Kalpan Choudhury

Background

Choudhury, Kalpan was born on March 4, 1945 in West Bengel, India. Son of Kamakhya Prosad and Yogamaya.

Education

Master of Science in Exploration Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengel, 1966. Diploma, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 1967.

Career

Assistant geophysicist Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Kolkata, India, 1967—1970. Geophysicist airborne mineral surveys & exploration Geological Survey India, 1970—1979, senior geophysicist, 1979—1989, director, 1989—2004, deputy director general head geophysics, 2004—2005. Consultant geophysicist Geotechnical Consultancy, since 2005, chief consultant advisory, since 2005.

Member editorial committee Journal Geography Society, India, since 2005. Guest professor Calcutta University, since 2006.

Achievements

• Kalpan Choudhury has been listed as a noteworthy geophysicist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Geological Society India. Member: Association Exploration Geophysicists (life), Geological Mining and Metallurgical Society India (life).

Interests

• Meditation, reading.

Connections

Married Indrani Choudhury, February 6, 1973 (deceased April 1993). 1 child Suhita Nandy.

Father:

Kamakhya Prosad Yogamaya

Mother:

Yogamaya

Spouse:

Indrani Choudhury

child:

Suhita Nandy Choudhury