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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Gautam Biswas
| honorific_suffix = [[Professor]]
| image = Gautam Biswas.jpg
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| birth_date = 23 May 1956
| birth_place =
| residence =
| nationality = {{IND}}n
| Religion =
| alma_mater = {{hlist|[[Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur|B.E. College]] under [[University of Calcutta]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E.]] 1979) and [[IIT Kharagpur]] ([[Master of Engineering|M.Tech.]] 1981 and [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] 1985).<br>Distinguished [[Alumnus]] award was given by both the Institutes.}}
| degree =
| field = [[Fluid Mechanics]], [[Convective Heat Transfer]], [[Computational Fluid Dynamics]], [[Drop (liquid)|Drops]] and [[Bubble (physics)|Bubbles]], [[Microfluidics]].
| work_institution = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]], [[Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute|CSIR-CMERI Durgapur]]
and [[Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati]].
| Notable Pize = [[J C Bose National Fellowship]]
| Known For =
| website = [http://home.iitk.ac.in/~gtm/ Official website]
}}
'''Gautam Biswas''' ({{lang-bn|গৌতম বিশ্বাস}}; born 23 May 1956) is presently a professor of mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. Earlier, he has been the [[Executive director|director]] of [[Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati]], and [[Executive director|director]] of the CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute at Durgapur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Gautam-Biswas-takes-over-as-IIT-Guwahati-director/articleshow/22390593.cms|title=Gautam Biswas takes over as IIT-Guwahati director|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> As a faculty member of [[IIT Kanpur]], he has served the Institute in various capacities including the Dean of Academic Affairs.<ref name=jcbnfprize>{{cite news|title=Prof Gautam Biswas takes charge as Director of IIT-Guwahati|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/prof-gautam-biswas-takes-charge-as-director-of-iit-guwahati-113090600870_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|accessdate=3 October 2016|date=6 September 2013|last1=India|first1=Press Trust of}}</ref> Prof Gautam Biswas is a Fellow of the three science academies, such as, the [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA, New Delhi),<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Fellow|url=http://insaindia.org.in/detail.php?id=P13-1602|publisher=Insaindia.org.in|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref> the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] (IAS, Bangalore) and the [[National Academy of Sciences, India|National Academy of Sciences India]] (NASI, Allahabad). He is a Fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] (INAE) and [[Institution of Engineers (India)|Institution of Engineers]] (IEI). He was the occupant of the position of GD and VM Mehta Endowed Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. A Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Prof Biswas is the author of more than 150 scientific publications and guided 22 PhD theses. In the year 2011, he was awarded the esteemed J C Bose National Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=J C Bose National Fellowship|url=http://serb.gov.in/jcbn.php|publisher=serb.gov.in|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref> Biswas completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E.]] from [[IIEST]](Erstwhile B.E. College under [[Calcutta University]]) in 1979. He completed his PhD from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] in 1985. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and JSPS Invitation Fellow at the Yokohama National University, Japan. He has been a guest professor at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Prof. Biswas was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 2018.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.eng.auth.gr/epikairotita/anakoinosi/date/2018/10/17/anagoreysi-toy-g-biswas-se-epitimo-didaktora-toy-tmimatos-politikon-michanikon.html|title=Αναγόρευση του G. Biswas σε επίτιμο διδάκτορα του Τμήματος Πολιτικών Μηχανικών}}</ref>

Gautam Biswas has made original contributions of long-lasting value in the areas of heat transfer and fluid mechanics. His work on enhancement of heat transfer using delta-winglet type vortex generators is a major contribution<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Biswas|first1=G.|last2=Mitra|first2=N. K.|last3=Fiebig|first3=M.|title=Heat transfer enhancement in fin-tube heat exchangers by winglet type vortex generators|journal=International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer|pages=283–291|doi=10.1016/0017-9310(94)90099-X|date=1 January 1994|volume=37|issue=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Biswas|first1=G.|last2=Torii|first2=K.|last3=Fujii|first3=D.|last4=Nishino|first4=K.|title=Numerical and experimental determination of flow structure and heat transfer effects of longitudinal vortices in a channel flow|journal=International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer|pages=3441–3451|doi=10.1016/0017-9310(95)00398-3|date=1 November 1996|volume=39|issue=16}}</ref> which is included in the advanced international text books.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780387951621|title=Principles of Convective Heat Transfer|isbn=9780387951621|publisher=Springer|year=2001|series=Mechanical Engineering Series}}</ref> The innovative concept has been used by the Industry for various HAVC systems. Furthermore, he has contributed significantly in understanding the bluff body flows.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Saha|first1=A. K|last2=Biswas|first2=G|last3=Muralidhar|first3=K|title=Three-dimensional study of flow past a square cylinder at low Reynolds numbers|journal=International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow|pages=54–66|doi=10.1016/S0142-727X(02)00208-4|date=1 February 2003|volume=24}}</ref> His work on large-eddy simulation of flow past bluff bodies<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Srinivas|first1=Y.|last2=Biswas|first2=G.|last3=Parihar|first3=A. S.|last4=Ranjan|first4=R.|title=Large-Eddy Simulation of High Reynolds Number Turbulent Flow Past a Square Cylinder|journal=Journal of Engineering Mechanics|volume=132|issue=3|pages=327–335|doi=10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2006)132:3(327)|date=1 January 2006}}</ref> and heat transfer in impinging jets<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cziesla|first1=T.|last2=Biswas|first2=G.|last3=Chattopadhyay|first3=H.|last4=Mitra|first4=N. K.|title=Large-eddy simulation of flow and heat transfer in an impinging slot jet|journal=International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow|pages=500–508|doi=10.1016/S0142-727X(01)00105-9|date=1 October 2001|volume=22|issue=5}}</ref> have been deeply admired by the scientific community. Contributions of Prof. Biswas pertaining to handling free surface flows<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gerlach|first1=D.|last2=Tomar|first2=G.|last3=Biswas|first3=G.|last4=Durst|first4=F.|title=Comparison of volume-of-fluid methods for surface tension-dominant two-phase flows|journal=International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer|pages=740–754|doi=10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2005.07.045|date=1 February 2006|volume=49|issue=3–4}}</ref> and some of his investigations related to prediction of bubble growth in film boiling<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tomar|first1=G.|last2=Biswas|first2=G.|last3=Sharma|first3=A.|last4=Welch|first4=S. W. J.|title=Multimode analysis of bubble growth in saturated film boiling|journal=Physics of Fluids|volume=20|issue=9|pages=092101|doi=10.1063/1.2976764|date=1 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hens|first1=Abhiram|last2=Biswas|first2=Gautam|last3=De|first3=Sudipta|title=Analysis of interfacial instability and multimode bubble formation in saturated boiling using coupled level set and volume-of-fluid approach|journal=Physics of Fluids|volume=26|pages=012105|doi=10.1063/1.4861760|date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref>Journal: Physics of Fluids, Volume: 28, Pages: 052102-1- 052102-18, Year: 2016 {{cite journal|title=Effect of superheat and electric field on saturated film boiling|journal=Physics of Fluids|volume=28|issue=5|pages=052102|doi=10.1063/1.4948545|year = 2016|last1 = Pandey|first1 = Vinod|last2=Biswas|first2=Gautam|last3=Dalal|first3=Amaresh}}</ref> are considered to be path-breaking. Prof. Biswas and co-researchers analyzed impact of falling drops on a liquid surface<ref>Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume: 655, Pages: 72-104, Year: 2010 {{cite journal|title= Generation of secondary droplets in coalescence of a drop at a liquid–liquid interface|journal= Journal of Fluid Mechanics|volume= 655|pages= 72–104|doi= 10.1017/S0022112010000662|year= 2010|last1= Ray|first1= B.|last2= Biswas|first2= G.|last3= Sharma|first3= A.}}</ref><ref>Journal: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume: 768, Pages: 492-523, Year: 2015 {{cite journal|title=Regimes during liquid drop impact on a liquid pool|journal=Journal of Fluid Mechanics|volume=768|pages=492–523|doi=10.1017/jfm.2015.108|year=2015|last1=Ray|first1=Bahni|last2=Biswas|first2=Gautam|last3=Sharma|first3=Ashutosh}}</ref> and made fundamental contributions to the body of knowledge related to partial coalescence and the transition between coalescence and splashing. Experimental evidence of large bubble entrapment occurring outside the traditional small region on the V-D map, made the boundary of large bubble entrapment a topic of greater importance. A seminal contribution of his group probes the zone of large bubble entrapment and underlying physics.<ref>Journal - Physics of Fluids, Volume - 29, Pages 092101-1- 092101-13, Year - 2017 {{cite journal|title=The regime of large bubble entrapment during a single drop impact on a liquid pool|journal=Physics of Fluids|volume=29|issue=9|pages=092101|doi=10.1063/1.4992124|year = 2017|last1 = Deka|first1 = Hiranya|last2=Ray|first2=Bahni|last3=Biswas|first3=Gautam|last4=Dalal|first4=Amaresh|last5=Tsai|first5=Pei-Hsun|last6=Wang|first6=An-Bang}}</ref> He has made significant impact through his publications on formation of air bubbles from a submerged orifice.<ref>Journal: Physics of Fluids, Volume: 21, Pages: 062103-1 – 062103-17, Year: 2009 {{cite journal|title=Computational investigation on bubble detachment from submerged orifice in quiescent liquid under normal and reduced gravity|journal=Physics of Fluids|volume=21|issue=6|pages=062103|doi=10.1063/1.3152437|year = 2009|last1 = Chakraborty|first1 = I.|last2=Ray|first2=B.|last3=Biswas|first3=G.|last4=Durst|first4=F.|last5=Sharma|first5=A.|last6=Ghoshdastidar|first6=P. S.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Bubble formation and dynamics in a quiescent high-density liquid | doi=10.1002/aic.14896 | volume=61| issue=11 |journal=AIChE Journal|pages=3996–4012|year = 2015|last1 = Chakraborty|first1 = Indrajit| last2=Biswas | first2=Gautam | last3=Polepalle | first3=Satyamurthy | last4=Ghoshdastidar | first4=Partha S. }}</ref> His group analyzed the impact of a train of high-speed microdrops on a deep liquid pool. The work explained mechanistic route leading to creation of a deep cavity inside the liquid pool.<ref>Journal - Physics of Fluids, Volume - 30, Pages 042103-1 – 042103-14, Year - 2018 {{cite journal|title=Dynamics of tongue shaped cavity generated during the impact of high-speed microdrops|journal=Physics of Fluids|volume=30|issue=4|pages=042103|doi=10.1063/1.5022374|year = 2018|last1 = Deka|first1 = Hiranya|last2=Ray|first2=Bahni|last3=Biswas|first3=Gautam|last4=Dalal|first4=Amaresh}}</ref> Prof. Biswas and the co-researchers contributed in understanding flow dynamics, viability and metastatic potency of cervical cancer (HeLa) cells through pulmonary capillaries.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Understanding flow dynamics, viability and metastatic potency of cervical cancer (HeLa) cells through constricted microchannel|journal=Scientific Reports|volume=8|issue=1|pages=17357|doi=10.1038/s41598-018-35646-3|pmid=30478455|pmc=6255798|year=2018|last1=Nath|first1=Binita|last2=Raza|first2=Asif|last3=Sethi|first3=Vishal|last4=Dalal|first4=Amaresh|last5=Ghosh|first5=Siddhartha Sankar|last6=Biswas|first6=Gautam}}</ref>

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