Background
Singh, Ram Prakash was born on July 7, 1941 in Etawah, U.P., India. Son of Jagmohan Singh and Rukmini Devi.
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Ram Prakash Singh
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Bachelor of Science, Allahabad U., India, 1961; Master of Science, Allahabad U., India, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Allahabad U., India, 1968.
Career
Senior research fellow, U. Glasgow, Liverpool, England, 1968-1972;
research scientist, Council Science and Industrial Research, India, 1972-1975;
assistant professor physics, U. Baghdad, Iraq, 1975-1976;
from lecturer to professor, IIT, Kharagpur, India, since 1976;
head Materials Science Center, IIT, Kharagpur, 1989-1993. Visiting scientist International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 1980, 84, U. Dortmund, Germany, 1985-1986, U. North Texas, summer 1996. Treasurer Acoustical Society India, 1990-1992.
Presenter in field; member board advisor Advanced Composite Letter. Member research advisory county Cosmo Research Foundation, New Dehli.
Achievements
Membership
General secretary Glasgo Indian Students' Union, 1968-1969, president, 1969-1970. Fellow National Academy Sciences IndiaAcoustical/Ultrasonic Socs. India, Society for Polymer Science India (vice president 95-96).
Member Application Binary Interface (research board advisors), Polymer Processing Society International, German Rheological Society, Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society (president since 1996).
Connections
Married Savita Chaudhury, July 5, 1973. Children: Shuchita, Anvita, Pratik.
