Kamalesh Sirkar
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Kamalesh Sirkar is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) in Newark, New Jersey
, USA. He is also the Foundation Professor of Membrane Separations and Director of the NJIT Center for Membrane Technologies. He is internationally recognized as an expert in membrane separation technologies.
and both his MS and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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and Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur prior to arriving at NJIT in 1992.
He has also authored 156 refereed articles and 18 book chapters, and is a co-editor of the widely used Membrane Handbook.
He is the Editor of the Elsevier series Membrane Science and Technology and an Associate Editor of Separation Science and Technology.
He has served (or is serving) on the editorial boards of the Journal of Membrane Science, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research and Separation Science and Technology.
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey. It is often also referred to as Newark College of Engineering ....
(NJIT) in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
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, USA. He is also the Foundation Professor of Membrane Separations and Director of the NJIT Center for Membrane Technologies. He is internationally recognized as an expert in membrane separation technologies.
Education
Sirkar received his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology at KharagpurKharagpur
Kharagpur is an industrial city in India. It is located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal.Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology . The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and...
and both his MS and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
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Career
Sirkar was previously a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is a technological university located on a campus in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA – founded in 1870 with an 1868 bequest from Edwin A. Stevens. It is known for its engineering, science, and technological management curricula.The institute has produced leading...
and Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur prior to arriving at NJIT in 1992.
His accomplihsments
Sirkar is the holder of 25 U.S. patents.He has also authored 156 refereed articles and 18 book chapters, and is a co-editor of the widely used Membrane Handbook.
He is the Editor of the Elsevier series Membrane Science and Technology and an Associate Editor of Separation Science and Technology.
He has served (or is serving) on the editorial boards of the Journal of Membrane Science, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research and Separation Science and Technology.
Honors and Awards
Sirkar has received numerous honors and awards throughout his research life. Some of these include:- Kirkpatrick Award (1991).
- Honorary Fellow of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (2001).
- American Institute of Chemical EngineersAmerican Institute of Chemical EngineersThe American Institute of Chemical Engineers is a professional organization for chemical engineers.AIChE was established in 1908 with the purpose of establishing chemical engineers as a profession independent from chemists and mechanical engineers.As of 2010, AIChE had over 40,000 members,...
's Institute Award for excellence in Industrial Gases Technology (2005). - Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award in the Environmental Category of the Research and Development Council (2006).
- Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceThe American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
(AAAS) in 2008. - Clarence Gerhold Award of the Separations Division of AIChE (2008).
- NJIT Excellence in Research Prize & Medal (2009).
- New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame Innovators Award (2009).