Dr Mainak Basu - Avionics FacultyDr. Mainak Basu is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. Prior to joining the Institute Dr. Basu, has performed research for a period of approximately two years as a Principal Project Scientist at the DRDO-JATC, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, an ICMR Research Associate in the Dept. of Bio- Engineering, BIT, Mesra and as a DBT Research Associate in the Dept of Biomedical Engineering, NEHU, Shillong. He also has UG/PG teaching experience at the post of Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Physics, USTM, and School of Basic & Applied Sciences, GD Goenka University. He is currently a faculty of Avionics at GD Goenka University Aerospace Dpartment

Dr. Mainak Basu has received the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship for pursuing his Ph.D. during 2012- 2017, and also the Newton-Bhabha fellowship for pursuing an internship at the Dept. of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London in 2015. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal from Jadavpur University for standing first in the order of Merit in M.Sc. and is also a Winner and Certificate of Merit awardee of the Dare to Dream 2.0 Contest from DRDO, Govt. of India. He is presently executing an Academic Major Project from RESPOND, ISRO in combination with being the Director / Founder of the startup SciCept Advanced Technologies (OPC) Pvt. Ltd. which is executing a DRDO Technology Development Fund project.