Ranjan Dash
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Dr. Ranjan Dash is an Indian Industrialist. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Y-Carbon, a materials science company located at Philadelphia.
family in Hillapalli village of Sambalpur district
, Orissa
in the year 1976 to parents Mrs Ambika Dash & Dr Benudhar Dash.
where he was the first student to pursue dual degree of a Ph.D. and MBA, both within 4 years.
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At Drexel, he met Yury Gogotsi, a fellow research scientist who was leading the group which developed Y-Carbon's core technology of which Dash was also a member. They used a novel chemical recipe to engineer nanoscopic pores into the carbon materials used in ultracapacitors.
Early life
Ranjan Dash was born in a Jhadua BrahminBrahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
family in Hillapalli village of Sambalpur district
Sambalpur District
Sambalpur District is a district in the western part of state of Orissa, India. The historic city of Sambalpur is the district headquarters.The district is located in the Mahanadi River basin. It has a total area of 6,702 square kilometers, of which almost 60% of the district is covered in dense...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
in the year 1976 to parents Mrs Ambika Dash & Dr Benudhar Dash.
Education
Dash graduated with honours in B.Tech (Ceramic Engineering) from REC Rourkela, now NIT Rourkela in the year 1998. He is an alumnus of the A.J.Nanotechnology Institute, where he did his research on the core technology that Y-Carbon is commercializing. He has a Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering and MBA in Organization Management at Drexel UniversityDrexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
where he was the first student to pursue dual degree of a Ph.D. and MBA, both within 4 years.
Career
After graduating from NIT Rourkela, Dash worked as a senior officer in Tata Refractories Limited from 1998-2000. He then joined Network Program India Limited and worked there till 2002 when he went to US to pursue higher education in Drexel UniversityDrexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with the main campus located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a noted financier and philanthropist. Drexel offers 70 full-time undergraduate programs and accelerated degrees...
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At Drexel, he met Yury Gogotsi, a fellow research scientist who was leading the group which developed Y-Carbon's core technology of which Dash was also a member. They used a novel chemical recipe to engineer nanoscopic pores into the carbon materials used in ultracapacitors.
Awards and Honours
- Drexel University's Alumni Entrepreneur Award, 2011.
- TR35 Award, 2009.
- R&D 100 Award, 2009.
- Drexel University's Young Alumni Entrepreneur Award, 2009.
- Best Thesis, Carbon journal for thesis submitted between 2004 and 2006 (Elsevier).
- Most Likely to Enhance Drexel's Reputation Award (Engineering and Physical Sciences), Drexel University, 2006
- First student at Drexel University to simuntaneously pursue Ph.D. and MBA.
- Jun 2005, Best Poster Award, 2005 Annual Meeting of North American Membrane Society (NAMS), Providence, RI.
- May 2005, Best Poster Award, Electrochemical Society Meeting, Quebec “Pore Structure Engineering in Carbons for Electrochemical Applications”.
- May 2005, Travel Grant to attend the 2005 Annual Meeting of North American Membrane Society (NAMS).
- Apr 2005, Best Poster Award, Research Day at Drexel University in the category “Business Research Initiatives".
External links
- http://www.y-carbon.us/team.asp at Y-carbon
- http://www.orissadiary.com/showoriyaorbit.asp?id=13782 at Orissadiary
- http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5342207&authType=name&authToken=1tbV&locale=en_US&pvs=pp&trk=ppro_viewmore at LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...