Prof. Bikramjit Basu
Bikramjit Basu is currently a Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He earned his PhD in Engineering Ceramics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in March, 2001. Following a brief post-doctoral stint at University of California; he served as a faculty in Materials Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2001-2011) and moved to IISc in May, 2011.
He has been serving as Advisor to Medical Materials Business of TATA Steel New Materials Business since 2017.
Bikramjit Basu is currently a Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He earned his PhD in Engineering Ceramics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in March, 2001. Following a brief post-doctoral stint at University of California; he served as a faculty in Materials Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2001-2011) and moved to IISc in May, 2011.
He has served as visiting professor in UK (Univ. of Manchester), France (UPHF), Slovakia (FUNGLASS center), Spain (UPC, Barcelona), Slovenia (Univ. of Ljubljana) and Nepal (Purbanchal Univ.). He recently received the prestigious Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Germany.
Bikramjit’s contributions to Engineering Science have been globally recognised. He received Government of India’s most coveted science and technology award, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 2013 for his significant contributions to the field of Biomaterials Science. A Chartered Engineer of the UK, he is an elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (2021), International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (2020), International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (2020), Indian Academy of Sciences (2020), American Ceramic Society (2019), American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (2017), Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, UK (2017), National Academy of Medical Sciences, India (2017), Indian National Academy of Engineering (2015), Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs (2014) and National Academy of Sciences, India (2013). As the President of the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs India (2021-24), which has more than 900 members across India and foreign countries, he has implemented new strategic initiatives to enhance visibility across multiple scientific disciplines in various National labs, healthcare sectors, and industries in South Asia through outreach programs/translational activities and to recognise the contributions made by young researchers and biomaterials scientists. He has been serving as Advisor to Medical Materials Business of TATA Steel New Materials Business since 2017.
