H. N. GUPTA is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 1997, M.Sc. Engineering (Heat Power) and B.Sc. Engineering (Mechanical) from the Banaras Hindu University in 1970 and 1968, respectively. His post-doctoral research at UMIST was on the problems of thermodynamics and gas dynamics of IC engines.
Dr. Gupta, with over 35 years of teaching experience, has published several research papers in the field of IC engines. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), a Chartered Engineer (India), Member of the Combustion Institute (Indian Section) and Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education.