Sudipta Sengupta - A Lifestory

A person is known for doing great work in how rocks are put together and the study of very old rocks. This person's work, over many years, has been about finding out more and trying to solve old Earth secrets. Think of a rock expert whose work is as interesting as a part in the movie "Jurassic Park", but instead of big dinosaurs, they look at the twists and breaks in rocks made billions of years ago. This person is a big light in their field. From their first work drawing maps of hard lands to their new studies on how very old shields of land changed, they have always made our rock understanding better. It is not a big talk to say that this person has made a lasting mark on the field. People who work with this person often say they have great ideas, remembering their wise talks at events like the International Geological Congress in 2008, where their ideas made people talk and gave ideas for new studies. As Professor Arun Dave once said, "This person can link different rock things in a very special way." Their help is also shown by their many writings, including their important paper in the "Journal of Structural Geology" in 1995, which is still key for those studying how rocks change. Their work keeps giving ideas to new groups of rock experts.