▁orth op edic ▁and ▁dent al ▁rest or ative ▁applications ▁and ▁currently ▁leading ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁at ▁II Sc , ▁Bang al ore . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁National ▁B ios cience ▁award . ▁ ▁Besides , ▁Prof . ▁Bas u ▁is ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁development ▁of ▁Z ir con um ▁di bor ide ▁based ▁U HT C s . ▁ ▁Bas u ▁obtained ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁post grad uate ▁degrees , ▁both ▁in ▁Met all urg ical ▁Engineering ▁from ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁D urg ap ur ▁and ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science , ▁Bang al ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁secured ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁ ▁in ▁Cer am ics ▁from ▁ ▁K athol ie ke ▁Univers iteit ▁Le u ven , ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁India , ▁he ▁joined ▁I IT ▁Kan pur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁full ▁Professor ▁at ▁I IT ▁Kan pur ▁in ▁March , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁joined ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science , ▁Bang al ore , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Bas u ▁has ▁author ed / co - author ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁peer - review ed ▁research ▁papers ▁with ▁twenty ▁three ▁papers ▁in ▁Journal ▁of ▁American ▁Cer am ic ▁Society . ▁He ▁has ▁author