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Kinshuk Dasgupta

Kinshuk Dasgupta is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kinshuk Dasgupta rather than just read about it. In short: Kinshuk Dasgupta is an Indian, currently holding a post of Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Previously, he was working as a Scientist in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.

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Reference excerpt

Kinshuk Dasgupta is an Indian, currently holding a post of Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Previously, he was working as a Scientist in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He also held a professorship at the Homi Bhabha National Institute. He earned his Bachelor in Engineering from Jadavpur University in metallurgy and PhD from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai in chemical engineering. His research expertise mainly includes work on carbon based nano materials and composites with the use of nano materials.

Awards and honors Dasgupta is the winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize in Engineering Sciences (2020) for the development of light-weight bullet-proof jacket Bhabha Kavach. He has also received VASVIK Industrials Research Award in Materials Engineering for the year 2020. He has also been a Fulbright Visiting Scholar during 2018–2019 at University of Cincinnati.

Selected bibliography

Articles Bisht, Ankita; Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Lahiri, Debrupa (November 2019). "Investigating the role of 3D network of carbon nanofillers in improving the mechanical properties of carbon fiber epoxy laminated composite". Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 126 105601. doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.105601. ISSN 1359-835X. S2CID 202216948. Das, Tapas; Banerjee, Seemita; Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Joshi, J. B.; Sudarsan, V. (2015). "Nature of the Pd–CNT interaction in Pd nanoparticles dispersed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and its implications in hydrogen storage properties". RSC Advances. 5 (52): 41468–41474. Bibcode:2015RSCAd...541468D. doi:10.1039/C5RA03508B. Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B.; Banerjee, Srikumar (July 2011). "Fluidized bed synthesis of carbon nanotubes – A review". Chemical Engineering Journal. 171 (3): 841–869. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.038. In 2021, Dasgupta became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.

Book chapter Sharma, Raghunandan; Ravikumar, N. L.; Dasgupta, Kinshuk; Chakravartty, J. K.; K. Kar, Kamal (14 October 2016). Composite Materials: Processing, Applications, Characterizations. Springer. ISBN 978-3-662-49514-8.

References

External links Kinshuk Dasgupta publications indexed by Google Scholar

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kinshuk Dasgupta

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kinshuk Dasgupta ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kinshuk Dasgupta

In research: Kinshuk Dasgupta appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kinshuk Dasgupta in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kinshuk Dasgupta is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1977 births, Engineers from West Bengal, Homi Bhabha National Institute, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kinshuk Dasgupta outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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