Ram B. Gupta

Professor Ram B. Gupta is the associate dean for research and graduate affairs in the College of Engineering at the Virginia Commonwealth University. After joining the College in 2014, he has significantly enhanced its national reputation as an engine of education and research and made important contributions to the success of students, staff, and faculty. For example, with his passion and expertise in creating and maintaining an innovative, healthy, and excellent academic and research environment, he grew the sponsored research awards by six-fold. He is responsible for sponsored research programs, graduate education, facilities, centers and institutes.

Widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading researchers on sustainable energy, materials, and technologies, Gupta is a frequent keynote speaker and writer on the new developments and innovations. Media outlets, including Virginia Business, Reuters, London Daily Mail, Japan News, Science Newsline, Chemistry News, and Agriculture Markets, have covered his work. His books, which are used worldwide, are Nanoparticle Technology for Drug Delivery (2006, Taylor & Francis), Solubility in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (2007, CRC Press), Hydrogen Fuel: Production, Transport, and Storage (2008, CRC Press), Gasoline, Diesel and Ethanol Biofuels from Grasses and Plants (2010, Cambridge University Press), Compendium of Hydrogen Energy (2015, Elsevier), and Simple Chemical Methods for Thin Film Deposition (2023, Springer Nature).

Previously, Gupta served the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) as director of the Energy for Sustainability program. Currently, he provides expert help to NSF in its Engineering Research Centers program. He began his career as a faculty member in engineering at Auburn University, rising through the ranks and serving as the chair of graduate program in chemical engineering. For his academic excellence, he has been given many notable awards, endowed professorships, and 55 research grants. He is ranked among top 2% most cited researchers in his field.

Gupta is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and a Fellow of the Alabama Academy of Science. He received B.E. from Indian Institute of Technology, M.S. from University of Calgary, and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, all in chemical engineering. After that, he completed postdoctoral work at the University of California, Berkeley. Recently, he completed Management Development Program at Harvard University.

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