Ashis Bhattacherjee

Background

Bhattacherjee, Ashis Son of Nil Ratan and Santa Bhattacherjee.

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Indian School Mines, Dhanbad, 1980. Master of Technology, Indian School Mines, Dhanbad, 1983. Master of Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, 1985.

Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1991.

Career

Junior executive trainee Coal India Ltd., Kolkata, 1980—1981. Research associate Indian School Mines, 1983—1984. Teaching assistant Florida Institute of Technology, 1984—1985.

Research assistant Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1985—1991, postdoctoral researcher, 1991—1992. Visiting lecturer Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1992—1993, assistant professor, 1994—1998, associate professor, 1998—2003, professor, since 2003. Head, department mining engineering IIT, Kharagpur, 2003—2006.

Achievements

• Ashis Bhattacherjee has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member board, coal mining examinations Directorate General Mines Safety, India, since 2006. Fellow: Institution Engineers (India), Mining, Geological & Metallurgical Institute India (John Dunn medal 2004, Bala Tandon award 2001).

Connections

Married Meenakshi Bhattacharya, June 16, 1986. 1 child Amrita Bhattacharya.

Father:

Nil Ratan

Mother:

Santa Bhattacherjee

Spouse:

Meenakshi Bhattacharya

child:

Amrita Bhattacharya Bhattacherjee