Durga Charan Panigrahi

Durga Charan Panigrahi (born 29 March 1961) is an Indian mining scientist, author and was director of Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.[2][3] He was awarded the National Mineral Award for the year 1998 by the Ministry of Mines and Minerals, Government of India for his contributions in the field of mining technology. His areas of research are Mine Ventilation, Mine Fire and sub-surface Environmental Engineering.[4]

Durga Charan Panigrahi
Born(1961-03-29)March 29, 1961
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
Known forPanigrahi's Law of Mine Ventilation[1]
AwardsThe National Mineral Award, 1998
Scientific career
FieldsMine Engineering, Mine Ventilation
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

Biography

Panigrahi was born on 29 March 1961. He completed his bachelor's degree in 1984, his master's in Mining Engineering and Industrial Engineering and Management and his doctoral work in 1994, all from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.[5]

He joined Tata Steel in 1984 as an assistant manager. In 1987, he joined the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research as a scientist, and joined the Indian School of Mines as assistant professor in 1992. In 1998, he was promoted to professor and in September 2011, he became the director of the institute.[6]

Publications
  • D. C. Panigrahi (2001). Mine Environment and Ventilation. Oxford & IBH Pub, 2001. ISBN 8120414586.
  • D. C. Panigrahi (2009). Ninth International Mine Ventilation Congress: New Delhi, India, 10-13 November, 2009 : Technical Papers, Poster Session. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company, 2009.
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References
  1. "Meet D.C. Panigrahi, the Indian Professor with a Scientific Law". Campus Diaries. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. "Indian School of Mines - Dhanbad". India College Search. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. Mishra, Kumar (11 May 2014). "President awards achievers at ISM convo". Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. Choubey, Prahuman (21 January 2010). "Now, blade to cut power consumption - ISM scientist's fibre fan saves around 15 percent energy in mining". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. "Alumnus wins ISM top chair". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. Choubey, Praduman (10 September 2011). "Alumnus wins ISM top chair". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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