Vijay Kumar Gupta

Background

Gupta, Vijay Kumar was born on April 27, 1941 in Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1961. Master of Science in Chemistry with honors, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor of chemistry, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India, l962-64, 67-68; postdoctoral research associate, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio., 1968-1969; research chemist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, summer 1980; adjunct faculty member, Lebanon Correctional Institute, Ohio., fall 1977, 78, summer 1982; fellow, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, summer 1981; with aero-propulsion laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, 1981-1983; with materials laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, 1984; fellow materials laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, 1985, summers 1987, 88, 91; visiting scientist materials laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, 1985-1987; adjunct faculty member, Wright State University, 1985; adjunct faculty in chemistry, Wilberforce U., Ohio., spring/summer 1981, 82, 83, 84, 1983-1984, fall 1986-1987; professor, chairman chemistry, researcher, Center State University, Wilberforce, Ohio., 1969-1998. Retired;

consultant E.G.&G. Mound laboratories, summer, 1989, 90, 92, 93. Researcher in environmental pollution, lubricant development and characterization, development of radioluminescent light sources, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chem.kinetics, trace metals analysis, energy conversion and storage, for International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Fiber Glass Technology Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Johnson Controls Inc., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Universal Energy Systems Inc., Air Force Office of Science Research, San Jose State University, United Technology Systems Inc., SCEEE, Systran Corporation, E.G.&G. Mound Technologies, Inc., U. Dayton Research Institute.

Achievements

• Vijay Kumar Gupta has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Chemical Society (chairman Dayton section 1988, Outstanding Section award1988), National Institute Sciences, Association Energy Engineers, American Association of University Professors, Electrochemical Society, American Society Lubrication Engineers, India Club (Dayton).

Connections

Married Surjit Mohini Aggarwal, September 5, 1968. Children: Sonia, Angela, Ashish.

Spouse:

Surjit Mohini Aggarwal

child:

Angela Gupta

child:

Ashish Gupta

child:

Sonia Gupta