baidyanath basu
B.N. Basu
POSTAL ADDRESS
A1-11 Gopal Kunj, Naria-Lanka Road, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
PLACE OF BIRTH
Deoghar, Bihar (erstwhile)/Jharkhand (now), India
FAMILY HERITAGE
I belong to the Basu Roy Chowdhury family of village Algee, district Faridpur in erstwhile East Bengal, India and now Bangladesh. My wife hails from the Bhattacharys family of Halisahar, West Bengal, India. We are three brothers and two sisters in our family. Some of us use the surname ‘Basu’ (which is synonymous with ‘Bose’) dropping ‘Roy Chowdhury’, and vice versa. Our family was displaced from East Bengal, India now Bangladesh following the partitioning of India into two countries. Initially, we tried to settle at Kolkata, India. We rented a flat there: 119, Vivekanand Road, Kolkata-700006, West Bengal, India. One of my nephews is still leaving there. I lost my father when I was of two years age. From Kolkata we shifted to Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (erstwhile Bihar) when I was around eight years old. My mother took a job as a Primary School teacher at Jamshedpur and our family shifted from Kolkata to Jamshedpur. My family shifted from Jamshedpur to Varanasi after I had taken a teaching job at Banaras Hindu University.
FATHER’S NAME
Manmathanath Basu
MOTHER’S NAME
Sisirkana Basu (Guha, before marriage)
WIFE’S NAME
Manikuntala Basu (Bhattacharya, before marriage)
BROTHER’S NAME
Dilip Roy Chowdhury, Jayanta Bose (who significantly inspired me to build my research career)
SISTER’S NAME
Bharati Basu (Dey, after marriage), Manju Roy Chowdhury (Pal, after marriage)
SONS, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW, AND GRAND CHILDREN
Indraneel Basu & Sudeshna Basu (Choudury, before marriage) and their daughters Shreya and Niya; and Priyoneel & Sweta Basu (Arora, before marriage) and their son Krishanu
RESEARCH AREAS
Applied Electromagnetics, Vacuum Electron Devices, Microwave tubes (Travelling-wave tube, Gyrotron, Gyro-travelling-wave tube, Plasma-assisted tube, Metamaterial-assisted tube)
ACADEMIC DEGREES
B. Sc (Honours in Physics) (Calcutta University); B. Tech (Calcutta University), M. Tech (Calcutta University), Ph. D (Calcutta University)- all in Radiophysics and Electronics discipline from Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics (INRAPHEL), Acharya Prafulla Chandra (APC) Road, Kolkata-700009, India
DOCTORAL RESEARCH AREA
Nonlinear effects in double-beam and beam-plasma amplifiers
THESIS SUPERVISOR
Most of my doctoral work was carried out at Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kharagpur under the supervision of Professor N. B. Chakraborty. However, I submitted my doctoral thesis at INRAPHEL (under the supervision of Professor Chakraborty) and obtained my Ph. D degree from Calcutta University.
HOSTEL RESIDENCY
I was a resident of Vidyasagar Hostel, Cornwallis Street (Bidhan Sarani), Kolkata, while I was a B. Sc (Honour) student at Vidyasagar College (Calcutta University) and B. Tech student at INRAPHEL (Calcutta University). I was a resident as an M. Tech student first at Tech Hall, Ballygunj, Kolkata and then at University Hostel, Vidyagagar Street, Amherst Street Post Office (near INRAPHEL), Kolkata. I was a resident of B. C. Roy Hall at IIT-Kharagpur during the initial period of my doctoral work.
SCHOOL EDUCATION
Secondary school up to Class X (Arts stream) (Bengali medium), Bihar School Examination Board, from Vivekananda High School, Sakchi, Jamshedpur, Jharkhad/Bihar (erstwhile)
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
Intermediate Science (Bihar University): Jamshedpur Cooperative College, Bisupur Main Road, Jamshedpur; B. Sc (Physics Honours) (Calcutta University): Vidyasagar College, Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata, West Bengal; B. Tech (Calcutta University), M. Tech (Calcutta University), and Ph. D (Calcutta University)¾all in Radiophysics and Electronics: INRAPHEL, APC Road, Kolkata.
History & Expertise
B.Tech, M.Tech & Ph.D.
1965, 1961, 1976 from Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, Calcutta University
Work Experience
Professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-BHU), India. Adjunct Professor at Sir JC Bose School of Engineering, Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group of Institutions, Mankundu, West Bengal, India. Other organizations in India: National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur; CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani; DRDO-Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad; College of Engineering and Technology, IFTM, Moradabad.
My Area of Research
Applied Electromagnetics, Vacuum Electron Devices, Microwave tubes (Travelling-wave tube, Gyrotron, Gyro-travelling-wave tube, Plasma-assisted tube, Metamaterial-assisted tube), In order to see my article “Indian efforts in vacuum electron devices: organisations and persons caught in my glimpse”. To see this article go to https://www.vedas.org.in > ABOUT US > Creation of VEDAS.
Expertise
Ex-Professor and -Head, Electronics Engineering Department, and Ex-Coordinator, Centre of Research in Microwave Tubes, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (now known as IIT-BHU), Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India.He was in the team responsible for the development of the first ever travelling-wave tube (TWT) in the country. He was one of the members of the DST Steering Committee of the multi-institutional project in which the first ever gyrotron in the country for fusion plasma heating was developed.
Employment History
| Company or Institution | Position or Title | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad (DRDO) | Senior Scientific Assistant | 01.06.67 | 30.11.67 |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur | Research scholar | 01.12.67 | 15.03.69 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Assistant Lecturer | 17.03.69 | 15.10.73 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Lecturer | 16.10.73 | 12.09.77 |
| Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani (CSIR) | Scientist ‘B’ | 19.09.77 | 28.07.78 |
| Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | Assistant Professor | 04.08.78 | 12.02.82 |
| Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Reader (Project) | 15.02.82 | 03.08.84 |
| Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Professor (Project) | 04.08.84 | 09.04.86 |
| Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Professor | 10.04.86 | 28.02.05 (Superannuated) |
| College of Engineering and Technology, Moradabad | Professor | 25.07.05 | 31.10.05 |
| Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Emeritus Fellow, AICTE | 14.11.05 | 13.07.07 |
| College of Engineering and Technology, IFTM, Moradabad | Professor and Dean (Research) | 14.07.07 | 31.07.11 |
| Sir JC Bose School of Engineering, SKFGI, Mankundu | Professor | 01.08.11 | 31.01.13 |
| Sir JC Bose School of Engineering, SKFGI, Mankundu | Professor (Emeritus) | 01.02.13 | 31.12.17 |
| Sir JC Bose School of Engineering, SKFGI, Mankundu | Professor (Adjunct) | 01.01.18 | Till date |