Background
Dutta, Prabir Kumar was born on November 9, 1952 in Calcutta, India. Son of Dayal Hari and Pratima Datta.
Dutta, Prabir Kumar was born on November 9, 1952 in Calcutta, India. Son of Dayal Hari and Pratima Datta.
Bachelor of Science, St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, 1972; Master of Science, Indian Institute Technology, Kanpur, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1978.
Researcher, senior chemist, Exxon Research, Linden, New Jersey, 1979-1983; assistant professor of chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1983-1988; associate professor of chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1988-1992; professor of chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1992. Consultant to various companies including Alcoa, Mobil, Procter & Gamble.
Married Lakshmi Sadasivan Dutta, December 29,1975. Children: Trina, Nikhil.