R Mukhopadhyay

Dr. R.Mukhopadhyay did his B.Sc. from the University of Calcutta and M.Sc & Ph.D. (Applied Chemistry) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He also graduated in Chemical Engineering from The Institution of Engineers (I).

Started his career in the ’70s as a Faculty in Applied Chemistry at I.I.T, Kharagpur. Subsequently joined Bayer India (Rubber Chemical Division). He is the Director & Chief Executive of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI) since its inception in 1991 and Director (R&D) of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. since 2001.

He has got more than 48 years of experience in Education, Training, and Research in Rubber Science and Tyre Technology. He is a Visiting Faculty at different IITs and national universities in India.

He has to his credit more than 180 research and Technical Papers in National & International journals and seven Patents from his research work. Under his guidance, ten scientists did their Ph.D. from different universities/IITs.