Background
Basu, Sukumar was born on August 6, 1942 in Calcutta, India. Son of Panchanan and Binapani Basu.
Basu, Sukumar was born on August 6, 1942 in Calcutta, India. Son of Panchanan and Binapani Basu.
Bachelor of Science, Sree Narayana College, Calcutta, 1964. Master of Science, Science College, Calcutta, 1966. Postgraduate diploma, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1973.
Postdoctoral research fellow University Vienna, Austria, 1972-1974. Research associate Max Planck Institute, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany, 1975-1978. Science officer Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Kharagpur, 1978-1979.
Lecturer materials science Indian Institute of Technology, 1979-1981, assistant professor, 1981-1991, associate professor, 1991-1994, professor, since 1995, head Materials Science Center, 1996-1999. Visiting associate Anna University Madras, India, 1991-1994. Visiting fellow State University, Milan, 1995-1996, visiting fellow Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2000.
Fellow Senior Science and Technology Agency (Japan). Member International Center Theoretical Physics (life, Indian chapter), Solar Energy Society of India (life), Semiconductor Society India (life), National Programme on Smart Materials, India, Materials Research Society, United States of America.
Married Sumitra Sarkar, December 9, 1974. Children: Sukanya, Sudhanya.
