Background
Parida, Basant Kumar was born on March 28, 1943 in Agria, Orissa, India. Son of Paramananda and Hemamani (Mohanty) Parida.
Parida, Basant Kumar was born on March 28, 1943 in Agria, Orissa, India. Son of Paramananda and Hemamani (Mohanty) Parida.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Utkal University, India, 1967. Master in Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1977.
Lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1968-1978;
assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1978-1987;
professor, head department aerospace engineering, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1987-1990;
senior National Research Council research associate, National Academy Sciences, United States, 1990-1992;
fellow, deputy director, National Aerospace laboratories, Bangalore, since 1992. Visiting professor Military Technology College, Baghdad, Iraq, 1983-1985. Senior quality control manager National Aerospace laboratories, Bangalore, since 1994.
Coordinator Center for Ednl. Technology, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1987-1990, chief design engineer Arkansas&Data Base Project, 1983.
Fellow Institution Engineers (India), fellow Aero. Society India; member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior), European Structural Integrity Society, Indian Society Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering.
Married Bijaya Mohanty, June 26, 1970. Children: Vasavadatta Parida Balachandran, Aparajitta.