Debjani Ghosh (born 30 October 1988) is a Bangladeshi-born researcher of the

University of Ulm Ulm University () is a public university in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University was founded in 1967 and focuses on natural sciences, medicine, engineering sciences, mathematics, economics and computer science. With 9,891 studen ...

. Currently she is researching on how to create a new hybrid system of

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of electric airliners. She is also working on the power generation management of the next generation of HY4. aircraft. She is the Asst. Lecturer of Power Electronics in University of Ulm in Germany. As fundamental research is very rare in

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, her research work is highly appreciated in a

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leading news portal

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Early life and education

She was born to Dipok Kumar Ghosh and Indira Ghosh in October 30, 1988. She went to Aparnacharan school and

Chittagong Cantonment Public College Chittagong Cantonment Public College, formerly Chittagong Public School and College is a primary, Higher Secondary School Certificate, higher secondary and degree awarding educational institution in Chittagong Cantonment in Chittagong, Banglade ...

. She completed her B.Sc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) from

Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (), commonly referred to as CUET, is a public engineering and technological research university located in Raozan in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Established in 1968 as the Chittagong Engineering ...

and MSc in Electrical Power Engineering from

RWTH Aachen University RWTH Aachen University (), in German ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen'', is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 47,000 students enrolled in 144 study prog ...

Career

She started her career as a lecturer in

Premier University, Chittagong Premier University (), also known as PU and PUC, is a renowned private university in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was established in 2002 by Chattogram City Corporation. Currently this institution is being managed under the authority of Chattogram ...

. Then went to Germany and did internship in

Infineon Technologies Infineon Semiconductor solutions is the largest microcontroller manufacturer in the world, as well as Germany's largest semiconductor manufacturer. It is also the leading automotive semiconductor manufacturer globally. Infineon had roughly 58,0 ...

. From the very beginning, her intention was to work with environment-friendly technology and renewable energy. So after completing M.Sc. from

RWTH RWTH Aachen University (), in German ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen'', is a German public research university located in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With more than 47,000 students enrolled in 144 study prog ...

she joined the research team of Hy-4 project. Josef Kallo. is the chief researcher of this project. On 29 September 2016, the HY4 aircraft took off its first official flight. from

Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport () formerly is an international airport serving Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel, son of Erwin Rommel, and is the sixth ...

. The HY4 is the world's first four-seat passenger aircraft powered solely by a hydrogen fuel cell system. A successful flight of a four-seat passenger plane, at the

in Germany, was completed on that day. Being a member of this research team, she became part of the history of civil aviation in the world. She also runs a web portal ''German Probashe''. She is the Vice-President (Culture), Editor of ''German Probashe''. This portal win

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Award, People's Choice Winner of User Award Bengali. in 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Debjani Academic staff of the University of Ulm RWTH Aachen University alumni Bangladeshi academics Sustainable technologies Environmental engineers Electrical engineering academics 1988 births Living people Bangladeshi emigrants to Germany