, ▁carbon ▁nan ot ub es ▁arrays ▁and ▁För ster ▁reson ance ▁energy ▁transfer , ▁Gu pta ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Alexander ▁von ▁H umb old t ▁Fellow . ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Research , ▁the ▁a pe x ▁ag ency ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁for ▁scientific ▁research , ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Sh anti ▁Sw ar up ▁B hat n agar ▁Prize ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁Indian ▁science ▁awards , ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁physical ▁sciences ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Born ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Raj as than , ▁Vin ay ▁Gu pta ▁did ▁his ▁higher ▁secondary ▁studies ▁under ▁the ▁State ▁Education ▁Board ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁B Sc ▁and ▁M Sc ▁degrees ▁from ▁Government ▁College , ▁A j mer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁respectively . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁for ▁his ▁doctor al ▁studies ▁at ▁Mah ar sh i ▁Day an and ▁Sar as w ati ▁University , ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁His ▁doctor al ▁work ▁in ▁Transport ▁in ▁ 2 D ▁systems ▁were ▁divided ▁among ▁two ▁institutions , ▁starting ▁with ▁C N RS ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 9 4 ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁National ▁Phys ical ▁Labor atory ▁of ▁India ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁post