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Supratik Guha

Supratik Guha is a engineering 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 Supratik Guha rather than just read about it. In short: Supratik Guha is an Indian–American materials scientist. Guha graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1985 and earned a doctorate in materials science from the University of Southern California in 1991.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reference excerpt

Supratik Guha is an Indian–American materials scientist. Guha graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1985 and earned a doctorate in materials science from the University of Southern California in 1991. Between 1995 and 2015, he worked for IBM. He headed the Center for Nanoscale Materials from 2015 to 2019. After vacating the directorship, Guha remained a senior adviser to Argonne National Laboratory and on the faculty of the University of Chicago. Guha was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2009, "[f]or his leadership in semiconductor materials and devices and, in particular, for providing the scientific and technological underpinnings of the high dielectric constant gate stack scheduled to replace the venerable silicon dioxide gate film in field-effect transistor products in IBM." In 2015, Guha was cited "[f]or contributions to field-effect transistor technology that allow continued scaling of silicon microelectronics" in his election to the National Academy of Engineering.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Supratik Guha

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Supratik Guha claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Supratik Guha before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Supratik Guha 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 Supratik Guha

In research: Supratik Guha appears in engineering 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 Supratik Guha 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: Supratik Guha is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American materials scientists, American scientist stubs, Argonne National Laboratory people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Supratik Guha 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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How to study Supratik Guha in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Supratik Guha means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Supratik Guha in simple terms?

Why does Supratik Guha matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Supratik Guha?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Supratik Guha.