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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Sir J. C. Bose National Fellow
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Sir J. C. Bose National Fellow
Formerly: Head School of Medical Science and Technology; Dean, Research & Development
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Kharagpur-721302, India
Kharagpur-721302, India
Contact Information
Contact Information
E-Mail: suman @ mech.iitkgp.ac.in , sumanchakrabortyiitkgp @ gmail.com
Tele: +91 3222 282990 (Office), 282991 (Res.)
Office: Thermodynamics & Combustion Laboratory/ CFD Laboratory/ Microfluidics and Microscale Transport Processes Laboratory
Laureate of Infosys Prize-2022, National Award for Teachers - 2023, Santi Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize - 2013
Laureate of Infosys Prize-2022, National Award for Teachers - 2023, Santi Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize - 2013
Awards and Honours
Awards and Honours
A. International Fellowships
1) Elected as Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2018
2) Elected as Fellow, American Physical Society, 2017
3) Elected as Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 2015
4) Elected as Fellow, Asian Union of Thermal Science and Engineering, 2021
B. National Fellowships
1) Selected as Sir J. C. Bose National Fellow, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, 2018
2) Elected as Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi, 2016
3) Elected as Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Bangalore, 2016
4) Elected as Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Sciences (NASI), Allahabad, 2009
5) Elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2008
C. Major Awards & Honours (National and International)
1) Recipient of the Infosys Prize in the Category of Engineering and Computer Science, Infosys Science Foundation, 2022 (a single award in this category open to all Scientists of Indian origin irrespective of the geographical location having age around 50 years or less)
2) Recipient of the Santi Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize by CSIR, Govt. of India, 2013 (the highest scientific award from the Government of India)
3) Recipient of the “National Award for Teachers” 2023, from the Hon. President of India (the highest level of National Award for Teachers from the Government of India)
4) Recipient of 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in India Leader Award (National Rank 1 and global Rank 394 in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, https://research.com/u/suman-chakraborty)
5) Listed as among top 75 Scientists in India across all disciplines under the age of 50, by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
6) Recipient of the National Academy of Sciences India –Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award for Application Oriented Research, 2021
7) Recipient of the Indian National Academy of Engineering “Outstanding Teacher Award”, 2021
8) Recipient of G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research (K. K. Birla Foundation), 2020 (an annual award given to a single eminent Indian scientist below the age of 50 for their original and outstanding contributions to any branch of science or technology).
9) Recipient of the Institution of Engineers India-NMLC FCRIT Excellence Award in the category of “Research Excellence in Teaching Faculty National category,” 2022
10) Recipient of “Rajib Goyal Prizes” in the area of Physical Sciences, 2021
11) Recipient of Virendra Nath Malti Mital Award, IIT Roorkee (given to an eminent Engineer for Innovative and Creative Work with patent in the field of Engineering in India in any discipline to an Indian National for the work done in India), 2021
12) Recipient of Institute Chair Professor Award, 2017 & 2023
13) Felicitated with Distinguished Alumnus Award, Jadavpur University, 2017
14) Recipient of Indo-US Fellowship for partial support towards Visiting Professorship in the Stanford University, USA
D. Awards & Honours - Early Career
1) Recipient of the Scopus Young Scientist Award in Engineering (Elsevier), 2008
2) Recipient of “K. N. Seetharamu Medal and Prize”, awarded by the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011 (an award given to outstanding young reserachers in the field of Thermal Sciences by the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer)
3) Recipient of the Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award (National Academy of Sciences), 2007
4) Recipient of Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Germany, 2005
5) Recipient of the Anil Kumar Bose Memorial Award (2007) given by the National Science Academy (INSA) for a paper published in Physical Review Letters, vol. 95, pp. 024504 (1-4), 2005
6) Recipient of the Indian National Academy of Engineering Young Engineer Award, 2004
7) Recipient of the Indian National Science Academy Medal for Young Scientist, 2003
8) Recipient of the prestigious “Best International CFD Thesis Award”, based on a world-wide competition (awards sponsored by StarCD and CD-Adapco group), 2002
9) Recipient of the best Thesis Award from Mechanical Engg. Department and Division of Mechanical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2002
10) Faculty topper at the IISc., Bangalore (Gold Medallist and recipient of Senate Commendation for outstanding performance in Masters of Engineering)
11) Ranked 1st (All India) in the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers) Examination,1997
12) Ranked 17th in the State in the Higher Secondary Examination, 1992
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