A. S. Gupta | |
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| Born | (1932-11-01)1 November 1932 |
| Died | 14 June 2012(2012-06-14) (aged 79) Kolkata, India |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Kolkata Rajabazar Science College University of Calcutta IIT Kharagpur |
| Awards | S. S. Bhatnagar Prize (1972) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | IIT Kharagpur |
| Doctoral advisor | G Bandyopadhyay |
Anadi Sankar Gupta (1 November 1932,Barisal – 14 June 2012,Kolkata) was an Indian mathematician.[1] Till his death, he was anINSA Senior Scientist andemeritus faculty with the Department of Mathematics,IIT Kharagpur.[2]
He was awarded theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize formathematical sciences in 1972 by theGovernment of India for his "significant contributions in the field offluid dynamics andmagnetohydrodynamics, notably onheat transfer infree convection flow in the presence ofmagnetic field," amongst other things.[3]
Anadi Sankar Gupta was born to Pramode Chandra and Usharani Gupta in Goila ofBarisal District in the thenBritish India (presentBangladesh). He had his initial schooling at Domohani Kelejora High School inAsansol, West Bengal. Gupta completed hisbachelors fromPresidency College, Calcutta in 1952 and followed it up with amaster's inapplied mathematics from theUniversity of Calcutta in 1954.[4]
Prof. Gupta died inKolkata on 14 June 2012 after suddenly taking ill.[1]
Gupta'sdoctoral thesis was done under the supervision of G. Bandyopadhyay at theIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1958. He further acquired aD. Sc. from the same institute in 1966.
He joined the faculty of IIT Kharagpur in 1957 as an associate lecturer and rose through the ranks to become a professor and subsequently, an emeritus. He was President of the annual Congress of theIndian Mathematical Society in 1999.[1] He also served on the editorial boards of various scientific journals.[4] He retired in 1993, but continued to be active in research.[1]
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