Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme
Professor
Phyiscs
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Suhas Pandurang Sukhatme obtained his Bachelors (Mechanical Engineering) (1958) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Subsequently, he did his postgraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received MSc (1960) and DSc (1964). Thereafter, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay (1965) as Assistant Professor, became Professor (1970), Head of the Department (1973-75), Deputy Director (1983-85) and Director (1995-2000), IIT Bombay. He was Visiting Professor at Iowa State University (1982-83). He served as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (2000-05) and was conferred the DSc (hc) by BHU (2001).
Research Interest
Physics
