Yogendra M. Gupta is an Indian-American physicist. He is a Regents Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University (WSU).
Yogendra Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Born | India |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.Sc., 1966, M.Sc., 1968, Physics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani PhD, Physics, 1972, Washington State University |
| Thesis | Stress relaxation in shock loaded lithium fluoride single crystals. (1973) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Washington State University |
Education
editGupta attended the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in India before emigrating to the United States to attend Washington State University (WSU) in 1968.[1] His teacher at WSU was George E. Duvall, an early researcher of shock physics.[2] After completing his PhD, Gupta conducted two years of postdoctoral research before joining the Stanford Research Institute as a Physicist, Senior Physicist, and Assistant Director in the Poulter Laboratory.[3]
Career
editIn 1981, Gupta joined the faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University and was shortly promoted to Full Professor.[3] He was also appointed the Westinghouse Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering[4] and served as Chairman of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter.[5] Afterward, Gupta became the founding director of the WSU Institute for Shock Physics which was established in 1997 with a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.[6] As a result of his academic achievements, he earned the 2001 Shock Compression Science Award from the American Physical Society for "his contributions to understanding condensed matter and nonlinear physics through shock-wave compression."[7]
In 2005, Gupta was promoted to a Regents Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy for his "sustained accomplishment in teaching, scholarship and public service."[8] He also received the 2005 Eminent Faculty Award for his contributions to shock-wave compressions[9] and was named to a National Research Council committee on body-armor testing.[10] In 2007, Gupta co-published Stiff Response of Aluminum under Ultrafast Shockless Compression to 110 GPA with Raymond F. Smith, Jon H. Eggert, Alan Jankowski, Peter M. Celliers, M. John Edwards, James R. Asay, and Gilbert W. Collins.[11] The following year, Gupta and researchers at WSU’s’s Applied Sciences Laboratory received an $8.5 million research contract to "develop and demonstrate reactive materials to be used in a new generation of national security applications".[12] In 2013, Gupta received the Distinguished Faculty Award from WSUs College of Arts and Science.[13]
In 2015, Gupta was recruited by the United States Army to construct lighter yet still protective body armor for its soldiers.[14] He also received his second WSU Eminent Faculty Award.[15] The following year, he led a team of researchers in watching a material change its crystal structure in real-time, leading to a new concept of discerning the makeups of various materials.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Yogi Gupta's Smashing Success". rediff.com. June 7, 1999. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Hatch, Sharon (2003). "George E. Duvall, gentleman scholar". magazine.wsu.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Yogendra Gupta profile". shock.wsu.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Fernandez, Maisy (August 3, 1996). "Yogendra Gupta Named Distinguished Professor". The Spokesman Review. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "2001 George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award Recipient". aps.org. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Washington State University Selected To Establish Shock Physics Institute". sciencedaily.com. June 23, 1997. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "WSU Physicist Yogendra Gupta to Receive National Award". news.wsu.edu. April 6, 2001. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Three faculty named 2005 Regents Professors". news.wsu.edu. March 18, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Gupta named Eminent Faculty Award winner". news.wsu.edu. February 18, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Shock physics prof on board to review body-armor testing". news.wsu.edu. December 17, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Raymond F; Eggert, John H.; Jankowski, Alan; Celliers, Peter M.; Edwards, John M.; Gupta, Yogendra M.; Asay, James R.; Collins, Gilbert W. (February 2007). "Stiff Response of Aluminum under Ultrafast Shockless Compression to 110 GPA". Physical Review Letters. 98 (6). American Physical Society: 065701. Bibcode:2007PhRvL..98f5701S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.065701. PMID 17358956. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Scientists land $8.5 million contract". news.wsu.edu. October 1, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Faculty and staff earn honors from newest college". news.wsu.edu. April 26, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Scientists develop lighter weight body armor to protect U.S. soldiers". research.wsu.edu. September 14, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Yogendra M. Gupta receives Eminent Faculty Award". timeline.wsu.edu. April 6, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Sorensen, Eric (July 25, 2016). "Researchers 'watch' crystal structure change in real time". news.wsu.edu. Retrieved June 13, 2020.