Education
| Degree |
Discipline |
Year |
School |
|
Ph.D. |
Metallurgical Engineering |
1991 |
University of Utah |
|
M.S. |
Metallurgical Engineering |
1986 |
Wayne State University |
|
B.Sc.(Engg) |
Metallurgical Engineering |
1981 |
NIT Rourkela |
Biosketch
Professor B.K. Mishra earned a Bachelor's from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela in 1981. After a brief tenure at Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA), he pursued a Master's degree at Wayne State University, starting in 1984. He subsequently earned a Ph.D. from the University of Utah, USA.
Following his education and research in the USA, Professor Mishra returned to work as a faculty member at IIT Kanpur in 1993 and continued till 2006. He then became the Director of CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) Bhubaneswar, a position he held from 2006 to 2017. In March 2017, he was appointed founding Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Goa, where he served until May 2024. He is known for his significant contributions to Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, and Powder Technology.
Teaching
ML3L001 Minerals Engineering
Recent Publications (International Journals)
1Abhishek Gupta, B.K. Mishra, Multi-head neural networks for simulating particle breakage
dynamics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 14(2), 100515, 2024.
2Shelly Saini, Shakthi Prasad D., Raja Mitra, R.N. Roy, and B.K. Mishra, DC/AC surface charging
induced by corona discharges in dry air, N2, and CO2, sent for review to IEEE DEIS.
Conferences (International)
1Abhishek Gupta, B.K. Mishra, Neuroevolving monotonic PINNs for particle breakage analysis, IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), pp. 993-996, 2024.
Academic Honors & Awards
- IEEE IAS Global Lifetime Achievement Award
- CSIR Technology Award (Team award)
- VASVIK Award
- Felow of the National Academy of Engineering
- National Geoscience Award
- IIME Mineral Beneficiation Award
Professional Experience
After graduating from NIT Rourkela, Professor Mishra joined Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA) as a Project Engineer. He then moved to the USA for his higher studies, and after completing his education and research there, Professor Mishra returned to India to join IIT Kanpur as a faculty member in 1993, where he continued until 2012. During this period, he was deputed to serve as the Director of CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) Bhubaneswar, a position he held from 2006 to 2017. In March 2017, he was appointed the founding Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Goa, where he served until May 2024. Currently, Professor Mishra is serving as an Independent Director of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited since March 2024.
