Manas K Mandal

Emeritus Resource Faculty of School of Forensics, Risk Management

Phone No. – 08527522800

Email – mandalmanask@yahoo.com

About Manas K Mandal

Dr. Manas K Mandal is currently serving as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISC, Bangalore. He was formerly a Distinguished Scientist and Director-General – Life sciences in DRDO [2013-2016]. Prior to this, he was Chief Controller R&D (Life Sciences), DRDO. He was also the Director, Defense Institute of Psychological Research for about nine years. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Calcutta University and started his career as a Lecturer at Banaras Hindu University in 1983. Dr. Mandal completed his post-doctoral research at Delaware University as Fulbright Fellow, USA in 1986-87, and at Waterloo University as an International Scientific Exchange Awardee, Canada in 1993-94. He was a Professor of Psychology at the Department of HSS, Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, prior to joining DRDO in 2004. Dr. Mandal was also a Visiting Professor at Kyushu University in Japan in 1997 & 2010-11. During 2003, he was a Fulbright Visiting Lecturer at the Harvard University, USA, and became Fulbright- Nehru visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, in 2021. Dr. Mandal received various research fellowships and awards at national & international levels, such as, Indo-Canadian Shastri fellowship; Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada award; Fulbright fellowship, USA; Seymour Kety award, USA; German Academic Exchange (DAAD) fellowship, Germany; Career Award, U.G.C.; Young Scientist Award, ISCA; National Association of Medical Sciences Award; DRDO Spin-off Technology Award, etc. In 2005, Dr. Mandal and his team were given away 'Agni Award for Excellence in self-reliance' for the contribution towards the development of 'Computerized Pilot Selection System' for Air Force. For his overall contribution to psychological sciences, he was elected as the Fellow of National Association of Psychology in India in 2012; and for his contribution to Military Psychology, he was given away the ‘Technology Leadership Award’ by the Defense Minister of India and the 'Scientist of the Year' award by the Prime Minister of India in 2006 (DRDO). Dr. Mandal specializes in the areas of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Sciences. He has to his credit 14 books, over 100 research papers in international and Indian journals of high repute. These works are cited in more than 300 international journals and books with well over 5000 citations.

Academic Qualifications
  • Post-doctoral 1994 – Waterloo University, Canada (Natural Science & Engineering Research Council)
  • Post-doctoral 1993 – Waterloo University, Canada (Indo-Canadian Shastri Fellow)
  • Post-doctoral 1986-87 – Delaware University, USA (Fulbright Post-doctoral Fellow)
  • Ph.D. 1984 – University College of Science & Technology (Calcutta University)
  • P.G. 1979 – Calcutta University (First class with 1st position)
  • U.G. 1977 – Calcutta University (First Class with 1st position)
Current Appointment
  • Distinguished Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
  • Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc campus, India
Past Appointments
  • Distinguished Scientist & Director General – Life Sciences, DRDO
  • Outstanding Scientist & Director, Defense Institute of Psychological Research, DRDO
  • Professor of Psychology, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
  • Assistant / Associate Professor of Psychology Banaras Hindu University, India
Visiting Faculty Abroad
  • Fulbright Lecturer, Harvard University, USA, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, Kyushu University, Japan, 1997, 2010-2011
Published Research
  • International Journals 88
  • Indian Journals 25
  • Book chapters 26
Books
  • Fourteen Books (Publishers: Kluwer International, IIAS Press; Allied Publishers; Nova Science (USA);
  • Macmillan; Sage; Springer; East-West Press, Routledge)
    • Awards/Fellowships
  • Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa), 2015
  • National Association of Medical Science (2011)
  • Science Communication Award, DRDO (2008)
  • Technology Spin-off Award, DRDO (2007)
  • Scientist-of-the-Year Award, DRDO (2006)
  • AGNI Award for Excellence, DRDO (2005)
  • Young Scientist Award, ISCA (1986)
  • INSA-Royal Society to UK, not availed, 1997
  • Jubilee Merit Award, Cal Univ 1979
  • Career Award (U.G.C.) (1988-91)
  • N.N. Sengupta Memorial Award, Cal Univ (1977)
  • Calcutta University Silver Medal (1977)
  • Technology Leadership Award, DRDO, 2015
  • Calcutta University Gold Medal (1979)
  • ‘Anubhav’Award, Govt. of India, 2017
    • Fellowship/Visit abroad
  • Int’nal Atomic Energy Ass, Japan (2014)
  • U.S. Pacific Command, Hawaii (2008)
  • Seymour Kety Fellowship, USA (2003)
  • Bakirkoy Days Speaker, Turkey (1999)
  • Osaka University, Japan (2001)
  • Shastri Fellowship, Canada (1993)
  • Fulbright Post-doctoral Fellowship, U.S.A. (1986-87)
  • Govt. of India Fellowship for study abroad, 1986 (not availed)
  • U.G.C. Fellowship, 1981-82
  • Fulbright-Nehru professional excellence award, University of Pennsylvania (yet to avail)
  • International Military Testing Association, Switzerland (2017)
  • DAAD Fellowship, Germany (2018)
    • Research experience
  • Areas of Specialization Neuropsychology, Cognitive Science
  • Research Supervision 28 doctoral theses & post-doctoral research
  • Invited / Special Lecture Oration Over 250 National/International Conferences 125 in national & international institutes DRDO, NIAS, IIT, IIM, IAM, AFA…other institutes of national importance
  • Citation of Research More than 300 International Journals & Books with over 5000 citations
    • Research experience
  • President National Academy of Psychology – 2011
  • Member Resident Fellow, NAoP – 2012
    • Member – National Academy of Sciences, India
    • Life Member – Indian Science Congress/Life Member: Sports Psychology Association of India