Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya

Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, CBE, FRS, FREng, FIMechE^[1][2] (6 June 1940^[3] – 1 March 2019) was a British-Indian engineer, educator and government advisor.^[4]

The Right Honourable The Lord Bhattacharyya CBE FRS FREng FIMechE
Born	Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya (1940-06-06)6 June 1940 Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British Raj (now Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
Died	1 March 2019 (aged 78)
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (BTech) University of Birmingham (MSc, PhD)
Known for	Warwick Manufacturing Group
Political party	Labour
Website	warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/about/chairman

In 1980, he became Professor of Manufacturing Systems at the University of Warwick and founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group.^[5] In 2004 he was made a Life Peer and became a member of the House of Lords.^[6][7]

Bhattacharyya died on 1 March 2019 following a short illness, aged 78.^[8]

References

1. "List of Fellows". Royal Academy of Engineering. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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3. Bhattacharyya, Baron, (Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya). Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U7480. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) (subscription required)
4. "Lord Bhattacharyya". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
5. "Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya: Chairman of WMG". University of Warwick. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
6. "Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya :: Chairman of WMG". Warwick.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
7. "Engine for change: Industrialist and educator Lord Bhattacharyya". Financial Times. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
8. Mullen, Enda (1 March 2019). "Professor Lord Bhattacharyya dies aged 78". coventrytelegraph.