Ph.D. alumnus Dr. Ranjan Dash (MBA/Ph.D. ’06, advisor: Yury Gogotsi) has been featured in the inaugural issue of Drexel Magazine's 40 Under 40.
The Drexel 40 Under 40 features young alumni/ae who exhibit innovative, entrepreneurial, and cutting-edge qualities in their careers and leadership. Ranjan has been noted as a co-founder of the company, Y-Carbon, Inc.
Ranjan is previously the recipient of the 2011 Alumni Entrepreneur Award from the Drexel University Alumni Association and the Drexel University Young Alumni Entrepreneur Award, as well as an MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of 35 innovators under the age of 35 representing the cutting-edge in science and technology. Upon graduation, he received the graduate student Most Likely to Enhance Drexel’s Reputation Award (Engineering and Physical Sciences). Ranjan was the first Drexel student to complete a Ph.D. and M.B.A. simultaneously.