Somnath Dasgupta
Geological Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Somnath Dasgupta had his BSc (Geological Sciences) in 1971, MSc (Applied Geology) in 1974 and PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1979). After serving Geological Survey of India for 4 years, he joined Jadavpur University as a Faculty in 1981. He moved to the Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata as a Professor in 2007. His post-doctoral research was at Hokkaido University, Japan (1984-85), at the University of Bonn, Germany (1991-92, 1996, 1997) and at Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany (2002-03, 2006, 2008). He was a Visiting Professor at the Ruhr University (2002-03) and Hokkaido University (2007).
Research Interest
Metamorphic Petrology, Ore Geology, Precambrian Geology
