Ak Bhowmick

Biography

Anil K. Bhowmick earned his M.Sc (1976), D.I.I.T (1977) and Ph.D (1980) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He did his post-doctoral research work at the Institute of Polymer Science, The University of Akron , Akron, Ohio, USA during 1981-1984. He joined IIT Kharagpur as an Assistant Professor in 1984, where he became full Professor in 1988. He was a visiting researcher at the London School of Polymer Technology in 1987 and Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan during 1991-1992. He was Head of the Rubber Technology Centre during 1990-91 and 2005-2007, and Dean of Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy during 2000-2003 at IIT Kharagpur. He was named a Professor of Eminence at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2009. He is currently the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna.

Research Interest

Polymer Science and Engineering