Damodar Acharya

Professor Damodar Acharya, an alumnus of IIT Khargpur held many academic positions in his long career. He was the honorable Chairman of AICTE and has also served his alma mater IIT Kharagpur as its Director. Prof. Acharya earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Rourkela, Masters and Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur. He has more than thirty years of diversified experience in teaching, research and academic administration in various institutions of repute in India.

Prof. Acharya has successfully handled his responsibilities as an able administrator as Chairman of Vinod Gupta School of Management and as Vice Chancellor, Biju Patnaik University of Technology. An active involvement in the logistics has earned the institutions a distinct place in the eyes of the students and the employers. His unique ability to combine academics with the industry oriented research and development has earned him both accolades and awards worldwide. He has been conferred with Fellowship of both Indian National Academy of Engineering and The National Academy of Sciences. Prof. Acharya’s lifetime contribution to Industrial Engineering has been recognized with the prestigious Lillian Gilbreth Prize, Viswesharaya Samman and Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society, USA award.