Background
Biswas, Sukumar was born on July 1, 1924 in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. Son of Satyendra and Suhasini (Roy) Biswas.
Biswas, Sukumar was born on July 1, 1924 in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. Son of Satyendra and Suhasini (Roy) Biswas.
Bachelor of Science, Presidency College, Calcutta, India, 1944. Master of Science, Presidency College, Calcutta, India, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Presidency College, Calcutta, India, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, Melbourne University, 1952.
Research associate Institute Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, 1947—1950. Research fellow University Melbourne, 1950—1952, Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 1952—1956, fellow, 1956—1963, reader, 1963—1965, associate professor, 1965—1969, professor, 1969—1984, senior professor, 1985—1989. Head Cosmic Ray & Space Physics Group, 1975—1989.
Research associate University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1959—1961. Senior research associate National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1961—1963, 1972—1974. Principal investigator Indian Experiment, Anuradha, in Space Shuttle Spacelab Mission-3, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Member editorial board Astrophysics & Space Science, International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Indian Physics Association, Astronomical Society India. Fellow Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences. Conductor space research using balloons, rockets & satellites.
Married Reba Bose Biswas, December 11, 1953. Children: Rana, Noopur.