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Somnath Das

Professor and Coordinator of Accounting PhD Program

Department of Accounting

Contact

Building & Room:

University Hall

Address:

601 S. Morgan St., 2332 UH

Office Phone:

(312) 996-4482

Email:

sdas@uic.edu

CV Link:

Somnath Das

About

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley

Classes Taught

  • Introductory & Intermediate Financial Accounting
  • Introductory & Advanced Managerial Accounting
  • Research Methods

Research Interests

  • Analysts' and Management Earnings Forecasts
  • Earnings Management
  • Financial Reporting & Analysis
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Healthcare costs

Notable Honors

2004, Best Paper Award for "Analysts' Selective Coverage and Subsequent Performance of Newly Public Firms", International Finance Conference, National Taiwan University

1998, Vernon K. Zimmerman Outstanding Paper Award, 10th Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Hawaii

L. H. Penney Faculty Fellowship, Professional Accounting Program, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Richard King Mellon, Doctoral Fellowship, Carnegie Mellon University

Education

PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
M. Phil, Carnegie Mellon University
Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
BS, (First Division Honors in Physics), St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India