Awards
  • Hutchinson Medal, Institution of Chemical Engineers (U. K.), 2002 for best paper published in/presented to IChemE (U. K.)

Selected Publications
  • J.P. Gupta and D.W. Edwards, Inherently Safer Design - Current Status , 6th Process Intensification Network Meeting, Cambridge University, UK, Nov. 27, 2001.

  • J.P.Gupta, Comments on the Royal Commission on Long Term Effects of Chemicals in the Environment ,Royal Academy of Engineering, London, Nov. 2001.

  • J. P. Gupta, Bhopal Gas Tragedy - Could it have happened in a Developed Country , J. Loss Prevention in the Process Industry, 15, 1-4, (2002).

  • J. P. Gupta, The Water Business , Letter, Down to Earth, Vol. 10 (16), 2 (2002).

  • J. P. Gupta and D.W. Edwards, Inherently Safer Design - Present and Future , Trans. IChemE, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol. 80 (B), 115-125 (2002). Winner of the Hutchinson Medal of the IChemE, U. K.

  • J.P. Gupta and D. W. Edwards, Some thoughts on measuring Inherent Safety, Proceedings of the Mary Kay O, Connor Process Safety Center 2002 Symposium,Beyond Regulatory Compliance, Making Safety Second Nature, College Station, Texas, October 29-30, 2002.

  • N. Keren, H.H. West, W.J. Rogers, J.P.Gupta, M.S. Mannan , Use of Failure rate and Human Error Databases to Develop Safety Matrices and Performance Measurement Systems, Proceedings of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center 2002 Symposium, Beyond Regulatory Compliance, Making Safety Second Nature ,College Station, Texas, October 29-30, 2002.

  • J.P.Gupta, G. Khemani and M.S. Mannan, Calculation of Fire & Explosion Index (F&EI) Value for the Dow Guide taking credit for the Loss Control Measures , Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol. 16 (4), 235-241 (2003).

  • J.P. Gupta, Old dogs can learn new tricks , Centerline (the Newsletter of the Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center), Vol. 7 (1), 1 and 15-19 (Spring 2003)  http://psc.tamu.edu/publicatios/news_letter/SP03.pdf

  • J.P. Gupta, D.C. Hendershot and M.S. Mannan, Real Cost of Process Safety, a Clear Case for Inherent Safety , Trans IChemE (U.K.) Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol. 81 (B), xxxx (November, 2003).

  • M. S. Mannan, W.J. Rogers, J. T. Baldwin, J.P.Gupta, Y. Wang, S.R.Saraf, and K. Krishna, Hydroxylamine Production: Will a QRA Help You Decide Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Vol. 81 (2), 215-224 (August, 2003).

  • J.P.Gupta and D.W. Edwards, A simple graphical method for measuring inherent safety , Accepted for publication in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.

  • J. P. Gupta, Bhopal: Eighteen, going on Nineteen and Fading? , Invited Guest Editorial, Trans. IChemE (U.K.), Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol. 81 (B), 227-228, (July, 2003).

Short Course
  • A short course on Hazard Analysis in Chemical Industry and Inherently Safer Plant Design is periodically offered to the participants from Chemical Process Industry. Over 450 have been trained thus far. Those interested should contact Prof. J. P. Gupta  at the address given above.