Ashok Kumar Gupta

Background

Gupta, Ashok Kumar was born on August 15, 1944 in Saharanpur, India. Son of Som Prakash and Shanta (Devi) Gupta.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Agra U., Saharanpur, 1964;Bachelor of Civil Engineering, U. Roorkee, India, 1968;Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation Engineering, University Roorkee, India, 1981;M Transportation Engineering, Asian Institute Technology, Bangkok, 1971.

Career

Project associate, Asian Institute Technology, 1969-1972;lecturer сivil engineering, U. Roorkee, 1972-1976;reader, coordinator transportation division сivil engineering Department, University Roorkee, 1976-1985;professor сivil engineering, U. Roorkee, since 1985;professor, coordinator COTE, U. Roorkee, 1985-1996;professor, chief coordinator Center Transportation Engineering, University Roorkee, 1994-1996;director, Control Road Research Institute, New Delhi, since 1996. Chief coordinator, principal investigator University Grants Commission, Ministry Surface Transportation, All India Council Technology Education, 1985-1996. Principal consultant World Bank, U. Roorkee, 1989.

Member transportation research board National Research Council, United States.

Achievements

• Registered profile engineer India.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor: New Horizons in Roads and Road Transport, 1995 (Best Proceedings award 1995). Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Chairman Town Improvement Committee, Roorkee, 1987-1989, 95-96. Fellow Institution Engineers India (chartered engineer, member Executive Committee 1994-1996,Musaddi Lal Memorial award 1992, 93), New York Academy Sciences. Member Transportation Research Forum (United States), Permanent International Association Road Congresses-World Road Congress (Paris), World Conference on Transport Research Society (Paris), World Union of Transport (Canada), Indian Rds.

Congress (county member, committee member), Rotary International (president 1990-1991, president Roorkee 1990-1991, president international program in vocation 1989, 92, district chairman road safety program 1992, 93, 94, 95, Best President award 1991).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, essays, Qulzes.

Connections

Married Rekha Rani, March 11, 1974. Children: Honey, Monika.

Father:

Som Prakash Gupta

Mother:

Shanta (Devi) Gupta

Spouse:

Rekha Rani

child:

Honey Gupta

child:

Monika Gupta