Prof Gourkrishna Dasmohapatra has a doctorate in science from Jadavpur University. He teaches at Science and
Humanities Section, Netaji Subhash Engineering College, Kolkata, as well as at Jadavpur University. He has worked as
post-doctoral fellow at Polymer Institute in Czechoslovakia, at Universitat-Siegen in Germany and also at Central Glass
and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata for ten years in various capacities.
As a post-doctoral fellow, he worked on the synthesis and characterization of polymers and synthesis of some interesting
compounds in the zeolite supercages. He also on the rare-earth doped glasses for their possible application in the fields of
laser and phosphor materials, and controlled release glass fertilizers for application in fields. His current research focus is
on the rare-earth spectroscopy in liquid media and study of usefulness of some plant materials as acid-base indicator and in
synthesis of multifunctional Ag-nanoparticles. He has more than thirty publications in international journals and
conferences, as well as has some patents to his credit. He has guided students for Ph.D. (Science) degree.