Prof. Dr. Eng. Kamakhya Prasad Ghatak is the first recipient of the degree of Doctor of Engineering of Jadavpur University in 1991 since the University inception in 1955. He is the principal co-author of more than 250 scientific research papers in international peer reviewed journals and the said five research monographs. He is the invited speaker of SPIE, MRS etc. and is the supervisor of more than two dozens of PhD candidates. His teaching interests are non-linear circuit theory, electron transport and nonlinear mechanics. His present research interests are nano science and technology besides number theory.
Dr. Sitangshu Bhattacharya obtained his M.Sc. and PhD degrees in 2003 and 2009 respectively. He is the co-author of more than 50 scientific research papers in electro-thermal transport phenomena in semiconductor nanostructures in international peer reviewed journals and five research monographs among them, three from Springer series in Materials Science (Vols. 116,137 and 167), one from Springer Series in Nanostructure Science and Technology and one from Springer series in Solid-State Sciences (Vol. 170) respectively. His present research interest is in electro-thermal management in quantum effect devices and interconnects.