Ranjan Dash

This article is about Industrialist Ranjan Dash. For Cricketer, see Ranjan Das.
Ranjan Dash
Native name Ranjan Dash
Born (1976-02-24) February 24, 1976
Sambalpur, Orissa, India
Residence Greater Philadelphia Area, US.
Ethnicity Oriya[1]
Alma mater NIT Rourkela
Drexel University
Occupation Chief Executive Officer of Y-Carbon
Religion Hinduism
Parent(s) Mrs. Ambika Dash
Dr Benudhar Dash

Dr. Ranjan Dash (Odia: ରଞ୍ଜନ ଦାଶ) is an Indian Industrialist. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Y-Carbon, a materials science company located at Philadelphia.[2]

Early life

Ranjan Dash was born in a Jhadua Brahmin family in Hillapalli village of Sambalpur district, Orissa in the year 1976 to parents Mrs Ambika Dash & Dr Benudhar Dash.[3]

Education

Dash graduated with honours in B.Tech (Ceramic Engineering) from REC Rourkela, now NIT Rourkela in the year 1998. He is an alumnus of the A.J.Nanotechnology Institute, where he did his research on the core technology that Y-Carbon is commercializing. He has a Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering and MBA in Organization Management at Drexel University where he was the first student to pursue dual degree of a Ph.D. and MBA, both within 4 years.[4]

Career

After graduating from NIT Rourkela, Dash worked as a senior officer in Tata Refractories Limited from 1998-2000. He then joined Network Program India Limited and worked there till 2002 when he went to US to pursue higher education in Drexel University. At Drexel, he met Yury Gogotsi, a fellow research scientist who was leading the group which developed Y-Carbon's core technology of which Dash was also a member. They used a novel chemical recipe to engineer nanoscopic pores into the carbon materials used in ultracapacitors.[5]

Awards and Honours

References

  1. "Dr Ranjan Dash, the proud of Orissa, earns international fame, Oriya Orbit". orissadiary.com. 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012. Dr Ranjan Dash, an Oriya boy
  2. y-carbon.us
  3. orissadiary.com
  4. orissadiary.com
  5. linkedin.com
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