Background
Mitra, Shashanka Shekhar was born on October 19, 1933 in Calcutta, India. Came to the United States, 1955. Son of Khagendra N. and Labanya P. (Buxy).
(In June 1978 the University of Rhode Island conducted a t...)
In June 1978 the University of Rhode Island conducted a three-day short course on Recent Advances in Fiber Optics. followed by a two-day conference on the Physics of Fiber Optics. The course contained over a dozen lectures spanning a wide range of subject matter from fundamental theory to operational systems. presented by well-known scientists from industry. government and academic institutions. The conference. on the other hand. emphasized basic research on fiber optics and related subjects. This volume contains both papers presented at the conference. as well as the majority of the lectures from the course (the written versions were solicited on a voluntary basis for this volume). In some cases the papers in this volume represent expanded or otherwise modified versions of the original presentations. One of the principal aims of the conference was promulgation of novel and/or unconventional concepts. For this reason. the papers in this volume cover subjects such as bistable optical switches. fiber acoustic sensors. extruded infrared fibers. compressively coated glass fibers. and soliton propagation in fibers.
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Electrical engineering educator
Mitra, Shashanka Shekhar was born on October 19, 1933 in Calcutta, India. Came to the United States, 1955. Son of Khagendra N. and Labanya P. (Buxy).
Bachelor of Science, University Allahabad, India, 1951. Master of Science, University Allahabad, India, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1957.
Corning Foundation fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-1957. Postdoctoral fellow National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1957-1959. Senior research fellow University Allahabad, 1959-1960.
Research scientist Ontario Research Foundation, 1960-1962. Senior research scientist IIT Research Institute, Chicago, 1962-1966. Professor electrical engineering University Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1966.
Company director Rhode Island Center for Thin Film & Interface Research, since 1988. Director Advanced Study Institute, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Freiburg, Germany, 1966, Delft, The Netherlands, 1968, 70, University Rhode Island, 1974. Visiting scientist Laboratory Haute Pression, Bellevue, France, 1972-1973.
Chairman International Conference Optical Properties of Highly Transparent Solids, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, 1975, also others. Distinguished visiting professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1984-1985. Consultant Argonne National Laboratories, United States Missile Command Red Stone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.
(In June 1978 the University of Rhode Island conducted a t...)
Fellow American Physical Society, Optical Society of America. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Association of University Professors (president Rhode Island chapter 1980-1982), Lions Club (secretary 1987-1989, chair raffle 1987-1989).
Married Sheila M. Milton, June 15, 1960 (divorced 1975). Children: Nila, Shaibal.