Pranab Kumar Samanta

Background

Samanta, Pranab Kumar was born on July 5, 1951 in Calcutta, W. Bengal, India. Son of Hrishikesh and Jyotsnarani (Roy) Samanta. came to the United States, 1972.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Calcutta U., 1972; Master of Science, Howard U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1981.

Career

Staff engineer, Singer Simulation Company, Silver Spring, Maryland., 1974-1975; assistant nuclear engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1981-1983; associate nuclear engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1983-1985; scientist, nuclear engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1985; group leader risk and reliability analysis group, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1988. Consultant international Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, since 1989.

Achievements

• Achievements include research in probabilistic safety assessment of nuclear power plants.

Membership

Member American Nuclear Society.

Connections

Married Ananya De, May 5, 1983.

Father:

Hrishikesh Samanta

Mother:

Jyotsnarani (Roy) Samanta

Spouse:

Ananya De