Prabir Bhowal ('69, MET, NH) has passed away
Information provided by his 1969 KGP Batchmates
The above photo is of the 1969 Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering on Convocation Day with Prabir in the front row, third from the left.
Prabir Bhowal, IIT Kharagpur, Metallurgical Engineering (1969), Nehru Hall passed away last week. Prabir grew up in Dibrugarh, Assam and Kolkata. He received a B. Tech (Hons.) degree in metallurgical engineering and was the topper of his class. After his PhD, Prabir worked in several aerospace companies. He published several seminal papers on the development of superalloys for aero gas turbine blades and had many issued patents. To read more about Dr. Prabir Ranjan Bhowal, click here.