Background
Batra, Subhash Kumar was born on October 4, 1935 in Bannu, Pakistan. Son of Hira N. and Mukandi Bai (Banga) Batra.
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Batra, Subhash Kumar was born on October 4, 1935 in Bannu, Pakistan. Son of Hira N. and Mukandi Bai (Banga) Batra.
Bachelor of Science in Textiles, Delhi University, 1957. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961. Master of Science in Management, Sloan School Management, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1966.
Trainee, spinning department Delhi (India) Cloth Mills, 1955—1956. Supervisor Ahmedabad (India) New Cotton Mill Northern 2, 1957—1968. Research assistant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1959—1961, research engineer, 1961—1962, research associate, 1970—1977.
Graduate assistant Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1962—1966. Senior scientist Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, 1966—1970. Associate professor department textile materials and management School Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1977—1984, professor department textile engineering and science, since 1984.
Consultant Kendall Research Laboratory, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1975, Data Packaging Corporation, Cambridge, 1975, Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1976, World Bank, Washington, 1975—1977, Avtex Fibers Inc., Front Royal, Virginia, 1978, Monsanto Triangle Park (North Carolina) Development Center, Inc., 1979—1983, Exxon Chemical Company, Baytown, 1981. Chairman Gordon Research Conference on Fiber Science, 1985.
Fellow: American Academy Mechanics, Textile Institute. Member: Fiber Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (chairman textile industries division since 1983, secretary-treasurer 1978-1982).