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Professor Damodar Acharya received his
Ph.D. (in 1975) and M.Tech. in
IE & OR (in 1972) degrees from IIT, Kharagpur, and B.Sc.(Engineering)
degree in Mechanical Engineering with distinction (in 1970) from NIT, Rourkela. Professor Acharya has about thirty two years of diversified
experience - twenty seven years of teaching and research experience at IIT,
Kharagpur, and five years of experience in academic administration as
Vice-Chancellor, Biju Patnaik
University of Technology, Rourkela, and Chairman,
All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. At IIT Kharagpur, he held
several important positions, such as Head of the Department of Industrial
Engineering and Management, Chairman of JEE, Dean of Sponsored Research and
Industrial Consultancy, and Chairman of Vinod Gupta
School of Management. He has proved himself as an individual possessing
exceptional academic leadership and administrative skills.
As an academician, Professor Acharya has the
distinction of supervising more than thirty Ph.D. students, and publishing
more than 85 papers in journals of repute. He is a consultant to many
world-class companies, such as Tata Steel, General
Motors, Hindustan Lever, and Tata Chemicals, and
handled projects worth more than Rs.15 crore.
His areas of interest and research include operation research, production
planning and control, supply chain, and maintenance management. He is a
fellow of both Indian National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of
Sciences (India), and a member of several professional bodies, such as ORSI,
IE(India), and IIIE.
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