Our Team
Founders
Rash B. Ghosh, PhD
Founder, Charles Townes Professor of Water Chemistry, Inventor of Hydrogrameen
Rash B. Ghosh is the founder and chairman of the IIBHB. After a PhD at the University of Salford on the polluted Mersey estuary and Liverpool Bay, he assessed the causes of arsenic in the drinking water of the Bengal Basin.
Biography
Rash B. Ghosh is the founder and chairman of the IIBHB. After a PhD at the University of Salford on the polluted Mersey estuary and Liverpool Bay, he assessed the causes of arsenic in the drinking water of the Bengal Basin.
Glenn T. Seaborg
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1951
1912–1999
Glenn T. Seaborg shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements.
Biography
Glenn T. Seaborg shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries in the chemistry of the transuranium elements.
Charles H. Townes
Nobel Prize in Physics 1964
1915–2015
Charles H. Townes shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum electronics, which led to the maser and the laser.
Biography
Charles H. Townes shared the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum electronics, which led to the maser and the laser.
Arno A. Penzias
Nobel Prize in Physics 1978
1933–2024
Arno A. Penzias shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
Biography
Arno A. Penzias shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
Douglas D. Osheroff
Nobel Prize in Physics 1996
born 1945
Douglas D. Osheroff shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of superfluidity in helium-3.
Biography
Douglas D. Osheroff shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of superfluidity in helium-3.
Kabir Chowdhury
National Professor of Bangladesh
1923–2011
Kabir Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi academic, essayist, and translator. He wrote, edited, and translated more than 200 books in English and Bangla.
Biography
Kabir Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi academic, essayist, and translator. He wrote, edited, and translated more than 200 books in English and Bangla.
Dilip Kumar Sinha, PhD
Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati, 1995–2001
1940–2021
Dilip Kumar Sinha was an applied mathematician at Jadavpur University and the University of Calcutta. His later research covered environmental studies, natural disasters, and mathematical ecology.
Biography
Dilip Kumar Sinha was an applied mathematician at Jadavpur University and the University of Calcutta. His later research covered environmental studies, natural disasters, and mathematical ecology.
Rosalie Say
Chief Financial Officer
Rosalie Say is a long-time IIBHB volunteer with experience in trade and investment promotion and in development programs for the Philippine government and regional organizations. She holds a master's degree in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands.
Biography
Rosalie Say is a long-time IIBHB volunteer with experience in trade and investment promotion and in development programs for the Philippine government and regional organizations. She holds a master's degree in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands.
Portraits
- Rash B. Ghosh, PhD: IIBHB
- Glenn T. Seaborg: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, via the National Archives
- Charles H. Townes: Wikimedia Commons, author unknown
- Arno A. Penzias: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Fotograf: Willy Pragher (1982), cropped
- Douglas D. Osheroff: U.S. National Science Foundation
- Kabir Chowdhury: via Bengali Wikipedia (non-free)
- Dilip Kumar Sinha, PhD: via Ballygunge Jagadbandhu Institution Alumni Association
- Rosalie Say: IIBHB
North America
alphabetical
Ahmed Abdelrahman, PhDVolunteer
Dawn Bravo, PhDDirector, Project Development
Liam CaffreyVolunteer
Melissa DworkinDirector- James HanleyDirector, Civil Engineering
Tomoko HattoriVolunteer Coordinator- Thomas HodgmanDirector, Legal Research
Nir Krakauer, PhDDirector- Kevin MahoneyVolunteer
Sukomal Modak, PhDDirector
John Paulin, PhDDirector
Sarah PhungVolunteer
Jason Ravitz, PhDDirector, Education
Richard J. Saykally, PhDVolunteer
Michael Sims, JDVolunteer- Megan TimberlakeVolunteer
Derek Whitworth, PhDFormer President
South Asia
alphabetical
- Kevin AndersonVolunteer
- Monica BardhanVolunteer
- Sukla DasVolunteer
- Nirupum Mazumder, PhDVolunteer
- Madhumanti MukherjiVolunteer
- Rupsha RoyVolunteer
- Igbal YousufVolunteer
- Aftab Zaman, PhDVolunteer