Purnendu K. Dasgupta is a professor of

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

and

biochemistry Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...

at the

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Education and work

Dasgupta was born in

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. Dasgupta's father and grandfather were also university teachers. He got his Bachelor's degree in chemistry from a college run by Irish missionaries. He was selected as scholar in the National Talent Search Examination. He completed his master's in the

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and served as research scholar in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the

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. In 1973, he went to

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and attended

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as a graduate student in

electrochemistry Electrochemistry is the branch of physical chemistry concerned with the relationship between Electric potential, electrical potential difference and identifiable chemical change. These reactions involve Electron, electrons moving via an electronic ...

. In 1977, he received his

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analytical chemistry Analytical skill, Analytical chemistry studies and uses instruments and methods to Separation process, separate, identify, and Quantification (science), quantify matter. In practice, separation, identification or quantification may constitute t ...

with a minor in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

under Philip W. West. In 1981, he joined

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...

as a professor. In 1992 he became a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, the highest distinction at Texas Tech, named after the first President of the University. In 2007, he joined the University of Texas at Arlington as Jenkins Garrett Professor and Chair. He has since been elected an adjunct faculty member both in Departments of Physics and Electrical Engineering. Since 2015, he has occupied the Hamish Small Chair in Ion Analysis, endowed by Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Awards

* 1981 Frank R. Blood Award for best publication, Society of Toxicology and Pharmacology * 1987 Institute Medal, Institute of Industrial Sciences,

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* 1989 P. A. Traylor Creativity Award, Analytical Sciences,

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, Midland, MI * 1989 Outstanding Achievement Award, International Ion Chromatography Symposium * 1991 Barney E. Rushing, Jr. 1990 Faculty Distinguished Research Award,

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Dads and Moms Association * 1998 A. A. Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award, American Microchemical Society * 2001 Inducted Honorary Member, Korean Society for Environmental Analysis * 2003 Elected

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE ...

Senior Member * 2004-2005 ARCS Foundation, Lubbock Chapter. Scientist of the Year * 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award, International Ion Chromatography Symposium * 2006 Best Science Paper of 2005, Environmental Science and Technology, Editor’s Award * 2011

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

Award in Chromatography * 2012 Dal Nogare Award in Chromatography * 2012 The Senate of the State of Texas. Honor Proclamation * 2012 Doherty Award, DFW Section of the

* 2015 J. Calvin Giddings Award of the

Division of Analytical Chemistry * 2015 Elected Fellow, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) * 2015 Elected honorary member, Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry * 2015 Biennial Power List Analytical Scientist Magazine * 2016 DFW Metroplex Technology Business Council. Tech Titans Technology Inventor Award * 2016 Fields Award in Analytical Chemistry, Eastern Analytical Symposium * 2017 Biennial Power List Analytical Scientist Magazine * 2017 Top ten “Landmark Literature” papers in analytical sciences, Analytical Scientist Magazine * 2017 Talanta Gold Medal Award in Analytical Chemistry * 2018 Texas Academy of Science, Texas Distinguished Scientist of the Year * 2018 American Chemical Society Award in Chemical Instrumentation * 2019 University of Texas at Dallas. Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Association Distinguished Lecturer * 2023 The Analytical Scientist. Decadal Top 100 Analytical Scientist List

References

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