Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury

Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury (born on 1 May 1954) is an Indian Academician, an expert in the fields of textile chemistry and colour science. He is globally well-known as a researcher and author of textile books. 
==Early life and education ==
Roy Choudhury was born in Berhampore in the district of Murshidabad and in the state of West Bengal of India. He completed B.Tech from Government College of Engineering & Textile Technology, Berhampore and M.Tech from IIT, Delhi. Roy Choudhury obtained a Ph.D degree from the applied physics department of University of Calcutta in the year 1996 on the Study on Metamerism. 
== Career ==
Roy Choudhury started his professional carrier by joining in the quality control department of an old composite textile mill. He joined as lecturer at the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore in 1982 and retired as Professor and HOD (Textile). Roy Choudhury is presently working as principal, KPS Institute of Polytechnic, Belmuri. He has over 35 years’ experience in textile coloration and finishing in academia and industry, and has written numerous papers and several authored and multi-authored books on the subject published by reputed publishers like Woodhead, Elsevier, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, Springer, Apple etc., including the two-volume work Principles of Colour and Appearance Measurement and Principles of Textile Finishing (Elsevier), Textile Preparation and Dyeing (Science Publishers, USA and SDC, India).
== Honours and awards ==
* Awarded silver medal for significant contribution in color education in India by The Society of Dyers and Colourists, Bradford, UK 
* Fellow, The Society of Dyers and Colourists, UK
* Fellow, Institute of Engineers (India)
* Member of Editorial board, Textile Institute Book series, Textile Institute, Manchester, UK
* Fellow, Hind-Agri-horticultural Society
* Life member, Indian Society of Technical Education
* Life member, Textile Association (India)
* Life member, Indian Society of Analytical Scientists
* Life member, Indian Thermal Analysis Society .
* Executive Editor, Asian Journal of Environmental Science (published by Hind-Agri-horticultural Society, Muzaffarnagar – 251001, UP).
== Publications ==
* Modern Concept of Color and Appearance was published in the year 2000 jointly by Science Publishers, USA, (ISBN 1-57808-078-9] and Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
* Bastra Silpe Ranjan and Pastuti Pakriya (Bengali) was published in the year 2005 by Bani Librarary, 54/7 College Street, Kolkata- 700073.
* Textile Preparation and Dyeing was published in the year 2006 jointly by Science Publishers, USA (ISBN 1-57808-402-4) and Oxford & IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India (ISBN 81-204-1698-8). The second edition published by The Society of Dyers and Colourists Education Charity, India in 2010.
* Green Chemistry and the Textile industry, Textile Progress, Volume 45, Issue 1, 2013 (Textile Institute, UK). 
* Principles of colour and appearance measurement, Volume1. Object Appearance, Colour Perception and Instrumental Measurement (Woodhead, UK). Released on 27 Jan 2014.
* Principles of colour and appearance measurement, Volume 2 ,Volume 2: Visual Measurement of Colour, Colour Comparison and Management, released on 13 Oct., 2014.
* History of Textile Coloration, Lambert Academic Publishing, Published in February 2, 2015 
* Principles of Textile Finishing, Elsevier, 1st Edition - April 1, 2017.
* Flame Retardants for Textile Materials, published by CRC (USA) and Textile Institute, UK), 4th August, 2020.
* Principles of textile printing, published by CRC (USA) and Textile Institute (UK), August 22, 2022. 
A.K. Roy Choudhury has also edited several books and chapters. 
Category:1954 births
Category:Indian people
Category:Indian engineers