American Society Agricultural Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Anasua Mitra. 1 child, Ankurita.