Background
Sinha, Ashok Kumar was born on February 23, 1944 in Patna, India. Son of Kedar Nath and Shanti (Prasad) Sinha.
Sinha, Ashok Kumar was born on February 23, 1944 in Patna, India. Son of Kedar Nath and Shanti (Prasad) Sinha.
Bachelor of Engineering, Indian Institute Sciences, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1966.
With technical staff American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1970-1976. Group supervisor American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell Laboratories, 1976-1982, department head, 1982-1984, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1984-1988. Vice president, manufacturing technology development Sematech Consortium, Austin, Texas, 1988-1989.
Vice president, director university and national lab programs, since 1989. Committee member National Materials Advisory Board, Washington, 1983-1984.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior, associate editor Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Journal Semiconductor Manufacturing), Electrochemical Society (division editor 1979-1980, Callinan award for Outstanding Contribution to Dielectrics and Insulation Science, 1985).
Married Rekha Verma, February 19, 1969. Children: Gita Anjali, Anoop Kumar.