Dr. R. Mukhopadhyay is the Chairman of Indian Rubber Institute (IRI) and the Director & CEO of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI).  He is also the Director (R&D) of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd and Fellow of a number of renowned institutions, which include Indian National Academy of Engineers, Institution of Engineers India, American Chemical Society-Rubber Division, Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, and Indian Institute of Quality. He is also a visiting faculty to a number of renowned national universities and globally reputed institutes including Indian Institute of Technology. Dr. Mukhopadhyay is also a senate member of Indian Institute of Technology (Patna), member of academic advisory board of the Udaipur-based Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, member of governing council of Rubber Skill Development Centre, and member of advisory board of certification services of British Standards Institute. Dr. Mukhopadhyay has been in polymer industry for the last 38 years focusing on education, training and research in rubber science and tyre technology.  He has to his credit more than 175 research papers and six Patents.