Chief Technical Officer, TARA & Vice President at Development Alternatives

Dr. Soumen Maity holds a PhD in Materials Science from Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR). After a brief stint in CSIR, he joined Development Consultant Limited, Kolkata and was instrumental in managing a R&D Group on developing low cost building materials. During this period, he had set up two start-up companies, producing studio potteries and alternate building materials. Presently he is with Development Alternatives Group, leading the Innovation to Commercialization value chain under Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA). His current sectors of interest are industrial waste utilization, resource efficiencies of small scale technologies, alternate building materials and technologies and low carbon cement. Dr. Soumen is also the Team Leader at TARA leading the Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) initiatives in India, Africa, Middle East and Asia and is supporting cement and associated companies in transferring the LC3 technology in a commercial manner.