Barun Kumar Sen Gupta

Background

Gupta, Barun Kumar Sen was born on July 31, 1931 in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India. Son of Tarapada and Sulata (Das Gupta) Singapore.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Calcutta U., 1951; Master of Science, Calcutta U., 1954; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1963.

Career

Apprentice geologist, Dalmia Cement Ltd., Calcutta, India, 1955; from assistant lecturer to lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1955-1966; postdoctoral fellow, research scientist, Bedford Institute Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1966-1968; from assistant professor to professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1969-1979; professor geology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1979. Visiting professor U. Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1974, U. Bordeaux (France), 1985-1986.

Achievements

• Barun Kumar Senator Gupta has been listed as a noteworthy Geology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow, president Cushman Foundation Foraminiferal Research, 1987-1988. Fellow Geological Society American (W.S. Cole award 1995). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, Paleontological Society.

Connections

Married Mandira Gupta, May 12, 1958. Children: Sagaree, Upal.

Father:

Tarapada Singapore

Mother:

Sulata (Das Gupta) Singapore

Spouse:

Mandira Gupta

child:

Upal Gupta

child:

Sagaree Gupta