Biswa Nath Datta

Background

Datta, Biswa Nath was born on July 1, 1941 in Bighira, India. Son of Nirmal Kumar and Sudha (Rani) Datta. came to the United States, 1980.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Calcutta, 1960; Master of Science, U. Calcutta, 1962; Master of Science, McMaster U., Can.cY031970, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University Ottawa, Canada, 1972.

Career

Lecturer mathematics, U. Ottawa, 1972-1973; Lecturer mathematics, Ahmadu Bello U., Zaria, Nigeria, 1973-1975; associate professor, U. Estadual De Campinas, Brazil, 1975-1980; visiting associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1980-1981; professor, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, since 1981. Visiting scientist Gas Turbine Research Establishment, Bangalore, India, 1973-1974. Visiting professor University of Illinois, Urbana, 1985, Israel Institute Technology, Haifa, Israel, Indian Institute Science, Bangalore, India, U. Bielefeld, Fed.Republic Germany, University of California, San Diego, 1987-1988.

Leader delegate, liaison from United States to International Conference on Mathematics Theory of Networks and Systems, Stockholm, 1985. Organizer, chairman sessions on interaction between linear algebra, numerical linear algebra and systems theory, United States coordinator international conference, Valencia, Spain, since 1987. Chairman 2d Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on linear algebra in signals, systems and control, 1990.

Achievements

• Biswa Nath Datta has been listed as a notable Mathematics educator, computer scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

At large International Board International Linear Algebra Society Grantee, Air Force, since 1983, National Science Foundation, Northern Illinois U., 1981. American Mathematics Society (chairman summer research conference 1984), Society Industrial Applied Mathematics (chairman linear algebra in signals, systems and control 1986), Calcutta Mathematics Society Hindu.

Connections

Married Karabi Sarkar, June 16, 1972;children— Rajarshi, Rakhi.

Father:

Nirmal Kumar Datta

Mother:

Sudha (Rani) Datta

Spouse:

Karabi Sarkar