Gautam Biswas (Bengali: গৌতম বিশ্বাস; born 23 May 1956) is a distinguished professor and currently (2013 onwards) the director of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. A faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department at IIT Kanpur, he served the Institute in various capacities including the Dean of Academic Affairs. Prof Gautam Biswas is a Fellow of the all three major science academies of India, such as, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA, New Delhi), the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS, Bangalore) and the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI, Allahabad). He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and Institution of Engineers (IEI). He was the occupant of the position of GD and VM Mehta Endowed Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. A Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Prof Biswas is the author of more than 150 scientific publications and guided 16 PhD theses. In the year 2011, he was awarded the esteemed J C Bose National Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
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