Education and work
Dasgupta was born in India. Dasgupta's father and grandfather were also university teachers. He got his Bachelor's degree in chemistry from a college run by Irish missionaries. He was selected as scholar in the National Talent Search Examination. He completed his Masters in the University of Burdwan and served as research scholar in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.
In 1973, he went to United States and attended Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge as a graduate student in electrochemistry. In 1977, he received his PhD in analytical chemistry with a minor in electrical engineering under Philip W. West. In 1981, he joined Texas Tech as a professor. In 2007, he joined the University of Texas at Arlington.
1981 Frank R. Blood Award for best publication, Society of Toxicology and Pharmacology1987 Institute Medal, Institute of Industrial Sciences, University of Tokyo1989 P. A. Traylor Creativity Award, Analytical Sciences, Dow Chemical, Midland, MI1989 Outstanding Achievement Award, International Ion Chromatography Symposium1991 Barney E. Rushing, Jr. 1990 Faculty Distinguished Research Award, Texas Tech University Dads and Moms Association1998 A. A. Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award, American Microchemical Society2001 Inducted Honorary Member, Korean Society for Environmental Analysis2003 Elected IEEE Senior Member2004-2005 ARCS Foundation, Lubbock Chapter. Scientist of the Year2005 Outstanding Achievement Award, International Ion Chromatography Symposium2006 Best Science Paper of 2005, Environmental Science and Technology, Editor’s Award2011 American Chemical Society Award in Chromatography2012 Dal Nogare Award in Chromatography2012 The Senate of the State of Texas. Honor Proclamation2012 Doherty Award, DFW Section of the American Chemical Society2015 J. Calvin Giddings Award of the American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry